Air America
Air America
Release: 1990-08-10
·Runtime: 112m
·★ 5.8
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
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 Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
IndieProd Company Productions
Carolco Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Nancy Travis
as Corinne Landreaux
Ned Eisenberg
as Pirelli
David Bowe
as Saunders
Burke Byrnes
as Recruiter
Sinjai Plengpanich
as May Ling
Wasan Uttamayothin
as Nightclub Singer
Burt Kwouk
as General Lu Soong
Tim Thomerson
as Babo
Yanee Tramoth
as Gene's Brother-in-law
Ken Jenkins
as Major Donald Lemond
Art LaFleur
as Jack Neely
Ernie Lively
as Truck Driver
Michael Dudikoff
as General Lee (uncredited)
Mel Gibson
as Gene Ryack
Robert Downey Jr.
as Billy Covington
David Marshall Grant
as Rob Diehl
Lane Smith
as Senator Davenport
Marshall Bell
as O.V.
Harvey Jason
as Nino
Crew
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Fraser Taggart
Aerial Camera
Jon Jashni
Producer
Roger Spottiswoode
Director
John Higgins
Gaffer
Peter Robb-King
Key Makeup Artist
Steven Lambert
Stunts
Doug Coleman
Stunts
Dana Dru Evenson
Stunts
Richard Rush
Screenplay
Charles Gross
Original Music Composer
Alicia Stevenson
Foley Artist
Callum McDougall
Second Assistant Director
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Billy D. Lucas
Stunts
Lois Burwell
Makeup Supervisor
John Cenatiempo
Stunts
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Donna Evans
Stunts
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer