GCS 024: "Con Air" by Simon West

 

They were deadly on the ground. Now they have wings.

 

Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Jerry Bruckheimer, what do they have in commun? This:

Con Air (1997) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118880/maindetails

Cameron Poe, who is a highly decorated United States Army Ranger came to his home of Alabama to his wife, Tricia. only to run into a few drunken regulars at where Tricia works. Cameron unknowingly kills one of the drunks and was sent to a federal penitentiary for involuntary manslaughter for seven years. Then, Cameron became eligible for parole and can now go home to his wife and daughter, Casey. Unfortunately, Cameron has to share a prison airplane with some of the most dangerous criminals in the country, who somehow took control of the plane and are now planning to escape the country with the plane. Cameron has to find a way to stop them while playing along. Meanwhile, United States Marshal Vincent Larkin is trying to help Cameron get free and stop the criminals including, Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom.

Academy Awards, USA

1998

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Nominated, Oscar

Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Art Rochester

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Nominated, Oscar

Diane Warren • For the song "How Do I Live".

Fun Facts:

• The Las Vegas scenes were filmed at the legendary Sands Hotel immediately prior to its demolition in late 1996. When the production team heard about the city's intentions to raze the historic landmark, they immediately scheduled a multiple camera setup to take advantage of the rare event, which is what you actually see in the movie.

• Colm Meaney's key chain has a Star Trek Communicator ornament on it, a reference to his role as Chief Miles O'Brien on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

• The sight of the planes flying in low formation over the Strip during filming caused a number of Las Vegans to call the police.

• The song "How Do I Live" was nominated for both an Oscar as Best Original Song and a Razzie as Worst Original Song. It did not win either award.

 

And the scene I chose is the final scene where Nic sees his daughter.

Video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AW3aCuxY1DY