The Onion interviews Simon Pegg
AVC: Your character expresses, perhaps a minority view, that Con Air is the greatest film ever made. This is not the first time one of your characters has gushed on screen about a Jerry Bruckheimer production. What is your own personal take on Con Air? SP: I think Con Air is like if you were to explain Frankenstein’s monster to somebody. It might
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