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References
The Bangville Police (1913)
 -  Malloy: "What kind of a Keystone Cops operation are you guys runnin' here?"
Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
A Summer Place (1959)
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
 -  Ving Rhames' character wrote an autobiography entitled "Reflections in a Diamond Eye"
"The Partridge Family" (1970)
 -  Baby O: "They say the way he killed those people makes the Manson family look like the Partridge Family."
A View to a Kill (1985)
"A Current Affair" (1986)
"Geraldo" (1987)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Die Hard (1988)
Child's Play (1988)
"Hard Copy" (1989)
Wild at Heart (1990)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Frankenstein (1994)
 -  The scene in "Con Air" where Garland plays with the little girl is a reference to Frankenstein doing the same.
Referenced in
Evasive Action (1998)
Making Angels (1998) (V)
 -  mentioned in documentary
The Taylor Predicament (1998)
"South Park: City on the Edge of Forever (#2.7)" (1998)
 -  On the bus, Ms. Crabtree holds a gun to a stuffed bunny and says "Nobody move or the bunny get's it!"
Armageddon (1998/I)
 -  The shot of the asteroids hitting the ground
Dogma (1999)
 -  Jay in "Dogma," mentions "Con Air" after Rufus falls from the sky.
The General's Daughter: Behind the Secrets (1999) (V)
 -  Simon West is mentioned as the director of this film in the narration.
The Scorpion King (2002)
Identity (2003)
Overnight (2003)
 -  Troy Duffy makes a derisive comment about the Jerry Bruckheimer film
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)
 -  The shot of the doughnuts hitting the ground
"American Dad!: Con Heir (#1.11)" (2005)
 -  title reference
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Scott Rosenberg (2006) (V)
 -  Discusses writing screenplay for the film.
"30 Rock: The Rural Juror (#1.10)" (2007)
 -  "Con-Air: The Musical"
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)
 -  poster seen
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
 -  Simon Pegg's character, Sidney Young, talks about its many merits.
"Saturday Night Live: John Malkovich/T.I. (#34.10)" (2008)
 -  Mentioned by Vinny Vedecci
"The Simpsons: How the Test Was Won (#20.11)" (2009)
 -  Bart: "This ain't a genius helicopter; this is Con Air!"
"Saturday Night Live: Seth Rogen/Phoenix (#34.19)" (2009)
 -  One of Seth Myer's proposed nicknames for Rod Blagojevich is Con Hair
"Jeopardy!: (#26.13)" (2009)
 -  Subject of a $1,600 clue in the category "Steve Buscemi Films"
Featured in
Conversations with Jerry Bruckheimer (2000) (V)
"I Love the '90s: Part Deux" (2005)
 -  Footage from this is featured.
Pineapple Express (2008)
 -  Franco's character watches it on TV
"The Jay Leno Show: (#1.35)" (2009)
 -  a clip is shown during a montage of John Cusack's films
Spoofed in
The New Guy (2002)
 -  When Gil arrives at his new school he is dropped off in the same manner as Garland Greene with full body restraints, double key locks, and various other control methods.

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