Con Air is a 1997 action film directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. Starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, and Steve Buscemi, Con Air follows the story of Cameron Poe (Cage), an Army Ranger who is released after serving several years for involuntary manslaughter. Although he can now go home to his family in Alabama, he is placed aboard a plane filled with dangerous convicts who are being transported to various prisons around the country. When the plane is hijacked by the convicts, Poe has to figure out a way to stop them. Learn more about the exciting behind-the-scenes action in filming this production in Nevada!