If you have ever seen the movie Face/Off, you should listen to the podcast How Did This Get Made? review it. I saw Face/Off in the theater and maybe once while procrastinating reading cases during law school. I had forgotten how delightfully over-the-top nuts said movie is. Thanks to the panel of comedians commenting and the source material the podcast is hilarious. I was listened to it while training for a backpacking trip and kept stopping to laugh.
If you're looking for good movies with Nicolas Cage, I highly recommend Raising Arizona. It is a bona fide classic and should be viewed by anyone who likes comedy.
My favorite John Travolta movie is Pulp Fiction, with Get Shorty in second place (you've probably seen the former, but if you haven't seen the latter it is worth watching). If you want to watch a period drama about 1980's Houston (and that is a big "if"), then rent Urban Cowboy.
