Nicolas Cage Flies Into A Rage In New Butcher’s Crossing Clip [EXCLUSIVE]

Butcher’s Crossing brings to life the rich world of a 1960 novel of the same name by John Edward Williams. Directed by Gabe Polsky, Butcher’s Crossing is the filmmaker’s narrative feature film directorial debut; Polsky’s previous work includes the 2019 film Red Penguins, which tells the story of a post-Soviet Union joint venture between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Red Army hockey team. The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival but will finally be available to the moviegoing public on October 20th.

Screen Rant is excited to debut a clip from Butcher’s Crossing highlighting the performances of its leads Nicolas Cage and Fred Hechinger (The White Lotus). Where it will rank among the list of Nicolas Cage’s best movies remains to be seen, but with the actor shaving his head and playing a die-hard buffalo hunter, it certainly looks to offer new dramatic ground for the actor. Take a look below:

More About Butcher’s Crossing

The story of Butcher’s Crossing centers around Will Andrews (Fred Hechinger), a young Harvard dropout who makes his way out west to follow a dream of hunting buffalo. He meets and works with Miller (Nicolas Cage), a buffalo hunter who, judging by the Butcher’s Crossing trailer, is full of bloodlust. As seen in the clip above, it looks as though Will begins to question his initial desire to hunt buffalo, which isn’t received well by Miller.

Butcher’s Crossing appears to be a unique entry in the canon of Western films, focusing on human greed and humanity’s relationship with the environment. The buffalo were nearly hunted to extinction during the 1800s, with roughly 40 million killed over the course of a few decades. While touching on the unbridled slaughter of one of the signature animals of North America, Butcher’s Crossing also tackles subjects of ambition and masculinity.

Butcher’s Crossing hits theaters on October 20th.