Nicolas Cage's 10 Most Hilariously Awful Movie Hairdos

Where there's a wig, there's a way.

By Scott Campbell /

Nicolas Cage has been many things during his long and illustrious career; renowned Method actor, Academy Award winner, A-list movie star, action hero, tax avoider, well-known eccentric and star of an increasing number of terrible B-movies. But even when his movies are borderline unwatchable, it can often be incredibly entertaining to just sit back and watch Cage do his signature brand of crazy. Just as important a part of his screen persona as the trademark moments of him 'losing his s**t' are his character's hair. One of the first thoughts when you hear about a new Cage movie is 'I wonder what kind of wig he's going to wear?'. Quite often, fans of the coiffs haven't been left disappointed. To some extent, reducing Cage's hairdos to a strongest ten is a little like attempting to categorise his most insane moments on screen or his worst career choices. Or in other words, there's a lot of fairly colourful material to wade through, but there does seem to be an odd correlation between what is sitting on his head and how well received the film is...

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