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Air America

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Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. in Air America (1990)
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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A young pilot finds himself recruited unwittingly into a covert and corrupt CIA airlift operation in Laos during the Vietnam conflict.A young pilot finds himself recruited unwittingly into a covert and corrupt CIA airlift operation in Laos during the Vietnam conflict.A young pilot finds himself recruited unwittingly into a covert and corrupt CIA airlift operation in Laos during the Vietnam conflict.
IMDb RATING
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29K
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    • Roger Spottiswoode
    • Christopher Robbins(based on the book by)
    • John Eskow(screenplay by)
    • Richard Rush(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Mel Gibson
    • Robert Downey Jr.
    • Nancy Travis
    • Roger Spottiswoode
    • Christopher Robbins(based on the book by)
    • John Eskow(screenplay by)
    • Richard Rush(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Mel Gibson
    • Robert Downey Jr.
    • Nancy Travis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 59User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 33Metascore
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    Roger Spottiswoode in Air America (1990)
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    Robert Downey Jr. in Air America (1990)
    Mel Gibson in Air America (1990)
    Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. in Air America (1990)
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    Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Marshall Bell, David Bowe, Ned Eisenberg, Art LaFleur, and Tim Thomerson in Air America (1990)

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    Mel Gibson
    Mel Gibson
    • Gene
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Robert Downey Jr.
    • Billy
    Nancy Travis
    Nancy Travis
    • Corinne Landreaux
    Ken Jenkins
    Ken Jenkins
    • Major Donald Lemond
    David Marshall Grant
    David Marshall Grant
    • Rob Diehl
    Lane Smith
    Lane Smith
    • Senator Davenport
    Art LaFleur
    Art LaFleur
    • Jack Neely
    • (as Art La Fleur)
    Ned Eisenberg
    Ned Eisenberg
    • Pirelli
    Marshall Bell
    Marshall Bell
    • O.V.
    David Bowe
    David Bowe
    • Saunders
    Burt Kwouk
    Burt Kwouk
    • General Lu Soong
    Tim Thomerson
    Tim Thomerson
    • Babo
    Harvey Jason
    Harvey Jason
    • Nino
    Sinjai Plengpanich
    Sinjai Plengpanich
    • Gene's Wife
    • (as Sinjai Hongthai)
    Natta Nantatanti
    • Gene's Daughter
    Purin Panichpan
    • Gene's Son
    Yanee Tramoth
    • Gene's Brother-in-Law
    • (as Yani Tramod)
    Chanarona Suwanpa
    • Kwahn
      • Roger Spottiswoode
      • Christopher Robbins(based on the book by)
      • John Eskow(screenplay by)
      • Richard Rush(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The sequence where Robert Downey, Jr. is seen hanging from a rope flying across the skies above Thailand, including a Buddhist temple, was done for real, with Downey performing the stunt himself after director Roger Spottiswoode had rejected doing it using such alternative techniques as blue screen or back projection.
    • Goofs
      When Kwuan is pushing the cargo out, he clearly has a safety line attached. As he and the cargo go over the edge, there is no line present. The safety line is back in the next cut.
    • Quotes

      Billy Covington: [Gene is loading a machine gun] Excuse me, is that an Uzi?

      Gene Ryack: [glances at Babo and Billy] You know, that would make a great TV commercial? 'Excuse me, is that an Uzi?' 'Why, yes it is. Hey, self-defense is no laughing matter! That why when I want number one I pack an Uzi... accept no substitutes.'

    • Alternate versions
      UK television screenings are usually missing the translation subtitles of Gene's conversation with the 'Hillbilly's' when he and Billy are captured shortly after the helicopter crash. The subtitles are present on both the R2 Optimum Home Entertainment DVD and Guild Home Video VHS releases.
    • Connections
      Edited into Soldier Boyz (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Free Ride
      Performed and Produced by Edgar Winter & Rick Derringer

      Written by Dan Hartman

      Published by Multi-Level Music Inc. and Silver Steed Music Inc.

      Administered by EMI Blackwood Music Inc.

    User reviews59

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    6/10
    Thank God for Mel Gibson to rescue Hollywood from itself!!!
    With Gibson involved; Couldn't wait for the show to hit the screen in Houston so I could take My kids and show them a reasonable representational response to their: "What did you do in the war, Daddy?" - (I was an H-34 Driver, out of Udorn '66 - '68)... Despite Gibson's standard magnificent acting, the writing was a bummer compared to the REAL calibers of wit & humor that took place. It's a damn shame the writer didn't have tapes of the up-country aircraft comm traffic to draw from; you'd be waking-up in the middle of the night, laughing at the one-liners. In 28-years and 13,000+ flight-hours in 7-Nations on 5-Continents; that was the greatest bunch of maniacs I ever had the honor of working with.
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    • hrjstore
    • Dec 8, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 10, 1990 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Lao
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Hae Hong, Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Carolco Pictures
      • IndieProd Company Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 53 minutes
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