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Air America (1990) | Slate

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Rated 5.8 on TMDB

Air America

The few. The proud. The totally insane.

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.

Released: 1990
Runtime: 1h 52m
Rated: R
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Callum McDougallSecond Assistant Director

Roger SpottiswoodeDirector

Angela WhartonScript Supervisor

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Cast

Mel GibsonGene Ryack
Robert Downey Jr.Billy Covington
Nancy TravisCorinne Landreaux

Ken JenkinsMajor Donald Lemond
David Marshall GrantRob Diehl
Lane SmithSenator Davenport
Art LaFleurJack Neely
Ned EisenbergPirelli

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