---
title: 'Con Air (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Simon West'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/con-air-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118880/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Con Air (1997)

1997 · R · 115 min · Action, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Con Air is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Simon West and starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich in the lead roles. Written by Scott Rosenberg and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the film centers on a prison break aboard a Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS) aircraft, nicknamed "Con Air". It features an ensemble supporting cast of Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Colm Meaney, Mykelti Williamson and Rachel Ticotin, with Monica Potter, Dave Chappelle, M. C. Gainey, and Danny Trejo in minor roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Simon West](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-west)
- **Screenplay:** [Scott Rosenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-rosenberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Trevor Rabin](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-rabin), [Mark Mancina](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-mancina)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Tattersall](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-tattersall)
- **Editor:** [Chris Lebenzon](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-lebenzon), [Glen Scantlebury](https://cinepixo.com/people/glen-scantlebury), [Steve Mirkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-mirkovich)

## Cast

- [Dave Chappelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-chappelle)
- [Mykelti Williamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mykelti-williamson)
- [Kevin Gage](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-gage)
- [M.C. Gainey](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-c-gainey)
- [Don S. Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-s-davis)
- [Dabbs Greer](https://cinepixo.com/people/dabbs-greer)
- [Conrad Goode](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-goode)
- [Ving Rhames](https://cinepixo.com/people/ving-rhames)
- [John Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cusack)
- [Doug Hutchison](https://cinepixo.com/people/doug-hutchison)
- [John Malkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-malkovich)
- [Jeris Lee Poindexter](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeris-lee-poindexter)
- [Jesse Borrego](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-borrego)
- [David Ramsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-ramsey)
- [Steve Buscemi](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-buscemi) as Garland Greene

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