Con Air movie

A newly released ex con and former US Ranger finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the other prisoners sieze control.

Con Air (1997) is an American action/thriller movie by Touchstone Pictures, starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich. It is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Simon West. The film is set aboard, and borrows its title from, the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System, an airline used by the government to transport criminals across the country.The film featured the hit song "How Do I Live", performed by Trisha Yearwood. The movie was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Song and Sound, losing to Titanic in both categories.PlotCameron Poe, a United States Army Ranger who has just finished his tour of service in Operation Desert Storm and has received an honorable discharge, returns home to his pregnant wife, a waitress at a local diner.

After an altercation with three belligerent customers, he kills a man in self-defense. He is found guilty of manslaughter and receives a sentence of 7-10 years. He is incarcerated before his daughter is born.Poe maintains correspondence with his daughter throughout the term of his sentence. During this time, elements of his personality arise that reveal his sense of honor, nobility, and violence as a last resort to resolving conflicts. To pass the time, Poe becomes a heavy reader, learns Spanish and learns how to make paper origami. He also strikes up a close friendship with fellow prisoner Mike "Baby-O" ODell.

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Con Air Cast

• Colm Meaney
• Danny Trejo
• Dave Chappelle
• John Cusack
• John Malkovich
• M.C. Gainey
• Monica Potter
• Mykelti Williamson
• Nick Chinlund
• Rachel Ticotin
• Renoly Santiago
• Steve Buscemi
• Steve Eastin
• Ving Rhames