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Overview

User Rating:
5.3/10   9,170 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Christopher Robbins (book)
John Eskow (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
10 August 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
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
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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(2 articles)
Downey Jr. Lends Support to Gibson
 (From WENN. 12 February 2007)

'Lois & Clark' Star Dies
 (From WENN. 15 June 2005)

User Comments:
An interesting little film... more (29 total)

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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Additional Details

Runtime:
112 min | Argentina:115 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Set in 1969, a Laotian lounge duo sings "A Horse With No Name," which was not released until 1971. more
Quotes:
Billy Covington: Jesus! Who the hell is shooting at us?
Jack Neely: Over here, everybody shots at us.
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Movie Connections:
Features "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965) more
Soundtrack:
Love Me Two Times more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
An interesting little film..., 20 April 2001
7/10
Author: Howlin Wolf from Oldham, Gtr Manchester, England.

... 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... ?

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