The Evolution of Nicolas Cage's Hairstyles

By Jo Piazza Posted Apr 5th 2010 08:00PM

Nic Cage for the upcoming 'Drive Angry,' Cage in 'Con Air and 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice'

Oh Nicolas Cage! Not only does Nic continue to torture us with sub-par action adventure movies, but he keeps doing it with some unfortunate man hair.

In Nic's latest hair-paux (allegedly for his movie 'Drive Angry'), Cage goes blonde and scraggly, looking less like a movie star and more like a Canadian hockey player.

"Cage, though still considered a heartthrob by many, suffers from some common hair woes, including dated sideburns and a receding hairline. His signature look is a fluffy, combed-back hairstyle, but Cage hasn't been afraid to explore the true depths of bad hair through his various characters," says StyleList's mane guru Marissa Gold.

This new do isn't the first time that Cage has gone business in the front, party in the back for a movie role.

"In 'Con Air,' Cage embraced prison life with a shoulder-length mullet. In an upcoming film, 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice,' Cage has a rogue-looking chin-length shag reminiscent of Meg Ryan having a bad hair day. It's great to see Cage embrace his roles, but could someone throw the guy a bone and let him have great hair for once?" Gold says.

Critics, who like to attribute the start of Cage's unfortunate hair to 'Con Air,' aren't reaching far enough back into Cage lore.

Nicolas Cage

Cage in 'Valley Girl,' 'Peggy Sue Got Married?', 'Raising Arizona' and 'Adaptation'

What about his punk rock feathered locks in 'Valley Girl' or his blonde helmet hair in 'Peggy Sue Got Married?' Or the time he coupled crazy hair with a ridiculous mustache in 'Raising Arizona.'

"Nic Cage's hair actually might be more versatile than Nic is as an actor. It certainly has more depth," says hair blogger Margaret Kelly of Lock & Mane.

A personal favorite is his man fro in 'Adaptation.'

"'Adaptation' may be the closest we get to seeing what Nic looks like when he gets out of bed in the morning," Kelly says.

We are all for embracing a movie character with gusto, but we agree with Gold -- can't someone just write Nic a character with some lovely locks?

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Wednesday 07 April

By Alice

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I only see one photo of him wearing an earing which I guess he wore in a gay movie. Men and boys that flaunt their gayness like that are not needed in America.

By Brenda

Nic should listen to his former co-star, Sean Connery. Sir Sean views his characters many hair-pieces with disdain because they muffle the sound of his voice.

By Vivian

Errrrrrrrrrr, HE'S ACTUALLY BALD SO THAT IS REALLY NOT HIS HAIR..

By xpmark

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Nick Cage is a better actor than most in Hollywood, but is that really saying much? I'm as good an actor as Kevin Costner and the others only because I can't act either.

By sarah

Love your movies Nic! Good hair, bad hair, no hair! I go to see your movies and not your hair.

By Lynn

REALLLLLYYY???? ROFLLLLL!!!!!!

By rrsjr

Cage is bald, so the bad wigs are decisions made by directors, so at least he's got an excuse. What about Gene Simmons? That is the most horrible, crappy look, why would someone actually choose it? If you're gonna buy a wig, how bout buying one that ctaullay looks good? But the, let us not forget Donald Trump, who seems to think "real" is better than fake, not matter how horrible it looks.

By me

I like all Nick Cage movies,who cares what the critics say. Real life dramas suck, escapist entertainment is where its at.

By tom

BLAH - BLAH - BLAH - BLAH - BLAH - WHO CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!.

By ron

Nicks hair is not the greatest,but he looks a lot better than all the other male movie stars with there horrible CREW CUTS.

By LadyMorgi

Totally untalented, Cage has regaled us with a million stale performances, and still doesn't "get" that his hairy neck is a turn off.

Let him cut his hair and wax his chest and he'd be low average, looking like a wookie he's just proof that a gorilla can get an Oscar.

By kitkat

nick cage is great!

Thursday 08 April

By Mark

I saw nick at a reptile store in berkeley back in 96 and he was very badly balding. this aint real hair!

Saturday 22 May

By sleepyhead

Nic looks good with the long, crinkly hair.

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