Not The Bees

"Only Cage’s most diehard cultists will want to go to bat for this performance, and they could easily struggle to accentuate the positive. It’s manic, confounding, and gaspingly funny, too (for a moment), but boy, howdy, so what?" - RogerEbert.com Gunslingers (2025) When the most wanted man in America surfaces in a small Kentucky town, his violent history -- and a blood-thirsty mob seeki...

Nicolas Cage originally wanted to shave his head and sport a full tattoo on his cranium. He was talked out of this. Drive Angry (2011) "A vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter." (Synopsis via IMDB)

Our second entry with John Cusak. The Frozen Ground (2013) "An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events." (Synopsis via IMDB)

Richard Stanley's favorite movie of Nicolas Cage is Vampire's Kiss (1988). He asked Cage to use the same style of performance. And Cage does the accent. Color Out of Space (2019) "A secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite which has apocalyptic consequences for the family living there and possibly the world." (Synopsis via IMDB)

Gunslinger! Pew pew! The Old Way (2023) "An old gunslinger and his daughter must face the consequences of his past, when the son of a man he murdered years ago arrives to take his revenge." (Synopsis via IMDB)

We are just a couple of goofballs for Ned Hanlon! The Boy In Blue (1986) "A biography of the famous sculler Ned Hanlon who led a colorful life as a bootlegger at the turn of the 20th century." (Synopsis via IMDB)

Come for Nicolas Cage's nose, stay for Cary Elwes drinking bad beer. Never on Tuesday (1988) "After their cars collide on a desert highway in the middle of nowhere, two friends and a woman they both like must wait for someone to pass by and help them. Unfortunately, those who do stop turn out to be criminals, eccentrics or wackos." (Synopsis courtesy of IMDB)

Originally Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone were in mind to play the lead roles. When John Woo was brought in to direct, he decided that John Travolta and Nicolas Cage would be more suited to the roles. Other pairs that the studio wanted was Michael Douglas (who was the executive producer for this movie) and Harrison Ford, Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven...

The absolute worst version of this story. Christmas Carol: The Movie "Old bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Simon Callow) who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve." (Synopsis via IMDB)

"I'm beging held hostage on Jesus' birthday!" Trapped in Paradise (1994) "Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve." (Synopsis via IMDB)

Just a little icky. Joe (2013) An ex-con, who is the unlikeliest of role models, meets a 15-year-old boy and is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin. (Synopsis via IMDB)

"We don't get a lot of things to really care about." Pig (2021) A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped. (Synopsis via IMDB)

"You know anything about rice cookers?" Kill Chain (2019) Three strangers become involved in a conflict. (Synopsis via Rotten Tomatoes)

Woof. Mom and Dad (2017) A teenage girl and her younger brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origin causes parents to turn violently on their own kids. (Synopsis via IMDB)

"Don't live here, don't surf here." The Surfer (2024) A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. When he is humiliated by a group of locals, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising and pushes him to his breaking point. (Synopsis via IMDB)

The pinball machine is a rethemed Gottlieb Devil's Dare and was created for and used in the 2021 film "Willy's Wonderland". I would like to know where it is now. Willy's Wonderland (2021) A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy's Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demon...

"The world I lived in, heroes only existed in comic books, and I guess that would have been okay -- if bad guys were make-believe, too... but they're not." Kick-Ass (2010) Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan with a few friends and who lives alone with his father. His life is not very difficult and his personal trials not that overwhelming; however, on...

"This whole world's wild at heart and weird on top." Wild At Heart (1990) "Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor." (Synopsis via IMDB)

Oh no, not the bees! The Wicker Man (2006) "A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community." (Synopsis via IMDB)

*snore* Looking Glass (2018)Ray must race to save his wife and himself from a gruesome secret connected to a desert motel. (Synopsis via IMDB)

What the fuck did we just watch? Between Worlds (2018) "A young woman in a coma appears to be possessed by the soul of a tormented man's dead wife."

This movie was a pleasant surprise. A Score To Settle (2019) "An ex-enforcer for a local crime syndicate has vowed to enact retribution on his mob bosses after 19 years of wrongful imprisonment. The only thing diverting his violent plans is a new found relationship to his beloved son."

And they're all babies! The Best of Times (1981) Here's the lives of 7 teenage friends in 1981, singing, dancing and breaking the 4th wall.

CGI Murder Kitty! Primal (2019) "Hunter and collector Frank Walsh expects a big payday after bagging a priceless white jaguar for a zoo. But the ship bearing Frank's precious cargo has another predator -- a political assassin facing extradition to America. When the prisoner manages to break free, Walsh must utilize his expert skills to capture the dangerous killer -- not dead, but alive.&...

"Ah, Kraznoks!" The Ant Bully (2006) After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his water gun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins. (Synopsis via IMDB)