Released:
1990-08-10

Overview:
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.

Director:
Roger Spottiswoode

Runtime:
1h 52min

Genre:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama

• 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