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Con Air

"They were deadly on the ground. Now they have wings."

1997-06-05 Action 1hr 56m

Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.

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Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.

  • Released
    1997-06-05
  • Revenue
    $224,012,234
  • Budget
    $75,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 56m
  • Genre
    Action, Thriller, Crime
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.9
  • Production
    Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Crew

Simon West
Director
Scott Rosenberg
Screenplay
Jerry Bruckheimer
Producer
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Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage
Cameron Poe
John Cusack

John Cusack
Agent Vince Larkin
John Malkovich

John Malkovich
Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames
Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones
Mykelti Williamson

Mykelti Williamson
"Baby-O" O'Dell
Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle
"Pinball" Parker
Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney
Agent Duncan Malloy
Monica Potter

Monica Potter
Tricia Poe
Landry Allbright

Landry Allbright
Casey Poe
Rachel Ticotin

Rachel Ticotin
Guard Sally Bishop
Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi
Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
Nick Chinlund

Nick Chinlund
William "Billy Bedlam" Bedford
M.C. Gainey

M.C. Gainey
"Swamp Thing"
Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo
"Johnny-23"
Renoly Santiago

Renoly Santiago
"Sally-Can't Dance"
Steve Eastin

Steve Eastin
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Brendan Kelly

Brendan Kelly
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Jesse Borrego

Jesse Borrego
Francisco Cindino
Carl Ciarfalio

Carl Ciarfalio
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José Zúñiga

José Zúñiga
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John Roselius

John Roselius
Devers
Fredric Lehne

Fredric Lehne
Pilot
Martin McSorley

Martin McSorley
Co-Pilot
Dylan Haggerty

Dylan Haggerty
Starkey
Dan Bell

Dan Bell
Fuel Jockey
Bob Stephenson

Bob Stephenson
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Scott Ditty

Scott Ditty
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Tommy Bush

Tommy Bush
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Lauren Pratt

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Don Charles McGovern

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Angela Featherstone

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Doug Hutchison

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Jeris Poindexter

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David Ramsey

David Ramsey
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Emilio Rivera

Emilio Rivera
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Mario Roberts

Mario Roberts
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Ty Granderson Jones
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Greg Collins

Greg Collins
Guard
Billy Devlin

Billy Devlin
Guard
Mark Ginther

Mark Ginther
Guard
Joseph Patrick Kelly

Joseph Patrick Kelly
Guard
Jeff Olson

Jeff Olson
Uncle Bob
Dawn Bluford

Dawn Bluford
Female Baggage Handler
Charlie Paddock

Charlie Paddock
Transportation Officer #1
Randee Barnes

Randee Barnes
Stickman
Don S. Davis

Don S. Davis
Man In Car
Barbara Sharma

Barbara Sharma
Woman In Car
Thomas Rosales Jr.

Thomas Rosales Jr.
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Eddie Perez

Eddie Perez
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Scott McCoy

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Ashley Smock

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Charles Lynn Frost

Charles Lynn Frost
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Joey Miyashima

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Scott Burkholder

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Air Traffic Controller
Kevin Cooney

Kevin Cooney
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Gérard L'Heureux

Gérard L'Heureux
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Pete Antico

Pete Antico
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John Robotham

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Gilbert Rosales

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Jamie Bozian

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Harley Zumbrum

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Doug Dearth

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David Roberson

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Supervisor
Alexandra Balahoutis

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Dick 'Skip' Evans

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Sheldon Worthington

Sheldon Worthington
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Robert Taft

Robert Taft
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Robert White

Robert White
Soldier
Chris Ellis

Chris Ellis
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John Campbell

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BOP Bus Driver
Brian Willems

Brian Willems
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A Review by Dark Jedi 8

Written by Dark Jedi on 2014-08-24

This is one of those movies which are simply good solid entertainment. The fact that I do like Nicolas Cage, even though he is at times real... read more

This is one of those movies which are simply good solid entertainment. The fact that I do like Nicolas Cage, even though he is at times really lousy at choosing which movies he participate in, is of course an additional plus. Naturally I do like the performance of Nicolas Cage in this movie but John Malkowich is also great as the main bad guy and Steve Buscemi is perfect as the nutcase although his role could have been a bit more expanded upon. The rest of the actors are doing nicely as well although it always saddens me to see Colm Meaney playing a dumbass and/or bad guy after his role in Star Trek. The story is not really bad although it has the usual Hollywood mistakes here and there. The ease by which they pick locks in this high security flight is somewhat laughable and I seriously doubt that they would have been able to haul the plane out of that desert junkyard in flyable condition in real life for instance. Still, it is not a bad story and it works for moving the movie forward. There are plenty of action and it is mostly quite entertaining. Sometimes it is a bit silly and rather unrealistic of course but, as I wrote, mostly it is quite entertaining. The ending is definitely a bit on the silly side with the plane touching down on the Las Vegas Strip. This bit felt like the producers realized that they had some FX budget left and just had to burn it. Anyway, on the whole a quite entertaining movie.

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A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2020-05-18

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. I have the only gun on board. Welcome to Con Air. Hummingbird Humdinger. Con Air ... read more

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. I have the only gun on board. Welcome to Con Air. Hummingbird Humdinger. Con Air is directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich. Plot sees Cameron Poe (Cage), a parolee on his way home to his wife and daughter after serving years in prison for manslaughter. He's travelling on a plane full of the most dangerous criminals currently being held in America, they are being transferred to some new super prison. Inevitably something goes wrong and the cons take over the plane, with only Poe standing between them and freedom. No doubt about it, Con Air is one of the most over the top action film's you are ever likely to see. But it knows it is, it embraces it - and positively revels in it. What we have is a bunch of sicko's and psycho's on a plane, their roll call of crimes as gargantuan as the excess of explosions and quips are. Down on the ground are a frantic John Cussack and an angry Colm Meaney, the play off between the two almost as funny as the shenanigans on the plane - where characters called Billy Bedlam (Nick Chinlund), Cyrus The Virus (Malkovich) & The Marietta Mangler (Steve Buscemi) push mania to a new level. Enter director West, who clearly under orders from Bruckheimer, unleashes a barrage of explosive set pieces, each one more outrageous than the last. It's neatly edited and paced like a good action movie should be. There's also no small amount of tension to sidle along side the white knuckle thrills. As Cage strips down to his Bruce Willis vest we have a real likable hero to get on side with, yes it's played tongue in cheek, very much so, but his character has been so well written by Scott Rosenberg we really forgive the ridiculousness of each heroic act. Also along the for the ride are Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo, M.C. Gainey & Rachael Ticotin, the latter of which does admirably well as the lone female surrounded by 800 tonnes of testosterone. Junky nonsense as a story for sure, but just like the cast are having a blast of a time with it, so too should the discerning action comedy fan. 7.5/10

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A Review by SoSmooth1982 8

Written by SoSmooth1982 on 2023-05-08

Great movie. One of my favorites growing up. Action packed with a great storyline. Great cast too.... read more

Great movie. One of my favorites growing up. Action packed with a great storyline. Great cast too.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-08-27

This takes forever to get going, but once the plot gets the establishing twenty minutes out of the way, it's actually quite a decent adventu... read more

This takes forever to get going, but once the plot gets the establishing twenty minutes out of the way, it's actually quite a decent adventure story. Ranger Nicolas Cage ("Poe") gets embroiled in a fatal brawl that lands him in jail. Out on his parole, he gets caught up in a highly sophisticated prison break planned by "Cyrus" (John Malkovich) - intent on hijacking their prison flight and executing a complicated onwards escape plan before the pursuing Colm Meaney ("Agent. Malloy") and an heavily armed squad of soldiers track them down. Luckily for Cage, and the authorities, John Cusack ("Agent Larkin") is on hand to help guide in the Feds as time marches on, and Cage's predicament becomes even more precarious. Malkovich makes for quite a good scheming baddie; there is plenty of action, a little bit of humour, pyrotechnics and the last half hour consists of pretty decent, entertaining, end-to-end stuff. Nothing remotely cerebral, but it's still an enjoyable film that finds a use for a snow plough in the desert! Soundtrack is quite good, too.

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A Review by Per Gunnar Jonsson

This is one of those movies which are simply good solid entertainment. The fact that I do like Nicolas Cage, even though he is at times really lousy at choosing which movies he participate in, is of course an additional plus. Naturally I...

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A Review by Dark Jedi 8

Written by Dark Jedi on 2014-08-24

This is one of those movies which are simply good solid entertainment. The fact that I do like Nicolas Cage, even though he is at times really lousy at choosing which movies he participate in, is of c...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2020-05-18

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. I have the only gun on board. Welcome to Con Air. Hummingbird Humdinger. Con Air is directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer....

read more
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A Review by SoSmooth1982 8

Written by SoSmooth1982 on 2023-05-08

Great movie. One of my favorites growing up. Action packed with a great storyline. Great cast too....

read more
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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-08-27

This takes forever to get going, but once the plot gets the establishing twenty minutes out of the way, it's actually quite a decent adventure story. Ranger Nicolas Cage ("Poe") gets embroiled in a fa...

read more