John Cusack Addresses the ‘Ridiculous’ Birkenstocks His Character Wears Throughout 1997’s“ Con Air”

The actor said the footwear was a deliberate choice made by him

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John Cusack wears Birkenstock sandals while playing U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin in the 1997 action film Con Air

Cusack called himself the first non-Biblical action star to wear sandals throughout a movie

The actor said the footwear matched the over-the-top tone of the thriller

John Cusack says the Birkenstock sandals his character wears throughout the 1997 action film Con Air were a deliberate choice — made by him.

Cusack, 60, played U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin in the film, which follows paroled Army Ranger Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) as he fights to survive a mid-air…

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