Cage Fight
Nicolas Cage has become known as a cash grab B-list actor due to his IRS problems, but there was a time when Hollywood had the Cage rage! In 1996/97 Cage was an unstoppable movie star. This Versus will cover his three iconic action flicks -The Rock, Face/Off and Con Air. Let's talk about movies!
BRAD'S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Rock Alcatraz
Best Cage: F/O Castor Troy
Best Character: Rock John Mason
Best Screen Duo: F/O Castor Troy & Sean Archer
Best Villain/Antagonist: F/O Castor Troy
Best Hero/Protagonist: F/O Sean Archer
Best Kill: Rock Goodspeed shoving a VX gas ball down Captain Frye's throat
WTF: Con Air -Cameron Poe getting 7-10 years in prison for self defense
Best Score or Soundtrack: Con Air Trevor Rabin & Mark Mancina
Best Quote: Rock John Mason: "Your 'best'! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen."
Best Screenplay: F/O Mike Werb & Michael Colleary
Best Technical Achievement: TIE F/O & Con Air Practical Effects
Best Supporting: Rock Sean Connery
Best Lead Performance: F/O Nicolas Cage
Best Scene: F/O Airplane Hangar
Defining Moment: Rock James Bond Theories
Best Director: TIE F/O & Rock John Woo & Michael Bay
Wild Card: Con Air Best Ensemble
Best Picture: The Rock
Total after deductions:
The Rock: 8
Con Air: 3
Face/Off: 9
Wayne'S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Rock Alcatraz
Best Cage: Con Air Cameron Poe
Best Character: Rock John Mason
Best Screen Duo: Rock Stanley Goodspeed & John Mason
Best Villain/Antagonist: F/O Castor Troy
Best Hero/Protagonist: Con Air Cameron Poe
Best Kill: Rock VX gas kill
WTF: Rock John Mason Bond Theory
Best Score or Soundtrack: Rock Hans Zimmer
Best Quote: Rock John Mason: "Your 'best'! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen."
Best Screenplay: F/O Mike Werb & Michael Colleary
Best Technical Achievement: Con Air Practical Airplane Crash
Best Supporting: Rock Ed Harris
Best Lead Performance: TIE F/O Nicolas Cage & John Travolta
Best Scene: F/O Boat Chase
Defining Moment: Rock Stanley lets John go free
Best Director: F/O John Woo
Wild Card: F/O Crazy Cage Award -Castor Troy
Best Picture: F/O
Total after deductions:
The Rock: 8
Con Air: 3
Face/Off: 7
Kyle'S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Con Air Airplane Boneyard
Best Cage: Con Air Cameron Poe
Best Character: Con Air Cyrus "The Virus"
Best Screen Duo: Rock Stanley Goodspeed & John Mason
Best Villain/Antagonist: Con Air Cyrus "The Virus"
Best Hero/Protagonist: Con Air Cameron Poe
Best Kill: Rock VX gas kill
WTF: Con Air "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Best Score or Soundtrack: Con Air Trevor Rabin & Mark Mancina
Best Quote: Rock Stanley Goodspeed: [while in a cell on Alcatraz] "You broke out, let me see if I can get this straight, down the incinerator chute, on the mine car, through the tunnels to the power plant, under the steam engine - that was really cool by the way - and into the cistern through the intake pipe. But how, in the name of Zeus' BUTTHOLE!... did you get out of your cell? I only ask because in our current situation, well, it could prove to be useful information." *Maybe*!
Best Screenplay: Con Air Scott Rosenberg
Best Technical Achievement: Con Air Cinematography Oliver Wood
Best Supporting: Con Air John Malkovich
Best Lead Performance: F/O John Travolta
Best Scene: Con Air Airplane Boneyard
Defining Moment: F/O Gross Nicolas Cage
Best Director: TIE Con Air & F/O Simon West & John Woo
Wild Card: Con Air Best Cage Hair Award -Mullet
Best Picture: Con Air
Total after deductions:
The Rock: 3
Con Air: 13
Face/Off: 3
CHASE'S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Rock Alcatraz
Best Cage: F/O Castor Troy
Best Character: Rock John Mason
Best Screen Duo: Rock Stanley Goodspeed & John Mason
Best Villain/Antagonist: F/O Castor Troy
Best Hero/Protagonist: Rock Stanley Goodspeed
Best Kill: Con Air Cyrus head crush
WTF: Rock -Aliens?
Best Score or Soundtrack: F/O John Powell
Best Quote: Con Air Pinball: "He told me he loved me....."
Best Screenplay: Rock David Weisberg, Douglas S. Cook and Mark Rosner
Best Technical Achievement: F/O Practical Effects
Best Supporting: Con Air John Malkovich
Best Lead Performance: F/O John Travolta
Best Scene: F/O Castor Troy Awakens
Defining Moment: F/O John Woo's Signature Doves
Best Director: TIE F/O & Rock Michael Bay & John Woo
Wild Card: F/O Best Crazy Cage Face Award -Various
Best Picture: The Rock
Total after deductions:
The Rock: 7
Con Air: 3
Face/Off: 9