5 Times Nicolas Cage's Film Meltdowns Worked (And 5 Times They Didn't)

Is there a more iconic villain introduction than the opening scene from Face Off?

Dressed as a priest to avoid suspicion, Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) can't help but let loose when he hears a choir singing George Frideric Handel's Hallelujah. What follows is a series of headbanging, Dad dancing and an array of facial expressions that go from hunger to tiredness to arousal within the space of a few seconds.

Cage confessed in an interview that he was a huge fan of Nosferatu and the performance of German expressionism which he wanted to portray in his character, Castor Troy.

Considering the gauntlet Cage laid down as Troy in the first half of the film, it was a pleasant surprise to see John Travolta take on his own take of German expressionism and do his best impression of Cage off the leash.

In fact, Travolta famously said after seeing Cage in this scene "Oh, that's the kind of acting we're doing."

Needless to say, Cage totally delivers as the charismatic, deranged villain in the greatest body swap action film of all time.

Look out for: There's a man (look for glasses and a suit) in the background hilariously caught off guard by the headbanging reverend.