Con Air (1997)

OMG! It's a movie with Sean Connery, David Thewlis, and DRAGONS? What could be better? I'll tell you what... A movie without Dennis Quaid. ANY movie without Dennis Quaid. Especially a movie without Dennis Quaid sporting a dime-store wig and an accent to match. But here we are. We ...  Show more

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 ...

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In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, an action favourite with a lot of writers, and a war movie hit that ended up criticised in UK Parliament. The Rock (1996) utilised lots of writers, and its stars - Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris - all had significant inp ...  Show more