Con Air

"They were deadly on the ground. Now they have wings."

Jun 6 1997 R 1h 55m
Action, Crime, Thriller

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.

Plot

Cameron Poe, a highly decorated Army Ranger, comes home to Alabama to his wife Tricia, only to run into a few drunken regulars at the bar where she works. Cameron accidentally kills one of the drunks, and is sent to a federal penitentiary for involuntary manslaughter for seven years. He becomes eligible for parole and can now go home to his wife and daughter. Unfortunately, Cameron has to share a prison airplane with some of the country's most dangerous criminals, who take control of the plane and are now planning to escape the country. Cameron has to find a way to stop them while playing along. Meanwhile, United States Marshal Vince Larkin is trying to help Cameron get free and stop the criminals, led by Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom.

Written by

Scott Rosenberg

Directed by

Simon West

Cast

Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Touchstone Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 7 wins & 11 nominations total

Trailers
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Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
52
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