Con Air
| Con Air | |
|---|---|
| File:Con Air Poster.jpg Con Air DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Simon West |
| Written by | Scott Rosenberg |
| Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer |
| Starring | Nicolas Cage John Malkovich John Cusack |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
Release dates | June 6, 1997 (USA) |
Running time | 115 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $75,000,000 US (est.) |
- This article is about Con Air, the movie. For the airline, see Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.
Con Air (1997) is an action/thriller movie by Touchstone Pictures presents. starring Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, Colm Meaney, Ving Rhames, Rachel Ticotin, Monica Potter and Renoly and directed by Simon West.
The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Song and Sound, losing to Titanic in both categories.
Box Office
US Gross Domestic Takings: US$ 101,117,573
- + Other International Takings: $122,894,661
= Gross Worldwide Takings: $224,012,234
Plot
Cameron Poe (Cage) is a former US Army Ranger, who is about to be paroled from his prison sentence for manslaughter. On his flight to his release, the plane is hijacked by Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (Malkovich) and several other prisoners. The rest of the story involves U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin (Cusack) trying to get the plane back in one piece and the prisoners back in prison; Poe trying to stay alive and aid Larkin, while saving the guards of the plane; other law enforcement officers (including Meany) trying to shoot the plane down; and Cyrus the Virus trying to get the plane to its rendezvous point so that he and the other hijackers can get to South America.
Tagline: Get Ready To Fly
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