Air America

Aug 10, 1990

1h 52m

★ 5.8

The few. The proud. The totally insane.

Overview

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, 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.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

IndieProd Company Productions

Carolco Pictures

Air America Trailers

Cast

Gene Ryack

Mel Gibson

Billy Covington

Robert Downey Jr.

Corinne Landreaux

Nancy Travis

Major Donald Lemond

Ken Jenkins

Rob Diehl

David Marshall Grant

Senator Davenport

Lane Smith

Jack Neely

Art LaFleur

Pirelli

Ned Eisenberg

O.V.

Marshall Bell

Saunders

David Bowe

General Lu Soong

Burt Kwouk

Babo

Tim Thomerson

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5.7

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6.4

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7.2

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6.3

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7.1

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7.1

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6.2

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