Con Air (1997)

Regisseur:

Simon West

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Scott Rosenberg (written by)

Premierendatum:

6. Juni 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Krimi | Thriller

Werbezeile:

One wrong flight can ruin your whole day

Plot:

A newly released ex con and former US Ranger finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the other prisoners sieze control.

Plot Keywords:

Promise | Martial Arts | Mobile Alabama | Helicopter | Crushed Head

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Nicolas Cage Delivers Another Action Winner

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Aug. 1	9:00 PM	TBS
Sat. Aug. 2	5:30 PM	TBS

Besetzung

Nicolas Cage	...	Cameron Poe
John Cusack	...	U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin
John Malkovich	...	Cyrus 'The Virus' Grissom
Ving Rhames	...	Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones
Nick Chinlund	...	William 'Billy Bedlam' Bedford
Steve Buscemi	...	Garland 'The Marietta Mangler' Greene
Colm Meaney	...	DEA Agent Duncan Malloy
Rachel Ticotin	...	Guard Sally Bishop
Dave Chappelle	...	Joe 'Pinball' Parker
Mykelti Williamson	...	Mike 'Baby-O' O'Dell
Danny Trejo	...	Johnny 'Johnny-23' Baca
M.C. Gainey	...	Swamp Thing
Steve Eastin	...	Guard Falzon
Renoly Santiago	...	Ramon 'Sally-Can't Dance' Martinez (as Renoly)
Monica Potter	...	Tricia Poe

Alternativ:

Con Air (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

115 Min | USA:122 Min (extended cut) | USA:123 Min (extended version)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

SDDS (8 channels) | DTS | Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Germany:16 (extended version) (2006) | Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:16 | France:-12 | Finland:K-16 (DVD version) (cut) | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | Finland:K-16 (uncut) (video premiere) | Germany:18 (original rating) | Ireland:18 | USA:R (certificate #35192) | Brazil:16 | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (unrated DVD version) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Italy:VM14 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating)

Drehorte:

2nd Street Tunnel, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Firma:

Touchstone Pictures

Dies und das:

The dead cons Benson, Karls and Popovich are named after second assistant cameraman Garrett Benson, first assistant cameraman John Karls and key grip J. Michael Popovich.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: More than one Corvette was used for all the shots - there were at least two different model years. The rear shots show a 1966 without back-up lights in the panel, and a 1967 which do have the back-up lights.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Officer at Leaving Ceremony: Army Rangers have a proud history. Since the 1700s, Rangers have led the way in every major confrontation in which the United States has been involved. You men are a credit to that fine heritage, and I'm sorry to see you go. But you've served your country well...

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Nimmt Bezug auf "The Partridge Family" (1970)

Soundtrack:

Theme From 'A Summer Place'

Nicolas Cage Delivers Another Action Winner

"Con Air" can best be described as "The Rock" in the sky. The film deals with a Gulf War veteran (Nicolas Cage) who becomes a victim of circumstance and is sentenced to eight years in prison. He is going home via a gigantic prison plane which is also carrying some very unsavory characters (John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, and Steve Buscemi among others). Of course the evil prisoners take over the plane and it is up to Cage to save the day. Overall this is a fine action film which keeps its focus on the characters. 4 out of 5 stars.