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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, 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.
Theatrical
Aug 10, 1990
Box Office
$57.7M
Budget
$35.0M
Return
1.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 17, 1998
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
IndieProd Company Productions, Carolco Pictures
Cast
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Mel Gibson
Gene Ryack
R
Robert Downey Jr.
Billy Covington
N
Nancy Travis
Corinne Landreaux
K
Ken Jenkins
Major Donald Lemond
D
David Marshall Grant
Rob Diehl
L
Lane Smith
Senator Davenport
A
Art LaFleur
Jack Neely
N
Ned Eisenberg
Pirelli
M
Marshall Bell
O.V.
D
David Bowe
Saunders
B
Burt Kwouk
General Lu Soong
T
Tim Thomerson
Babo
H
Harvey Jason
Nino
Y
Yanee Tramoth
Gene's Brother-in-law
E
Ernie Lively
Truck Driver
B
Burke Byrnes
Recruiter
M
Michael Dudikoff
General Lee (uncredited)
S
Sinjai Plengpanich
May Ling
W
Wasan Uttamayothin
Nightclub Singer
