One of the Radio War Nerd episodes had a good anecdote about Francis Ford Coppola. He made the Godfather movies, which were based on very exaggerated, melodramatic retellings of Italian gangster lore. Then wrote Apocalypse Now in a cafe in San Francisco and almost went insane making it - it turned out to be the best American movie ever made (arguably). Then FFC got rich, stopped caring, and basically lives the life of a "Godfather" today. He has a huge mansion, an enormous wine business, etc. And of course many of his relatives are in the movie business.
Sofia Coppola, his daughter, won an Oscar for best screenplay. Her ex-husband, Spike Jonze, also won an Oscar for best screenplay. (Both screenplays were about the same divorce, from different angles.) And of course, the most famous relative of FFC is Nicholas Cage. His real name is "Nicolas Kim Coppola." Isn't nepotism fascinating?
One of the Radio War Nerd episodes had a good anecdote about Francis Ford Coppola. He made the Godfather movies, which were based on very exaggerated, melodramatic retellings of Italian gangster lore. Then wrote Apocalypse Now in a cafe in San Francisco and almost went insane making it - it turned out to be the best American movie ever made (arguably). Then FFC got rich, stopped caring, and basically lives the life of a "Godfather" today. He has a huge mansion, an enormous wine business, etc. And of course many of his relatives are in the movie business.
Sofia Coppola, his daughter, won an Oscar for best screenplay. Her ex-husband, Spike Jonze, also won an Oscar for best screenplay. (Both screenplays were about the same divorce, from different angles.) And of course, the most famous relative of FFC is Nicholas Cage. His real name is "Nicolas Kim Coppola." Isn't nepotism fascinating?
Fun thing about Nick Cage, he took the last name Cage from Johnny Cage, the Mortal Kombat character
I'm pretty sure it was from Luke cage, the marvel character
I'm realizing now that I've heard people claim both of those