Give Nicholas Cage The Oscar You COWARDS - Guilty Pleasures Ep. 49

[@fastbowler]

I can't believe no one mentioned that Alex Wolff was in HEREDITARY, where he was brilliant, and should've also been given the Oscar for (you cowards).

[@camilletourault1967]

I was YELLING while they were talking about this lmao I was like HEREDITARY YOU GUYS HEREDITARY

[@nataliesea]

About him not showering--I think the blood on his face is metaphorical for his grief and how injured he is emotionally. It represents his pain. It gets worse as the movie goes on, and at the end we can see him sitting in his room alone, without his pig, and bloody, beat-up, and exhausted. At the start, he looks so much better and his pig is with him. The fact that he never washed the blood off his face adds SO much to the movie for me.

[@anniejones618]

thank you for this gift on Mondays. Also just want to say Garrick is killing it on Single Drunk Female.

[@chloeb7617]

If the show runners or Freeform are reading this:: we want season two

[@kayla3751]

Right?! I originally watched it just because I love him & want to support him, but the show is actually SO GOOD

[@gravityrulz]

I'm listening to this podcast while driving to work and I swear I didn't expect to suddenly cry when Zach mentioned Nic Cage / Robin's reason for finding pig and then Kelsey said she's going to cry again...tears tears tears!!! I'm so glad for your spoilers (when normally I wouldn't want to know) because now I know it's worth giving this movie a watch.

[@eb5x_789]

Im cryingggggg. How about the end scene? going back to his little shack, after a whirlwind of a few days, puts on his wife's recording saying 'i love you' or whatever and playing acoustic and he just sits and listens. alone. Arent we all? 😭

[@ehams23]

YES! Ugh. It got me in the feels in a major way.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

You could literally HAVE AN EPISODE ON ‘National Treasure’. I’ll wait for it.

[@peacechickification]

Okokok I am so thankful for this podcast! I watched it, but in the wrong mindset and mostly on my phone. I knew I missed most of it, and by the end I knew it’d be a while before I had the emotional capacity to rewatch it. As the daughter of a chef who has had to grieve him for a decade because he’s too harmful to have a relationship with (I was reeeeally going the way of the evil chef’s wife before I left) being able to listen to the explanation of the movie in such a referential way from you guys has just been such a gift. The grief and loss was done well and I love the bits that y’all highlighted. Thanks for making and sharing 💞

[@rayrunn]

Kelsey’s hair and fit are giving me saved by the bell vibes I LOVE IT

[@emmyemu33]

Also forgot to add. I cried first when Rob asks for a pastry for Amir too. That was an adorable emotional moment.

[@Jah_LEASE_yah]

The way my jaw hit the floor when Zach said Tick Tick Boom sucked. HOW DARE YOU SIR! I loved that movie so much. I'm so hurt.

[@emilytorres1544]

I watched this movie the moment it came out and have NEVER clicked on watching/listening to a podcast SO FAST. I love Pig SO MUCH.

[@lady_kluck]

So I did the thing and actually stopped this podcast to watch this movie like you guys said. Thanks guys :) Been a bit of a daze afterwards because I really wasn't expecting that. It was truly a rumination on grief and letting go, and how/when/why, oh man.

[@nextbexthing]

Oh my god, Zach. How dare you criticize Tick Tick Boom. Love you, but please don't let your Nick Cage love somehow cloud the genius of Andrew Garfield, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Jonathan Larson. That movie was also a masterpiece. LMM's interpretation of a one-man show into a multilayered cinematic journey was an incredible feat and Andrew Garfield's performance was a perfect tribute.

[@kayla3751]

As someone who just cannot handle movies where beloved animal companions are taken, I’m so psyched to listen to y’all explain this movie for me 😂❤️

[@gabbyc4145]

Thank you for giving us a heads up on what movies are going to be on the pod! I literally would have never watched this movie otherwise but thank goodness I did! Lovely pod yall.

[@kittyqube6784]

kelsey is killing it with her short hair i love it

[@Wincingatwindmills]

Kelsey’s hair looks phenomenal

[@KelseyDarragh]

TY muffin

[@thejoyism8]

Zach’s impersonation of Nicholas cage’s “I want my pig” was sooooo good

[@TheSamleigh]

“Less is way more”. Thank you!!! American Movies - that was the thing I hated about American movies generally. I’ve been saying it forever before I eventually just stopped going to movies - lost any interest I ever had. So thanks for this one - a thread of hope.

[@michelledulin7214]

Finding this movie on Hulu, 2 years later. You learn almost everything about the main character within the opening scene between him and the pig, not throughout the film. He's cooking at the cabin, with basic ingredients he still has a flair and finesse to preparing a meal. When he gets batteries he briefly plays the tape of his wife, but he's in pain and cannot listen for long without putting it away. His wife is dead. He's a chef. He secluded himself in the woods.

[@adyaarora862]

zach i will fight you. tick tick boom was phenomenal

[@ehams23]

OMG I love this movie so much. I sat in the theater with my friend for like 10 minutes after we watched it just sniffling and enjoying the moment. I love the melancholy mood that it sits in and compared it to Bon Iver's music. Like, it was sad, but it was so comforting at the same time. :)

[@jenhuffine7030]

Finally watched Pig…. That movie made me cry with the relationship between Nic Cage and his truffle buyer with the cooking, how Cage connected with every other character in the movie and it’s…. It’s mind blowing.

[@FlagCutie]

Ten minutes in and I already know that I can go the rest of my life without watching this movie lol. Great to listen to you three gush about it while I get ready.

[@damianporter942]

read the room

[@J_Lauds]

Firstly - tick, tick...BOOM! Is a great film - I'm no film critic but everyone that I know has said it's amazing. But secondly, after this podcast I'm intrigued. I watched the podcast after Upgrade and saw that movie was great, so I'll give this one a shot as well!

[@xSilverxshadowx]

I am a huge Nic Cage fan and this movie was filmed like an hour and a half from where I live. And when I heard he was there, my spouse had to literally hold me back from driving around Portland all day every day looking for Nic Cage. Seconding the other comments saying to watch Face Off, that movie is INSANE. We quote it constantly, you will not regret it! Also Vampire's Kiss!

[@natashaflorence5021]

I watched this episode when it came out and just watched it through. Today I was thinking about this episode and finally decided to watch PIG and here I am again to listen to this again!! Loved this movie and I love how your podcast covers underground movies because it gives me new amazing things to watch and show others! Love you guys

[@adrianabradshaw4459]

I love Nic Cage so much and I am so excited for his new movie where he plays himself!!

[@nicolemoreno9838]

Hi please do a Nic Cage season and do Willie’s Wonderland because literally nobody else could be so commanding without having a single word of dialogue.

[@sjb4280]

He has so many random movies like this lol i dont know if I think theyre all good but whenever i see him pop up on netflix or hulu in some movie ive never heard of it's an instant watch

[@heyimsasa]

had to stop this cast halfway and watch the movie myself and it’s an instant 5/5 stars. what a trip 💖💖

[@camillerosette]

BEGGING you do to an episode on national treasure (the ULTIMATE pleasurable guilty pleasure movie) AND ‘the unbearable weight of massive talent’ when it comes out - its a movie ABOUT nicholas cage HIMSELF!!!! xoxo love u guys

[@manganess5126]

This actually got me to watch the movie and come back 😂 didn’t we have enough information to tell he was a chef from the fight club scene when they mention how it’s for restaurant workers? At least that’s when I put it together, then other things before the Finways scene also confirmed it (for example, when Amir apologizes for not being able to cook well)

[@LR11306]

Saw PIG in theaters. Did you see the Green Knight? Did you see Limbo (2020)? Would love to hear your reactions to those. Also, 29:44 for🦉

[@Gabblebabbi]

I NEED you guys to discuss 90’s Pauly Shore movies. 🥺

[@sjb4280]

I saw and enjoyed Pig. The story was simple, it didnt move too fast or too slow, and the ending felt real. No happy ending just an honest truth, sometime in life painful things happen and you just have to move on.

[@indiecloud100]

I started crying and I haven't even seen this movie, the way they described it 😭 dammit

[@robynk16]

Just got around to watching the movie so I’m just now watching this ep of GP. I’m heartbroken by the end of this movie! 😭💔

[@cutepiku]

Knowing the end, I can't watch this. But it sounds fantastic and I trust you guys on that.

[@rayrunn]

I’ll watch this movie tomorrow when I’m waiting to get an EEG. It’ll be ⚡️ *_electrifying_* ✨

[@elziklassen9747]

Could you do "the wedding singer" next? I think it'd be great!

[@emmyemu33]

I stopped to watch it. I cried a lot. More then I thought I would. Had no idea the Pacific Northwest could look so beautiful and rainy instead of other movies where it's ugly and rainy. Is this movie anti-capitalist? Is that even possible as it makes money? Idk. I loved it.

[@xXMusicMixxiXx]

I'm all for praising good movies but there's no reason to tear down another great movie, that meant so much to many, in the process...

[@davidatienza3663]

I love Zach's shirt! Where can I buy?

[@minyoongholly9540]

What boy band is kelsey a member of?

[@lazamop]

Looked up the director and honestly he looks like he could be 25. Never heard of the movie but now I want to see it

[@sjb4280]

I happened across it randomly on Hulu or Netflix one day (i think Hulu), not sure if its still there.

[@Sophie-nz9fz]

his first name is actually spelled nicolas. he’s unique haha

[@faithmccready7116]

My favorite Nic Cage movie is Raising Arizona, sort of a guilty pleasure too 😄

[@NerdyGeisha]

I'm literally stopping this episode to go watch this movie brb

[@janine6080]

Please do an episode for Face Off!!!

[@jaquelinerose]

Pls do National Treasure 😩 Also ‘Knowing’

[@thewonkyquilterkimbourgeoi7908]

No 3 star Michelin restaurant would have allowed him in the lobby. Strong dress codes and months of waiting for a reserved table, right?

[@lilycosta140]

I NEED you guys to do kickass!!!!!!!!!!

[@michelleobrien]

I will do as they said and pause. Will come back once I've watched the movie. ;)

[@lilith2125]

im waiting for the lotr episode 😭 😭

[@ericameny9845]

Do Mandy next. Another fantastic Nic Cage movie.

[@311frogger311]

I still love Nick Cage in Valley Girl!

[@btadler1123]

pls watch the highlander - just saw it and its wild

[@thomasrowland6561]

Episode on TUSK! PLEASE

[@jenhuffine7030]

You need to watch Willy’s Wonderland! It’s the most Nicolas Cage of Nicolas Cage movies.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I agree with the title. That’s it. That’s the comment. #IDontFuckMyPig

[@jayabroads]

Ok I’ll go watch

[@augustlee7306]

PLEASE do national treasure

[@apatel62889]

Pausing!

[@bethkleekamp1443]

y'all think nic cage is dirty in this movie, please check out his movie Mandy. amazing movie, absolute pleasure

[@marsharehm5599]

I’m not a Nicholas Cage fan, but looks interesting.Love. You guys though!!

[@isabellawagner6331]

please do inventing anna

[@reactivepidgeon1875]

Yay!

[@faraharmy9870]

Talking about crying over eating beef after just talking about someone’s connection with an animal - an animal that people consume - is grotesque. People don’t realise how f*cked up their views are when it comes to animal welfare. If you eat animals, you are NOT an animal lover.

[@TheJayWashExperience]

I may be an outlier here: I HATE this movie. I’ll give it up for the acting, but the script and premise is SO FUCKING STUPID AND UNREALISTIC. This should have been a dramedy instead of a full on drama, and it would have been so much better that way. it explains why Nicolas Cage would do this because no other actor would touch this. I can’t say it’s guilty because the acting was believable, but it’s not a pleasure the premise is dumb AF

[@lt553]

You guys make a lot of "poor people jokes." I'm just noticing a pattern in your podcasts. 🙄😒