Yapım :1997 Ülke : Amerika Süre : 115 dakika IMDB Puan : 6.3/10 IMDB ID: tt0118880
Oyuncular Nicolas Cage - Cameron Poe John Cusack - U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin Monica Potter - Tricia Poe Landry Allbright - Casey Poe M.C. Gainey - Swamp Thing Danny Trejo - Johnny Johnny-23 Baca Steve Buscemi - Garland The Marietta Mangler Greene Steve Eastin - Guard Falzon Rachel Ticotin - Guard Sally Bishop David Chappelle - Joe Pinball Parker
Bilgi :Cameron Poe, a highly decorated US ranger, is convicted of manslaughter after protecting his wife in a drunken brawl. Finally, after eight years, hes being paroled and going home to his wife and daughter. His ride home: the Jailbird, which is also transporting societys vicious murderers to Feltham Penitentiary, Lousianas toughest maximum security prison. A surprising escape is made on board the plane as the cons seize control of the plane, and head it towards Las Vegas. The officials on the ground want to blow it out of the sky, but three people know an alternative... US Marshal Vince Larkin, Cameron Poes wife, and his daughter.When Cameron Poe, of the US Army, is found guilty of manslaughter after killing a drunk man while protecting his wife outside a bar, he is sent to jail for eight years. During that time his daughter is born, but he waits patiently in his cell until his release date. He is flown home on board the Jailbird, which also transports some very dangerous convicts to a maximum-security prison in Louisiana. The convicts manage to escape directed by Cyrus "The Virus", who also leads the planes take-over and re-routes it to an abandoned airfield to catch another plane which will take them to a foreign country. With Poes help, the authorities learn where the convicts are headed for and manage to get there before they take off again. After the police and army are killed in an ambush at the airfield, the convicts take off again toward Las Vegas, but a US Marshal, Vince Larkin, with the help of Poe on board gets there again in time to finally stop the convicts.Cameron Poe is an Army Ranger who was going to go home to his pregnant wife when he got into a fight with three men. He would kill one of them and the other two ran away with the knife they had and because of that he would be convicted of manslaughter. After eight years he would be paroled. He would be part of a group thats being transferred to another prison and flown in a special plane. While in flight a fight breaks out and two of the most dangerous criminals, Diamond Dog and Cyrus the Virus Grissom, would break out from their restraints and take over the plane. When the plane makes its first stop Poe and friend whos a diabetic and who wasnt given his shot, and all the syringes were destroyed, try to get off but Grissom wouldnt let them. He then tries to alert the authorities but got away. Now the government is considering shooting the plane down but U.S. Marshall Vince Larkin thinks that its a little hasty and believes that Poe is an ally. When Grissom leads them on a wild goose chase, Poe alerts them to where they are going.
