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Con Air
- Director: Simon West
- Writer: Scott Rosenberg
- Producer: Kenny Bates; Lynn Bigelow
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The opening Voice-Over will have you in stitches.
The ensuing dialogue will have you pulling out your hair with follicles still attached - that's the first 2 minutes accounted for - you will be completely bald 3 minutes later.
It's the script - did no-one notice how fucking awful the writing is - a joke without reservation.
Cage's acting is always a hit-or-miss affair - he was way off target in this one.
Unfortunately, none of the other heavyweight names can raise this whale-crap from the abyss.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Cameron Poe, a highly decorated United States Army Ranger, came home to Alabama to his wife, Tricia, only to run into a few drunken regulars where Tricia works. Cameron unknowingly kills one of the drunks and is sent to a federal penitentiary for involuntary manslaughter for seven years. Cameron becomes eligible for parole and can now go home to his wife and daughter. Unfortunately, Cameron has to share a prison airplane with some of the country's most dangerous criminals, who took control of the plane and are now planning to escape the country. Cameron has to find a way to stop them while playing along. Meanwhile, United States Marshal Vincent Larkin is trying to help Cameron get free and stop the criminals, including Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom.
Cast & Characters
Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe;
John Cusack as U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin;
John Malkovich as Cyrus 'The Virus' Grissom;
Ving Rhames as Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones;
Nick Chinlund as William 'Billy Bedlam' Bedford;
Steve Buscemi as Garland 'The Marietta Mangler' Greene;
Colm Meaney as DEA Agent Duncan Malloy;
Rachel Ticotin as Guard Sally Bishop;
Dave Chappelle as Joe 'Pinball' Parker;
Mykelti Williamson as Mike 'Baby-O' O'Dell;
Danny Trejo as Johnny 'Johnny-23' Baca;
M.C. Gainey as Swamp Thing;
Steve Eastin as Guard Falzon;
Renoly Santiago as Ramon 'Sally-Can't Dance' Martinez;
Monica Potter as Tricia Poe