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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 CIA agents to smuggle heroin, they must avoid being framed as the drug-smugglers.
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1990 · 1h 52m · Action · Adventure · Comedy
TMDB 5.8/10 (674 votes)
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.
Directed by Roger Spottiswoode
Box office $58M worldwide
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Roger SpottiswoodeDirector
Mel Gibsonas Gene Ryack
Robert Downey Jr.as Billy Covington
Nancy Travisas Corinne Landreaux
Ken Jenkinsas Major Donald Lemond
David Marshall Grantas Rob Diehl
Lane Smithas Senator Davenport
Art LaFleuras Jack Neely
Ned Eisenbergas Pirelli
Marshall Bellas O.V.
David Boweas Saunders
Burt Kwoukas General Lu Soong
Tim Thomersonas Babo
Harvey Jasonas NinoNNatta Nantatantias Gene's Daughter