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. 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.
Con Air
“They were deadly on the ground. Now they have wings.”
Overview
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. 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.
Director
Simon West
Budget
75.0M
Revenue
224.0M
Status
Released
Production
Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Cast
Nicolas Cage
Cameron Poe
John Cusack
Agent Vince Larkin
John Malkovich
Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
Ving Rhames
Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones
Mykelti Williamson
"Baby-O" O'Dell
Dave Chappelle
"Pinball" Parker
Colm Meaney
Agent Duncan Malloy
Monica Potter
Tricia Poe
Landry Allbright
Casey Poe
Rachel Ticotin
Guard Sally Bishop
Steve Buscemi
Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
Nick Chinlund
William "Billy Bedlam" Bedford
M.C. Gainey
"Swamp Thing"
Danny Trejo
"Johnny-23"
Renoly Santiago
"Sally-Can't Dance"
Steve Eastin
Guard Falzon
Brendan Kelly
Conrad
Jesse Borrego
Francisco Cindino
Carl Ciarfalio
Con #1
Mongo Brownlee
Ajax
José Zúñiga
Sims
Ned Bellamy
Chopper Pilot
John Marshall Jones
Gator
John Roselius
Devers
Fredric Lehne
Pilot
Martin McSorley
Co-Pilot
Dan Bell
Fuel Jockey
Bob Stephenson
Ted, the Pilot
Scott Ditty
Bus Guard
Tommy Bush
Sheriff
Lauren Pratt
Debbie (6 Yrs Old)
Steve Hulin
Ronnie
Don C. McGovern
Smoke
Angela Featherstone
Ginny
Doug Hutchison
Donald
Jeris Poindexter
Watts
David Ramsey
Londell
Conrad Goode
Viking
Emilio Rivera
Carlos
Mario Roberts
Mongoose (Stunt)
Ty Granderson Jones
Blade
Earl Billings
Guard
Greg Collins
Guard
Billy Devlin
Guard
Mark Ginther
Guard
Joseph Patrick Kelly
Guard
Jeff Olson
Uncle Bob
Dawn Bluford
Female Baggage Handler
Charlie Paddock
Transportation Officer #1
Randee Barnes
Stickman
Don S. Davis
Man In Car
Barbara Sharma
Woman In Car
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Cindino Gunman (Stunts)
Eddie Perez
Cindino Gunman (Stunts)
Scott McCoy
Cindino Gunman (Stunts)
Brian Hayes Currie
Cop In Vegas
Ashley Smock
Huey Pilot
Charles Lynn Frost
DEA Agent
Joey Miyashima
Tech Guy
Scott Burkholder
Air Traffic Controller
Kevin Cooney
Judge
Gérard L'Heureux
Guard Renfro
Pete Antico
Guard Garner
John Robotham
Guard Ryan
Gilbert Rosales
Ramirez (Stunt)
Richard L. Duran
Warlock (Stunt)
George Randall
Old Con on Plane
Jamie Bozian
Con
Harley Zumbrum
Con
Doug Dearth
Con
David Roberson
Supervisor
Alexandra Balahoutis
Waitress
Dick 'Skip' Evans
Airplane Pilot
Sheldon Worthington
Co-Pilot
Robert Taft
Soldier
Robert White
Soldier
Chris Ellis
BOP Official Grant
John Campbell
BOP Bus Driver
Brian Willems
Paramedic
Bill Cusack
Paramedic
Dabbs Greer
Old Man Under Truck
Marco Kyris
Cindino's Pilot
Kevin Gage
Billy Joe (uncredited)
Dennis Burkley
Dale (uncredited)
Matthew Barry
Chambers (uncredited)
Scott Rosenberg
Craps dealer (uncredited)
Dylan Haggerty
Starkey
Powers Boothe
Officer at Leaving Ceremony (voice)
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