Air America
A FILM BY Roger Spottiswoode
A FILM BY Roger Spottiswoode
Synopsis
It is 1969 and the Vietnam War is raging. Air America is a clandestine organisation that drops supplies over Laos, the neighbouring country. After losing his job, Billy Covington, a brilliant helicopter pilot from California, is recruited by the CIA and lands at Long Tien, the secret Air America base. He is welcomed by veteran Gene Ryan who shows him the ropes. Billy then discovers that his new colleagues are getting rich through a variety of schemes. One of them tries to escape an investigation by planting packets of drugs in Billy's plane. Suddenly, guerrillas attack the base. Hundreds of civilians are caught in the crossfire.Theatrical Release Date
Original Languages: English
Genre: Action, Adventure
Running Time: 113 min.
Year: 1990
Genre: Action, Adventure
Running Time: 113 min.
Year: 1990
CREDITS
CAST
Mel Gibson
Nancy Travis
Robert Downey Jr.
DIRECTED BY
Roger Spottiswoode
