Why do we tease Nic Cage?

New listeners to the show - and, we suppose, readers of this blog - always ask us: "Top Pop Stoppers, why do you josh about Nic Cage?" Good question. Sometimes we lose sight of it, too, amid all the house selling and comic book buying Mr. Cage does. So here's a primer on why Nic Cage gets teased every week on The Top Pop Stop.

His Role Selection
Now, to be fair, every actor has bad days. And certainly Nic Cage has done some movies worth watching - Raising Arizona and Adaptation. are widely considered top films, National Treasure is at least a little fun, and he even won an Oscar for Leaving Las Vegas. But the Oscar curse hit Nic - hard. Ghost Rider? Next? The Wicker Man??? Certainly Nic has a lot to answer for when it comes to these egregious career missteps.

His Fiscal Woes
We don't like kicking a man when he's down, but Nic Cage owes the IRS more than $6.6 million from the past three years alone. C'mon - didn't you get paid for all those really bad movies? Isn't your Oscar capital enough? Don't tell us you spent it all on the next item on our list.

His Hair
There's an old theory that states: the size of Nic Cage's forehead is indirectly proportional to the quality of the movie. That is, the worse his hair, the worse the movie. Empirical proof: Adaptation. = full head of hair = pretty good flick. Ghost Rider = six year old boy haircut = garbage. We're not even ready to think about Bangkok Dangerous. For the best and worst of Nic Cage's hair, hop on over to Latino Review.

The Wicker Man
If you're not convinced yet, just watch this video. It'll explain to you all the things that are wrong with Nicolas Cage's career.

Nic Cage is currently tracking 53% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and we at The Top Pop Stop believe in parity. That's why we're ready to make the following legally-binding assertion: If Nicolas Cage calls the show to talk to us, we'll stop making light of him. We'll even shamelessly promote his next movie, even if it's G-Force 2. So give us a call, Nic - we'd love to chat with you.