"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
In this 21st installment, we will be looking at Nicolas Cage 's watch.
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From moving Academy Award-winning films to absurd genre movies, there is no other actor who deserves to be called a modern "strange actor" as much as Nicolas Cage, who has starred in all kinds of films. What kind of watch does this "strange actor" wear? Let's take a look.
Leaving Las Vegas
LEAVING LAS VEGAS (1995)
A film adaptation of the semi-autobiographical novel by the late John O'Brien, a popular Hollywood author and screenwriter. After being fired from his job due to his drinking habits and being abandoned by his wife and children, Ben (Nicolas Cage) visits Las Vegas to "keep drinking until he dies." Leaving Las Vegas is a heavy, heavy love story that depicts the love and ruinous days between Ben and a prostitute he meets there.
Nicolas Cage won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic man obsessed with suicidal thoughts. His performance is full of pathos, as he "doesn't want to be bothered, but can't stand being alone either."
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"A '93 Daytona for only $500?"
Ben pawns his beloved Rolex Daytona to get money for his drinks. A Ref. 16520, S-serial El Primero would be worth 3-5 million yen today, and a Patrizi would be worth 5-7 million yen, so it feels like a different era. Still, $500 was still too cheap even in the 90s (lol).
After this, he looks down at his left wrist to check the time as he usually does, only to find that the watch is no longer there - a heartbreaking scene for any watch lover.
Matchstick Men
Matchstick Men (2003)
Roy (Nicolas Cage) is a con man with obsessive-compulsive disorder and a clean freak. He meets Angela, the daughter of his ex-wife, and as they bond, he realizes that Angela has the same talent for being a con man as himself. Together, they hatch a plan to scam the rich and make a fortune...
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In this movie, Nicolas Cage, who plays a brilliant con man, wears a Casio G-Shock DW-5600 . Perhaps he chose the G-Shock because it can be washed with water without worrying, since he plays a character with a pathological cleanliness freak (his acting, including his tic symptoms, is amazing).
National Treasure
NATIONAL TRESURE (2004)
A treasure hunter played by Nicolas Cage chases after the treasure related to Freemasonry, and it is an adventure masterpiece that approaches the back of American history. I can't say it out loud, but if you think of it as a Nicolas Cage version of "Andy Jones" , I think it's not too far off.
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In this movie, Nicolas Cage wears a Rolex Submariner (Ref. 16610) . There are scenes where he is flooded by a trap in the underground temple, making it a good idea to wear a diver's watch. As it is a Disney production, it is a movie that you can enjoy with your children without worry.
Lord of War
LORD OF WAR (2005)
Lord of War is a political suspense film about the so-called "merchants of death" who sell weapons to allies and enemies indiscriminately for profit. It is based on interviews with real arms dealers, so its realism is guaranteed. In this film, Nicolas Cage plays Yuri Orlov, a new arms dealer who left his honest family business to become a businessman.
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Starting with the Lebanese Civil War in 1984, Yuri has been making profits by selling weapons to various parties around the world.The Rolex Day-Date on his wrist is believed to be made of platinum.
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It is not clear whether this watch was chosen because, as the Lord of War, he should wear a top-of-the-line watch , or whether it was actually the favorite watch of the arms dealer on whom it was modeled.
Pay the Ghost
PAY THE GHOST (2015)
Nicolas Cage plays Mike, a father searching for his young son who went missing on Halloween night, leaving behind the mysterious message, "Pay back the ghost." While searching for his son, he discovers that three children go missing every year on Halloween night, the work of the spirit of a woman killed in a witch hunt 300 years ago.
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In this typical B-grade horror movie, Nicolas Cage wears a Hamilton Khaki . It would be a little odd for Mike, an ordinary university lecturer, to wear a luxury watch like a Rolex, so the Hamilton is a great choice, with its excellent cost performance, vintage military style, and "picturesque."
next
NEXT (2007)
"Next" is a science fiction action movie that depicts the battle between a psychic who can see the future two minutes from now and terrorists. It is a film adaptation of the science fiction short story "Golden Man" by Philip K. Dick , the original author of "Blade Runner" .
In this movie, Nicolas Cage is wearing a TAG Heuer Carrera CV2010 . Around 2005, Brad Pitt, who was an ambassador for TAG Heuer, wore a tachymeter chronograph in an advertisement, and this model is known overseas by the nickname "Brad Pitt" .
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The Carrera's sharp, solid design, made up of flat surfaces, straight lines and edges, matches the stylish, fast-paced atmosphere of sci-fi action.
summary
How was that?
As expected of one of the most eccentric actors of our time, his lineup is diverse, to put it in a positive way, and unprincipled, from the genres of films he appears in and the roles he plays to the watches he wears.
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Originally, I wanted to find out what watches he wore in his representative works such as "Baby Robber" , "Wild at Heart" , "The Rock", and "Con Air" , but I couldn't find any information. If anyone knows, I would appreciate it if you could let us know in the comments section of the Youtube video brought to you by Commit Ginza!
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Nicolas Cage is also known to be a big watch collector in his private life (he also collects not only watches, but Ferraris and old American comic books), and has been photographed many times wearing a Rolex Triple Calendar (Ref. 6062) .
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However, due to his extravagant spending, Nicolas Cage once fell into financial difficulties, owing over 1 billion yen in unpaid taxes and having his real estate seized. It is also said that this was the reason why he was making a killing at one point by appearing in B-grade horror and action movies.
I think you all know that the "watch swamp" is a bottomless swamp that is hard to get out of once you get stuck in it. I would like to close this article with the words "moderation is the best in everything," including as a warning to myself.
But I know it's bad, but I can't stop
see you!