US EditionNicolas Cage recalls 'fearing' surfers during childhood
- Nicolas Cage, a 61-year-old Oscar-winning actor, stars in The Surfer, a psychological thriller filmed in Western Australia and now in theaters.
- Cage prepared for the role by learning to surf amid challenging weather, shark reports, and difficult conditions at Yallingup beach.
- The film centers on Cage’s character, who returns with his son to the beach where he grew up and faces local hostility and bullying that challenge him emotionally and mentally.
- Cage described being overwhelmed by the waves and caught in a strong rip current, explaining that as he tumbled underwater, he was gripping his surfboard leash and realized how close he came to dying.
- After his close call surfing, Cage mentioned that having a young child makes him reconsider whether he wants to continue with the activity, although he remains open to trying it again in the future.
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Nicolas Cage's 'eat the rat' scene in 'The Surfer' was inspired by Humphrey Bogart
If you had Billy Wilder's 1954 rom-com Sabrina in your mind while watching The Surfer, turns out you got what Nicolas Cage was throwing down.Mashable UK editor Shannon Connellan spoke to the Hollywood icon alongside director Lorcan Finnegan about the psychological thriller, which draws inspiration from '70s Ozploitation movies of the Australian New Wave like Wake in Fright. In particular, Cage spoke about managing the art of the unravel within h…
Waves of delirium: Nicolas Cage gets to again go crazy in ‘The Surfer’
Nicolas Cage gets another chance to go completely nuts in The Surfer, an endeavor good enough to make lovers of eccentric Cage performances happy.Cage plays the title character, a successful businessman looking to move his family back to his childhood home in Australia. When he arrives with his son at the beach where he surfed in his youth, to surprise him with a potential beach-house purchase, a pack of evil surfer dudes restrict his access. Th…
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