Air America (1990)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $35,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $57,661,269.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 15.576 |
Directed By
Roger Spottiswoode
Crew
Roger Spottiswoode
Richard Rush
Charles Gross
Roger Deakins
John Bloom
Christopher Robbins
John Eskow
Daniel Melnick
Jon Jashni
Mario Kassar
Andrew G. Vajna
Michael J. Kagan
Lois Freeman-Fox
Janet Hirshenson
Allan Cameron
Jane Jenkins
Billy D. Lucas
Becky Mancuso-Winding
Tim Sexton
John Mollo
Allen Shapiro
John Eskow
Albert M. Shapiro
Artist W. Robinson
Vic Armstrong
George Gibbs
Simon Kaye
Gerry Levy
Steve Spence
Tony Reading
Fred Carter
Dennis Bosher
Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat
Mike Proudfoot
Gordon Hayman
Mark O'Kane
Robert Toft
Angela Wharton
Tommy Staples
Noori Dehnahi
Paul Hodgson
William Henry
Lon Bender
Dan O'Connell
Alicia Stevenson
Curtis Roush
Devon Heffley Curry
Joseph A. Mayer
Avram D. Gold
Sukey Fontelieu
Per Hallberg
Bob Beher
Lisa Miller
John T. Reitz
Gregg Rudloff
David E. Campbell
John Higgins
Kevin Edland
Lois Burwell
Peter Robb-King
Elaine Bowerbank
Tricia Cameron
Bob Kocourek
Patsy de Lord
Barbara Rutter
Rob Harris
Frank Connor
Carl Schmidt
Brian Ralph
Phil Hetos
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
Chere Rae
Steven Lambert
Donna Evans
Dana Dru Evenson
Doug Coleman
John Cenatiempo
Fraser Taggart
Nikki Williams
Debbie Lynn Ross
TOP CAST
Mel Gibson
Gene Ryack
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
Marshall Bell
O.V.
David Bowe
Saunders
Burt Kwouk
General Lu Soong
Tim Thomerson
Babo
Harvey Jason
Nino
Natta Nantatanti
Gene's Daughter
Purin Panichpan
Gene's Son
Yanee Tramoth
Gene's Brother-in-law
Ernie Lively
Truck Driver
Burke Byrnes
Recruiter
Michael Dudikoff
General Lee (uncredited)
Sinjai Plengpanich
May Ling
Wasan Uttamayothin
Nightclub Singer
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