
Air America
# The few. The proud. The totally insane.
π Overview:
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.
π΅ Budget: USD
35,000,000
π Languages Available:
English
,
Lao
π Date Released:
1990-08-10
β Running Time:
112 mins
β Vote Average:
5.8
Beloved Cast

Gene Ryack
Mel Gibson

Billy Covington
Robert Downey Jr.

Corinne Landreaux
Nancy Travis

Major Donald Lemond
Ken Jenkins

Rob Diehl
David Marshall Grant

Senator Davenport
Lane Smith

Jack Neely
Art LaFleur

Pirelli
Ned Eisenberg

O.V.
Marshall Bell

Saunders
David Bowe

General Lu Soong
Burt Kwouk

Babo
Tim Thomerson

Nino
Harvey Jason

Gene's Daughter
Natta Nantatanti

Gene's Son
Purin Panichpan

Gene's Brother-in-law
Yanee Tramoth

Truck Driver
Ernie Lively

Recruiter
Burke Byrnes

General Lee (uncredited)
Michael Dudikoff

May Ling
Sinjai Plengpanich

Nightclub Singer
Wasan Uttamayothin