Factual error: In full view of police officers Cyrus murders a Federal Marshall, then he boards an aircraft which takes off despite being refused clearance. This would result in the immediate closure of the airport. It would be locked down until cleared as a crime scene which could take three or four days. All incoming flights would be diverted to their alternates and all planned outgoing flights would be grounded. How, then, does Uncle Bob's Scenic flight get clearance for takeoff?
Con Air (1997)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Simon West
Starring: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo, Colm Meaney, Monica Potter, Mykelti Williamson, Nick Chinlund
The plane ends up crashing into a casino in Las Vegas, Nicholas Cage saves the day, finds his wife and child and John Malkovich and all the other bad guys are killed, except Garland Greene (Steve Buscemi) who escapes and goes gambling.
Kim
More mistakes in Con Air
[Poe is looking out of the back of the plane at the DEA agent's car tethered to it, flapping about.]
Cameron Poe: On any other day, that might seem strange.
Trivia: The original plan for the ending of the movie was to crash the plane into the White House.
Question: Why is there a cache of weapons in the belly of the plane? Is there some reason in US Marshall rules?
Answer: If there was ever an emergency landing the weapons would be needed with the prisoners as they most likely will have to exit the plane at some point. There doesn't seem to be any information around that says that every prisoner transport plane would have the same amount of weapons or in the same spot but it seems likely most would have backup weapons for situations like that.
Lummie ★