Con Air

June. 06,1997      R
Rating:
6.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Nicolas Cage as  Cameron Poe
John Malkovich as  Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
John Cusack as  Agent Vince Larkin
Ving Rhames as  Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones
Mykelti Williamson as  "Baby-O" O'Dell
Dave Chappelle as  "Pinball" Parker
Colm Meaney as  Agent Duncan Malloy
Monica Potter as  Tricia Poe
Landry Allbright as  Casey Poe
Rachel Ticotin as  Guard Sally Bishop

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Reviews

SnoReptilePlenty
1997/06/06

Memorable, crazy movie

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filippaberry84
1997/06/07

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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Roman Sampson
1997/06/08

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

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Blake Rivera
1997/06/09

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

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O2D
1997/06/10

This was a really good movie if you don't know that a guy who is getting out of prison would never be put on a transport plane with people who are never getting out. There's a scene where a ladder truck moving at full speed has water coming out of the hose. Paaaaalease...

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anandh-47513
1997/06/11

This kind of movie comes once in a lifetime,so don't miss. Really super, Direction,Screenplay,Cast,Sound design & mixing & production... But i missed this movie in Theaters...

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J Besser
1997/06/12

This is mean fun stuff. It changed Nick Cage from a semi-romantic comedic lead into a movie bad ass. Fun characters played by a great cast. The pacing, the music and the laughs are dead on. The action is over-the-top. This is an action movie women will watch and really enjoy.

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2karl-
1997/06/13

Con Air came out (1997) I gave it 8/10 it's a 1hr 55min | Action, Crime, Thriller from producer Jerry brucheimer and director Simon west brings an all star cast fasten your seat belts as Oscar winner nick cage takes you the most dangerous flight of your life in the smash hit high octane action thriller con air on an air craft carrying some of the most notorious criminals of all time the recently paroled Cameroon Poe (cage) is hitching a ride home to his wife and never seen and often wrote to daughter Casey but he suddenly finds himself embroiled in a mid air skyjacking masterminded by Cyrus the virus grissom(john malcovich) while grissom fight to keep the savage convicts from massacring ever one on board as they career towards the famed las Vegas strip a government agent on the ground (johncusack )battles to keep his overzealous superiors from blowing up the plane in to oblivion amazing stunts and visual effects add heart pounding suspense to this riveting action adventure along with a ground soundtrack of emotion with Leanne rimes how do i live to the emotional ending this is cage second las Vegas film. what a cast Nick cage Cameron Poe Colm Meaney Duncan Malloy, Mykelti Williamson Baby-O, Nick Chinlund Billy Bedlam, Renoly Santiago Ramon 'Sally-Can't Dance' Martinez (as Renoly), John Malkovich Cyrus 'The Virus' Grissom, Ving Rhames Diamond DogDave Chappelle Pinball, Rachel Ticotin Guard Sally Bishop, Steve Eastin Guard Falzon, Steve Buscemi Garland 'The Marietta Mangler' Greene, Danny Trejo Johnny-23 M.C. Gainey Swamp Thing, Landry Allbright Casey Poe, John Cusack Vince Larkin Monica Potter Tricia Poe Cameron Poe, a highly decorated United States Army Ranger, came home to Alabama to his wife, Tricia, only to run into a few drunken regulars where Tricia works. Cameron unknowingly kills one of the drunks and is sent to a federal penitentiary for involuntary manslaughter for seven years. Cameron becomes eligible for parole and can now go home to his wife and daughter and car flying outside of the plane as Poe says on any other day that wouldn't seam normal but this isn't any other day Macho's in a non-stop action movie with lot's of explosions. This is ladies and gentlemen; the ultimate guy movie. it made 100 mill at the box office The movie is filled with crazy over the top characters such as Pinball, Johnny-23, The Marietta Mangler and Sally-can't-dance. It has some of the best casting in a movie I have ever seen. The actors are all simply perfect for their roles. Especially John Malkovich and Steve Buscemi are excellent as always and their characters are the best of the movie even though Buscemi's character wasn't really needed at all. The introduction of the prisoners at the beginning of the movie is completely over the top but I love it! It possibly is one of my favorite scene's in cinema history when we first meet Cyrus the Virus and Diamond Dog, the music really sets the mood in that scene.Of course the story is not important, it's all about explosions, shootings, fist fights and everything in between. But dislike other action movies "Con Air" actually has a story that I like, even though it's completely over the top. Although I think that the movie might had been better of without the Poe's family scene's and story line, even though I still sort of like the emotional scene's between them. Also I think that Nicholas Cage is a bit too much of a good guy in the movie, not only does he help his friend on board, he even finds time to try and save all the cops their lives and that of the bunny present for his daughter.A good thing is the excellent soundtrack by Trevor Rabin and Mark Mancina that gives the movie an extra 'cool' feeling.One little point of critic is that the editing isn't always great. But I can live with that...Perfect entertainment in a crazy over the top non-stop action movie! There are better action movies out there but not much. nominated for 2 Oscars

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