Ed. note: Filling in for Jim Law as guest Ten Spotter this week is JoBlo.com staff writer Zara Brumana.
Nicolas Cage, whether sporting one of many ridiculous wigs or mismanaging the hair that was giveth and then taketh away has entertained us for years and left us all wondering... what's his head going to look like next? The continuation into the shearly inspiration saga of Nicolas Cage hairstyles grows on.
Here's where the list starts getting a little more personal for me. Is there really anything all that special to the askew floppy strands that Cage's Sailor Ripley greases down in Lynch's Shakespearean-esque tragedy? Naw. But with that jacket and the "Georgia Asphalt" snarl, he could make NATIONAL TREASURE PART XXII and I'd still have something to look back on in a time of panty-moistening need.
4. GHOST RIDER
Living with a man who has over 7,500 comic books in his collection has gotten me trapped in never-ending discussions about this movie. Was there anything particularly bad about GHOST RIDER? Conversely, was there anything particularly good? Hell, even the rug Cage sports has been talked about for longer than I dare to mention. It almost looks real, he says. Which, the matted Schnauzer version or the flaming skull version? I counter. We at least agree on the fact that both versions are better than...
3. NEXT
... the diabolically bad decision to turn Cage into a combination of one part Ed Harris in POLLOCK and one part Javier Bardem ala Anton Chigurh in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. It was cringe worthy enough that Barden channeled Dorothy Hamil, at least the poor sucker won an Oscar for it. Still, it's another instance proving Cage's p*ssy cred, as he bags Jessica Biel at her hottest.
2. RAISING ARIZONA
Neither Ozzie nor Harriet would have approved of H.I.'s antics in this Coen Brothers' early cult phenom, but I most definitely approve of the cockeyed slant of Cage's long-gone natural fibers, JimmyO-worthy mutton chops and classic bugger 'stache. There's hair and there's hair and never the twain shall meet again in quite the way Cage pulled off back in the day.
1. VALLEY GIRL
The breasts might have been a dead give-away, but I'm a girl and while I can snicker behind the backs of the best of them, I'm still saddled with the weakness of selecting number ones based on my biological need to breed. Back whenst I was but a young pup, I managed to catch VALLEY GIRL on the forbidden HBO right as Cage came strolling across the sand, all chest hair and cockiness. Locked in that moment in time is where Cage remains in my heart.
And for all the selections that I might have missed, here's a great compilation video that someone with more time on their hands than me made for YouTube. Enjoy. And never forget... Nic Cage's next movie is only one Lock of Love donation away.
BahWeep
on Oct 1 2008, 11:10:01 PM writes: Well, Jepp, it's called a difference of opinion. Personally, I relish the fact that not everyone on here is a mindless sycophant.
But, hey, no one forces you to read the comments section, Anton Chekhov.
Jepp
on Oct 1 2008, 6:22:18 PM writes: Who the fuck still reads Yahoo? Also, I've been noticing a load of Schmoes basically slagging off Joblo writers. No one forces you to visit this site, jackoffs. Give it a rest.
mistylou69
on Oct 1 2008, 12:05:16 PM writes: NOSTALGA ANYONE? You're so funny Z! Valley Girl? I think that was before I was born...lmao! But I love the hair in Raising Arizona! Cool Top Ten!
