Con Air


Con Air

Overview:

When the government puts all its rotten criminal eggs in one airborne basket, it's asking for trouble. Before you can say, "Pass the barf bag," the crooks control the plane, led by creepy Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom. Watching his every move is the just-released Cameron Poe, who'd rather reunite with his family.

Votes 1254 (6.5/10)

Runtime: 115 minutes

Release Date 1997-06-01

Budget: $75,000,000.00

Revenue: $224,012,234.00

Tagline: They were deadly on the ground; Now they have wings

Production company:

  • Jerry Bruckheimer Films
  • Kouf/Bigelow Productions
  • Touchstone Pictures
  • Hiett Designs of Las Vegas
  • Runway Pictures Inc

Production country:

  • United States of America

Genres:

  • Action
  • Thriller
  • Crime

Trailer

Further Information

Cameron Poe
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Marshal Vince Larkin
John Cusack
John Cusack
Cyrus Grissom
John Malkovich
John Malkovich
Nathan Jones
Ving Rhames
Ving Rhames
William Bedford
Nick Chinlund
Nick Chinlund
Garland Greene
Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi
Duncan Malloy
Colm Meaney
Colm Meaney
Sally Bishop
Rachel Ticotin
Rachel Ticotin
Joe Parker
Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle
Mike O'Dell
Mykelti Williamson
Mykelti Williamson
Johnny Beca
Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo
Swamp Thing
M.C. Gainey
M.C. Gainey
Guard Falzon
Steve Eastin
Steve Eastin
Tricia Poe
Monica Potter
Monica Potter
Casey Poe
Landry Allbright
Landry Allbright
Ramon Martinez
Renoly Santiago
Renoly Santiago
Conrad
Brendan Kelly
Brendan Kelly
Francisco Cindino
Jesse Borrego
Jesse Borrego
DEA Agent Willie Sims
José Zúñiga
José Zúñiga
Ajax
Mongo Brownlee
Mongo Brownlee
Smoke
Don Charles McGovern
Don Charles McGovern
Ginny
Angela Featherstone
Angela Featherstone
Donald
Doug Hutchison
Doug Hutchison
Watts
Jeris Poindexter
Jeris Poindexter
Londell
David Ramsey
David Ramsey
Viking
Conrad Goode
Conrad Goode
Carlos
Emilio Rivera
Emilio Rivera
Mongoose
Mario Roberts
Mario Roberts
Blade
Ty Granderson Jones
Ty Granderson Jones
Ted, Pilot
Bob Stephenson
Bob Stephenson
Starkey
Dylan Haggerty
Dylan Haggerty
Con #1
Carl Ciarfalio
Carl Ciarfalio
Chopper Pilot
Ned Bellamy
Ned Bellamy
Skip Devers
John Roselius
John Roselius
Pilot
Fredric Lehne
Fredric Lehne
Gator
John Marshall Jones
John Marshall Jones
Sheriff
Tommy Bush
Tommy Bush
Paramedic #1
Brian Willems
Brian Willems
Paramedic #2
Bill Cusack
Bill Cusack
Old Con on Plane
George Randall
George Randall
Con #2
Jamie Bozian
Jamie Bozian
Con #3
Harley Zumbrum
Harley Zumbrum
Con #4
Doug Dearth
Doug Dearth
Billy Joe (uncredited)
Kevin Gage
Kevin Gage
Director
Simon West
Simon West
Screenplay
Scott Rosenberg
Scott Rosenberg
Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Director of Photography
David Tattersall
David Tattersall
Set Decoration
Debra Echard
Debra Echard
Visual Effects
Matsune Suzuki
Matsune Suzuki
Storyboard
Matsune Suzuki
Matsune Suzuki
Music Supervisor
Kathy Nelson
Kathy Nelson
Script Supervisor
P.R. Tooke
P.R. Tooke
Still Photographer
Frank Masi
Frank Masi
Steadicam Operator
David Emmerichs
David Emmerichs
Original Music Composer
Trevor Rabin
Trevor Rabin
Original Music Composer
Mark Mancina
Mark Mancina
Executive Producer
Lynn Kouf
Lynn Kouf
Executive Producer
Jim Kouf
Jim Kouf
Executive Producer
Jonathan Hensleigh
Jonathan Hensleigh
Executive Producer
Peter Bogart
Peter Bogart
Executive Producer
Chad Oman
Chad Oman
Associate Producer
Kenny Bates
Kenny Bates
Casting
Jeanne McCarthy
Jeanne McCarthy
Casting
Victoria Thomas
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Matthew Barry
Matthew Barry
Costume Design
Bobbie Read
Bobbie Read
Editor
Glen Scantlebury
Glen Scantlebury
Editor
Steve Mirkovich
Steve Mirkovich
Editor
Chris Lebenzon
Chris Lebenzon
Art Direction
Edward T. McAvoy
Edward T. McAvoy
Visual Effects Supervisor
David Goldberg
David Goldberg
Stunt Coordinator
Kenny Bates
Kenny Bates
Production Supervisor
Mark Indig
Mark Indig
Production Supervisor
Carl S. Griffin
Carl S. Griffin
Production Coordinator
Jacqui Popelka
Jacqui Popelka
Script Coordinator
Karin Anderson
Karin Anderson
Costume Supervisor
Hugo Peña
Hugo Peña
Key Hair Stylist
Erma Kent
Erma Kent
Camera Operator
Michael St. Hilaire
Michael St. Hilaire
Supervising Sound Editor
George Watters II
George Watters II

Per Gunnar Jonsson

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 Star Trek. The story is not really bad although it has the usual Hollywood mistakes here and there. The ease by which they pick locks in this high security flight is somewhat laughable and I seriously doubt that they would have been able to haul the plane out of that desert junkyard in flyable condition in real life for instance. Still, it is not a bad story and it works for moving the movie forward. There are plenty of action and it is mostly quite entertaining. Sometimes it is a bit silly and rather unrealistic of course but, as I wrote, mostly it is quite entertaining. The ending is definitely a bit on the silly side with the plane touching down on the Las Vegas Strip. This bit felt like the producers realized that they had some FX budget left and just had to burn it. Anyway, on the whole a quite entertaining movie.

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