Air America

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

Aug 10 1990 R 1h 53m
Action, Comedy, War

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.

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 into it, 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.

Written by

Christopher Robbins, John Eskow, Richard Rush

Directed by

Roger Spottiswoode

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Carolco Pictures, IndieProd Company Productions

Languages

, English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
31,360
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
33
Popularity
NA