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"No other hijack was ever like this."
"Everyone read it. Now you can live it."
"Before this train reaches the next station, it will become the scene of the most spectacular hijack ever attempted."
"We are going to kill one passenger a minute until New York City pays us 1 million dollars."
"You a policeman? [cop nods] Well done. The mayor will go to your funeral. [raises his gun and points it at the cop's head]"
"Now, then, ladies and gentlemen, do you see this gun? It fires 750 rounds of nine millimeter ammunition per minute. In other words, if all of you simultaneously were to rush me, not a single one of you would get any closer than you are right now. I do hope I've made myself understood."
"Put the bunny back in the box."
"Jose Zuniga -DEA Agent Willie Sims"
"Angela Featherstone -Ginny."
"Nick Chinlund -William "Billy Bedlam" Bedford"
"Jesse Borrego -Francisco Cindino"
"Danny Trejo -John "Johnny 23" Baca"
"Renoly Santiago -Ramon "Sally-Can't Dance" Martinez"
"John Roselius -Deputy Marshal Skip Devers."
"M. C. Gainey -Earl "Swamp Thing" Williams"
"Monica Potter -Tricia Poe"
"Rachel Ticotin as Officer Sally Bishop"
"Colm Meaney - Duncan Malloy"
"Dave Chappelle - Joe "Pinball" Parker"
"Mykelti Williamson - Mike "Baby O" O'Dell"
"Ving Rhames - Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones"
"Steve Buscemi - Garland "The Marietta Mangler" Greene"
"John Malkovich - Cyrus "Cyrus the Virus" Grissom"
"John Cusack - Vince Larkin"
"Nicolas Cage - Cameron Poe"
"Welcome to Con Air."
"They were deadly on the ground. Now they have wings."
"Buckle Up!"
"Get Ready to Fly."
"One wrong flight can ruin your whole day."
"[as the convicts dance to "Sweet Home Alabama"] Define irony: a bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash."
"[His first spoken words in the movie; regarding Billy Bedlam] He's a font of misplaced rage. Name your cliche: Mother held him too much or not enough, last picked at kickball, late night sneaky uncle, whatever. Now, he gets so angry, moments of levity actually cause him pain, gives him headaches. Happiness, for that gentleman, hurts."
"They somehow managed to get every freak and creep in the universe on this one plane, and then somehow managed to let them take it over, and then they somehow managed to stick us right smack in the middle."
"[on Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom] This one's done it all. Kidnapping, robbery, murder, extortion. His name is Cyrus Grissom, AKA "Cyrus the Virus." Thirty-nine years old, 25 of them spent in our institutions. But he's bettered himself inside. Earned two degrees, including his juris doctorate. He's also killed 11 fellow inmates, incited three riots, and escaped twice. Likes to brag that he's killed more men than cancer. Cyrus is a poster child for the criminally insane. He's a true product of the system."