Still, the Nicolas Cage horror moviepulls fromtwo main inspirations, with the first being the archetypal wanderer and the second being the silent video game protagonist. One certainly senses no great enthusiasm in his latest trudge through the sewers. I have an idea but it's only an idea at this stage. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey. Because I knew, with Nic not speaking, visually I have to make it entertaining and interesting. This took away from the little tension (or lack thereof) there was. You've got Willy the Weasel and Siren Sarah, Ozzy the Ostrich, Artie the Alligator, Cammy the chameleon, Gus the Gorilla. In the restaurant, the Janitor subdues Sara, and twists Cammy's head, killing her. The film was first announced in October 2019 by Screen Media Films after screenwriter and producer G. O. Parsons was advised to create a film to expand his career around 2015 to early 2016, but was displeased with his first attempt, a short film titled Wally's Wonderland. With the way-out horror-comedy Willys Wonderland, Nicolas Cage continues his recent trend of lending his name and his gonzo acting to genre filmmakers willing to get a little weird. And it's awesome!". This is unbelievable, this would never happen. If the creator hits you up on the internet and goes, "Hey, you've got to clock in for work, because you're the Janitor!" Does he take on somebody new? Venus said, "Listen, I know you're trying to make your break, but if you give this to somebody of some stature, you could have a real movie here." [24], Kimberley Elizabeth from Nightmare on Film Street gave the film a score of 7.5/10, commenting: "Nicolas Cage['s] unique brand of kickassery is the jelly to this animatronic PB & J Horror sandwich". Everything was on the shot list. The character has a few quirks, like his surprisingly ironclad work ethic, but the character is just as underwritten, absent personality, and replaceable as any of the killer robots. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Actor Nicolas Cage was once a top earner in Hollywood, worth around $150 million, but he didn't hold onto the fortune for long. There are a lot of different scenarios in which a quiet loner is seen to be someone that . As the sun rises, the Janitor and Liv drive out of the town, running into and killing a wandering Tito along the way. From then on it was like the world had caught Cage fever. This is the sort of comedy shocker as harmless as it is brainless that Roger Corman has been producing (sometimes in Ireland) since before Mr Cage was born. It was just incredible. Is a film in which Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage battles a series of giant animatronic creatures just the thing to raise spirits as we head into the second year of the pandemic? Even his financial manager advised him against all of his crazy purchases, but he wouldnt listen to any advice. If I don't end up praising the film for anything else, that's okay. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Liv manages to fend off Sara and encounters the Janitor, who ignores her warnings about the animatronics and refuses to leave. Knighty Knight was a former renaissance fair employee who, after being insulted for his attire, impaled a guest with his sword, and became the last to join the "Crazy 8" who then escape from the facility. Liv's parents were among the victims and a guilty Lund adopted her. I did a 70-page shot list. My disappointment is that what you get with any ten-minute segment of the movie is generally the same thing you'll get with any other portion. For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. $13.88. Cage plays a taciturn, no-named stranger, who gets stuck in a small Nevada town when the locals sneakily wreck his car. Pre-owned. That's how miraculously this happened. Presented by Tea Time Productions & Chri Free shipping for many products! The unfortunate Nic is expected to do away with the possessed creatures and render the amusement facility safe for commerce again. While Cage has been getting paid smaller amounts of money these days for his roles, at one point he was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. Starring: Nicolas CageEmily TostaBeth Grant. Entertainment Weekly is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation All Rights Reserved. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash -- and only one side will make it out ali A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy's Wonderland. It's essentially a Chuck E. Cheese's with animatronic figures in individually themed rooms. Nate's Grade: C+. I had like three cameras set. Why isn't he running and hiding for his life? Lewis: I'm down for a sequel. Here, Variety gives you . Lewis: We shot it at the beginning of the year in Atlanta. We wrapped right before the pandemic hit. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic a A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy's Wonderland. Like, how do you tell the same joke twice? Nicolas Cage improvised the pinball dance. From Austin Butler and Cate Blanchett to a potential Best Supporting Actress toss-up, see who EW thinks will win at the 2023 Oscars. Nicolas Cage appears to engage in battle with animatronic monsters in a released image from the upcoming thriller Willy's Wonderland.One of the most prolific actors of his time, Cage's career has spanned three decades with roles in iconic films, including Adaptation, National Treasure, and Leaving Las Vegas.Noted for his eccentric personality, Cage has developed a reputation in show . Since 2006, Nicolas Cage has appeared in an average of four movies per year. But this wonderland has a dark secret that this "Janitor" is about to discover. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. Los Angeles, This fabled orchid breeder loves to chat just not about Trader Joes orchids. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates. Pam Grier reflects on her most iconic roles, from Coffy to Jackie Brown. He bought the German castle Schloss Neidstein in 2006 and Midford Castle in England in 2007. When Lund leaves, Liv's friends Chris Muley, Kathy Barnes, Aaron Powers, Bob McDaniel, and Dan Lorraine come and release her. Lewis: Oh, that was fantastic. Spending a night in Willy's Wonderland as his car is being fixed, this movie is strictly a film about a Janitor cleaning rooms and killing robots. Free delivery for many products! Nicolas Cage doesn't speakinWilly's Wonderland. There are lots of little nods to games throughout Willy's Wonderlandtoo; the opening credits are 8-bit, and Cage's regularly consumed cans of Punch Soda act like powerups. By Marc Malkin. It's the kind of film that's trying to do one thing and one thing alone; Entertain people. 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It started out like La La Land, where you do a play and one person's in the audience, or two people and they're on their cell phone the whole time. It follows a quiet drifter who is tricked into cleaning up an abandoned family entertainment center as he is stalked by eight murderous animatronic characters possessed by the souls of a cannibalistic killer and his seven psychotic acolytes. Meanwhile, the Janitor is attacked by Gus in the restrooms; he kills him by curb stomping his face into a urinal. Unable to pay for the repairs he needs, he agrees to spend the night cleaning Willys Wonderland, an abandoned family fun center. Willy's Wonderland is currently available to watch in cinemas (wear a mask!) He doesn't actually apply the tape to his face until after the ostrich fight, which happens shortly after he cleans the kitchen. Whether he was throwing vampires into wood chippers or driving Ford Mustangs off cliffs, Nic was always the hardest working man in the grindhouse. Nicolas Cage makes anywhere from $1 million to $12 million USD per movie depending on his role. However, Nicolas Cage has only got a month, from February until March of 2020. 3. If we can't get it done in that time, the movie ain't going to happen. He always drinks them before fighting and his pinball breaks resemble the mini-games that can be played after dying inFive Nights at Freddy's. Willy's Wonderland is an old arcade/birthday party place that has been closed down, due to the fact that the mechanical robots inside all come to life and murder people. With his seven cannibalistic colleagues, he often murdered unsuspecting families, but the authorities eventually discovered them. Once you realize just how many of these robots there are, I found myself counting until he was done. I'll just have the character be silent the whole time. Copyright 2023 Meredith Corporation. People watching it three, four, five times. Let's get a turtle instead of a regular mammal.". Due to being delayed by the pandemic, it was released in Saudi Arabia on September 23, 2021. Cinemark A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy's Wonderland. This is so common, in fact, that it's a recurring gag in theSouth Park: The Stick of Truth. Meanwhile, a group of teenagers led by Liv (Emily Tosta) tries to end the animatronic reign of terror once and for all. Too much of this movie is just a relatively routine kids in a haunted building thriller, notable only for how silly-looking the antagonists are. Lewis: Nic loved that it had no dialogue. He purchased shrunken pigmy heads, an octopus, the Lamborghini that was owned by the late Shah of Iran, and a dinosaur skull. Please reference Error Code 2121 when contacting customer service. Copyright Fandango. The sheriff and then Deputy Lund force the restaurant to be closed and torn down, but Jed states that it will only aggravate Willy and the others. We have an 81 percent audience review on Rotten Tomatoes. Later on, it is revealed that the Cammy Chameleon animatronic is a woman going by the last name of "Love" and has a split personality in her deranged, psychopathic, and child-like immature mind, and her normal shy persona in the same comic and is revealed to be Jed Love's sister. It was crazy. [29] In February 2021, it was announced that a sequel was being actively discussed. The silent hero archetype used for Nicolas Cage's mute character inWilly's Wonderlandis also clever subversion made better by the audacious actor in the role.