5.8
Air America
ActionComedyWarR
"The few. The proud. The totally insane."
Duration
1h 52mRelease
10 Aug 1990Country
United States
Language
EnglishOverview
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.
Plot
A young pilot finds himself recruited unwittingly into a covert and corrupt CIA airlift operation in Laos during the Vietnam conflict.
Cast
Mel GibsonRobert Downey Jr.Nancy Travis
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 5.8/10Rotten Tomatoes: 12%Metacritic: 33/100
Details
Director
Roger Spottiswoode
Writers
Christopher RobbinsJohn EskowRichard Rush
Revenue
$57,661,269Budget
$35,000,000Awards
1 nomination totalTrailer
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