The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a 2022 American action comedy film directed by Tom Gormican, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Etten. It stars Nicolas Cage as a fictionalized version of himself, along with a supporting cast including Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Neil Patrick Harris, Tiffany Haddish and Caroline Boulton. Filming began in Croatia on October 5, 2020.
Plot
Hollywood actor Nicolas "Nick" Cage is struggling with his career after being passed over for several major film roles and is constantly pestered and tormented by "Nicky", who appears to him as his younger (and more successful) self. His relationship with his ex-wife Olivia and daughter Addy is also marred by years of emotional neglect. Losing a key film role and following an embarrassing event at Addy's birthday party, Nick plans to retire from acting. He decides to accept a vague offer of $1 million from his agent Richard Fink that involves going to Majorca to meet billionaire playboy Javi Gutierrez and to be the guest of honor at his birthday.
More details
author | Kevin Etten |
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contentLocation | Los Angeles Mallorca |
director | Tom Gormican |
editor | Melissa Bretherton |
events | acting end of career espionage fan film industry filmmaking frenemy male bonding midlife crisis movie star organized crime parent–child relationship |
genre | action comedy crime |
keywords | act american embassy arms dealer birthday party catalan catalonia cia agent dedicate embarrass face/off family issues first time kidnap kill lose lsd lysergic acid diethylamide majorca meet nicolas nick cage paddington 2 playboy playboy lifestyle safe house struggle the cabinet of dr. caligari wax figure |
musicBy | Mark Isham |
producer | Kevin Turen Kristin Burr Mike Nilon Nicolas Cage |
productionCompany | Burr! Productions Saturn Films |
publisher | Lionsgate Films |
recordedAt | Croatia |
theme | action comedy black comedy crime comedy filmmaking |