Con Air (1997)
“They were deadly on the ground. Now they have wings.”
Movie19971h 56mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 4,901 ratings.
Movie review: Con Air
Con Air is a film from 1997. It is catalogued under Action, Thriller, Crime. Its listed tagline is “They were deadly on the ground. Now they have wings.”
Story
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.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.8/10 based on 4,901 votes.
Production
Release date: June 5, 1997 · Runtime: 116 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $75,000,000 · Reported revenue: $224,012,234
Official trailer
Cast
Nicolas CageCameron Poe
John CusackAgent Vince Larkin
John MalkovichCyrus "The Virus" Grissom
Ving RhamesNathan "Diamond Dog" Jones
Mykelti Williamson"Baby-O" O'Dell
Dave Chappelle"Pinball" Parker
Colm MeaneyAgent Duncan Malloy
Monica PotterTricia Poe
Landry AllbrightCasey Poe
Rachel TicotinGuard Sally Bishop
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