Con Air (1997)

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Written by Scott Rosenberg

Directed by Simon West

Also known as "Air bagnards", "Con Air: Riesgo en el Aire"

Running Time: 110 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1997

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

Action thrillers don't come more crash-bang-wallop than this one, released in 1997. Be prepared for a white-knuckle, high-octane ride as a seemingly inexhaustible number of blistering OTT set-pieces pile in, leaving you quite breathless.

Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) is an ex-Army Ranger, who's served several years in prison for manslaughter. Now on his way home to his family, he's on a plane, but this is no ordinary internal flight. Astonishingly the authorities have chosen to put nearly every psycho lifer they can muster on the same aircraft, ostensibly to take them all to a new super-prison.

And guess what? The psycho cons - led by barking baldie Cyrus "the Virus" Grissom (John Malkovich) - revolt in Grade-A style, hi-jack the plane and threaten to blow it and all the passengers to pieces. Terrific.

Time for Cage - who seems to swagger about in his vest for much of the film - to join forces with the authorities (including John Cusack as a US Marshal) and come to the passengers' rescue.

If you're prepared to suspend belief, Con Air is great fun all round. Look out in particular for Steve Buscemi, who nearly steals the film as the completely bonkers Marietta Mangler, a wonderful pastiche of Hannibal Lecter.

Highly recommended.

When is Con Air next on TV?

In the UK... it's next showing on Sky Movies Premiere December 18th, 10:00pm and on Sky Movies Premiere HD December 18th, 10:00pm. See more...

Cast

Image for Nicolas CageNicolas CageCameron Poe
Image for John CusackJohn CusackU.S. Marshal Vince Larkin
Image for John MalkovichJohn MalkovichCyrus 'The Virus' Grissom
Image for Ving RhamesVing RhamesNathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones
Nick ChinlundWilliam 'Billy Bedlam' Bedford
Image for Steve BuscemiSteve BuscemiGarland 'The Marietta Mangler' Greene
Image for Colm MeaneyColm MeaneyDEA Agent Duncan Malloy
Image for Rachel TicotinRachel TicotinGuard Sally Bishop
Dave ChappelleJoe 'Pinball' Parker
Image for Mykelti WilliamsonMykelti WilliamsonMike 'Baby-O' O'Dell
Image for Danny TrejoDanny TrejoJohnny 'Johnny-23' Baca
M.C. GaineySwamp Thing
Steve EastinGuard Falzon
Renoly SantiagoRamon 'Sally-Can't Dance' Martinez
Monica PotterTricia Poe

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