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Con Air
Simon West
(1997)
110min
bbfc_rating|ages_18_and_over Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Jason Caro
Following on from
The Rock
, this was the film that cemented Nicolas Cage's reputation as one of Hollywood's most unlikely action heroes. It's a top-notch thrill-athon, with Cage as an ex-Army Ranger jailed for a murder he committed in self-defence, whose release is interrupted when his flight home is hijacked by a bunch of America's most dangerous felons. Cage's impossibly cool macho posturing is irresistible, as is John Malkovich's sneering, tongue-in-cheek turn as super-criminal Cyrus "the Virus" Grissom. John Cusack and Ving Rhames lend snappy support, while Steve Buscemi steals nearly every scene he is in with an inspired pastiche of Hannibal Lecter. Armed with an entertaining script by Scott Rosenberg, director Simon West has delivered a dynamic debut that's nearly impossible to dislike. The public certainly found it a winning formula - it went on to take more than $200 million around the world.
Summary
A parolee hitches a ride home on a maximum-security flight conveying some of America's deadliest criminals, and when they hijack the plane in mid-flight he is forced to intervene. Meanwhile, a US marshal has an ongoing battle on the ground to prevent the plane from being blown to pieces. Action thriller, starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames and Colm Meaney.
Cast & Crew
Cameron Poe
Nicolas Cage
Vince Larkin
John Cusack
Cyrus "the Virus" Grissom
John Malkovich
Garland Greene
Steve Buscemi
Diamond Dog
Ving Rhames
Duncan Malloy
Colm Meaney
Baby-O
Mykelti Williamson
Sally Bishop
Rachel Ticotin
Tricia Poe
Monica Potter
Pinball
Dave Chappelle
Swamp Thing
M C Gainey
Billy Bedlam
Nick Chinlund
Conrad
Brendan Kelly
Johnny 23
Danny Trejo
Sally Can't Dance
Renoly Santiago
Francisco Cindino
Jesse Borrego
Director
Simon West
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Buena Vista International UK
Guidance:
Violence, swearing.
Available on:
video, DVD and Blu-ray
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