Watching it now again, what a great movie. That story above sounds exactly like Ed Harris in most of his movies. On a side note, if you watch closely, Cage does some of his classic over the top acting and lines.Why has no one not mentioned Sean Connery, in a fun role.
I saw it and made the mother pretty boring an un-interesting. With the best parts when she bumps mistakenly into the current stars.Naked Man's Story was the best part.
I wonder how many of the 85 voted for Bisset, whose previously claim to fame was doing a Jessica Alba role in the 1970s, The Deep, and a lot of B and made for TV Movies.