Con Air – 1997 – ep108

Summary: Make a move and the bunny gets it!<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> 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.<br> Old Millennials Remember Movies - Con Air podcast<br> 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.<br> <br> Tyler and Angela also catch up with a number of big-time new release movies in the first half of the episode.<br> <br> The Summer of Bruckheimer takes to the skies! Try not to get yourself stuck in the landing gear.<br> Also discussed in this episode of OMRM:<br> <br> Jungle Cruise (2021)<br> Black Widow (2021)<br> F9: The Fast Saga (2021)<br> A Quiet Place: Part II (2021)<br> Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)<br> Shiva Baby (2021)<br> False Positive (2021)<br> The Fast and the Furious (2001) and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)<br> The Village (2004)