Air America

Poster for the movie "Air America"
Poster for the movie "Air America"

Air America (1990)

R 112 min - Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama - 10 August 1990
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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.

Director:  Roger Spottiswoode
Writers:  John Eskow, Richard Rush

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Storyline

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.


Collections: Roger Spottiswoode

Tagline: The few. The proud. The totally insane.

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Language:  English,
Release Date:  10 August 1990

Box Office

Budget:  $35,000,000
Revenue:  $33,461,269

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Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 52 min