Trivia: Co-star Pedro Pascal actually is a massive Nicolas Cage fan and was thrilled to get the part of Javi, an obsessive fan. Pascal has said that Cage wasn't nearly as weird or eccentric in real life as you might expect based on his reputation, and was totally professional every day.
TedStixon
30th Jan 2023
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
30th Jan 2023
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
Trivia: There's a subtle meta-joke in the end credits scroll. While Nicolas Cage is credited as playing "Nick Cage," the imaginary "Nicky" is credited as being played by "Nicholas Kim Coppola," which is Nicolas Cage's legal name. (He adopted "Nicolas Cage" as a stage name after his first few films.) As "Nicky" is supposed to be an imaginary representation of his younger self, they credited him as being played by Nicolas Cage's original name that he used to use before he chose his stage name.
30th Jan 2023
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
Trivia: Nicolas Cage suggested swapping parts with Pedro Pascal at one point, and having Pascal plays the "character" of Nicolas Cage while Cage would play his biggest fan Javi. He thought it might give the movie a weird, extra-meta edge. But the idea was quickly dropped when he realised Pascal was perfect for the part of Javi.
30th Jan 2023
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
Trivia: In the movie, all of Nicolas Cage's tattoos are hidden with makeup and his nickname is spelled "Nick" instead of the usual "Nic" to subtly indicate that while the character is indeed inspired by the real-life Nicolas Cage, it's an exaggerated "movie version" of him.
30th Jan 2023
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
Trivia: Nicolas Cage originally didn't want to make the film, as he felt uncomfortable with the idea of playing himself in a movie. The director wrote him a very nice note, explaining why the movie was important to him and how they wanted to celebrate Cage's wild and varied career, which won Cage over.
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: After Buffy cuts herself out of her chair, she unties Cordy's left wrist. The scene cuts away to Giles, Xander, Willow and Angel. When the scene cuts back to Buffy and Cordy, suddenly Cordy's wrist is tied again. There's no indication that it was retied in the meantime.
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Cordy and Buffy are tied up, at one point Marcie the invisible girl punches Buffy. As it cuts from a closeup of Buffy back to a wideshot, the position of Buffy's head and the expression of her face instantly changes between cuts. She goes from having her head crooked with a pained expression and her eyes half-shut to having her head straight with a shocked expression and her eyes wide open.
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Visible crew/equipment: When Giles, Willow and Xander are trapped in the storage room with the leaking gas, at one point you can blatantly see a massive set-light reflected in Giles glasses. (This is fairly common, as often lights are reflected in his glasses, but it's particularly noticeable here).
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When the invisible girl pushes Buffy, and she falls through the ceiling and onto a table, the position of Buffy's arms changes slightly between edits when it cuts to a high-angle shot of her knocked out. Some of the debris around her also changes position.
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Audio problem: When Cordy and Buffy are talking and Cordy says "Well it beats being alone all by yourself, " pay attention. It's clear that part of the line was dubbed in, as there is a very hard cut between the words "Well" and "It."
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Audio problem: When Cordelia wins May Queen, the clapping sound effect doesn't match the students clapping in the slightest. It's far too loud considering it's a small group outside, and continues on for about two seconds after the students clapping.
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Visible crew/equipment: When Angel and Giles talk in the library, in multiple shots you can see stage lights and light reflectors being reflected in Giles' glasses. (This is actually fairly common in many of his scenes, but it's particularly noticeable here).
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: This is subtle and hard to notice. When Buffy is explaining that something bumped into her in front of the school after Giles explains what it's like to be touched by a ghosts, pay attention to Xander. In the first shot, he's standing about two feet back from Buffy and his left shoulder is behind Willow. In the next shot he's suddenly much closer to Buffy and Willow is no longer in front of his left shoulder.
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Harmony is pushed down the stairs, she suddenly goes from in front of to behind the garbage can at the bottom instantly between cuts.
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Revealing mistake: You get a pretty fast but noticeable glimpse at the stunt-woman's face when Harmony is pushed down the stairs, and it's obviously not the actress.
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: In the beginning when the Scooby gang and Giles are talking in the cafeteria and Giles asks Xander to help him, in the first shot Xander doesn't have his hand on his drink, but when the shot cuts to the opposite angle, suddenly he has his right hand grasping the dop of his drink.
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Buffy is checking out the locker room after the credits, she starts to close one of the lockers. It cuts to the opposite angle and the locker is All The Way open, and she starts to close it a second time. The way she's holding the locker door also changes instantly between edits.
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: In the beginning of the episode, when Cordelia's date is in the locker room and he talks to two other students, pay attention. There's a combination lock and a baseball bat on top of the lockers. They change positions repeatedly between cuts, getting closer and further apart almost at random depending on the shot.
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When the school-bell rings at the beginning of the episode after Cordelia talks about hitting the girl on the bike, in the first shot Willow is just starting to put her book into her backpack and is still seated. In the next shot, Willow is suddenly starting to stand up and has already put her book away.
29th Jan 2023
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Cordelia is talking about hitting the girl on a bike with her car and the bell rings, pay attention to Willow's hands. As it cuts from the front angle to the back angle, Willow's hands instantly change positions. (In the first shot, her hands are together, but in the next, her arms are crossed in different directions).
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