Nicolas Cage breaks down his 'androgynous' Longlegs role and using his mother as inspiration

[queenursula]

Nicolas Cage shares a memory from when he was 2 that inspired his #Longlegs role. “My mom put on Noxzema cold cream…For no reason, she turned her face really fast and stared at me…The whiteness of the cold cream just really spooked me.” https://t.co/HJW0L9wkaJ
- Nick Romano (@NickARomano) July 12, 2024
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Comments

[la_petite_singe]

I feel like this character worked much better when he was off-camera or just slightly out of frame in a creepy way. Once we fully saw & heard him, I just couldn't unsee the Cage of it all. Which is a shame, bc the other scenes were VERY effectively creepy. Legally Blonde David is a master of atmosphere.

[automaticpeople]

He made people laugh at my cinema, including myself.

[jearsforqueers]

Once they showed him entirely, I honestly couldn’t stop laughing. He wasn’t scary- creepy yes- but idk something about it was just so ridiculous

[allmylines]

the opening scene scared the SHIT out of me, but ia once he was fully in frame/more central to the on-screen story it was hard not to laugh.

[hazypink]

mte the opening scene was so perfect, I was shocked at how hard I jolted. The movie wasn’t perfect and they sacrificed something by letting cage ham it up in full daylight but there were multiple scenes that perfectly demonstrated what I love about horror movies 🤌 🤌🤌

[lreservoirldogs]

The guy next to me screamed & jumped a foot out of his seat lol

[alcyone10]

i agree, he was very chilling in the very first scene and when he was somewhat obscured but when you were exposed to him fully for an extended period of time, he descended into something more like parody or caricature

[noanchovy]

Yeah, it didn't work for me the longer and more clearly I was able to see the prosthetics.