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 | 9.55 |
Directed By
Roger Spottiswoode
Crew
John Eskow
Charles Gross
Roger Spottiswoode
Roger Deakins
John Bloom
Christopher Robbins
Richard Rush
Allan Cameron
Mario Kassar
Michael J. Kagan
Jane Jenkins
Janet Hirshenson
Andrew G. Vajna
Jon Jashni
Daniel Melnick
Lois Freeman-Fox
Billy D. Lucas
Robert Toft
Allen Shapiro
Gerry Levy
Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat
Vic Armstrong
Simon Kaye
Becky Mancuso-Winding
Albert M. Shapiro
Dennis Bosher
Steve Spence
Mark O'Kane
John Mollo
John Eskow
George Gibbs
Fred Carter
Tim Sexton
Tony Reading
Mike Proudfoot
Artist W. Robinson
Gordon Hayman
Brian Ralph
David E. Campbell
William Henry
Lois Burwell
Peter Robb-King
Tricia Cameron
Angela Wharton
Tommy Staples
Alicia Stevenson
Barbara Rutter
Noori Dehnahi
Lon Bender
Lisa Miller
Elaine Bowerbank
Carl Schmidt
Joseph A. Mayer
Sukey Fontelieu
Per Hallberg
John T. Reitz
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
Dan O'Connell
Curtis Roush
Paul Hodgson
Kevin Edland
Patsy de Lord
Rob Harris
Devon Heffley Curry
Bob Beher
Avram D. Gold
Gregg Rudloff
John Higgins
Bob Kocourek
Frank Connor
Phil Hetos
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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