Con-Air

Con-Air

Summary
-Cameron Poe is a highly decorated US Army Ranger who came home to Alabama to his wife, Tricia, only to run into a few drunken patrons at the bar where she works. He accidentally kills one of them and is sent to a federal penitentiary for involuntary manslaughter for 7 years

-When he becomes eligible for parole, he can now go home to his wife and now daughter, Casey. To get there, he must ride a prison transport plane with some of the most dangerous men in history. They take control of the plane and plan to escape the country with it. Meanwhile, on the ground, US Marshal Vince Larkin is trying to help Cameron and stop the criminals, including the head criminal, Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom

Cast
-Colm Meaney: Duncan Malloy
-Mykelti Williamson: Baby-O
-Nick Chinlund: Billy Bedlam
-John Malkovich: Cyrus 'The Virus' Grissom
-Steve Buscemi: Garland 'The Marietta Mangler' Greene
-Ving Rhames: Diamond Dog
-Dave Chapelle: Pinball
-Rachel Ticotin: Guard Sally Bishop
-Danny Trejo: Johnny 23
-M.C. Gainey: Swamp Thing
-Steve Eastin: Guard Falzon
-John Cusack: Vince Larkin
-Renoly Santiago: Ramon 'Sally-Can't Dance-Martinez
-Monica Potter: Tricia Poe
-Landry Allbright: Casey Poe
-Nicholas Cage: Cameron Poe

Did You Know?
-The Las Vegas scenes were filmed at the Sands Casino before its demolition in 1996
-A funny remark. When the song "Sweet Home Alabama" is playing, Steve Buscemi remarks "Define irony. A bunch of idiots dancing around on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash". On Oct. 20, 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane crashed
-Dave Chappelle improvised most of his lines
-During set ups, Nicholas Cage lifted weights to keep his muscular physique up
-Nicholas Cage perfected his Southern accent by travelling to Alabama because his character was supposed to be from Alabama