Con Air (1997)
Con-Air is a 1990s action crime-thriller starring Nicholas Cage as former U.S. Ranger turned to convict Cameron Poe. Poe, in an act of self-defense and passion, is court-martialed for accidentally killing the man he protected his wife from. Having served his time and achieving Parole, Poe is on his way home with one problem - the transport plane he's on has been hijacked by several dangerous convicts, led by one of the worst in the United States.
Con Air
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- Director
- Simon West
- Release Date
- June 5, 1997
- Studio(s)
- 20th Century
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century
- Cast
- John Cusack , Dave Chappelle , Ving Rhames , John Malkovich , Steve Buscemi , Nicolas Cage
- Writers
- Scott Rosenberg
- Runtime
- 115 minutes
- Budget
- $75 million
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