Air America (1990)
The few. The proud. The totally insane.
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.
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- $35M
- Box office
- $57.7M
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Mel GibsonGene Ryack
Robert Downey Jr.Billy Covington
Nancy TravisCorinne Landreaux
Ken JenkinsMajor Donald Lemond
David Marshall GrantRob Diehl
Lane SmithSenator Davenport
Art LaFleurJack Neely
Ned EisenbergPirelli
Marshall BellO.V.
David BoweSaunders
Burt KwoukGeneral Lu Soong
Tim ThomersonBaboKeywords
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What is Air America about?
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.
How long is Air America?
Air America has a runtime of 112 minutes.
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