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We're back to continue discussing the life and career of actor Nicolas Cage for season 1.5. We last left Cage in 2018 before starting our journey with Jeff Goldblum, and we feel it's time to climb back into the cage to see what he got up to in 2019, 2020, and whatever we can get our hands on in 2021.

Mike Smith


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    Bonus - Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 38:27


    This week, we're taking a break from the endless onslaught of direct-to-video Scheider movies of the 2000s to get back to our roots: we're talking JAWS again! More specifically, we're discussing the new documentary looking back on the film's legacy, JAWS @ 50: THE DEFINITIVE INSIDE STORY, currently available to stream on Hulu and Disney+!

    Smith's Birthday Pick - The World's End (2013)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 56:54


    It's time for the Birthday By-Law to go into effect for Mike Smith's birthday! And this year, he wants to look back on one of his alll-time favorites, Edgar Wright's 2013 sci-fi comedy THE WORLD'S END. Leave a light on good lady, for though we may return with a twinkle in our eyes, we will in truth be blind - drunk!

    Ep. 49 - Falling Through (2000)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 39:49


    This week, Roy Scheider and Peter Weller are FALLING THROUGH... something. It's a pretty forgettable thriller about an illegal passport ring. But the Mikes do end up getting distracted and talking about the BOURNE movies for a while.

    28 Years Later (2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 60:38


    We did this a little out of order. Last year, we talked about WEEKS. Last week, we talked about DAYS. Now, the Mikes are back to discuss Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's return to their landmark zombie universe, 28 YEARS LATER!

    Ep. 48 - Chain of Command (2000)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 43:45


    This week, we're electing Roy Scheider to a third term as President of the United States, in a movie with a plot suspiciously similar to a previous Scheider DTV action movie. This one's got Patrick Muldoon and it reunites Scheider with Michael Biehn - it's CHAIN OF COMMAND!

    28 Days Later (2002)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 57:16


    Before Mike and Mike get to talking about 28 YEARS LATER, we thought it would be fun to revisit the original. It's time to talk about the last quarter-century of zombie media that all owes a debt to Danny Boyle's groundbreaking horror movie, 2002's 28 DAYS LATER!

    Ep. 47 - The Seventh Scroll (1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 42:15


    This week, the Mikes are checking in on the first episode of the 1999 mini-series THE SEVENTH SCROLL, a book adaptation that has a lot in common with things like THE MUMMY and INDIANA JONES. Roy Scheider stars alongside The Lawnmower Man himself, Jeff Fahey. Will we end up covering episodes 2 and 3? You decide!

    Godzilla (1998) / Empire Records (1995)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 53:09


    It's time for another installment of Mike Makes Mike Watch! This time around, Mike D is continuing our accidental series on the films of Roland Emmerich by making Smith watch 1998's GODZILLA, while Smith is making Mike D catch up with a '90s slacker favorite, EMPIRE RECORDS!

    Ep. 46 - RKO 281 (1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 56:32


    This week, Roy Scheider appears in a surprisingly solid HBO movie detailing the making of Citizen Kane, 1999's RKO 281! Starring Liev Schreiber as Orson Welles, John Malkovich as Herman Mankiewicz, and James Cromwell as William Randolph Hearst - if you saw MANK and want to hear the Orson Welles side of the story, this is the movie for you!

    Off Mike - The Last of Us Season 2, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Friendship, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 82:22


    It's time for an Off Mike Discussions episode! Both Mikes have thoughts on the new season of The Last of Us - plus, Smith has been watching new releases like FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES, FRIENDSHIP, and ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOR, and Mike D is catching up on UNTIL DAWN, WARFARE, THE ICEMAN COMETH, and more!

    Ep. 45 - Silver Wolf (1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 47:00


    This week, Roy Scheider appears as the villain in this '90s TV movie about a boy and his wolf. Also featuring Michael Biehn and one of the more insane dummy deaths ever put to film, it's time to talk about SILVER WOLF!

    Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) / Extreme Prejudice (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 53:33


    It's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This time around, Smith is making Mike D watch the sequel to a sci-fi classic, 1970's BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES. Meanwhile, Mike D is making Smith catch up with an underseen Walter Hill film with an all-star cast of guys including Nick Nolte and Powers Boothe, EXTREME PREJUDICE!

    Ep. 44 - The White Raven (1998)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 38:20


    This week, Roy Scheider appears in another direct-to-video thriller, this time featuring Ron Silver uncovering a conspiracy surrounding diamonds, the Holocaust, and his own family! If you can make it through the pretty boring first 80 minutes, the last ten minutes are actually kinda wild!

    Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (Guests: Kyle Cullen and Producer Collin)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 97:42


    This week, we've assembled our own Impossible Mission Force to discuss the latest (and potentially last?) movie in the Mission: Impossible series, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING! Music Supervisor Kyle Cullen and Producer Collin join the Mikes to talk everything Ethan Hunt, the spectacular action setpieces, and some of the questionable story decisions. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen!

    Ep. 43 - Better Living (1998)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 38:32


    Roy Scheider stars alongside Olympia Dukakis in BETTER LIVING, a comedy about a dysfunctional family dealing with the surprise return of their father. The Mikes aren't crazy about this one, but have you been watching THE PITT? Because you'll be hearing a lot about THE PITT in this episode!

    Mission: Impossible Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 100:01


    Our mission, should we choose to accept it, is to discuss the entire MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE series leading up to the release of FINAL RECKONING. Join the Mikes as they dive deep into what is arguably the most consistently great franchise in blockbuster filmmaking!

    Ep. 42 - Money Play$ (1998)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 31:39


    This week, Roy Scheider stars alongside Sonia Braga in MONEY PLAY$, the final film from director Frank D. Gilroy (father of Tony and Dan Gilroy!). It's a Showtime Original Movie about a gambling duo on the run - also starring Jon Polito!

    Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 49:35


    This week, thanks to a listener donation, Mike and Mike are looking back on their childhoods and diving into MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE! Listen to them talk everything Ivan Ooze, low-rent CGI, recognizing toys that they had, and why Digimon is better than Pokémon.

    Cage Ep. 116 - The Surfer (2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 67:43


    Nicolas Cage is back this week with a new psychological thriller from director Lorcan Finnegan, THE SURFER! Taking inspiration from Frank Perry's 1968 film THE SWIMMER, Cage stars as a man who starts to lose everything, including his sense of self, when he faces off against a group of surfers in Australia led by Julian McMahon!

    Ep. 41 - Evasive Action (1998)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 46:56


    Things come full circle this week as we hearken back to an earlier era of The Complete Works - if you liked CON AIR, boy do we have a movie for you! Not only is a shameless ripoff of CON AIR, but it's implied that it takes place... in the same universe??? Roy Scheider stars alongside Dorian Harewood, Ray Wise, Clint Howard, and a little girl named after a JAWS character in 1998's direct-to-video action movie EVASIVE ACTION!

    Off Mike - Sinners, Revenge of the Sith, The Last of Us, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 89:20


    It's time for an Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, Smith talks SINNERS and grapples with the legacy of Star Wars with REVENGE OF THE SITH back in theaters, while Mike D catches up with new releases like BLACK BAG and COMPANION! Plus, we've got some thoughts on the new season of THE LAST OF US!

    Cage Ep. 115 - Gunslingers (2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 52:56


    It's time to get back in the Cage! Nicolas Cage recently starred in the VOD western GUNSLINGERS, also starring Stephen Dorff, Heather Graham, and Officer Mark Hoffman from SAW III, SAW IV, SAW V, SAW VI, SAW 3D, and SAW X. Mike and Mike will spend the episode debating the question: is this among the worst Nicolas Cage VOD releases?

    Convoy (1978)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 45:33


    This week, thanks to a Ko-Fi donation from one our listeners, we're talking about Sam Peckinpah's 1978 film CONVOY! Starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Burt Young, Ernest Borgnine, and more, it was one of Peckinpah's last films and his biggest box office hit - but does it hold up?

    Ep. 40 - The Definite Maybe / No Money Down (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 26:56


    This week, we're talking about... possibly the most nonexistent movie we've ever talked about. Roy Scheider pops up for one scene in the 1997 comedy THE DEFINITE MAYBE, also known as NO MONEY DOWN! He joins a cast that includes Josh Lucas, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Al Franken, and Ally Sheedy!

    For Love of the Game (1999) / Major League (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 68:53


    It's a baseball double header for this month's Mike Makes Mike Watch - Smith is making Mike D watch Sam Raimi's FOR LOVE OF THE GAME, while Mike D is making Smith watch MAJOR LEAGUE! Baseball expert and major Yankees fan Producer Collin joins us for these two movies in which the Yankees are the bad guys - whoops!

    Ep. 39 - The Rainmaker (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 53:40


    This week, Roy Scheider pops up for a brief part in Francis Ford Coppola's legal thriller THE RAINMAKER! Based on a John Grisham novel and starring Matt Damon (in his first leading role), alongside Danny DeVito, Jon Voight, Claire Danes, Danny Glover, and more, this was Coppola's final studio film!

    Ep. 38 - The Peacekeeper (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 45:47


    This week, Roy Scheider has been elected to a second term as the president of the United States, this time in the 1997 Dolph Lundgren vehicle THE PEACEKEEPER! It's a film that boldly asks the question, "What if DIE HARD took place in a missile silo?"

    Off Mike - Final Destination, Mickey 17, Reacher, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 82:10


    It's time for an Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, both Mikes have rewatched the entire Final Destination series (and they're willing to talk more about them for a Ko-Fi donation)! Smith is talking new releases like MICKEY 17 and BLACK BAG, while Mike D is back into TV in a big way with shows like REACHER and GANGS OF LONDON!

    Ep. 37 - The Rage (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 44:42


    This week, Roy Scheider reunites with Gary Busey for another direct-to-video action movie from 1997 - this time also featuring Lorenzo Lamas and Kristen Cloke - it's time for THE RAGE!

    Retrospective: The Films of Tangerine Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 98:19


    Thanks to a listener donation, Mike and Mike are taking the time to look back on the films scored by Tangerine Dream! In this retrospective, we're talking six films that we felt were representative of the Tangerine Dream filmography: Sorcerer, Thief, Risky Business, Legend, Near Dark, and Miracle Mile - plus we toss in a couple of extras too!

    Ep. 36 - Executive Target (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 43:45


    This week, we've got a surprisingly solid direct-to-video action movie featuring not one, not two, but THREE pretty incredible car chases! Michael Madsen plays a former stuntman who gets broken out of jail by Keith David and then gets involved in a plot to kidnap the President of the United States - who is, of course, played by Roy Scheider.

    Lone Star (1996) / UHF (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 59:40


    It's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This week, Mike D is making Smith watch John Sayles' thrilling neo-noir LONE STAR, while Smith is making Mike D catch up with Weird Al Yankovic in 1989's UHF!

    Ep. 35 - Plato's Run (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 37:16


    We now enter the direct-to-video action thriller phase of Roy Scheider's career, and we begin with the first of two movies he made starring Gary Busey in 1997! Scheider is the villain of the movie, a landmine baron who kidnaps Gary Busey's daughter - it's time for PLATO'S RUN!

    Ep. 34 - The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 39:57


    A dysfunctional family reunites for the holidays and past secrets finally get revealed. It's time to talk about Roy Scheider alongside Julianne Moore, Blythe Danner, Hope Davis, Noah Wyle and more in 1997's Sundance dramedy, THE MYTH OF FINGERPRINTS!

    Bonus: The 97th Academy Awards!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 39:38


    What did the Mikes think of this year's Oscars? We'll tell you! It's time to recap the 97th Academy Awards!

    Ep. 33 - SeaQuest DSV (1993)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 49:55


    In 1993, Roy Scheider took on a journey to boldly go where no man had gone before... underwater! Yes, it's finally time to talk about the two-part pilot episode to Scheider's TV series, SEAQUEST DSV! We also discuss the turbulent production the show faced over the course of its three seasons.

    Terror In a Texas Town (1958) / Nobody (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 48:38


    It's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This week, Mike D makes Smith watch an underseen western noir starring Sterling Hayden, 1958's TERROR IN A TEXAS TOWN. Meanwhile, Smith is making Mike D catch up with the Bob Odenkirk action movie NOBODY so he can prep for Timo Tjahanto's upcoming sequel!

    Ep. 32 - Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 49:08


    This week, Roy Scheider appears as a mob boss alongside Gary Oldman, Juliette Lewis, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, and more in a movie that was so despised that Jon Bon Jovi wrote a song for it and then refused to let the producers use it - it's time for ROMEO IS BLEEDING!

    Off Mike - Captain America: Brave New World, SNL 50, Wolf Man, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 96:20


    It's been a while, but it's finally time for an Off Mike Discussions episode! Smith has been watching a ton of new releases like Captain America: Brave New World, Paddington in Peru, Companion, and Heart Eyes, while Mike D talks the new Wolf Man, Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent, Jonathan Glazer's Birth, and more! Plus, we've got some TV thoughts, including Station 11, Severance, Mythic Quest, and SNL 50!

    Ep. 31 - Naked Lunch (1991)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 56:13


    This week, Roy Scheider plays a small but pivotal supporting role in David Cronenberg's cult classic, NAKED LUNCH! Adapted from the novel by William S. Burroughs, Scheider stars alongside Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, and more in what may be the strangest and one of the last great movie of his career.

    Let's Rank The Muppets!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 88:31


    It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights, it's time to... RANK the Muppets??? Yes, thanks to a Ko-fi donation from one of our listeners, the Mikes are ranking every theatrically-released Muppets film from worst to best!

    Ep. 30 - The Russia House (1990)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 49:23


    This week, we've got another early 90's Cold War thriller, and this time it's a John Le Carré adaptation starring Sean Connery and Michelle Pfieffer in the lead roles - Roy Scheider appears alongside them in THE RUSSIA HOUSE!

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