
Air America
The few. The proud. The totally insane.
1990 en 112 minutes
Rating: 5.8
Plot
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.
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Cast

Mel Gibson
Gene Ryack

Robert Downey Jr.
Billy Covington

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.

David Bowe
Saunders

Burt Kwouk
General Lu Soong

Tim Thomerson
Babo

Harvey Jason
Nino

Natta Nantatanti
Gene's Daughter

Purin Panichpan
Gene's Son

Yanee Tramoth
Gene's Brother-in-law

Ernie Lively
Truck Driver

Burke Byrnes
Recruiter

Michael Dudikoff
General Lee (uncredited)

Sinjai Plengpanich
May Ling

Wasan Uttamayothin
Nightclub Singer