Fire Birds (1990)
May 25, 1990Release Date
Fire Birds (1990)
May 25, 1990Release Date
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Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
![Nicolas Cage](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/30254-nicolas-cage.webp)
Nicolas Cage
Jake Preston
![Tommy Lee Jones](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/2875-tommy-lee-jones.webp)
Tommy Lee Jones
Brad Little
![Sean Young](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/14398-sean-young.webp)
Sean Young
Billie Lee Guthrie
![Bryan Kestner](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/177728-bryan-kestner.webp)
Bryan Kestner
Breaker
![Illana Diamant](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/336789-illana-diamant.webp)
Illana Diamant
Sharon Geller
![Dale Dye](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/2980-dale-dye.webp)
Dale Dye
A.K. McNeil
![Mary Ellen Trainor](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3630-mary-ellen-trainor.webp)
Mary Ellen Trainor
Janet Little
![Marshall R. Teague](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/18102-marshall-r-teague.webp)
Marshall R. Teague
Doug Daniels
![J.A. Preston](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/32758-j-a-preston.webp)
J.A. Preston
General Olcott
![Gregory Vahanian](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gregory Vahanian
Tom Davis
![Peter Onorati](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/7342-peter-onorati.webp)
Peter Onorati
Rice
![Cylk Cozart](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/40411-cylk-cozart.webp)
Cylk Cozart
Dewar Proctor
![Paul F. Edwards](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Paul F. Edwards
Writer
![Charles Lanyer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3712-charles-lanyer.webp)
Charles Lanyer
Darren Phillips
![Charles Kahlenberg](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Charles Kahlenberg
Oscar De Marco
![Charles Lanyer](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Charles Lanyer
Darren Phillips
![Robert Lujan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/232158-robert-lujan.webp)
Robert Lujan
Steward Rives
![David Green](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/153640-david-green.webp)
David Green
Director
![Step Tyner](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Step Tyner
Writer
![John K. Swensson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John K. Swensson
Writer
![Nick Thiel](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Nick Thiel
Writer
![Mickey Yablans](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mickey Yablans
Butch Tippet
![Bill Badalato](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Bill Badalato
Producer
![Doug Jackson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Doug Jackson
Sound Editor
![David Newman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/57843-david-newman.webp)
David Newman
Composer
![Tony Imi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1121180-tony-imi.webp)
Tony Imi
Cinematographer
![Norman Buckley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/98988-norman-buckley.webp)
Norman Buckley
Editor
![Dennis M. O'Connor](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Dennis M. O'Connor
Editor
![Samuel C. Crutcher](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Editor
![Jon Poll](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/200825-jon-poll.webp)
Jon Poll
Editor
![Mike Fenton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1103411-mike-fenton.webp)
Mike Fenton
CastingDirector
![Arnold Kopelson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Arnold Kopelson
Executive Producer
![Valorie Massalas](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Valorie Massalas
CastingDirector
![Greg Hayden](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Greg Hayden
Associate Editor
![Judy Taylor](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Judy Taylor
CastingDirector
![Stu Bernstein](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Stu Bernstein
Sound Editor
![Joseph T. Garrity](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joseph T. Garrity
ProductionDesigner
![Keith Barish](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Keith Barish
Executive Producer
![Jerie Kelter](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jerie Kelter
Set Decoration
![Pat Tagliaferro](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Pat Tagliaferro
Art Direction
![R.J. Kizer](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
R.J. Kizer
Sound Editor
![Peter Afterman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Peter Afterman
Music Supervisor
![Gene Poole](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gene Poole
Key Grip
![Matt Earl Beesley](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Matt Earl Beesley
First Assistant Director
![Barbara Harris](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/12154-barbara-harris.webp)
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
![John H. Arrufat](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John H. Arrufat
Sound Editor
![Donna Evans](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/5311-donna-evans.webp)
Donna Evans
Stunts
![Jeffrey Wetzel](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jeffrey Wetzel
Second Assistant Director
![Fred Judkins](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Fred Judkins
Supervising Sound Editor
![Susan Zwerman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Susan Zwerman
Unit Production Manager
![Brad Arensman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Brad Arensman
Executive In Charge Of Post Production
![Robert Lucas](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Lucas
Leadman
![John Ward](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John Ward
Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator
![Fríða Aradóttir](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1104652-frida-aradottir.webp)
Fríða Aradóttir
Hairstylist
![Kimberley Coy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kimberley Coy
Unit Publicist
![Michael Hancock](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Michael Hancock
Makeup Artist
![Mike Menzel](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mike Menzel
Special Effects Coordinator
![Dennis Madalone](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/465448-dennis-madalone.webp)
Dennis Madalone
Stunt Coordinator
![Logan R. Berkshire](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Logan R. Berkshire
Best Boy Grip
![Wade Daily](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Wade Daily
Assistant Hairstylist / Assistant Makeup Artist
![Marilyn Bailey](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Marilyn Bailey
Script Supervisor
![Ellis Cohen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ellis Cohen
Costume Design
![Jeremy J. Gordon](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jeremy J. Gordon
Sound Editor
![Gary Krivacek](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gary Krivacek
Sound Editor
![Karoly Balazs](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Karoly Balazs
Hairstylist
![Ken Deubel III](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ken Deubel III
Painter
![John O. Wilde](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John O. Wilde
Sound Editor
![Debi Shirk Tagliaferro](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Debi Shirk Tagliaferro
Art Department Coordinator
![Bill Rea](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Bill Rea
Set Designer
![Sherman Waze](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sherman Waze
Sound Editor
![Neal Thompson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Neal Thompson
Title Designer
![Brian O. Haynes](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Brian O. Haynes
Location Manager
Media.
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Details.
Release DateMay 25, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$22,000,000
Filming LocationsArizona, United States of America
Genres
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Wiki.
Fire Birds (released under the alternative title Wings of the Apache) is a 1990 American military action film directed by David Green and produced by William Badalato, Keith Barish and Arnold Kopelson. The storyline was conceived by retired Lt. Colonels Step Tyner and John K. Swensson and retired Marine Capt. Dale Dye and developed into a screenplay written by Paul F. Edwards, Nick Thiel and uncredited David Taylor. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones and Sean Young. Cage is cast as a helicopter pilot attempting to help dismantle a drug cartel in South America. Jones plays his pilot instructor and senior ranked military officer during his flight training, while Young portrays his love interest.
Production of the film was a co-production between the Walt Disney Studios and Nova International Films. It was commercially released under Disney's Touchstone Pictures label. The movie featured elaborate aerial stunt sequences, involving combat helicopters.
Fire Birds premiered in theaters nationwide in the United States on May 25, 1990 grossing a modest $14,760,451 in domestic ticket receipts. The film was met with negative critical reviews before its initial screening in cinemas; generally due to its melancholy dialogue and striking plot similarities to the more popular 1986 action film Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis.