All this week, Uproxx will be paying tribute to the many facets of Nicolas Cage, from his big-screen triumphs to the legends that have come to surround him and the cult following both have helped ...

On June 6, 1997, Buena Vista unveiled the R-rated Nicolas Cage actioner in theaters. By Duane Byrge On June 6, 1997, Buena Vista unveiled the R-rated Nicolas Cage actioner Con Air in theaters, where ...

Con Air was released on June 6, 1997, and quickly became not only one of the most ridiculous (and ridiculously fun) action movies of all time, but also one of the essential Nicolas Cage films and a ...

If you remember a movie starring Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich and Steve Buscemi as a bunch of convicts who highjack a plane, then you probably remember 1997’s awful Con Air. If you don’t, then the new ...

It’s the film which reinvented Oscar winner Nicolas Cage as a bona fide action hero. Sister Act 25th Anniversary: 15 things you may not know about the hit comedy Not only that, but it spawned a Grammy ...

As soon as the no-name airplane swooped down to a secluded corner at Miami International Airport, men and women with big guns and bulletproof vests surrounded it. Then the rear door of the plane ...

The story of a man just trying to get home. The role that turned Nic Cage into an inimitable on-screen hero. An exercise in excess, explosions and extremely silly hair. Yes, we're talking about Con ...

Nicolas Cage’s 1997 action classic Con Air is your classic '90s action flick. Cage is armed with a comically bad Southern accent, a laughable mullet, and a bevy of eclectic characters to face off ...

In 1993, Los Angeles Times staff writer Eric Malnic wrote an article, titled “When Jailbirds Fly, They Always Use Con Air”, about the U.S. Marshals Service’s Air Operations Division, which flies ...

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