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{{Short description|1997 American action thriller film by Simon West}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Con Air
| image = Conairinternational.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Simon West]]
| producer = [[Jerry Bruckheimer]]
| writer = [[Scott Rosenberg]]
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Nicolas Cage]]
* [[John Cusack]]
* [[John Malkovich]]
* [[Steve Buscemi]]
* [[Ving Rhames]]
* [[Colm Meaney]]
* [[Mykelti Williamson]]
* [[Rachel Ticotin]]}}
| music = {{Plainlist|▼
▲| music = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mark Mancina]]
* [[Trevor Rabin]]}}
| cinematography = [[David Tattersall]]▼
| editing = {{Plainlist|▼
▲| cinematography = [[David Tattersall]]
▲| editing = {{Plainlist|
* [[Chris Lebenzon]]
* Steve Mirkovich
* [[Glen Scantlebury]]}}
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Touchstone Pictures]]
* [[Jerry Bruckheimer Films]]}}
| distributor = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]]▼
| released = {{Film date|1997|06|06}}
▲| distributor = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]]
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▲| gross = $224 million<ref name="BOM"/>
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'''''Con Air''''' is a 1997 American [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Simon West]] and starring [[Nicolas Cage]], [[John Cusack]] and [[John Malkovich]] in the lead roles. Written by [[Scott Rosenberg]] and produced by [[Jerry Bruckheimer]], the film centers on a [[Prison escape|prison break]] aboard a [[Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System|JPATS]] aircraft, nicknamed as "Con Air". It features an [[Ensemble cast|ensemble supporting cast]] of [[Steve Buscemi]], [[Ving Rhames]], [[Colm Meaney]], [[Mykelti Williamson]] and [[Rachel Ticotin]].
''Con Air'' was released theatrically on June 6, 1997 by [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Pictures]] through [[Touchstone Pictures]] and was a box office success, grossing over $224 million against a production budget of $75 million. The film received mixed reviews from critics with praise for its acting, musical score and action sequences. The film achieved a [[cult following]] among the Nicolas Cage
==Plot==
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[[Military discharge|Honorably discharged]] [[75th Ranger Regiment (United States)|Army Ranger]] Cameron Poe returns home from [[Desert Storm]] to his hometown of [[Mobile, Alabama]], and reunites with his pregnant wife Tricia. That night, three intoxicated men assault Poe, who ends up being given a seven to ten-year prison sentence for [[involuntary manslaughter|accidentally killing one of them]] in self-defense. Eight years later, Poe is [[parole]]d and boards a flight to [[Alabama]] on the ''Jailbird'', a converted [[Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System|JPATS]] prison transport plane. Accompanying Poe is his [[diabetic]] cellmate and best friend Mike "Baby-O" O'Dell.
Most of the inmates boarding the flight are high-risk convicts being transferred to a [[supermax prison]], including mass murderer William "Billy Bedlam" Bedford, serial rapist John "Johnny 23" Baca, [[Black Guerrilla Family|Black Guerrilla]] former general Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones, and [[professional criminal]] Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom. The flight is overseen by [[U.S. Marshal]] Vince Larkin. [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] agent Willie Sims plans to go on an [[Undercover operation|undercover mission]] to get information from drug kingpin Francisco Cindino, who is being picked up en-route
After taking off, inmate Joe "Pinball" Parker sets another prisoner on fire using smuggled [[kerosene]] as a distraction, allowing Grissom and Diamond Dog to take over the plane. They plan to land at [[Carson Airport]] as scheduled, pick up and transfer other prisoners and fly to a non-[[extradition]] country. Sims tries to retake control, but Grissom kills him and takes his gun.
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The plane arrives at Carson City and the inmates exchange commences. The ground crew is unaware that hijackers are disguised as guards and the real guards are forcibly disguised as inmates, gagged to prevent them from revealing the scheme. Amongst the new passengers are Cindino, pilot Earl "Swamp Thing" Williams and [[serial killer]] Garland Greene. The authorities discover the hijacking upon finding evidence in Grissom's old cell and a tape recorder planted by Poe on one of the disguised guards but cannot prevent the plane from taking off. Meanwhile, Pinball disposes of the plane's [[transponder]], but dies trying to reboard during takeoff.
The inmates
The ''Jailbird'' is grounded at Lerner, with no sign of the transfer aircraft. Poe warns the others of Cindino's past acts of deceit and betrayal; Grissom orders the others to fuel up the plane and get it ready for takeoff. Poe leaves to find Baby-O a syringe to give him [[insulin]], meeting Larkin and informing him of the situation. They discover Cindino planning to escape on a hidden [[private jet]], which Larkin sabotages by lowering a crane arm onto it. Grissom executes Cindino by igniting the plane's fuel. Johnny 23 spots a National Guard convoy approaching and gives the alarm. The inmates find shotguns and rifles in the cargo hold and prepare an ambush. As the National Guard arrives, the inmates launch an assault, resulting in various casualties, but Larkin defends the surviving troops using a [[bulldozer]] as a makeshift shield, while the surviving inmates return to the ''Jailbird'' and take flight.
Poe's identity is revealed when Bedford's body is found. Baby-O takes the blame and is
==Cast==
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* [[Nicolas Cage]] as Cameron Poe, a paroled former [[75th Ranger Regiment|Army Ranger]] who works with the authorities to retake the titular flight.
* [[John Cusack]] as [[U.S. Marshal]]
* [[John Malkovich]] as Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, a highly-intelligent career criminal and mastermind of the escape plot.
* [[Steve Buscemi]] as Garland "The Marietta Mangler" Greene, a notorious [[serial killer]]. Director Simon West and Buscemi based the character on real-life serial killers [[Ed Gein]], [[Ted Bundy]], [[Charles Manson]], [[Jeffrey Dahmer]], [[John Wayne Gacy]]
* [[Ving Rhames]] as
* [[Colm Meaney]] as [[DEA]] Agent Duncan Malloy
* [[Mykelti Williamson]] as
* [[Rachel Ticotin]] as Guard Sally Bishop, the flight's only female corrections officer who is protected by Poe after being attacked by Johnny 23.
* [[Monica Potter]] as
* [[Dave Chappelle]] as
* [[M. C. Gainey]] as Earl "Swamp Thing" Williams, a convict with aviation expertise who serves as Cyrus' pilot.
* [[John Roselius]] as Deputy Marshal Skip Devers.
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* [[Nick Chinlund]] as William "Billy Bedlam" Bedford, a mass murderer convicted for [[Parricide|killing his ex-wife's family]].
* [[Angela Featherstone]] as Ginny.
* [[Jose Zuniga]] as [[DEA]] Agent
* [[Landry Allbright]] as Casey Poe, Cameron Poe's 7-year old daughter.
* [[Steve Eastin]] as Guard Falzon, the leader of corrections officers onboard the flight.
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Additional actors include [[Ty Granderson Jones]] as "Blade", [[Emilio Rivera]] as Carlos, [[Doug Hutchison]] as Guard Donald, [[Jeris Lee Poindexter]] as Watts, [[David Ramsey]] as Londell, [[Conrad Goode]] as white supremacist inmate "Viking", [[John Diehl]] as Poe's defense attorney, and [[Don S. Davis]] as the motorist whose car Pinball's corpse falls on. [[Powers Boothe]] makes an uncredited [[voice-over]] cameo in the opening credits as the Army officer at Poe's leaving ceremony. John Cusack's brother Bill Cusack appears as a Las Vegas [[Emergency medical technician|EMT]].
Malkovich was considered early for the role of
==Production==
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