Air America

Air America

112 mins | Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure | Aug. 10, 1990

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 into it, 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.

Air America

112 mins | Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure | Aug. 10, 1990

Air America
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 into it, 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.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Carolco Pictures, IndieProd Company Productions
Original title Air America
Directors Albert M. Shapiro, Angela Wharton, Artist W. Robinson, Roger Spottiswoode
Writers Christopher Robbins, John Eskow, Richard Rush

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

Natta Nantatanti

as Gene's Daughter

Purin Panichpan

as Gene's Son

Yani Tramod

as Gene's Brother-in-Law

Ernie Lively

as Truck Driver

Burke Byrnes

as Recruiter

Michael Dudikoff

as General Lee (uncredited)

Sinjai Plengpanit

as May Ling, Gene's Wife