Nicolas Cage says fans used to come up to him and slap him in airports: 'It's part of the job'
- "Renfield" star Nicolas Cage said fans used to come up to him and slap him in airports.
- Fans would try to copy Cher, who slapped him in the 1987 movie "Moonstruck."
Nicolas Cage has played a number of wild roles over the years, like Castor Troy in "Face/Off," or Big Daddy in "Kick-Ass," but he's now adding Count Dracula to that list in 2023's "Renfield." The film sees the actor play the legendary vampire opposite British star Nicholas Hoult as his downtrodden assistant, Renfield.
But looking back at some of his iconic roles on the "Renfield" press tour, Cage recalled the one line that fans have repeated back to him the most over the years. Surprisingly, it isn't his "Not the bees!" line from "The Wicker Man."
Speaking to "Entertainment Tonight", Cage recalled that a few fans have recreated Cher's iconic line from "Moonstruck" in which she slaps his character.
Cage explained: "For the longest time, back from 'Moonstruck,' I would walk to the airport and people just had a habit of saying, 'Snap out of it!' and I did get slapped a few times."
He added: "Oh yeah, I did. And that, you know, it's part of the job."
Hoult was pretty surprised by Cage's revelation, saying: "At what point does someone think it's okay to slap you and do that? Although, the commitment…"
Cage then joked: "I think maybe [they think] I'll cast them in something. Who knows?"
"Moonstruck" follows Cher as Loretta Castorini, a widow who falls in love with her fiance's brother, Ronny Cammareri (Nicolas Cage). But after they sleep together, she feels guilty for betraying her fiancé, which is when Ronny tells Loretta that he's in love with her.
In one of the movie's funniest moments, Loretta slaps him twice, and shouts: "Snap out of it!"
When it comes to his own favorite line, Cage looked back on playing the snake skin-wearing Sailor Ripley in David Lynch's "Wild at Heart."
Cage recited the outlaw's classic line: "This here jacket is a symbol of my individuality and my belief and personal freedom."