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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
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| 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]]
''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
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
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
The plane arrives at Carson City and the
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.
Poe's identity is revealed when Bedford's body is found.
==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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On August 29, 1996, Phillip Swartz, a welder employed by Special Effects Unlimited, a Los Angeles-based firm, was crushed to death at Wendover when a static model of the C-123 used in the film fell on him. The film credits end with "In Memory of Phil Swartz".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150607232417/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-08-31/local/me-39486_1_disney-film "Plane Crushes Worker on Disney Film Set."] ''[[Los Angeles Times]],'' August 31, 1996. Retrieved: December 17, 2011.</ref>
Other filming locations included [[Ogden Airport]] where the exchange of prisoners is seen. The scene where the aircraft's left wing hits the [[Fender Stratocaster]] sign of [[Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas)|Hard Rock Hotel and Casino]] (which later played host to the film's premiere), was filmed using a replicated guitar sign and a ''Jailbird'' miniature model. The crash site was filmed in the [[Sands Hotel]] before its demolition on November 26, 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/con-air-at-25-the-anarchic-making-of-nicolas-cage-action-classic/|title=Con Air At 25: The Anarchic Making Of Nicolas Cage's Action Classic|date=6 June 2022|work=Empire Magazine|access-date=7 June 2022|archive-date=June 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606212327/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/con-air-at-25-the-anarchic-making-of-nicolas-cage-action-classic/|url-status=live}}</ref> Producer Jerry Bruckheimer found the right spot for the climactic finale, originally planned for a crash at the [[White House]], but Las Vegas was more in keeping with the theme and visual pun of convicts "cashing in". "We got very lucky ... The Sands was going to be demolished anyway. They blew up the tower on their own. We arranged to blow up the front of the building." The [[2nd Street Tunnel]] in Los Angeles was also used for the tunnel chase scene near the end of the film.<ref name="Locations">Girod, Russell W. [http://www.cinemareview.com/static-htm/059718n2.htm "Con Air: About The Locations."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128055012/http://www.cinemareview.com/static-htm/059718n2.htm |date=January 28, 2010 }} ''Touchstone Pictures & Five Star Publishing,''1997. Retrieved: December 20, 2011.</ref>
[[Image:ConAirC123crashdenali.JPG|thumb|Crash site of the C-123 from ''Con Air'', Mount Healy, Denali National Park, Alaska]]
Three C-123's were used during production and were painted with the ''Jailbird'' livery. The actual flying C-123 model used during flight scenes in the film had a series of both military and private owners. In December 2003 it was sold to All West Freight Inc. in [[Delta Junction, Alaska]].<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100801-0 "Accident Report: Fairchild C-123K Provider, August 1, 2010."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026235712/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100801-0 |date=October 26, 2014 }} ''Aviation Safety Network.'' Retrieved: December 21, 2011.</ref> On August 1, 2010, the C-123 was destroyed when it crashed into [[Mount Healy]] within [[Denali National Park]] in [[Alaska]].<ref>Rettig, Molly. [http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/8980392/article-Federal-investigators-arrive-at-Denali-crash-site--victims-identified?instance=home_news_window_left_top_1 "Federal investigators arrive at Denali crash site; victims identified."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807062500/http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/8980392/article-Federal-investigators-arrive-at-Denali-crash-site--victims-identified?instance=home_news_window_left_top_1 |date=August 7, 2010 }} ''newsminer.com,'' August 2, 2010. Retrieved: December 17, 2011.</ref> The three member flight crew was killed in the crash.<ref>[http://wireupdate.com/wires/8300/authorities-identify-victims-of-alaska-con-air-movie-plane-crash/ "Authorities identify victims of Alaska "Con Air"-movie plane crash."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806192143/http://wireupdate.com/wires/8300/authorities-identify-victims-of-alaska-con-air-movie-plane-crash/ |date=August 6, 2010 }} ''[[BNO News]],'' August 3, 2010. Retrieved: December 17, 2011.</ref><ref name="old wings">van der Voet, Aad. [http://www.oldwings.nl/content/con_air/con_air.htm "C-123 Providers starring in 'Con Air'."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502203734/http://www.oldwings.nl/content/con_air/con_air.htm |date=May 2, 2009 }} ''oldwings.nl,'' August 2, 2010. Retrieved: December 17, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.adn.com/2010/08/02/1392511/probe-starts-into-deadly-crash.html "Probe starts into deadly crash at Denali."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804201907/http://www.adn.com/2010/08/02/1392511/probe-starts-into-deadly-crash.html |date=August 4, 2010 }} ''Anchorage Daily News'' via ''adn.com,'' August 2, 2010. Retrieved: December 17, 2011.</ref> Another C-123, formerly registered as N94DT, was used for the crash scene in Las Vegas and then scrapped following production. The third ''Jailbird'' movie model used for the taxi scenes was later donated by the filmmakers to the [[Wendover Air Force Base|Historic Wendover Airfield Foundation]], where it remains on display at the ramp as an attraction for visitors.<ref name="Bateman" />
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