Air America (1990)
Air America (1990)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Mel Gibson
Gene
Robert Downey Jr.
Billy
Nancy Travis
Corinne Landreaux
Ken Jenkins
Major Donald Lemond
David Marshall Grant
Rob Diehl
Lane Smith
Senator Davenport
Art LaFleur
Jack Neely
Ned Eisenberg
Pirelli
Marshall Bell
O.V.
Burt Kwouk
General Lu Soong
David Bowe
Saunders
Tim Thomerson
Babo
Roger Spottiswoode
Director
Harvey Jason
Nino
Christopher Robbins
Writer
Natta Nantatanti
Gene's Daughter
John Eskow
Writer
Richard Rush
Writer
Purin Panichpan
Gene's Son
Daniel Melnick
Producer
Yanee Tramoth
Gene's Brother-in-law
Ernie Lively
Truck Driver
Charles Gross
Composer
Burke Byrnes
Recruiter
Roger Deakins
Cinematographer
John Bloom
Editor
Michael Dudikoff
General Lee (uncredited)
Lois Freeman-Fox
Editor
Sinjai Plengpanich
May Ling
Janet Hirshenson
CastingDirector
Wasan Aoodtamayothin
Nightclub Singer
Jane Jenkins
CastingDirector
Allan Cameron
ProductionDesigner
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
John Mollo
Costume Design
Bob Beher
Assistant Sound Editor
Tony Reading
Art Direction
George Gibbs
Special Effects Supervisor
Steve Spence
Art Direction
Peter Robb-King
Key Makeup Artist
Dennis Bosher
Assistant Art Director
Per Hallberg
Assistant Sound Editor
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
Lon Bender
Supervising Sound Editor
Simon Kaye
Sound Mixer
Tricia Cameron
Hairstylist
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Alicia Stevenson
Foley Artist
Allen Shapiro
Co-Producer
Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat
Assistant Art Director
Jon Jashni
Producer
Artist W. Robinson
Second Assistant Director
Steven Lambert
Stunts
Doug Coleman
Stunts
John Cenatiempo
Stunts
Billy D. Lucas
Stunts
Donna Evans
Stunts
Michael J. Kagan
Line Producer
Lois Burwell
Makeup Supervisor
Barbara Rutter
Assistant Costume Designer
Fred Carter
Set Decoration
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
David E. Campbell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Angela Wharton
Script Supervisor
John T. Reitz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Avram D. Gold
ADR Editor
Mark O'Kane
Steadicam Operator
John Higgins
Gaffer
Mike Proudfoot
Camera Operator
Rob Harris
Unit Publicist
Joseph A. Mayer
ADR Editor
Kevin Edland
Best Boy Electric
Curtis Roush
Supervising Music Editor
Frank Connor
Still Photographer
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
Dolby Consultant
Fraser Taggart
Aerial Camera
Devon Heffley Curry
Supervising ADR Editor
Gordon Hayman
Camera Operator
Becky Mancuso-Winding
Music Supervisor
Sukey Fontelieu
Foley Supervisor
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
Dana Dru Evenson
Stunts
William Henry
First Assistant Editor
Tommy Staples
Boom Operator
Elaine Bowerbank
Hair Supervisor
Patsy de Lord
Production Coordinator
Tim Sexton
Music Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 10, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingR
Budget$35,000,000
Box Office$57,700,000
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom · Thailand
Genres
Wiki.
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 government agents to smuggle heroin, they must avoid being framed as the drug-smugglers.
The plot of the film is adapted from Christopher Robbins' 1979 non-fiction book, chronicling the CIA-financed airline to transport weapons and supplies in Cambodia, Laos and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.The publicity for the film, advertised as a lighthearted buddy movie, implied a tone that differs greatly from the actual film, which includes such serious themes as an anti-war message, focus on the opium trade, and a negative portrayal of Royal Laotian General Vang Pao (played by actor Burt Kwouk as "General Lu Soong").