A young pilot finds himself recruited unwittingly into a covert and corrupt C.I.A. airlift organization operating in Vietnam War-era Laos.
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Roger Spottiswoode
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Title: Air America (1990)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Mel Gibson | ... | Gene | |
| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Billy | |
| 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 | ... | Pirelli | |
| Marshall Bell | ... | O.V. | |
| David Bowe | ... | Saunders | |
| Burt Kwouk | ... | General Lu Soong | |
| Tim Thomerson | ... | Babo | |
| Harvey Jason | ... | Nino | |
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Sinjai Plengpanich | ... | Gene's Wife (as Sinjai Hongthai) |
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Natta Nantatanti | ... | Gene's Daughter |
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Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. After losing his pilot's license, Billy Covington is recruited into it, and ends up in the middle of a bunch of lunatic pilots, gun-running by his friend Gene Ryack, and opium smuggling by his own superiors. Written by Jeff Cross <blackjac_1998@yahoo.com>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
10 August 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Air America See more »Filming Locations:
Santa Ventura Studios - 5301 North Ventura Avenue, Ventura, California, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$8,064,480, 12 August 1990Gross USA:
$31,053,601Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$33,461,269Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips (as Michelle Gillian)
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This movie was filmed in three countries at forty-nine locations, including the U.S., England, and Thailand. See more »Goofs
Rober Downey Jr's character wear black levi 501's which didn't come into being until the 1980's whereas the film is set at the end of the Vietnam war. See more »Alternate Versions
On the R1 Special Edition DVD, all of the Vietnamese/Laosian translations between Gene and the locals are missing. See more »Soundtracks
California Dreamin'Written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips (as Michelle Gillian)
Performed by The Mamas and the Papas
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This is not a very good movie. The script is poor, the comedy part of it is weak. The only thing that makes it OK is the acting and the action. The action sequences are nicely done and keep you entertained, but other than that its not very good. I can recommend it for those who are (big) fans of someone in the cast, but other than that its just not worth much. Also there is one thing noteworthy, and that it seems that some of the jokes are sexist. Nothing big, but it was a little offensive and just made the script weaker, but even without those jokes it was still terrible.
My rate is 6/10-good for the acting and action, but for the movie as a whole. R-Action Violent Content and Language