Air America (1990)

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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.

• Released: 1990-08-10
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 681 votes

Directed by Roger Spottiswoode.

Top cast

• Mel Gibson as Gene Ryack
• Robert Downey Jr. as Billy Covington
• Nancy Travis as Corinne Landreaux
• Ken Jenkins as Major Donald Lemond
• David Marshall Grant as Rob Diehl
• Lane Smith as Senator Davenport
• Art LaFleur as Jack Neely
• Ned Eisenberg as Pirelli
• Marshall Bell as O.V.
• David Bowe as Saunders

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Air America

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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