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Air America
“The few. The proud. The totally insane.”
5.8 / 10• 1990• 1h 52m•R• English
ActionAdventureComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Mel Gibson
Gene Ryack
Lead
Robert Downey Jr.
Billy Covington
Nancy Travis
Corinne Landreaux
Ken Jenkins
Major Donald Lemond
David Marshall Grant
Rob Diehl
Lane Smith
Senator Davenport
Art LaFleur
Jack Neely
Ned Eisenberg
Pirelli
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roger Spottiswoode's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Air America is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
