Fire Birds

"The best just got better"

May 25 1990 PG-13 1h 25m
Action, Adventure

A joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Army has been formed to dismantle one of the largest drug cartels operating in South America. Multiple attempts to assault the cartel's mountainous compound have been thwarted by a Scorpion-attack helicopter piloted by a cartel leader, Eric Stoller (Bert Rhine). After having several aircraft shot down, most notably a pair of UH–60 Black Hawks and their AH–1 Cobra escorts, the army turns to the new AH–64 Apache attack helicopter, which can match its enemies' maneuverability and firepower.

Plot

The U.S. Government is willing to help any country that requires help in ridding themselves of drugs with support from the Army. Unfortunately, the drug cartels have countered that offer by hiring one of the best air-combat mercenaries and have armed him with a Scorpion attack helicopter. The army decides to send in its best people from its Apache Air Combat school. But first they have to be taught how to fly air-to-air combat missions

Written by

Step Tyner, John K. Swensson, Dale Dye

Directed by

David Green

Cast

Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Young

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Nova International Films, Touchstone Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Fire Birds 1990 Trailer | Nicolas Cage | Tommy Lee Jones
Fire Birds (1990) ORIGINAL TRAILER
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