Fire Birds (1990)
May 25, 1990Release Date
Fire Birds (1990)
May 25, 1990Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Fire Birds is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Vudu, Amazon Video, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Nicolas Cage
Jake Preston
Tommy Lee Jones
Brad Little
Sean Young
Billie Lee Guthrie
Bryan Kestner
Breaker
Illana Diamant
Sharon Geller
Dale Dye
A.K. McNeil
Mary Ellen Trainor
Janet Little
Marshall R. Teague
Doug Daniels
J.A. Preston
General Olcott
Gregory Vahanian
Tom Davis
Peter Onorati
Rice
Cylk Cozart
Dewar Proctor
Paul F. Edwards
Writer
Charles Lanyer
Darren Phillips
Charles Kahlenberg
Oscar De Marco
Charles Lanyer
Darren Phillips
Robert Lujan
Steward Rives
David Green
Director
Step Tyner
Writer
John K. Swensson
Writer
Nick Thiel
Writer
Mickey Yablans
Butch Tippet
Bill Badalato
Producer
Doug Jackson
Sound Editor
David Newman
Composer
Tony Imi
Cinematographer
Norman Buckley
Editor
Dennis M. O'Connor
Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Editor
Jon Poll
Editor
Mike Fenton
CastingDirector
Arnold Kopelson
Executive Producer
Valorie Massalas
CastingDirector
Greg Hayden
Associate Editor
Judy Taylor
CastingDirector
Stu Bernstein
Sound Editor
Joseph T. Garrity
ProductionDesigner
Keith Barish
Executive Producer
Jerie Kelter
Set Decoration
Pat Tagliaferro
Art Direction
R.J. Kizer
Sound Editor
Peter Afterman
Music Supervisor
Gene Poole
Key Grip
Matt Earl Beesley
First Assistant Director
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
John H. Arrufat
Sound Editor
Donna Evans
Stunts
Jeffrey Wetzel
Second Assistant Director
Fred Judkins
Supervising Sound Editor
Susan Zwerman
Unit Production Manager
Brad Arensman
Executive In Charge Of Post Production
Robert Lucas
Leadman
John Ward
Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator
Fríða Aradóttir
Hairstylist
Kimberley Coy
Unit Publicist
Michael Hancock
Makeup Artist
Mike Menzel
Special Effects Coordinator
Dennis Madalone
Stunt Coordinator
Logan R. Berkshire
Best Boy Grip
Wade Daily
Assistant Hairstylist / Assistant Makeup Artist
Marilyn Bailey
Script Supervisor
Ellis Cohen
Costume Design
Jeremy J. Gordon
Sound Editor
Gary Krivacek
Sound Editor
Karoly Balazs
Hairstylist
Ken Deubel III
Painter
John O. Wilde
Sound Editor
Debi Shirk Tagliaferro
Art Department Coordinator
Bill Rea
Set Designer
Sherman Waze
Sound Editor
Neal Thompson
Title Designer
Brian O. Haynes
Location Manager
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 25, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$22,000,000
Filming LocationsArizona, United States of America
Genres
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.