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10 Action Movies That Copied the Die Hard Formula
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Die Hard was such a massive hit that it inspired pretty much all the biggest action movies of the nineties.
Con Air
- Theatrical - Wide 1997-06-06
- Cast Nicolas Cage John Cusack John Malkovich Ving Rhames Mykelti Williamson
- Directed by Simon West
- Written by Scott Rosenberg
Box Office Gross:
$224,012,234
Running Time:
116 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
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Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed “Jailbird” taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison.... See more Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus “The Virus” Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.
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Con Air: John Malkovich fondly remembers Cyrus “The Virus”
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While some might assume John Malkovich would look down his nose at Con Air, the truth is he remembers playing Cyrus the Virus quite fondly.
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Nicolas Cage loves Con Air and Godzilla, misses John Woo and would maybe do Face/Off 2
Posted 3 years ago
Nicolas Cage still appreciates a lot of his 90s action work and loves the idea of people enjoying them as comfort movies.
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The Kill Counter: Con Air (Video)
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The F*cking Black Sheep: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
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Season 2 of Cage & Goldblum: Roomies – “Con Air 2 Set Visit” (video)
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In the 2-part season finale of CAGE & GOLDBLUM: ROOMIES, JoBlo.com’s Eric Walkuski pays a visit to the set of the Nicolas Cage-penned CON AIR 2. Al Pacino and Jeff Goldblum quickly take over the set visit and interview such...
Season 2 of Cage & Goldblum: Roomies – “Once Upon a Time In Mexico” (video)
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In the third episode of the latest season of our original animated web series, Cage & Goldblum: Roomies, we see the boys head to Troublemaker Studios to meet with Robert Rodriguez about making Con Air 2. However, it seems they've...
Face-Off: The Rock vs. Con Air
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Awfully Good: Con Air
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Jason Before DC unleashes SUICIDE SQUAD on the public, let's look back at another time a group of bad guys got loose and stole the show… Con Air (1997) Director: Simon West Stars: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John...
Top 10 Fan Favorite Movies That Need Sequels
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Sequels are not always a good thing. Often, they are nowhere near as good as the original but when done right they can be as good if not better. We are in an era full of unwanted franchises, there are...
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Christopher Nolan Movies Ranked: Where Does The Odyssey Land?
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