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