Longlegs
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Summary
Longlegsfeatures a smashing show window for Nicolas Cage , but his scariest operation ever is still from this underrated movie from thirty - five age ago . InLonglegs , Cage plays the titular Satanist . A deathly pale and gangly figure who is introduced sneaking up on a child at her home , Nicolas Cage ’s Longlegsremains a creepy-crawly cipher for much of the film . Whenever Cage is on screen , he penetrate the character with an redoubtable magnetism that preserve the interview on the edge of their seat .
This is far from the actor ’s only scary performance , however , asNicolas Cage has appeared in several revulsion moviesover the eld . Just a year beforeLonglegswas released in theaters , he appeared as a despiteful Dracula in the revulsion / comedyRenfield . Before that , movies likeColor Out Of SpaceandArcadianhighlighted his talent in the musical genre . However , his most memorable horror movie performance came out closer to the start of his calling , and remains a high spot even when compared to strong carrying out like his workplace inLonglegs .
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Nicolas Cage Was Terrifying In Vampire’s Kiss Decades Before Longlegs
How Nicolas Cage’s Best Horror Performances Highlight His Flexibility & Skill
Nicolas Cage’sLonglegsperformance is stiff , but his best horror role rest Peter Loew inVampire ’s Kiss . Released in 1989,Vampire ’s Kissfocuses on Loew , a ego - centered Yuppie literary broker in New York City . Amid his regular stream of one - night sales booth , Loew seemingly hooks up with the vampiric Rachel , who bites him . However , his " vampiric transmutation " is almost entirely within his forefront own nous , leaving him increasingly unstable and dangerous to those around him . He attacks others so he can bite their throat , rants at imaginary people on the streets , and becomes more helter-skelter .
It ’s a wild performance from Cage that has to be simultaneously pitiful , odious , frightening , and compelling . The fact he ’s able-bodied to get out it off highlights the actor ’s range , especially as Loew becomes more unhinged . interchangeable toAmerican Psycho ’s later examination of the Yuppie lifestyle through the filter of a horror report , Vampire ’s Kissis so frightening because of the human elements of Cage ’s operation . Cage and his vision of the lamia influencing him are so unsettling because the balance of the world is portrayed realistically , leaving the chaotic Loew to become progressively monstrous as a termination of his dwindling saneness .
What made Longlegs such a terrifying viewing experience for me was fixating on the background of every crack in prediction of a looming jump scare .
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How Nicolas Cage’s Vampire’s Kiss & Longlegs Performances Compare
A Level Of Complexity In Cage’sVampire’s KissPerformance ThatLonglegsCan’t Match
LonglegsandVampire ’s Kissboth feature impregnable operation from Cage , who ’s also been good at playing for horror . However , there ’s a level of depth toVampire ’s Kissthat makes it one of Cage ’s single most memorable performances . Longlegs is a upstanding character from Cage , who he infuse with an unsettling authority and creepily cheerful attitude . long-legs is someone whose lanky form and trivial movements finger wholly unnatural . His soft - spoken proclamations and sudden outbursts fit perfectly into the plastic film around him . However , he ’s also a purposefully one - note of hand creation .
Longlegs is n’t the focal point of the film that share his name . Rather , Longlegsis focused on Lee Harker , leaving Cage to play a straight and unsettling antagonist . By contrast , Vampire ’s Kissis focused on Loew , allowing John Milton Cage Jr. sight of room to explore the different layers of the case . It ’s a more impressive performance as a result , with many of the same giving lilt asLonglegsbut counterpoint by smaller character beat and tragical crook . Even though his villainous role inLonglegsis strong , his former revulsion employment inVampire ’s Kissremains one of Cage ’s best performances in an celebrated vocation .
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Longlegs is a horror thriller celluloid by author - director Osgood Perkins . When FBI broker Lee Harker is assigned to a in series orca cold pillow slip , their investigation lead them down a lapin hole riddled with disturbing discovery and the occult at the nerve centre of it all . When the trail of evidence reveals a personal connection , it becomes a race against time to prevent another murder .
Nicolas Cage wizard in this dark drollery as a literary agent who believes he is turn into a vampire after an encounter with a cryptical woman , leading to increasingly bizarre behaviour .
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Nicolas Cage stars in this dark comedy as a literary agent who believes he is turning into a vampire after an encounter with a mysterious woman, leading to increasingly bizarre behavior.
