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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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: locos por el peligro See more »Filming Locations:
Santa Ventura Studios - 5301 North Ventura Avenue, Ventura, California, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$8,064,480, 12 August 1990, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$31,053,601Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Written by John Fogerty
Performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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The "golden BB", about which Jack Neely talks, is a slang term referring to a single rifle shot that is so well placed, it can bring down a plane or other aircraft. Such a shot is demonstrated in the opening of the film. See more »Goofs
At one point during Gene's fall from the helicopter, a man with a black shirt is seen tumbling down the hill. Gene is wearing a gray shirt, Billy is wearing the black shirt. 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
Run Through The JungleWritten by John Fogerty
Performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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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... ?