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Con Air

1997 Action film Thriller film Prison film LGBTQ-related film

Con Air is a 1997 film directed by Simon West. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich and others.

Crew & production

Director
Simon West
Screenwriter
Scott Rosenberg
Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Director of photography
David Tattersall
Composers
Mark Mancina, Trevor Rabin
Editors
Chris Lebenzon, Glen Scantlebury, Steve Mirkovich
Production company
Touchstone Pictures
Original language
English
Filming locations
Las Vegas Valley, Utah
Budget
$75 million
Box office
$224 million (worldwide)

Trailer

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Top cast

33 people
Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Cameron Poe John Cusack

John Cusack

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John Malkovich

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Steve Buscemi

Garland Greene

Ving Rhames

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Colm Meaney

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Mykelti Williamson

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Rachel Ticotin

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Monica Potter

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Nick Chinlund

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Danny Trejo

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M.C. Gainey

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More cast

  • Dave Chappelle
  • Steve Eastin
  • Jesse Borrego
  • José Zúñiga
  • Joey Miyashima
  • Doug Hutchison
  • Angela Featherstone
  • Fredric Lehne
  • Don S. Davis
  • Landry Allbright
  • Renoly Santiago
  • Chris Ellis
  • Dabbs Greer
  • Jeris Lee Poindexter
  • John Roselius
  • Kevin Gage
  • Ty Granderson Jones
  • Emilio Rivera
  • David Ramsey
  • Conrad Goode
  • John Diehl

Sources

  • Wikidata (Q607910), accessed October 2026
  • Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile

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