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Air America
Air America

Air America

The few. The proud. The totally insane.

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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, 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.

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Budget

$35000000

Revenue

$57661269

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

5.831/10

Release Date

10 August 1990

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Gene Ryack

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Billy Covington

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

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

Natta Nantatanti

Natta Nantatanti

Gene's Daughter

Purin Panichpan

Purin Panichpan

Gene's Son

Yanee Tramoth

Yanee Tramoth

Gene's Brother-in-law

Ernie Lively

Ernie Lively

Truck Driver

Burke Byrnes

Burke Byrnes

Recruiter

Michael Dudikoff

Michael Dudikoff

General Lee (uncredited)

Sinjai Plengpanich

Sinjai Plengpanich

May Ling

Wasan Uttamayothin

Wasan Uttamayothin

Nightclub Singer

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