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Con Air

1997-06-05 · 116 min · ★ 6.8

Action · Thriller · Crime

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.

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Directors
Simon West
Production companies
Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 75,000,000
Revenue
USD 224,012,234

Top Cast

Nicolas CageNicolas CageCameron Poe
John CusackJohn CusackAgent Vince Larkin
John MalkovichJohn MalkovichCyrus "The Virus" Grissom
Ving RhamesVing RhamesNathan "Diamond Dog" Jones
Mykelti WilliamsonMykelti Williamson"Baby-O" O'Dell
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle"Pinball" Parker
Colm MeaneyColm MeaneyAgent Duncan Malloy
Monica PotterMonica PotterTricia Poe
Landry AllbrightLandry AllbrightCasey Poe
Rachel TicotinRachel TicotinGuard Sally Bishop
Steve BuscemiSteve BuscemiGarland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
Nick ChinlundNick ChinlundWilliam "Billy Bedlam" Bedford
M.C. GaineyM.C. Gainey"Swamp Thing"
Danny TrejoDanny Trejo"Johnny-23"
Renoly SantiagoRenoly Santiago"Sally-Can't Dance"
Steve EastinSteve EastinGuard Falzon
Brendan KellyBrendan KellyConrad
Jesse BorregoJesse BorregoFrancisco Cindino
Carl CiarfalioCarl CiarfalioCon #1
Mongo BrownleeMongo BrownleeAjax

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