Nicolas Cage shines as a gloomy TV personality in Chicago, where the highs and (mostly) lows of his stormy personal life may impact his chances of landing a dream job at the network. Michael Caine costars. Features cameos by Bryant Gumbel and Ed McMahon. Gore Verbinski directed from a script by Steve Conrad. Hope Davis, Michael Rispoli, Gil Bellows, Gemmenne de la Pena, Nicholas Hoult, Judith McConnell.