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If there's anything more difficult to understand than the Ghost Rider sequel in theaters this weekend, it's Nicolas Cage's sex appeal. The actor isn't exactly the Adonis of his Hollywood contemporaries, yet, somehow, he still manages to charm some of Tinseltown's most desirable leading ladies. If you're having a tough time believing that, too, hit the jump for proof.
Christina Fulton
10. CHRISTINA FULTON
When: January 1988 - Late 1990
Despite the fact that Cage has been married three times, he never wed actress Christina Fulton, who gave birth to his first child Weston Cage in 1990.
Smash Probability: If Weston Cage's mom didn't already express an affinity for vampire-ish dudes in flicks like Dracula and The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, we might question the relationship.
Lisa Marie Presley
9. LISA MARIE PRESLEY
When: Late 2001 - November 2002
The Princess of Rock N Roll married the King of the Receding Hairline in 2002, after a few months of dating. After four months of marriage, Cage filed for divorce.
Smash Probability: Elvis rolled over in his grave after realizing this relationship was real.
Alice Kim Cage
8. ALICE KIM CAGE
When: February 2004 - Present
Before Alice Kim met Cage at the L.A. nightclub Le Privé, she was a waitress at the restaurant Kabuki. They married soon after they started dating and he started booking her minor roles in his self-produced films, including one as "Girl in Necklace" in Next.
Smash Probability: Yeah, he saved her. Their first-born son's name is Kal-El.
Patricia Arquette
7. PATRICIA ARQUETTE
When: April 1995 - November 2000
Before the two got married, Arquette allegedly challenged Cage to a scavenger hunt to prove his love to her, making him search for elusive things such as a black orchid and the reclusive J.D. Salinger's autograph, which he actually procured.
Smash Probability: They were definitely together, though whether or not they divorced because she ran out of items on her bucket list for him to find is still in question.
Uma Thurman
6. UMA THURMAN
When: Early 1987- Early 1998
Not much is known about Thurman's relationship to Cage, except that the two were linked when she was about 18 years old and making her Cage-esque Hollywood debut with her own high school comedy Johnny Be Good.
Smash Probability: They probably dated until the teenage Uma Thurman realized Nic Cage and the guy in the poster on her wall, Randy from Valley Girl, were two completely different people.
Lisa Stothard
5. LISA STOTHARD
When: Early 1990- Early 1991
Despite gaining some recognition in Italy for her acting in films such as Yuppies 2 and Montecarlo Gran Casino in the late 1980s, Stothard's fame in the United States came primarily from accompanying then-boyfriend Nicolas Cage to various movie premieres in the early 1990s.
Smash Probability: Their relationship seemed to function more like a business deal than a willing romance.
Kristen Zang
4. KRISTEN ZANG
When: Early 1992 - Mid 1994
Ever the heartbreaker, a 29-year-old Nicolas Cage proposed to his then 19-year-old aspiring actress girlfriend with a grand gesture in Central Park, only to dump her soon after via telephone for the more established actress, Patricia Arquette.
Smash Probability: Cage was obviously re-living his 1980s teen romcoms by dating her.
Brooke Shields
3. BROOKE SHIELDS
When: December 1987
After Shields and Cage were photographed attending the premiere to his film Moonstruck together, the rumors of a more serious relationship between the two off the red carpet started flowing.
Smash Probability: At first, it's difficult to believe that a woman once linked to John F. Kennedy Jr. would go for Cage, but then their relationship becomes believable when you remember that she had a reputation for being one of the most controversial young starlets in the 1980s.
Penelope Cruz
2. PENELOPE CRUZ
When: January 2001
The Captain Corelli's Mandolin co-stars reportedly kept up their romance between takes while filming their critically panned drama. Some sources purported Cruz as Cage's rebound after splitting from Patricia Arquette.
Smash Probability: An off-screen love scene between the two was highly unlikely given Nic Cage's Italian accent was terrible in the film and it looked like Penelope Cruz thought that, too.
Angelina Jolie
1. ANGELINA JOLIE
When: June 2003
Some sources allege that the pair hooked up on the set of Gone in 60 Seconds, while others claim they had a quickie at black-tie event in 2003.
Smash Probability: Given Jolie hooked up with Billy Bob Thornton, a Nic Cage fling isn't implausible.