Newly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.Newly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.Newly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 7 wins & 11 nominations total
Renoly Santiago
- Sally-Can't Dance
- (as Renoly)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
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- TriviaJohn Malkovich was unhappy during production because the script was being rewritten virtually every day and he had no idea how his character was going to turn out.
- Goofs(at around 5 mins) The judge that sentences Poe claims that Poe does not have the same right of defense because he is combat trained. While it is a common myth that people trained in combat, such as soldiers, martial artists, and boxers, have to register themselves as dangerous weapons, this is completely untrue. All people are held to the same standard regarding self defense, regardless of their combat training.
- Quotes
Cameron Poe: [to Billy] Put... the bunny... back... in the box.
- Alternate versionsIn the Finnish DVD version the death of Cyrus is slightly edited. The scene cuts away right before the rock-smashing weight hits his head.
- SoundtracksHow Do I Live
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Trisha Yearwood
Courtesy of MCA Nashville, a division of MCA Records, Inc.
Featured review
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Con Air (1997)
*** (out of 4)
Newly released con Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) just wants to see his six-year-old daughter and wife for the first time but to do so he must battle a plane full of some of the worst criminals in the country including Cyrus The Virus (John Malkovich). CON AIR doesn't have too many brains but it's certainly a highly entertaining film with some of the most memorable and fun characters that you're going to see in a picture like this. I certainly hopes no one comes to a movie like this expecting some sort of art-house picture because those folks will just be cheating themselves. Those wanting a lot of things blowing up will certainly be entertained by this. The greatest thing going in the film's favor is the terrific cast, which not only includes Cage and Malkovich but we also get the likes of Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Dave Chappelle, Danny Trejo, John Cusack, Mykelti Williamson and Colm Meaney. The terrific cast certainly adds a lot of fun to the picture as the supporting players all fit their roles wonderfully and there's no question that the two leads are perfect. Malkovich chews up the scenery in the role of the bad guy who you can easily fear but also tell how smart he is. Cage, with a hilariously fun Southern accent, is also extremely good in the part and is smart enough to know when it's best to just wink at the viewer and have some fun. Another major plus are the stunts and action scenes. There's certainly some great stuff here including the finale with the plane landing in Las Vegas and of course the end stuff with the firefighter truck. Throughout the picture we're given all sorts of fun situations and it certainly doesn't hurt that we've got all these likable characters. CON AIR isn't a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination but it's certainly a lot of fun and that's all that matters.
*** (out of 4)
Newly released con Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) just wants to see his six-year-old daughter and wife for the first time but to do so he must battle a plane full of some of the worst criminals in the country including Cyrus The Virus (John Malkovich). CON AIR doesn't have too many brains but it's certainly a highly entertaining film with some of the most memorable and fun characters that you're going to see in a picture like this. I certainly hopes no one comes to a movie like this expecting some sort of art-house picture because those folks will just be cheating themselves. Those wanting a lot of things blowing up will certainly be entertained by this. The greatest thing going in the film's favor is the terrific cast, which not only includes Cage and Malkovich but we also get the likes of Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Dave Chappelle, Danny Trejo, John Cusack, Mykelti Williamson and Colm Meaney. The terrific cast certainly adds a lot of fun to the picture as the supporting players all fit their roles wonderfully and there's no question that the two leads are perfect. Malkovich chews up the scenery in the role of the bad guy who you can easily fear but also tell how smart he is. Cage, with a hilariously fun Southern accent, is also extremely good in the part and is smart enough to know when it's best to just wink at the viewer and have some fun. Another major plus are the stunts and action scenes. There's certainly some great stuff here including the finale with the plane landing in Las Vegas and of course the end stuff with the firefighter truck. Throughout the picture we're given all sorts of fun situations and it certainly doesn't hurt that we've got all these likable characters. CON AIR isn't a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination but it's certainly a lot of fun and that's all that matters.
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- Mar 20, 2013
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Không Tặc
- Filming locations
- Ogden Airport - 3909 Airport Road, Ogden, Utah, USA(exchange of prisoners: Garland 'The Marietta Mangler' Greene gets on the plane at Carson City, Nevada)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $75,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $101,117,573
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $24,131,738
- Jun 8, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $224,012,234
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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