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Air America (1990)
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Release Date:
10 August 1990 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Few. The Proud. The Totally Insane. more
Plot:
A young pilot finds himself recruited into a covert and corrupt CIA airlift organization operating in Vietnam War Era Laos. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination
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Downey Jr. Lends Support to Gibson
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'Lois & Clark' Star Dies
(From WENN. 15 June 2005)
(From WENN. 12 February 2007)
'Lois & Clark' Star Dies
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Awesome Soundtrack+ Mel and Robert + comedy/war + 30 viewings = bliss
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mel Gibson | ... | Gene Ryack |
 | Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Billy Covington |
 | Nancy Travis | ... | Corinne Landreaux |
 | Ken Jenkins | ... | Major Donald Lemond |
| David Marshall Grant | ... | Rob Diehl |
 | Lane Smith | ... | Senator Davenport |
 | Art LaFleur | ... | Jack Neely (as Art La Fleur) |
| Ned Eisenberg | ... | Nick Pirelli |
 | Marshall Bell | ... | Q.V. |
 | David Bowe | ... | Saunders |
| Burt Kwouk | ... | General Lu Soong |
 | Tim Thomerson | ... | Babo |
 | Harvey Jason | ... | Nino |
| Sinjai Plengpanit | ... | May Ling (as Sinjai Hongthai) |
| Natta Nantatanti | ... | Gene's Daughter |
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112 min | Argentina:115 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Norway:10 |
Finland:K-11 (re-rating) |
Portugal:M/12 |
USA:R (Certificate #30290) |
New Zealand:PG |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-10 |
Germany:12 |
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:11 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15
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The "golden bb" that Jack Neely talks about is a slang term referring to a single rifle shot that is so well-placed it can bring down a plane or other aircraft. The term is demonstrated in the opening of the film.
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Anachronisms: Set in 1969, a Laotian lounge duo sings "A Horse With No Name," which was not released until 1971.
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Billy Covington:
Jesus! Who the hell is shooting at us?
Jack Neely: Over here, everybody shots at us.
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Jack Neely: Over here, everybody shots at us.
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Movie Connections:
Features "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965)
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Soundtrack:
Love Me Two Times
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Okay, there are two films for which I have my earliest memories of. Star Wars, and Air America. Call my parents crazy, but for some reason they let me watch this movie at the age of 3 and I have been watching it ever since (30 or so times). I must admit, this makes my opinion somewhat biased, especially since it has probably shaped me deeply psychologically, which is a sad thought if you consider the topics of drugs, war, and Robert Downey Jr. But thats not really what this movie is about. It is a comedy with some decent action thrown in. The action, like many war movies, acts as a backdrop for the comedy by showing how crazy people become in war and what irony arises. It is about taking life as it comes. It is about life's odd ironies in weird places, and finding those for your own well-being. It is about having fun and flying (which is probably one reason i have always been fascinated by flight). It is about war. It is hilarious. It has an excellent soundtrack, a perfect one in fact. Watch it if your in a mood for having fun. Peace.