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Jul 2023
41m 17s

Con-Air (1997) - So Bad It's Good?

The Salty Nerd
About this episode

The Salty Nerds get their 90s on as they watch one of Nic Cage's first forays into the blockbuster action genre after is major Oscar win for leaving Las Vegas, the delightfully cheesy (and some would say STUPID) Con Air.

Directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer in his first solo outing after his partner Don Simpson died, Con Air has a stellar ensemble cast who are all aware that the movie is terrible, but they're doing it for the money anyway.

Nic Cage has the worst southern accent ever. John Malkovich as Cyrus the Virus hates every moment he's on screen. Dave Chapelle ad-libs every line he has. Danny Trejo is just looking to get laid. And that girl from Total Recall plays a prison guard. All this and more in Con Air!

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