{"product_id":"con-air-コン-エアー-original-japanese-movie-poster-1997-b2-size-51-73-cm-za488","title":"“Con Air” \/ 「コン・エアー」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA488","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"308\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"144\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"203\"\u003eCon Air \/ 「コン・エアー」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Simon West’s explosive 1997 action thriller starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"307\"\u003eNicolas Cage, John Cusack, and John Malkovich\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"574\"\u003eProduced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"343\"\u003eJerry Bruckheimer\u003c\/strong\u003e during the height of his blockbuster-action era, the film combines an airborne prison escape, an ensemble of dangerous criminals, large-scale practical stunts, and an increasingly spectacular pursuit across the American Southwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"788\"\u003eThe Japanese campaign design presents the principal cast beneath the immense, flame-filled silhouette of the prison transport aircraft, creating one of the most recognisable action-film posters of the late 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"809\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"809\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"975\"\u003eThe film follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"843\"\u003eCameron Poe\u003c\/strong\u003e, a highly decorated United States Army Ranger who is imprisoned after accidentally killing a man while defending his pregnant wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"1124\"\u003eAfter serving his sentence, Poe is finally granted parole and prepares to return home to his wife, Tricia, and the young daughter he has never met.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1295\"\u003eHe is transported aboard the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1167\"\u003eJailbird\u003c\/strong\u003e, a specially equipped aircraft carrying some of the United States’ most dangerous prisoners to a new maximum-security facility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1591\"\u003eAmong the inmates is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1347\"\u003eCyrus “The Virus” Grissom\u003c\/strong\u003e, an exceptionally intelligent and ruthless criminal who has devised an elaborate plan to seize control of the aircraft. Working with several other prisoners, Cyrus overpowers the guards and transforms the flight into a violent airborne escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1864\"\u003ePoe conceals the fact that he has been paroled and remains aboard the aircraft, hoping to protect the surviving guards and prevent the prisoners from escaping. He also attempts to save his diabetic friend, Baby-O, whose condition is rapidly deteriorating without insulin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1866\" data-end=\"2161\"\u003eOn the ground, United States Marshal \u003cstrong data-start=\"1903\" data-end=\"1919\"\u003eVince Larkin\u003c\/strong\u003e gradually realises that Poe is secretly helping the authorities. As the hijacked aircraft crosses the country, Larkin races to stop the escape while confronting officials prepared to destroy the plane regardless of the hostages still aboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2163\" data-end=\"2284\"\u003eThe film was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2188\" data-end=\"2202\"\u003eSimon West\u003c\/strong\u003e, from a screenplay by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2225\" data-end=\"2244\"\u003eScott Rosenberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, and produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2262\" data-end=\"2283\"\u003eJerry Bruckheimer\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2286\" data-end=\"2498\"\u003eThe principal cast includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"2314\" data-end=\"2497\"\u003eNicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Colm Meaney, Mykelti Williamson, Dave Chappelle, Danny Trejo, M. C. 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