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