"Con Air Con Air is a 1997 American action film directed by Simon West, written by Scott Rosenberg, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, and John Malkovich, with Steve Buscemi, Colm Meaney, Mykelti Williamson, Ving Rhames, Nick Chinlund, Jesse Borrego, Jose Zuniga, and Monica Potter in supporting roles. The picture was released theatrically on June 6, 1997 by Touchstone Pictures and was a box office success, grossing over $224 million against a production budget of $75 million. Critics gave the film mixed reviews, but praised Cage and the cast performances as well as its"
"The Director, ""The Portrait of a Lady"" (1996) Gilbert Osmond, ""Con Air"" (1997) as Cyrus ""The Virus"" Grissom, ""The Man in the Iron Mask"" (1998) as Athos, ""Being John Malkovich"" (1999) as John Horatio Malkovich, and """" (1999) as Charles VII. His role as Mitch Leary in ""In the Line of Fire"" earned him his second Academy Award nomination. Malkovich went on to appear in the early 2000s films: ""Johnny English"" (2003) as Pascal Sauvage, ""The Libertine"" (2004) as Charles II, ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"" (2005) as Humma Kavula, ""Eragon"" (2006) as Galbatorix, ""Klimt"" (2006) as Gustav Klimt,"
"John Malkovich John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor, director, producer and fashion designer. He has appeared in more than 70 films. For his roles in ""Places in the Heart"" and ""In the Line of Fire"", he received Academy Award nominations. He appeared in such films as ""Empire of the Sun"", ""The Killing Fields"", ""Johnny English"", ""Con Air"", ""The Sheltering Sky"", ""Of Mice and Men"", ""Rounders"", ""Ripley's Game"", ""Knockaround Guys"", ""Being John Malkovich"", ""Shadow of the Vampire"", ""Burn After Reading"", ""Red"", ""Red"" ""2"", ""Mulholland Falls"", ""Dangerous Liaisons"", and ""Warm Bodies"", as well as producing films such"
"John Malkovich filmography American actor, director, and producer John Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. He started acting in the 1980s, appearing in the films: ""Places in the Heart"" (1984) with Sally Field, ""Death of a Salesman"" (1985), ""The Glass Menagerie"" (1987), ""Empire of the Sun"" (1987), and ""Dangerous Liaisons"" (1988) with Glenn Close. His role in ""Places in the Heart"" earned him an Academy Award nomination. During the 1990s, he starred in the films: ""Of Mice and Men"" (1992) as Lennie Small, ""In the Line of Fire"" (1993) as Mitch Leary, ""Beyond the Clouds"" (1995) as"
"M. C. Gainey Michael Connor Gainey (born January 18, 1948) is an American actor whose distinctive mustache, 6'2"" height, and threatening look have landed him supporting roles as Southern or Southwestern thugs and criminals. He is known for playing a major role in the 1997 ""Con Air"" action movie. Gainey was born in Jackson, Mississippi. In the early 1970s, he attended the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California with Ken Hixon. Prior to this, he attended the University of Southern Mississippi. He worked as a mortician's apprentice before he decided to study acting. He served in the U.S. Army"
"humorous Super Bowl commercials portraying himself attempting to gain control of the johnmalkovich.com domain. Malkovich was married to actress Glenne Headly from 1982-88. They divorced after Malkovich became involved with Michelle Pfeiffer on the set of ""Dangerous Liaisons"". He later met his long-term partner Nicoletta Peyran on the set of ""The Sheltering Sky"", where she was the second assistant director, in 1989. They have two children, Amandine and Loewy. Malkovich is known for his distinctive voice, which ""The Guardian"" describes as wafting, whispery, and reedy. He does not consider himself to be a method actor. He is fluent in French,"
"Arc"", directed by Luc Besson in 1999, playing the French king-to-be ""Charles VII"". Other film roles include ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"", ""Beowulf"", ""Eragon"", ""The Man in the Iron Mask"", """", ""Changeling"", ""Secretariat"", ""RED"" and ""RED 2"". In 2007, he played Alan Conway in ""Colour me Kubrik: a True...ish story "", directed by Brian Cook. Malkovich has hosted three episodes of the NBC sketch show ""Saturday Night Live"". The first occasion was in January 1989 with musical guest Anita Baker; the second in October 1993 with musical guest Billy Joel (and special appearance by former cast member Jan Hooks);"
"up as producing partners with Stipe looking for a change. Together they executive produced ""Velvet Goldmine"" in 1998 and ""Freak City"" in 1999. They formed a production company, Single Cell, and their next project was Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze's 1999 film ""Being John Malkovich"". ""Being John Malkovich"" won a 2000 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, and Stern and fellow producers Stipe, Steve Golin and Vincent Landay were nominated for two Producers Guild of America Awards: the Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award and the Vision Award, winning the latter. Stern and Stipe, teamed with producers Michael"
"– Andrew McAlpine 1994: ""Interview with the Vampire"" – Dante Ferretti 1995: ""Apollo 13"" – Michael Corenblith 1996: ""Richard III"" – Tony Burrough 1997: ""Romeo + Juliet"" – Catherine Martin 1998: ""The Truman Show"" – Dennis Gassner 1999: ""Sleepy Hollow"" – Rick Heinrichs ""'2000: ""Gladiator"" – Arthur Max ""'2001: ""Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)"" – Aline Bonetto 2002: ""Road to Perdition"" – Dennis Gassner ""'2003: """" – William Sandell 2004: ""The Aviator"" – Dante Ferretti ""'2005: ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"" – Stuart Craig ""'2006: ""Children of Men"" – Jim Clay, Geoffrey Kirkland, and Jennifer Williams ""'2007:"
"Sucks"". Black said to the audience beforehand, ""We haven't played [this song] for years, because it just never felt appropriate - But now, we're happy to unleash the beast. The government totally sucks."" Jack Black Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and songwriter. His acting career has been extensive, starring primarily in comedy films. Black is known for his roles in ""High Fidelity"" (2000), ""Shallow Hal"" (2001), ""School of Rock"" (2003), ""King Kong"" (2005), ""The Holiday"" (2006), the ""Kung Fu Panda"" franchise (2008–2016), ""Tropic Thunder"" (2008), ""Gulliver's Travels"" (2010), ""Bernie"" (2011), ""Goosebumps"" (2015),"
"Jack Black Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and songwriter. His acting career has been extensive, starring primarily in comedy films. Black is known for his roles in ""High Fidelity"" (2000), ""Shallow Hal"" (2001), ""School of Rock"" (2003), ""King Kong"" (2005), ""The Holiday"" (2006), the ""Kung Fu Panda"" franchise (2008–2016), ""Tropic Thunder"" (2008), ""Gulliver's Travels"" (2010), ""Bernie"" (2011), ""Goosebumps"" (2015), and """" (2017). He has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. Black is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock duo Tenacious D which he formed in 1994 with friend Kyle Gass."
"played a slight variation of himself, as indicated by the character's middle name of ""Horatio"". In 1996, Malkovich was directed for the second time (after Les liaisons Dangereuses) by Stephen Frears in ""Mary Reilly"", a new adaptation of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tale, co-starring Julia Roberts He made a cameo appearance in ""Adaptation."" — also written by Kaufman — appearing as himself during the filming of ""Being John Malkovich"". ""The Dancer Upstairs"", Malkovich's directorial film debut, was released in 2002. In the same year he took the title role in ""Ripley's Game"".. He also appeared in ""Joan of"
"in ""Airborne"" (1993), ""Demolition Man"", ""Waterworld"", ""The Fan"", ""The Cable Guy"", ""Mars Attacks!"", ""Dead Man Walking"", ""The Jackal"", ""Crossworlds"", ""Enemy of the State"", and others. He had a small role in ""True Romance"" as a security guard, but the scene was deleted. In 2000, Black appeared in the movie ""High Fidelity"" as a wild employee in John Cusack's record store, a role he considers his breakout. He soon gained leading roles in films such as ""Shallow Hal"", ""Nacho Libre"", ""Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny"", ""Year One"", and ""Gulliver's Travels"". He received particular praise for his starring role in"
"Beer and Budweiser. His most famous commercial was a spot for Pepsi where a little boy sucks himself into a Pepsi bottle. The ad ran during the Super Bowl and was USA Today's highest rated commercial for that year. In 1997, he directed the international blockbuster ""Con Air"" for Jerry Bruckheimer starring Nicolas Cage and John Malkovich and followed that up in 1999 with ""The General's Daughter"" starring John Travolta. In 2001, he directed """" starring Angelina Jolie. West originated the project ""Black Hawk Down"" after reading Mark Bowden's newspaper articles on the failed US mission in Somalia. West pitched"
"Charlie Kaufman Charles Stuart ""Charlie"" Kaufman (; born November 19, 1958) is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and lyricist. He wrote the films ""Being John Malkovich"" (1999), ""Adaptation"" (2002), and ""Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"" (2004). He made his directorial debut with ""Synecdoche, New York"" (2008), which was also well-received; film critic Roger Ebert dubbed it ""the best movie of the decade"" in 2009. It was followed by ""Anomalisa"" (2015). One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era, Kaufman has been nominated for four Academy Awards: twice for Best Original Screenplay for ""Being John Malkovich"" and ""Eternal Sunshine"
"Zac Efron Zachary David Alexander Efron (; born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s, and rose to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the ""High School Musical"" franchise (2006–2008). During this time, he also starred in the musical film ""Hairspray"" (2007) and the comedy film ""17 Again"" (2009). He has since appeared in the films ""New Year's Eve"" (2011), ""The Lucky One"" (2012), ""The Paperboy"" (2012), ""Neighbors"" (2014), ""Dirty Grandpa"" (2016), """" (2016), ""Baywatch"" (2017) and ""The Greatest Showman"" (2017). Efron was born in"
"the People"" dealt with ""mortality and dying. Pretty turgid stuff"", according to Stipe; ""Monster,"" meanwhile, critiqued love and mass culture, and ""Reveal"" dipped into mysticism. In early 1987 Stipe co-founded C00 Films with Jim McKay, a mixed-media company that was ""designed to channel its founder's creative talents towards the creation and promotion of alternative film works."" Stipe and his producing partner, Sandy Stern, have served as executive producers on films including ""Being John Malkovich"", ""Velvet Goldmine"", and ""Man on the Moon"". He was also credited as a producer of the 2004 film ""Saved!"" In 1998 he worked on Single Cell"
"the animated movie ""Penguins of Madagascar"" (2014) as the villainous octopus Dave. In 2015, Malkovich also starred in: ""100 Years"", directed by Robert Rodriguez in association with Louis XIII de Rémy Martin. As a producer, Malkovich has produced the films: ""Ghost World"" (2001), ""The Libertine"" (2004), ""Juno"" (2007), and ""The Perks of Being a Wallflower"" (2012). John Malkovich filmography American actor, director, and producer John Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. He started acting in the 1980s, appearing in the films: ""Places in the Heart"" (1984) with Sally Field, ""Death of a Salesman"" (1985), ""The Glass Menagerie"""
"Johnny Galecki John Mark Galecki (born April 30, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for playing Leonard Hofstadter in the CBS sitcom ""The Big Bang Theory"" (2007–present) and David Healy in the ABC sitcom ""Roseanne"" (1992–1997; 2018). Galecki also appeared in the films ""National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"" (1989), ""Prancer"" (1989), ""Suicide Kings"" (1997), ""I Know What You Did Last Summer"" (1997), ""Bookies"" (2003), ""In Time"" (2011), and ""Rings"" (2017). Galecki is one of the highest paid television actors in the world, with his role in ""The Big Bang Theory"" currently earning him approximately US$900,000 per episode between 2017"
"the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. A second major French actress, Isabelle Huppert, worked with Ruiz on ""Comedy of Innocence"" (2000), which was nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The American John Malkovich acted in the star-studded Marcel Proust adaptation ""Time Regained"" (1999) and the somewhat less successful ""Savage Souls"" (2001) and ""Klimt"" (2006). ""That Day"" (2003) was the fourth and last Ruiz film to be shown in the main competition of the Cannes Film festival. He also made forays into the English-language mainstream with the thrillers ""Shattered Image"" (1998) and ""A Closed Book"" (2010). In"
"the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. He appeared in ""This Boy's Life"" (1993). Around this time, he was offered the role of Mitch Leary in ""In the Line of Fire"" (1993). However, due to scheduling conflicts with his directorial debut ""A Bronx Tale"" (1993), he gave up the role to John Malkovich, who later received an Academy Award nomination for it. In ""A Bronx Tale"", which De Niro agreed to direct after seeing the screenwriter's one-man off-Broadway play, he played a bus driver who struggles to keep his son away from a local mobster. At the 20th Moscow International Film"
"Rob Reiner's ""The Sure Thing"" (1985). He also starred in Cameron Crowe's directorial debut film, ""Say Anything..."" (1989). Cusack played a con artist in Stephen Frears' 1990 neo-noir film ""The Grifters"". After establishing New Crime Productions, Cusack co-wrote the screenplay for and starred in George Armitage's crime film ""Grosse Pointe Blank"" (1997). In Spike Jonze's fantasy film ""Being John Malkovich"" (1999), Cusack played a puppeteer who finds a portal leading into the mind of the eponymous actor, John Malkovich. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress. Cusack was nominated"
"Jim Caviezel James Patrick Caviezel (; born September 26, 1968) is an American actor. He portrayed Jesus Christ in the 2004 film ""The Passion of the Christ"". His other notable roles include Dexter in ""Children of the Dust"" (1995), ""Slov"" Slovnik in ""G.I. Jane"" (1997), Private Witt in ""The Thin Red Line"" (1998), Black John in ""Ride with the Devil"" (1999), Detective John Sullivan in ""Frequency"" (2000), Jerry in ""Pay It Forward"" (2000), Tom Kubik in ""High Crimes"" (2002), Catch in ""Angel Eyes"" (2001), Johannes in ""I Am David"" (2003), Edmond Dantès in ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" (2002), Carroll"
"de Laclos. He later reprised this role for the music video of ""Walking on Broken Glass"" by Annie Lennox. In 1990, he recited, in Croatian, verses of the Croatian national anthem ""Lijepa naša domovino"" (""Our Beautiful Homeland"") in Nenad Bach's song ""Can We Go Higher?"" Malkovich starred in the 1992 film adaptation of John Steinbeck's award-winning novella ""Of Mice and Men"" as Lennie alongside Gary Sinise as George. In 1994, he was nominated for another Oscar, in the same category, for ""In the Line of Fire"". Though he played the title role in the Charlie Kaufman-penned ""Being John Malkovich"", he"
"he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor; and Jack Ryan in the action films ""Patriot Games"" (1992) and ""Clear and Present Danger"" (1994). His career spans six decades and includes roles in several Hollywood blockbusters, including the epic war film ""Apocalypse Now"" (1979), the legal drama ""Presumed Innocent"" (1990), the action film ""The Fugitive"" (1993), the political action thriller ""Air Force One"" (1997), and the psychological thriller ""What Lies Beneath"" (2000). Seven of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry: ""American Graffiti"" (1973), ""The Conversation"" (1974), ""Star Wars"" (1977), ""Apocalypse Now"" (1979), ""The Empire"
"Todd Louiso Todd Louiso (born January 27, 1970) is an American film actor and film director best known for his role as timid record store clerk Dick in ""High Fidelity"", opposite Jack Black and John Cusack. Louiso directed his first film in 2002, the acclaimed ""Love Liza"" with Philip Seymour Hoffman. He has had supporting roles in films like ""The Rock"", ""Apollo 13"", ""Jerry Maguire"", ""Scent of a Woman"" and ""Thank You for Smoking"". In 2012, his film ""Hello I Must Be Going"" was selected as the opening night film of the Sundance Film Festival. His adaptation of ""Macbeth"", written"
"Gabriel Jarret Gabriel Jarret (born Gabriel Kronsberg; January 1, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the young genius Mitch Taylor in the 1985 comedy film ""Real Genius"" in which he co-starred with Val Kilmer. Jarret's first film was ""Going Ape!"" in 1981. Other film roles include ""The Karate Kid Part III"", ""Apollo 13"", and ""Last Days"". Jarret made guest appearances in ""21 Jump Street"", ""L.A. Law"", ""Party of Five"", and ""The West Wing"". Jarret appeared as 1st Officer Chapman in ""Poseidon"". He performed in the Ron Howard film ""Frost/Nixon"" as Nixon speechwriter Ken"
"along with his brother-in-law Jacob Koskoff, was released in 2015 as a feature film starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. Todd Louiso Todd Louiso (born January 27, 1970) is an American film actor and film director best known for his role as timid record store clerk Dick in ""High Fidelity"", opposite Jack Black and John Cusack. Louiso directed his first film in 2002, the acclaimed ""Love Liza"" with Philip Seymour Hoffman. He has had supporting roles in films like ""The Rock"", ""Apollo 13"", ""Jerry Maguire"", ""Scent of a Woman"" and ""Thank You for Smoking"". In 2012, his film ""Hello I"
"Ryan Bollman Ryan Matthew Bollman (born August 9, 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American television and film actor. He played Micah in """" and has also starred in the films ""The Granny"" as Junior, ""True Blue"", ""Lured Innocence"", ""No Vacancy"", ""The Neverending Story 3"" as Dog, one of the Nasties, ""Only the Strong"" as Donovan, ""Kidsongs"" video (VHS) episode ""What I Want to Be! (What I Want to Be) (1986)"" as himself who replaced Ryan Kirk and was replaced by Jamie Weins in the next video (1987), ""Kids Incorporated"" episode ""You've Got the Wrong Date (1987)"" as Jason,"
"broke up before any deals materialized. Gabriel Jarret Gabriel Jarret (born Gabriel Kronsberg; January 1, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the young genius Mitch Taylor in the 1985 comedy film ""Real Genius"" in which he co-starred with Val Kilmer. Jarret's first film was ""Going Ape!"" in 1981. Other film roles include ""The Karate Kid Part III"", ""Apollo 13"", and ""Last Days"". Jarret made guest appearances in ""21 Jump Street"", ""L.A. Law"", ""Party of Five"", and ""The West Wing"". Jarret appeared as 1st Officer Chapman in ""Poseidon"". He performed in the Ron Howard"
"Carl Marotte Carl Marotte (born February 25, 1959) is a Canadian actor and a graduate of Dawson College's Professional Theatre Program. He received a Gemini Award nomination for his role in the television movie ""Net Worth"" as Marty Pavelich. His other work includes roles in ""Lance et Compte"", a leading role in ""Beyond Reality"" as J.J. Stillman, ""Street Legal"", """" as David Rodriguez, ""Wind at My Back"" as Luc Gerrard, ""Fortier"" as Me. Jacques Savaria, """" as Steven McAuliffe and Joe in ""Twists of Terror"". Aside from his acting, he is also notable for being a passenger on Air Canada"
"Jack Ryan in the action thriller ""The Hunt for Red October"" (1990), the romantic comedy ""The Marrying Man"" (1991), the superhero film ""The Shadow"" (1994), and two films directed by Martin Scorsese: the Howard Hughes biopic ""The Aviator"" (2004) and the neo-noir crime drama ""The Departed"" (2006). His performance in the 2003 romantic drama ""The Cooler"" garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. From 2006 to 2013, Baldwin starred as Jack Donaghy on the NBC sitcom ""30 Rock"", winning two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work"
"""This is Spinal Tap"" and ""Man Bites Dog""), Madsen revealed that he regretted doing the film in a 2015 interview with ""The A.V. Club"". Its title is a reference to the 1999 film ""Being John Malkovich"". Being Michael Madsen Being Michael Madsen is a 2007 comedy film directed by Michael Mongillo and produced by Daniel A. Sherkow. The film takes a mockumentary approach in re-imagining actor Michael Madsen as a paparazzi-hounded movie star who hatches a revenge scheme against a tabloid journalist. The film co-stars Virginia Madsen, David Carradine, Harry Dean Stanton, Daryl Hannah, Lacey Chabert, and Debbie Rochon. Despite"