If You Need to Watch One Movie Before Longlegs, Watch This One, Nic Cage Says

The premiere of the most hyped up horror movie of the last decade, Longlegs, in which Nicolas Cage plays a mad killer, is approaching – it hits the screens on July 12.

In recent years, projects with Cage have been a crazy experience to be prepared for, and therefore it is better to watch a few movies with the actor before seeing Longlegs.

Moreover, Nicolas himself has saved us from the difficulties of choosing and has already picked the one movie that everyone interested in his filmography should see:

“[Pig is] something that I think people can get something out of, because tragedy is going to hit all of us at some point. [...] It’s very quiet, gentle movie, which is the polar opposite of … people thinking I’m crazy.”

What is Pig About?

The bearded hermit Rob (Nicolas Cage, no need to guess) has been living in a secluded forest house with his pig for fifteen years. They spend their days foraging for truffles, and sometimes see the arrogant rich man Amir (Alex Wolff), who comes every Thursday for a fresh batch of truffles.

But their measured life is about to come to an end: at night, some unknown people break into the hermit's house, beat him up and steal his pig. When he wakes up, Rob immediately sets out to find it, but realizes that he has no one else to turn to except Amir.

Together they head to the city where the thieves are most likely to live, but this kidnapping will turn out to be more complicated than it seems.

Pig is Nic Cage's Most Sincere Confession

We've become accustomed to seeing a screaming, angry, crazy Nicolas Cage on screen, but the indie drama Pig turns the familiar image of the actor on its head, making him not comical but tragic.

You expect the scale of John Wick and the fury of Mandy from this story, but what you end up with is a remake of Ratatouille about an existential crisis. Cage, perhaps without realizing it, admits to the viewers his trauma: like the character, he fled the big industry for the deep wilderness of independent cinema to remain true to himself, but turned into a loner.

Pig proves an already simple but important idea: in Cage's over-the-top performance, in his screams and bulging eyes that have become memes, there is more harmony than in anyone else. That's why we love him.

Where to Stream Pig?

Pig is available on Hulu, Apple TV and Prime Video.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter