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🏄 Nicolas Cage in The Surfer Is Refreshingly Normal
The Surfer proves that Nicolas Cage doesn't have to be outlandish or over-the-top to perfectly embody whatever role comes his way.
Michael Ahr
May 02, 2025
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Friday Edition May 2, 2025
It was a big deal when Robin Williams went from being a zany stand-up comedian to doing serious dramatic roles like those in Dead Poets Society or Good Will Hunting. The same goes for when Jim Carrey showed up in The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
What’s different about showcasing Nicolas Cage as a normal guy in The Surfer is that the beloved actor had already done plenty of serious or even dark roles before his prolific roles became fodder for manic Internet devotion. The transformation mentioned in our feature story below is more about appreciating the many facets of the actor portraying a mundane character. He’s still one of those actors whose movies viewers will go see simply because he’s in them!
— Michael Ahr, Newsletter Editor
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Our review of Nicolas Cage in The Surfer 🏄
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