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 | 12.344 |
Directed By
Roger Spottiswoode
Crew
Christopher Robbins
Daniel Melnick
Lois Freeman-Fox
Roger Spottiswoode
John Bloom
Richard Rush
Allan Cameron
John Eskow
Mario Kassar
Michael J. Kagan
Charles Gross
Roger Deakins
Jane Jenkins
Andrew G. Vajna
Jon Jashni
Janet Hirshenson
Billy D. Lucas
Simon Kaye
Steve Spence
Dennis Bosher
Per Hallberg
Albert M. Shapiro
Allen Shapiro
Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat
Becky Mancuso-Winding
John Mollo
Gerry Levy
Vic Armstrong
Tony Reading
Robert Toft
Mark O'Kane
Noori Dehnahi
Avram D. Gold
Carl Schmidt
Lon Bender
Lisa Miller
John T. Reitz
Tim Sexton
John Eskow
Mike Proudfoot
Angela Wharton
Tommy Staples
Sukey Fontelieu
Gordon Hayman
Devon Heffley Curry
Joseph A. Mayer
Fred Carter
Paul Hodgson
Dan O'Connell
Bob Beher
Curtis Roush
John Higgins
Bob Kocourek
Brian Ralph
Artist W. Robinson
George Gibbs
Gregg Rudloff
William Henry
Lois Burwell
David E. Campbell
Elaine Bowerbank
Kevin Edland
Rob Harris
Phil Hetos
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
Alicia Stevenson
Patsy de Lord
Peter Robb-King
Tricia Cameron
Barbara Rutter
Frank Connor
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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