Air America (1990)

Name: Air America
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Released: 1990-08-10
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Cast: Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Nancy Travis, Ken Jenkins

Action Adventure Comedy Drama

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Cast: Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Nancy Travis, Ken Jenkins

Runtime112 min

Rating15

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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.

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Air America, the 1990 action-comedy directed by Roger Spottiswoode, offers an entertaining blend of high-stakes thrills and irreverent humor. Featuring the charismatic pairing of Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. as a pair of unconventional pilots, the film provides a unique perspective on the Vietnam War through its examination of the CIA's clandestine operations in Laos.

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Air America is a 1990 American action comedy film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. as Air America pilots flying missions in Laos during the Vietnam War. When the protagonists discover their aircraft is being used by CIA agents to smuggle heroin, they must avoid being framed as the drug-smugglers.