Con Air

UPC: 717951000262

Studio: Walt Disney Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Adult Humor]

Summary: Former war hero Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) is sentenced to eight years in prison when he accidentally kills a man in a barroom brawl while defending his pregnant wife. When his release comes through, he's eager to see the daughter he's never met. However, Poe's original flight is delayed, so he's put aboard a flight transporting ten of the most dangerous men in the American penal system to a new high-security facility. One of the criminals, Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (John Malkovich), is a serial killer and insane genius who has hatched a diabolical plot: with the help of several other hoods, including Diamond Dog (Ving Rhames), Johnny 23 (Daniel Trejo), and Garland Greene (Steve Buscemi), Cyrus and his men will hijack the plane and fly to a neutral nation where they can live as free men. Poe finds himself stuck in the middle; he has to find a way to get home, keep himself alive, look after his cellmate Baby-O (Mykelti Williamson), who will die without proper medicine, and try to help the cops on the ground, including agent Vince Larkin (John Cusack). Producer Jerry Bruckheimer's first film after the death of his partner Don Simpson, Con Air shows he learned well how to assemble the formula all by himself, with plenty of action, stunts, and special effects and not a lot of story to get in the way. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Action

Awards: Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Features: French-language track
Spanish subtitles
Original theatrical trailer and teaser trailer
Chapter search

Con Air

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 03/25/1998

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, 2 PCM stereo

Runtime: 115 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Chapter Selection
1. Program Start [:22]
2. Going Home [:46]
3. Fire On Board [:46]
4. Everybody Freeze! [4:25]
5. Discovering The Plan [3:01]
6. Let's Go! [3:01]
7. Sizing Up Poe [1:24]
8. Personal Stuff [6:45]
9. Put The Bunny Back [3:08]
10. Lerner Field [:24]
11. Poe Intervenes [:24]
12. Surprise Encounter [1:35]
13. Attack [6:27]
14. Tied Up [:05]
15. Viva Las Vegas [4:04]
16. Motorcycle Chase [:15]
17. "How Do I Live" [:15]
18. End Credits [2:19]

Mike DiBella

Sometimes it takes a couple of years for a film to fully mature -- not so with the ill-advised Con Air. In this mostly depraved, pseudo-stylized action film, a perenially distinguished cast goes for the big bucks. Director Simon West, doing his best John Woo impression, recruits the talented John Cusack, Nicholas Cage and John Malkovich for this misguided effort. Malkovich and Cage make the most out of the dissatisfying dialogue while Cusack is completely out of his element. The plot twists keep the film from being a total disaster -- although the romance at the center of the film is a stretch, considering the nonstop-bloodbath action sequences -- as does the late appearance of always-entertaining eccentric Steve Buscemi. In fact, the spirited supporting cast of characters, including Dave Chappelle and Ving Rhames, almost steal the show entirely. Filmgoers didn't heed reviewers' advice, however, as the film climbed well over $100 million at the box office. ~ Mike DiBella, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Dave Chappelle  Actor 
Rachel Ticotin  Actor 
Monica Potter  Actor 
Mongo Brownlee  Actor 
Angela Featherstone  Actor 
Mario Roberts  Actor 
John Roselius  Actor 
Landry Allbright  Actor 
Jesse Borrego  Actor 
Renoly Santiago  Actor 
Nick Chinlund  Actor 
Pete Antico  Actor 
M.C. Gainey  Actor 
José Zuñiga  Actor 
Lynn Bigelow  Executive Producer 
Peter Bogart  Executive Producer 
Jerry Bruckheimer  Producer 
Mark Mancina  Composer (Music Score) 
Chad Oman  Executive Producer 
Simon West  Director 
Scott Rosenberg  Screenwriter 
Jonathan Hensleigh  Executive Producer 
Trevor Rabin  Composer (Music Score) 
Jim Kouf  Executive Producer 
Nicolas Cage  Actor 
John Cusack  Actor 
John Malkovich  Actor 
Steve Buscemi  Actor 
Ving Rhames  Actor 
Colm Meaney  Actor 
Mykelti Williamson  Actor 
Danny Trejo  Actor 

Country: USA