[IMG:L]This week’s Bangkok Dangerous features Nicolas Cage long, flowing hair blowing in the slow-motion wind as he dives through the air, shooting at his targets. The chameleon actor has sported many different ‘dos over his career, so here are the top 10 hairstyles of Nicolas Cage. Too bad he didn’t do the full Elvis in Honeymoon in Vegas or there’d be 11!
10. Gone in 60 Seconds
Cage goes blonde to play expert car thief Randall “Memphis” Raines. Guess he has to in order to match Angelina Jolie‘s blonde dreadlocks. Honestly, the blonde doesn’t suit Nic’s chiseled features–but bravo for trying something new.
Photo(s) by Buena Vista Pictures- © 2008- All Rights Reserved
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9. Adaptation
Those Charlie Kaufman curls aren’t supposed to look cool, but damn, Cage looks like Charlie Kaufman. And he does it twice, too–because he played the fictional twin brother Donald.
Photo(s) by Columbia Pictures- © 2008- All Rights Reserved
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8. Kiss of Death
This is a case of too much Cage facial hair. To indicate that he is a bad guy, he grows a goatee. It must have helped his process because he was pretty badass, bench pressing women and terrorizing David Caruso.
Photo(s) by 20th Century Fox- © 2008- All Rights Reserved
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7. Moonstruck
As another calculated character-defining follicle choice for the Oscar-winning actor, Cage lets his hair get all ratty and scraggly to play the poetic Italian baker. Surely, a guy consumed by love would have no time for a haircut.
Photo(s) by MGM- © 2008- All Rights Reserved
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6. Peggy Sue Got Married
Well, his ’60s pompadour kind of makes up for not donning the full Elvis in Honeymoon. It IS the ’60s, so every guy looked like that, right? Well, if not, Nic shows how it’s done.
Photo(s) by TriStar Pictures- © 2008- All Rights Reserved
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5. Raising Arizona
Here is the ultimate combo of scalp hair and facial hair. With a floppy mop-top and a trailer trash moustache, just one look at H.I. McDunnough tells audiences that he is one wreck of a wannabe criminal.
Photo(s) by 20th Century Fox- © 2008- All Rights Reserved
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4. Grindhouse
He’s only on screen for a few seconds in the fake trailer Werewolf Women of the S.S., but he plays Fu frickin’ Manchu. Thank Rob Zombie for getting Cage in the facial getup. If only he could make the complete film to get a really good look at the Asian-themed Nic Cage.
Photo(s) by Dimension Films- © 2008- All Rights Reserved
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3. Valley Girl
Ah, the ’80s. Not only was it cool to let your hair frizz out, it was expected. Cage lets it all grow out for his first big break, a time capsule of ’80s fashion, lingo–and, of course, hair.
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2. Ghost Rider
It’s hard to top actual flames for hair, although there’s one more Cage look that tops it. For decades, Ghost Rider couldn’t get made because you just can’t light an actor’s head on fire. Thanks to CGI technology, now Cage‘s X-rayed skull can sport flaming locks of devil hair.
Photo(s) by Sony Pictures Entertainment- © 2008- All Rights Reserved
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1. Con Air
The original long flowing hair blowing in the slow motion wind will always hold a special place for Cage fans. Some have even been known to grow their hair out for years in order to mimic this look. Either way, it was an outrageous change of image that solidified Nic in the Jerry Bruckheimer school of action heroes.
Photo(s) by Touchstone Pictures- © 2008- All Rights Reserved
