Air America backdrop

Air America 1990 Directed by Roger Spottiswoode

The few. The proud. The totally insane.

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Lao
Budget $35,000,000
Revenue $57,661,269
Release Date 10 August 1990
112 mins
Cast
Mel Gibson Gene Ryack
Robert Downey Jr. Billy Covington
Nancy Travis Corinne Landreaux
Ken Jenkins Major Donald Lemond
Lane Smith Senator Davenport
Art LaFleur Jack Neely
David Bowe Saunders
Burt Kwouk General Lu Soong
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)
Wasan Uttamayothin Nightclub Singer