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Air America

"The few. The proud. The totally insane."

1990-08-10
5.828
en 112m
ActionAdventureComedyDrama
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.

Novel

Christopher Robbins

Producer

Daniel Melnick

Editor

Lois Freeman-Fox

Director

Roger Spottiswoode

Editor

John Bloom

Screenplay

Richard Rush

vietnam war central intelligence agency (cia) airplane drug smuggling refugee camp pilot laos drugs 1960s

Status

Released

Revenue

$57,661,269

Budget

$35,000,000

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • IndieProd Company Productions
  • Carolco Pictures

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