Con Air is a 1997 American action/thriller film by Touchstone Pictures that stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich. It was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of Crimson Tide and The Rock, and directed by Simon West. The film borrows its title from the nickname of the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.
The film featured the 1997 hit single "How Do I Live", originally performed by LeAnn Rimes and performed for the fi...
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Con Air is a 1997 American action/thriller film by Touchstone Pictures that stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich. It was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of Crimson Tide and The Rock, and directed by Simon West. The film borrows its title from the nickname of the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.
The film featured the 1997 hit single "How Do I Live", originally performed by LeAnn Rimes and performed for the film by Trisha Yearwood. The movie was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Song and Best Sound, losing to Titanic in both categories.
Cameron Poe (Cage), an honorably discharged United States Army Ranger is paroled after serving eight years for killing a drunken man in a bar brawl while defending his wife Tricia (Potter) and unborn daughter Casey (Allbright). While still under the penal system until his release in Alabama, Poe is to be flown back on the "Jailbird", a C-123 airplane, along with several other prisoners that are being transferred...
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