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.
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Stars: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Mykelti Williamson, Dave Chappelle
Crew: Simon West (Director), Scott Rosenberg (Screenplay), Jerry Bruckheimer (Producer), David Tattersall (Director of Photography), Debra Echard (Set Decoration), Janet Brady (Stunts)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Runtime: 116 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 05, 1997
IMDb: 4.3
Keywords:prison, helicopter, airplane, escape, undercover, ambush, war veteran, gas station, psychopath, bravery, mexican standoff, sandstorm, hijacking, us army, prison guard, u.s. marshal, serial killer, shootout, las vegas, explosion, brutality, convict, desert, war hero, diabetic, dea agent, hostile takeover, skyjacker, motorcycle chase, disguises, action hero, army veteran, prisoner transport, transport plane, absurd
