Con Air - 1997 - ep108 -

Make a move and the bunny gets it!

Holding a stuffed animal at gunpoint is just one of the many evil deeds committed by Cyrus the Virus in “Con Air,” an R-rated action extravaganza that makes no sense but absolutely rules anyway. Cyrus the Virus is a swaggering supervillain played with gleeful panache by John Malkovich. Oh and did we mention a sweaty, long-haired, Southern drawlin’ Nicolas Cage as wrongly-accused convict-turned-reluctant hero Cameron Poe? He’s here to save the (expletive deleted) day.

In between the action set pieces (of which there are many), “Con Air” is mostly a movie comprised of characters saying each other’s nicknames. Diamond Dog, Pinball, Swamp Thing, Johnny 23, Baby-O… even Steve Buscemi’s already-memorable real name, Garland Greene, comes with a nickname, “The Marietta Mangler.” He really does have the whole world in his hands.

Old Millennials Remember Movies – Con Air podcast

In this latest installment of the Summer of Jerry Bruckheimer, Old Millennials Tyler and Angela discuss this movie’s irritating opening act, the baffling logic of driving a convoy of soldiers through the only enclosed area in a 100-mile stretch of desert, Malkovich’s delicious line-reading (including a little ditty about someone losing their bladder), and the Nicolas Cage moments that inspired a million memes.

Tyler and Angela also catch up with a number of big-time new release movies in the first half of the episode.

The Summer of Bruckheimer takes to the skies! Try not to get yourself stuck in the landing gear.

Also discussed in this episode of OMRM:

Jungle Cruise (2021)
Black Widow (2021)
F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
A Quiet Place: Part II (2021)
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
Shiva Baby (2021)
False Positive (2021)
The Fast and the Furious (2001) and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
The Village (2004)

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