Con Air
Action, Thriller
Buena Vista  (1997) 115 mins R

6.5 (61,900 votes)
A disgraced Marine, Nicholas Cage, is sent to prison for killing a man who was attacking his pregnant wife. About to be released he is sent home on a plane with some of the counties worst criminals. Once the plane has taken off, the worst of the worst criminals manage to steal control of the plane from the guards. With a sense of duty to protect, the ex-marine stays on the plane to try and save a friend and a female guard. He manages to send messages to an official from the plane, Jon Cusack. As he tries to save others he risks his life so he can see his wife and daughter. As the other convicts attempt to escape, foiling their plans and stopping them becomes harder and harder....

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Cast and Crew
Nicolas Cage  ......  Cameron Poe
Monica Potter  ......  Tricia Poe
John Cusack  ......  U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin
Landry Allbright  ......  Casey Poe
M.C. Gainey  ......  Swamp Thing
Danny Trejo  ......  Johnny Baca
Director  .....  Simon West
Producer  .....  Jerry Bruckheimer; Lynn Bigelow
Writer  .....  Scott Rosenberg
Cinematography  .....  David Tattersall
Musician  .....  Trevor Rabin; Mark Mancina
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: The C-123 aircraft does not have lower compartments as depicted in the movie. (more)

Trivia:
In the trailer for this movie, the flying scene where the 2 AH-1 Cobras escort Jailbird 1 during their landing in the Las Vegas strip included the dialog "Where are they going to land this thing?" spoken by one of the Cobra pilots, and the response by John Cusack's character: "How about the blackjack tables". Neither dialog was included in the final cut. (more)

Filming Locations:
2nd Street Tunnel, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Officer at Leaving Ceremony: Army Rangers have a proud history. Since the 1700s, Rangers have led the way in every major confrontation in which the United States has been involved. You men are a credit to that fine heritage, and I'm sorry to see you go. But you've served your country well...
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations (more)