
They were deadly on the ground. Now they have wings.
Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.
- 6.8
- 1997
- Released
- 1h 56m

Nicolas Cage
Cameron Poe
John Cusack
Agent Vince Larkin
John Malkovich
Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
Ving Rhames
Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones
Mykelti Williamson
"Baby-O" O'Dell
Dave Chappelle
"Pinball" Parker
Colm Meaney
Agent Duncan Malloy
Monica Potter
Tricia Poe
Landry Allbright
Casey Poe
Rachel Ticotin
Guard Sally Bishop
Steve Buscemi
Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
Nick Chinlund
William "Billy Bedlam" Bedford
M.C. Gainey
"Swamp Thing"
Danny Trejo
"Johnny-23"
Renoly Santiago
"Sally-Can't Dance"
Steve Eastin
Guard Falzon
Brendan Kelly
Conrad
Jesse Borrego
Francisco Cindino
Mongo Brownlee
Ajax
José Zúñiga
Sims
Ned Bellamy
Chopper Pilot
John Marshall Jones
Gator
John Roselius
Devers
Fredric Lehne
Pilot
Martin McSorley
Co-Pilot
Dylan Haggerty
Starkey
Dan Bell
Fuel Jockey
Bob Stephenson
Ted, the Pilot
Scott Ditty
Bus Guard
Tommy Bush
Sheriff
Lauren Pratt
Debbie (6 Yrs Old)
Angela Featherstone
Ginny
Doug Hutchison
Donald
Jeris Poindexter
Watts
David Ramsey
Londell
Conrad Goode
Viking
Emilio Rivera
Carlos
Ty Granderson Jones
Blade
Earl Billings
Guard
Greg Collins
Guard
Billy Devlin
Guard
Joseph Patrick Kelly
Guard
Jeff Olson
Uncle Bob
Dawn Bluford
Female Baggage Handler
Charlie Paddock
Transportation Officer #1
Randee Barnes
Stickman
Don S. Davis
Man In Car
Barbara Sharma
Woman In Car
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Cindino Gunman (Stunts)
Scott McCoy
Cindino Gunman (Stunts)
Brian Hayes Currie
Cop In Vegas
Ashley Smock
Huey Pilot
Charles Lynn Frost
DEA Agent
Joey Miyashima
Tech Guy
Scott Burkholder
Air Traffic Controller
Kevin Cooney
Judge
Gérard L'Heureux
Guard Renfro
Pete Antico
Guard Garner
Gilbert Rosales
Ramirez (Stunt)
Richard L. Duran
Warlock (Stunt)
George Randall
Old Con on Plane
Jamie Bozian
Con
Harley Zumbrum
Con
David Roberson
Supervisor
Alexandra Balahoutis
Waitress
Sheldon Worthington
Co-Pilot
Robert Taft
Soldier
Robert White
Soldier
Chris Ellis
BOP Official Grant
John Campbell
BOP Bus Driver
Brian Willems
Paramedic
Bill Cusack
Paramedic
Dabbs Greer
Old Man Under Truck
Kevin Gage
Billy Joe (uncredited)
Dennis Burkley
Dale (uncredited)

Released
en
$75,000,000.00
$224,012,234.00
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- #ambush
- #war veteran
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- #hostile takeover
- #skyjacker
- #motorcycle chase
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- #action hero
- #army veteran
- #prisoner transport
- #transport plane
- #absurd
Reviews

Silly perfection! Having just watched this again after twenty-odd years, as it's now available in 4k. My god, Hollywood was great back in the day. This movie is stupid, silly, over-the-top everything, and wholly implausible. But it doesn't matter. It's 100% honest wholesome fun, like an action comic for boys in men's bodies. It's got everything, and everything's like a love letter. I wan

This takes forever to get going, but once the plot gets the establishing twenty minutes out of the way, it's actually quite a decent adventure story. Ranger Nicolas Cage ("Poe") gets embroiled in a fatal brawl that lands him in jail. Out on his parole, he gets caught up in a highly sophisticated prison break planned by "Cyrus" (John Malkovich) - intent on hijacking their prison flight and executin

Great movie. One of my favorites growing up. Action packed with a great storyline. Great cast too.

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This is one of those movies which are simply good solid entertainment. The fact that I do like Nicolas Cage, even though he is at times really lousy at choosing which movies he participate in, is of course an additional plus. Naturally I do like the performance of Nicolas Cage in this movie but John Malkowich is also great as the main bad guy and Steve Buscemi is perfect as the nutcase although











