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Air America

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Despite having just had his Los Angeles pilot's license revoked, Billy Covington (Robert Downey Jr.) is hired by Air America, a clandestine airline operating out of Laos run by the CIA. He soon discovers that his mission is to covertly transport illicit goods in and out of Southeast Asia and that his copilot will be the wild-flying Gene Ryack (Mel Gibson). But when Covington begins expressing doubt about the dubious morality of their operation, the two hotheaded pilots become at odds.
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Jeff Beck The Blu Spot Jul 10
2.5/5
For all its attempts to be a number of genres & sub-genres, the somewhat odd result is that it ends up not doing any of them particularly well, turning the film into a kind of strange mix where nothing really stands out. Go to Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 11/11/2022
Air America is irresponsible as it is confusing. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Brian Orndorf BrianOrndorf.com 08/12/2010
D
Air America never finds a righteous pace -- it's an expensive ghost town mood with two handsome leads spending their screentime mentally cashing their paychecks. Go to Full Review Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) 08/31/2006
1/5
Everybody on-screen seems awfully bored. Go to Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 10/08/2005
3/5
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thiago s @Thiagostone Jun 16 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more J H Apr 26 It certainly passes the time. See more Jason A 09/29/2024 I've always loved watching it since I was little. Great cast and some humor and good memorable lines, too. "Excuse me, is that an Uzi?" See more Ryan S 08/14/2024 Exciting, amusing 1990s comedy and action film. Great cast. See more Stephen F 09/02/2023 It's not the most cerebral and the plot meanders, but it's a great flying-themed movie. See more 01/30/2022 I had read the Book, so the movie was obviously a travesty! See more Read all reviews
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Roger Spottiswoode

Director

Mel Gibson

Gene Ryack

Robert Downey Jr.

Billy Covington

Nancy Travis

Corinne Landreaux

David Marshall Grant

Rob Diehl

Lane Smith

Senator Davenport

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Synopsis Despite having just had his Los Angeles pilot's license revoked, Billy Covington (Robert Downey Jr.) is hired by Air America, a clandestine airline operating out of Laos run by the CIA. He soon discovers that his mission is to covertly transport illicit goods in and out of Southeast Asia and that his copilot will be the wild-flying Gene Ryack (Mel Gibson). But when Covington begins expressing doubt about the dubious morality of their operation, the two hotheaded pilots become at odds.
Director
Roger Spottiswoode
Producer
Daniel Melnick
Screenwriter
John Eskow, Richard Rush
Distributor
TriStar Pictures
Production Co
TriStar Pictures, Carolco Pictures Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Action, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 10, 1990, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$29.2M
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Surround, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track
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