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Action thriller starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich. Finally paroled after eight years in prison for manslaughter, Cameron Poe heads home on the "Jailbird", a convict transport plane that contains some of America's most dangerous criminals. But there are nefarious plans afoot...

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

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.

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6.9/10

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Cast

rolenameCameron PoeNicolas CageVince LarkinJohn CusackCyrus "the Virus" GrissomJohn MalkovichGarland GreeneSteve BuscemiDiamond DogVing RhamesDuncan MalloyColm MeaneyBaby-OMykelti WilliamsonSally BishopRachel TicotinTricia PoeMonica PotterPinballDave ChappelleSwamp ThingM C GaineyBilly BedlamNick ChinlundConradBrendan KellyJohnny 23Danny TrejoSally Can't DanceRenoly SantiagoFrancisco CindinoJesse Borrego

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rolenameDirectorSimon West

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Theatrical distributor

Buena Vista International UK

Released on

1997-06-06

Languages

English | Spanish

Guidance

Violence, swearing.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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