| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Con Air (1997) |
| Director | Simon West |
| Writer | Scott Rosenberg |
| Lead Actor | Nicolas Cage |
| Cast | Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi |
| Genre | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Release Date | June 6, 1997 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 55m |
| Budget | $75 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDb Rating | 6.9/10 |
CON AIR is a dumb reworking of The Dirty Dozen concept. The feds pile the worst criminals in America into a giant cargo plane, then lose control. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe plays a good guy, an ex-Army Ranger. He pretends to join the rebellion to help a sick friend and a female deputy in danger of rape. Actually, he’s an unjustly imprisoned con who’s earned parole and is en route to see his seven year old daughter for the first time.
Cage doesn’t quite redeem this otherwise ludicrous special effects fantasy of expertly staged crashes and explosions but the effects do help make the movie marginally bearable. Also helpful are John Cusack, as the hard working top U.S. marshal on the ground, and John Malkovich, Ving Rhames and Steve Buscemi as slightly crazy bad guys.
Director Simon West exploits the real life demolition of the notorious Sands Casino in Las Vegas. The humor is often sophomoric and brutal, but then it’s aimed at sophomores.
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