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Con Air

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Directed by Simon West
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
Written by Scott Rosenberg
Starring Nicolas Cage
John Cusack
John Malkovich
Monica Potter
Steve Buscemi
Ving Rhames
Colm Meaney
Mykelti Williamson
Nick Chinlund
Rachel Ticotin
Danny Trejo
Music by Mark Mancina
Trevor Rabin
Cinematography David Tattersall
Editing by Chris Lebenzon
Steve Mirkovic
Glen Scantlebury
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures
Release date(s) June 6, 1997
Running time 115 minutes
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Budget $75,000,000
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Con Air is a 1997 American action/thriller film by Touchstone Pictures that stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich. The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Action movies are a Film genre where action sequences such as fights, Shootouts Stunts Car chases or explosions either take precedence The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television. Touchstone Pictures is one of several alternate Film labels of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1984 Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award -winning American actor John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American Film actor and Screenwriter. John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an Emmy Award -winning two-time Academy Award -nominated American Actor It is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Simon West. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Simon West (born 1961 is an English Film director. Born in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, Simon West originally directed adverts including The film borrows its title from the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System, an airline used by the federal government to transport criminals across the country. The Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System ( JPATS) is a United States federal government agency charged with the transportation of persons in legal custody An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity

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Contents

Plot

Cameron Poe (Cage), a highly decorated and honorably discharged United States Army Ranger returns to Mobile, Alabama from his tour of duty in the Gulf War to reunite himself with his pregnant wife, Tricia, a waitress at a local diner. The United States Army Rangers or simply Army Rangers are specialized elite American light infantry and Special operations troops Upon leaving the diner, he and his wife are assaulted by three belligerent customers, and Poe accidentally kills one of them in self-defense. He pleads guilty to manslaughter charges on the recommendation of his attorney, but receives the maximum sentence of 7-10 years because his military skills classify him as a deadly weapon. Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being in a manner considered by law as less culpable than Murder. He is incarcerated in San Quentin before his daughter is born.

Poe maintains correspondence with his daughter throughout the duration of his sentence. During this time, elements of his personality reveal a sense of honor, nobility, and utilizing violence only as a last resort to resolving conflicts. To pass the time, Poe becomes a heavy reader, learns Spanish and origami. (from oru meaning "folding" and kami meaning "paper" is the ancient Japanese Art of Paper folding. He develops a close friendship with fellow prisoner Mike "Baby-O" O'Dell. He is paroled on his daughter's seventh birthday, having served seven years in prison.

Poe is scheduled to fly home to Alabama along with an assortment of inmates bound for a new Supermax prison being constructed in his home state. Supermax is the name used to describe "control-unit" Prisons or units within prisons which represent the most secure levels of The inmates are incarcerated for a variety of extreme offenses, ranging from serial- and mass-murder to serial rape and kidnapping. A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based This article deals with mass killings that are not considered Genocide. Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment Many are extremely dangerous and chained to their individual transport cages inside the C-123 airplane "Jailbird", including William "Billy Bedlam" Bedford (Nick Chinlund), Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones (Ving Rhames) and Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (Malkovich). WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Zareh Nicholas Chinlund (born November 18, 1961) is an American actor Irving Rameses "Ving" Rhames (born May 12 1959) is a Golden Globe -winning American Actor.

The transfer is overseen by U. S. Marshal Vince Larkin (Cusack), brought in to ensure a safe and efficient transfer and DEA agent Duncan Malloy (Colm Meaney), interested in planting undercover officer Sims among the officers & inmates to acquire valuable intelligence from one of the convicts on the flight. Colm J Meaney ( Irish: Colm Ó Maonaigh; first name ˈkɒləm born 30 May, 1953) is an Irish actor widely known for playing The policy on the flight allows one security firearm in the cockpit and a small arsenal in the belly of the plane, and Larkin insists that the agent board the plane unarmed. Malloy grudgingly accepts the conditions, but slips the agent a concealed firearm in his sock just before he boards the plane.

After take-off, two of the prisoners remove hidden pins from beneath their skin. One of the inmates, Pinball Parker (Dave Chappelle), retrieves petrol and matches lodged in his throat and ignites a fellow convict, causing a distraction and allowing Cyrus and Jones the opportunity to unlock their restraints. David Khari Webber Chappelle (born August 24, 1973) is an American Comedian, Screenwriter, television / Film producer, and Pinball opens Cyrus and Jones's security cages. The inmates revolt, killing or detaining the guards in the cabin and killing the co-pilot with the security firearm. Cyrus instructs the pilot to reassure the control tower below that the flight is on schedule, and the inmates take control of the plane.

As Pinball unlocks the restraints of the undercover DEA agent he discovers his hidden gun. The agent panics and immediately takes Pinball hostage and starts making demands for a prompt landing. After being momentarily distracted by Poe's attempts to calm the situation, the agent is shot by Grissom. The plane makes its scheduled landing in Carson City for a prisoner swap, where an assortment of prisoners and guards disguised as prisoners (to stand in for prisoners killed in the takeover) are transferred off the plane. Several other convicts are transferred aboard the plane including; Garland "The Marietta Mangler" Greene (Steve Buscemi), a notorious serial killer, Swamp Thing (M.C. Gainey), who takes over as the pilot for the plane, and Francisco Cindino (Jessy Borrego), the mastermind of the operation, a prominent drug lord that drafted the other prisoners into the operation in exchange for asylum in "non-extradition territory". Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi (bʊˈsɛmi born December 13, 1957) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American Mike Connor Gainey (born June 15, 1948) is an American Film and Television Actor whose distinctive mustache 6'2½"

For the duration of the movie Poe remains the anti-hero, thrust into a heroic stance to protect both Baby-O, who suffers from diabetes and needs a now-missing insulin shot, and one of the female guards, who is restrained and of particular interest to "Johnny 23," (Danny Trejo), an infamous serial rapist, with "23" being the number of his victims. Danny Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is an American actor who has appeared in many Hollywood movies. Poe, on numerous occasions, is responsible for alerting local authorities to the dire situation of the plane and, in one sequence, writes messages to Larkin on the shirt of Pinball (died during the rush to get back on the Jailbird in Carson City after he removes the plane's transponder), who he drops out of the plane onto the streets of a crowded city. Poe was also forced to kill Billy Bedlam, when Billy was suspicious of him and he had uncovered proof in the hanger that Poe was a parolee.

Eventually, the convicts land the plane on a small desert airstrip, expecting to transfer to another aircraft. However, thanks to the information Poe wrote on Pinball's shirt, Larkin rushes to the airfield, all while assembling a large group of National Guardsmen and local police officers to arrive at the airfield and intercept the convicts. Larkin and Poe discover that Cindino is planning to secretly double cross the convicts by using a small plane he has hidden in a hanger. The two foil his plans and Cindino is personally executed by Cyrus in the wreckage of his plane for his betrayal. It is at this point that Garland Greene wanders off and finds a young girl playing at a nearby trailer park. The unsuspecting girl befriends Greene and invites him to sing a song with her. Meanwhile, Cyrus manages to find the weapons cache in the plane's hanger (along with Billy Bedlam's body). The cons quickly formulate a plan to ambush the National Guardsmen and police officers, who arrive in a large column of transport trucks and police vehicles. A bloody shootout ensues that results in many casualties for both sides.

Greene returns to the group, having not killed the young girl. Poe, having briefly met with Larkin during his search for a hypodermic needle, re-boards the plane to give Baby-O the needle, saving his life. The convicts manage to take off again with Army attack helicopters in pursuit. Poe's identity as a parolee is discovered by Nathan and Cyrus, who deduce that he had been trying to sabotage their plans the whole time having discovered Casey's letter in the hanger. They are about to murder Poe when the helicopters attack, causing panic and mayhem on the plane. Poe uses the commotion to overtake the convicts and force Swamp Thing to land the plane. The badly damaged plane crashes on the Strip. The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6 Poe then works with Larkin in pursuing Diamond Dog, Swamp Thing, and Cyrus (who had eluded capture by hiding in the lower bunker of the plane) on a stolen fire truck. Through their teamwork they stop the truck, and Diamond Dog and Cyrus are killed. Poe reunites with his wife and daughter (having managed to preserve the stuffed rabbit), while Garland Greene eludes capture and is seen gambling in a casino.

Characters

Criticisms

Portrayal of diabetes

Con Air has been criticized for its inaccurate portrayal of diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc Baby-O displays some symptoms of hypoglycemia (extreme low blood sugar) rather than the hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) that he is supposed to be suffering from. Hypoglycemia or hypoglycaemia is the medical term for a pathologic state produced by a lower than normal level of Glucose ( sugar) in the blood Blood sugar, used in a physiological context is a misnomer and misleading Hyperglycemia, hyperglycaemia, or high blood sugar is a condition in which an excessive amount of Glucose circulates in the Blood plasma He also appears to recover immediately on receiving insulin, which is unrealistic, and the degree of urgency attached to his needing treatment is generally more like that of someone with hypoglycemia (who needs urgent treatment within minutes) than someone with hyperglycemia (which takes longer to develop). The movie contributes to the dangerous misconception that the appropriate treatment for a diabetic "in crisis" is insulin; in fact, it is much more likely the patient is hypoglycemic and needs sugar; treatment with insulin is extremely dangerous in this circumstance. [1]

Federal Jurisdiction

The entire premise of the movie revolves around key precepts of the American federal criminal justice system (Federal Bureau of Prisons incarceration and JPATS transport), even though the manslaughter offense committed by Poe, in addition to many of the other criminal offenses assigned to the other characters, are generally not under federal jurisdiction (unless there is a federal element such as occurring on a military base) and would probably have been in state court, thus no involvement with JPATS. Political federalism is a Political philosophy in which a group of members are bound together (Latin foedus, covenant) with a governing Criminal justice is the system of practices and organizations used by national and local governments directed at maintaining Social control, deterring FBOP redirects here For the bank holding company see FBOP Corporation. In Law, jurisdiction (from the Latin ius iuris meaning "law" and dicere meaning "to speak" is the practical Authority Etymology The word bases is first recorded in English language from c In the United States, a state court has Jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U Additionally, the 'person as deadly weapon' theme is a common urban legend; deadly weapons are by definition tools (Poe's case is also a textbook case of self-defense by proxy, which is a valid legal defense in most states). An urban legend or urban myth is a form of modern Folklore consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them In most Litigation under the Common law Adversarial system the Defendant, perhaps with the assistance of counsel, may allege or present

Furthermore, parole was abolished for all federal inmates entered into the system after November 1, 1987. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) [2] The film depicts Poe as receiving parole on his daughter's seventh birthday, but given the time references of the movie (his service in the Gulf War, et cetera), parole would not have been available to a federal inmate. Et cetera (in English contexts pronounced) is a Latin expression that means "and other things" or "and so forth"

Trivia

Television/film references

Box office

U. American Dad! is a satirical American animated series produced by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions for 20th Century " Con Heir " is an episode of the Animated series American Dad!. A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue S. Gross Domestic Takings US$101,117,573
Other International Takings $122,894,661
Gross Worldwide Takings $224,012,234

The movie Con Air was a summer blockbuster. Produced at a budget of 75m US$ ,The movie grossed $224,012,234 worldwide.

References

  1. ^ "Diabetes in the Movies". Retrieved on 2007-04-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated  
  2. ^ http://www.fedcure.org/alerts/07April2004UrgentActionAlertFundraising.shtml

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