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Fire Birds (1990)

PG_13 85 min  -  Action | Adventure  -   25 May 1990 (USA)
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The U.S. Government is willing to help any country that requires help in ridding themselves of drugs with support from the Army... See full summary »

Director:

David Green

Writers:

Step Tyner (story), John K. Swensson (story), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Cage ...
Jake Preston
Tommy Lee Jones ...
Brad Little
Sean Young ...
Billie Lee Guthrie
Bryan Kestner Bryan Kestner ...
Breaker
Illana Diamant ...
Sharon Geller (as Illana Shoshan)
Dale Dye ...
A.K. McNeil
Mary Ellen Trainor Mary Ellen Trainor ...
Janet Little
J.A. Preston J.A. Preston ...
General Olcott
Peter Onorati ...
Rice
Charles Lanyer Charles Lanyer ...
Darren Phillips
Marshall R. Teague ...
Doug Daniels
Cylk Cozart Cylk Cozart ...
Dewar Proctor
Charles Kahlenberg Charles Kahlenberg ...
Oscar De Marco
Gregory Vahanian Gregory Vahanian ...
Tom Davis
Bob Lujan Bob Lujan ...
Steward Rives
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Storyline

The U.S. Government is willing to help any country that requires help in ridding themselves of drugs with support from the Army. Unfortunately, the drug cartels have countered that offer by hiring one of the best air-combat mercenaries and have armed him with a Scorpion attack helicopter. The army decides to send in it's best people from it's Apache Air Combat school. But first they have to be taught how to fly air-to-air combat missions Written by Michael O'Keefe <epamok@epa.ericsson.se>  

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Plot Keywords:

Helicopter | Drug Cartel | Military | Army Life | Independent Film  | See more »

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The best just got better.

Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Wings of the Apache See more »

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$14,760,451 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The Catamarca Desert is specifically located in Argentina. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the final battle with Stoller, Jake and his Apache are directly behind Stoller's Scorpion. However, the impacts from the Hydra rockets are squarely on the side of the Scorpion if it were perpendicular to the Apache. See more »

Quotes

Little: Boy, you're gonna be busier than a three-peckered goat.
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Soundtracks

"Chain Of Fools"
Written by Dan Covey
Performed by Judson Spence
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. See more »