Air America

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Air America

R

1990

1h 52m

Action

Comedy

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Despite having just had his Los Angeles pilot's license revoked, Billy Covington (Robert Downey Jr.) is hired by Air America, a clandestine airline operating out of Laos run by the CIA. He soon discovers that his mission is to covertly transport illicit goods in and out of Southeast Asia and that his copilot will be the wild-flying Gene Ryack (Mel Gibson). But when Covington begins expressing doubt about the dubious morality of their operation, the two hotheaded pilots become at odds.

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Jeff Beck

The Blu Spot

Jul 10

2.5/5

For all its attempts to be a number of genres & sub-genres, the somewhat odd result is that it ends up not doing any of them particularly well, turning the film into a kind of strange mix where nothing really stands out.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

11/11/2022

Air America is irresponsible as it is confusing. [Full review in Spanish]

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

08/12/2010

D

Air America never finds a righteous pace -- it's an expensive ghost town mood with two handsome leads spending their screentime mentally cashing their paychecks.

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Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

08/31/2006

1/5

Everybody on-screen seems awfully bored.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

10/08/2005

3/5

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jun 16

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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J H

Apr 26

It certainly passes the time.

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Jason A

09/29/2024

I've always loved watching it since I was little. Great cast and some humor and good memorable lines, too. "Excuse me, is that an Uzi?"

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Ryan S

08/14/2024

Exciting, amusing 1990s comedy and action film. Great cast.

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Stephen F

09/02/2023

It's not the most cerebral and the plot meanders, but it's a great flying-themed movie.

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01/30/2022

I had read the Book, so the movie was obviously a travesty!

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Synopsis

Despite having just had his Los Angeles pilot's license revoked, Billy Covington (Robert Downey Jr.) is hired by Air America, a clandestine airline operating out of Laos run by the CIA. He soon discovers that his mission is to covertly transport illicit goods in and out of Southeast Asia and that his copilot will be the wild-flying Gene Ryack (Mel Gibson). But when Covington begins expressing doubt about the dubious morality of their operation, the two hotheaded pilots become at odds.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Producer: Daniel Melnick
Screenwriter: John Eskow, Richard Rush
Distributor: TriStar Pictures
Production Co: TriStar Pictures, Carolco Pictures Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 10, 1990, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $29.2M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track

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