Con Air: Super Detailed Seating Chart Reveals Where All The Killers Sat

An impressively comprehensive seating chart of Con Air details where all the killers sat. Directed by Simon West, with Jerry Bruckheimer producing, the action film starred Nicolas Cage as an Army Ranger who serves eight years in prison for accidentally killing a man. While being transported on a plane to a new supermax facility along with other convicts, chaos ensues, and Cage’s character finds himself right at the center of it all.

With an ensemble cast which included John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Colm Meaney, Dave Chappelle, and Danny Trejo, Con Air proved to be a hit when it premiered in 1997. The film grossed over $224 million against a budget of $75 million and, though reviews were more mixed, the movie’s reputation has only increased since it first hit theaters. Con Air is regularly held up as a high point of Cage’s career, with fans finding new ways to show their appreciation for the 1990s classic. Now, one fan has even illustrated where the film’s various players were seated.

The extensively detailed seating chart was created by Reddit user LundgrensFrontKick, who frequently complies surprising data about popular films. After hearing on a podcast that putting together a seating chart of Con Air was nearly impossible, the user set out to try his luck. After multiple viewers, and some help from Con Air stars Ty Granderson Jones and Conrad Goode, the task was complete. The charts, which are divided into two to the movie’s reflect large ensemble cast, can be seen below.

The post is accompanied with photos of the characters, as well as brief descriptions which summarize their big moments in Con Air. Given how often the film showed up in syndication at one point, not to mention the status it has achieved over the decades since its release, a refresher may not be totally unnecessary. Audiences and critics alike have been delighted by the film’s simple premise of grouping A-list actors together in a ridiculously high-pressure scenario, with scenes that alternate between utter mayhem and ostensibly more heartfelt musical montages. As the Honest Trailer for Con Air observed, West directed a cheesy bit of action at the height of Nic Cage’s visibility with immense charm and a distinctly rewatchable quality.

Over the years, there have been calls for a sequel and some have even wondered why the film hasn’t been made into a franchise. Cusack has said that he’d be open to a second installment, with West noting in 2014 that he’d like the second movie to be set in space. Though it is a little surprising that Hollywood has never revisited Con Air, given its reliance on nostalgia and pre-existing properties, it might be for the past that the feature remains a modern action classic. It was very much a product of its time, a reasonably budgeted movie that performed surprisingly well. If it was made today, Con Air might lack the original spark that has led viewers to gladly examine its finer details.

Source: Reddit / LundgrensFrontKick

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Abdullah Al-Ghamdi joined Screen Rant in August 2019, focusing on movie and television news. In January of the same year, he wrote a 3500+ word piece on why Primo Colón is underrated. He considers it his finest work. When he’s not arguing for the merits of his favorite wrestler, he can be reached at: [email protected].

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