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Con Air( 1997)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Nicolas Cage

      Cameron Poe

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      John Cusack

      Agent Vince Larkin

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      John Malkovich

      Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom

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      Ving Rhames

      Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones

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      Mykelti Williamson

      "Baby-O" O'Dell

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      Dave Chappelle

      "Pinball" Parker

    7. cast image

      Colm Meaney

      Agent Duncan Malloy

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      Monica Potter

      Tricia Poe

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      Landry Allbright

      Casey Poe

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      Rachel Ticotin

      Guard Sally Bishop

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      Steve Buscemi

      Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"

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      Nick Chinlund

      William "Billy Bedlam" Bedford

    13. cast image

      M.C. Gainey

      "Swamp Thing"

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      Danny Trejo

      "Johnny-23"

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      Renoly Santiago

      "Sally-Can't Dance"

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      Steve Eastin

      Guard Falzon

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      Brendan Kelly

      Conrad

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      Jesse Borrego

      Francisco Cindino

    19. cast image

      Carl Ciarfalio

      Con #1

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      Mongo Brownlee

      Ajax

    21. cast image

      José Zúñiga

      Sims

    22. cast image

      Ned Bellamy

      Chopper Pilot

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      John Marshall Jones

      Gator

    24. cast image

      John Roselius

      Devers

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      Fredric Lehne

      Pilot

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      Martin McSorley

      Co-Pilot

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      Dylan Haggerty

      Starkey

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      Dan Bell

      Fuel Jockey

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      Bob Stephenson

      Ted, the Pilot

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      Scott Ditty

      Bus Guard

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      Tommy Bush

      Sheriff

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      Lauren Pratt

      Debbie (6 Yrs Old)

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      Steve Hulin

      Ronnie

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      Don Charles McGovern

      Smoke

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      Angela Featherstone

      Ginny

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      Doug Hutchison

      Donald

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      Jeris Poindexter

      Watts

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      David Ramsey

      Londell

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      Conrad Goode

      Viking

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      Emilio Rivera

      Carlos

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      Mario Roberts

      Mongoose (Stunt)

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      Ty Granderson Jones

      Blade

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      Earl Billings

      Guard

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      Greg Collins

      Guard

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      Billy Devlin

      Guard

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      Mark Ginther

      Guard

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      Joseph Patrick Kelly

      Guard

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      Jeff Olson

      Uncle Bob

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      Dawn Bluford

      Female Baggage Handler

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      Charlie Paddock

      Transportation Officer #1

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      Randee Barnes

      Stickman

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      Don S. Davis

      Man In Car

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      Barbara Sharma

      Woman In Car

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      Thomas Rosales Jr.

      Cindino Gunman (Stunts)

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      Eddie Perez

      Cindino Gunman (Stunts)

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      Scott McCoy

      Cindino Gunman (Stunts)

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      Brian Hayes Currie

      Cop In Vegas

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      Ashley Smock

      Huey Pilot

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      Charles Lynn Frost

      DEA Agent

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      Joey Miyashima

      Tech Guy

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      Scott Burkholder

      Air Traffic Controller

    62. cast image

      Kevin Cooney

      Judge

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      Gérard L'Heureux

      Guard Renfro

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      Pete Antico

      Guard Garner

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      John Robotham

      Guard Ryan

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      Gilbert Rosales

      Ramirez (Stunt)

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      Richard L. Duran

      Warlock (Stunt)

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      George Randall

      Old Con on Plane

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      Jamie Bozian

      Con

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      Harley Zumbrum

      Con

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      Doug Dearth

      Con

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      David Roberson

      Supervisor

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      Alexandra Balahoutis

      Waitress

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      Dick 'Skip' Evans

      Airplane Pilot

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      Sheldon Worthington

      Co-Pilot

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      Robert Taft

      Soldier

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      Robert White

      Soldier

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      Chris Ellis

      BOP Official Grant

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      John Campbell

      BOP Bus Driver

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      Brian Willems

      Paramedic

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      Bill Cusack

      Paramedic

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      Dabbs Greer

      Old Man Under Truck

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      Marco Kyris

      Cindino's Pilot

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      Kevin Gage

      Billy Joe (uncredited)

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      Sam Arnold

      LVPD Officer (Mike Danley) (uncredited)

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      Dennis Burkley

      Dale (uncredited)

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    A review by Per Gunnar Jonsson

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    Written by Per Gunnar Jonsson on Sun Aug 24 2014
    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 S...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    75000000.00

    Revenue

    224012234.00

    Keywords

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    • hijacking
    • us army
    • prison guard
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    • serial killer
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    • las vegas
    • explosion
    • brutality
    • convict
    • desert
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    • dea agent
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    • skyjacker
    • motorcycle chase
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