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Release Date:
10 August 1990 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Few. The Proud. The Totally Insane. more
Plot:
A young pilot finds himself recruited into a covert and corrupt CIA airlift organization operating in Vietnam War Era Laos. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination
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Downey Jr. Lends Support to Gibson
(From WENN. 12 February 2007)
'Lois & Clark' Star Dies
(From WENN. 15 June 2005)
(From WENN. 12 February 2007)
'Lois & Clark' Star Dies
(From WENN. 15 June 2005)
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An interesting little film...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mel Gibson | ... | Gene Ryack |
 | Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Billy Covington |
 | Nancy Travis | ... | Corinne Landreaux |
 | Ken Jenkins | ... | Major Donald Lemond |
| David Marshall Grant | ... | Rob Diehl |
 | Lane Smith | ... | Senator Davenport |
 | Art LaFleur | ... | Jack Neely (as Art La Fleur) |
| Ned Eisenberg | ... | Nick Pirelli |
 | Marshall Bell | ... | Q.V. |
 | David Bowe | ... | Saunders |
| Burt Kwouk | ... | General Lu Soong |
 | Tim Thomerson | ... | Babo |
 | Harvey Jason | ... | Nino |
| Sinjai Plengpanit | ... | May Ling (as Sinjai Hongthai) |
| Natta Nantatanti | ... | Gene's Daughter |
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Runtime:
112 min | Argentina:115 min
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2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Norway:10 |
Finland:K-11 (re-rating) |
Portugal:M/12 |
USA:R (Certificate #30290) |
New Zealand:PG |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-10 |
Germany:12 |
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:11 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15
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The "golden bb" that Jack Neely talks about is a slang term referring to a single rifle shot that is so well-placed it can bring down a plane or other aircraft. The term is demonstrated in the opening of the film.
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Anachronisms: Set in 1969, a Laotian lounge duo sings "A Horse With No Name," which was not released until 1971.
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Quotes:
Billy Covington:
Jesus! Who the hell is shooting at us?
Jack Neely: Over here, everybody shots at us.
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Jack Neely: Over here, everybody shots at us.
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Movie Connections:
Features "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965)
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Soundtrack:
Love Me Two Times
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... because, whilst it doesn't have anything overly outstanding about it, it manages to be very entertaining. Perhaps it's just because the pairing of Gibson and Downey, Jr. appeals to me. Whatever it is, I found the setup interesting, the comedy funny and the action nicely staged.
I'm tempted to say that its lukewarm reception was down to poor marketing, but I'm not sure that's true. Maybe, I just have to accept that I quite like a movie that the majority think is bad.
I don't know what it is with Gibson and 'non-Lethal-Weapon' action comedies, but "Bird on a Wire" seems to be regarded as another commercial failure, and I enjoyed that one too. Time to take me off to the funny farm... ?