While he's an actor well-known for his over the top performances, the weird things Nicolas Cage bought over the years manage to be even more out there than he is. His insane career includes cult classics like Vampire’s Kiss, high-profile Hollywood hits like National Treasure, his own Marvel films, and a David Lynch film. But what a lot of people don’t know about Nic Cage, is that his impulse shopping habit is very much out of control. The weirdest things Nicolas Cage owns could make even the wackiest eccentric millionaire blush. Of course, this habit led to his going pretty much broke, but how are you supposed to NOT buy a shrunken head?
Of course, Nic Cage doesn't just go for designer watches or the latest in gadgets. There’s refined taste and then there’s the kind of taste that makes you ask a guy, “Where did you even find that?” Our boy has the second one down. If he’s spending millions on something, you know it’s probably ridiculous. Some of the strange and funny things Nicolas Cage purchased are haunted, deadly, and/or stolen from Mongolia.
While people often get understandably angry at the super rich for blowing millions on ridiculous things while everybody else struggles, many of these weird Nicolas Cage purchases are so insane that he obviously has one wacky shopping addiction, and it’s kind of hard to be mad at him for that.
The 11 Craziest Things Nicolas Cage Has Ever Bought, celebrities, weird, other,
A Tombstone Shaped Like a Pyramid
In New Orleans, there's a spooky looking 9-foot-tall pyramid tomb that has the words "Omni Ab Uno" engraved on the front. This is Latin for "Everything from One." Nicolas Cage bought the tomb for himself for his 50th birthday in 2010, and plans to be buried there.
Fifteen Homes
By 2008 Nicolas Cage owned 15 homes around the world. He had multimillion dollar mansions spanning from the Bahamas to California to New York and Rhode Island. According to his financial manager, he spent millions throwing large scale parties at all of them. In 2007 he spent over $30 million on real estate alone.
A Haunted Mansion
in 2007 Nicolas Cage bought the infamously haunted New Orleans mansion previously owned by Madame LaLaurie, who was famous for torturing and killing her slaves. It was listed for $3.9 million in '09 after Nic Cage ran away from New Orleans screaming into the night. Why did he buy this death mansion? He hoped to write a horror novel there, but never got around to it.
A Lamborghini That Belonged to the Shah of Iran
While celebrities and Lambos go together like chips and salsa, Nicolas Cage had to take it a step further. He had to have the Lamborghini Miura SVJ that was owned by the Shah of Iran. Why did he drop $450,000 on this car specifically? If there is something weird and expensive out there, Nicolas Cage will try to buy it.
Two European Castles
While Nicolas Cage had a number of multimillion dollar homes spanning the western hemisphere, he also bought some European castles. These included an English castle in Bath and a Bavarian castle in Germany. Both were incredibly run down and in need of extensive repairs when he purchased them.
Four Yachts
Nicolas Cage was obviously trying to start the world's first all inclusive luxury pirate fleet when he spent $20 million on his own fleet of yachts. His fleet boasted 12 master bedrooms. Cage even named one of the yachts Sarita.
The Very First Superman Comic
Nicolas Cage is an avid comic book collector, with a collection that included both Action Comics #1(in which Superman first appeared) and Detective Comics 38 (in which Batman's sidekick Robin first appeared). His copy of Action Comics #1 sold for more than $2 million in 2011.
Two Cobras
Nicolas Cage bought a pair of incredibly deadly albino king cobras. It has been said that he had a sort of zoo at his house, which included a number of exotic and dangerous animals and purebred dogs. Cage even kept antidote serum on the wall, incase anyone was bitten by his venomous pet snakes.
An Illegal Mongolian Dinosaur Skull
In 2007 Nicolas Cage beat out Leonardo DiCaprio at a natural history-themed luxury auction in Manhattan, winning a Tyrannosaurus bataar skull for a cool $276,000. It turned out, however, that this dinosaur skull was stolen from the Gobi Desert in Mongolia and illegally sold in the United State. After being contacted by Homeland Security in 2014, Cage agreed to let Mongolia have their national treasure back.
Shrunken Heads
According to those who have visited one of Nicolas Cage's many homes, he is an avid collector. His various collections just happen to include a number of shrunken heads. No one is sure if they were illegally imported human remains or not.