Fire Birds (1990)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

David Green

Writers (WGA):

Step Tyner (story) &
John K. Swensson (story) ...

Release Date:

25 May 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Tagline:

The best just got better.

Plot:

The U.S. Government is willing to help any country that requires help in ridding themselves of drugs with support from the Army...

Plot Keywords:

Drug Cartel | Helicopter | Military | Army Life | Independent Film

Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	Jake Preston
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Brad Little
Sean Young	...	Billie Lee Guthrie
Bryan Kestner	...	Breaker
Illana Diamant	...	Sharon Geller (as Illana Shoshan)
Dale Dye	...	A.K. McNeil
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Janet Little
J.A. Preston	...	General Olcott
Peter Onorati	...	Rice
Charles Lanyer	...	Darren Phillips
Marshall R. Teague	...	Doug Daniels
Cylk Cozart	...	Dewar Proctor
Charles Kahlenberg	...	Oscar De Marco
Gregory Vahanian	...	Tom Davis
Bob Lujan	...	Steward Rives

Also Known As:

Wings of the Apache

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:L | Canada:14A (Ontario) (video rating) (2004) | Norway:15 | Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #30312) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:11 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company:

Nova International Films

Trivia:

The "Scorpion" attack helicopters are actually Hughes MD-500D Defenders

Goofs:

Factual errors: An OH-58D (The helicopter flown by Sean Young’s character) can not be flown single-pilot in the left seat. Many of the Mission-Related controls are only available to the Right-hand seat (Pilot-in-command seat.)

Quotes:

Jake Preston: Time to throw the dog a bone, Breaker.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Soundtrack:

White Flag

Totally Cool

This is definitely NOT a Top Gun wannabe, as some have labeled it.

Nicolas Cage, at 26, stars in this exciting Bush, Sr. era-based actioner involving the former president's promise to assist any and all countries who ask for help in battling drug lords and their business.

Cage may have been the star of this film, but Tommy Lee Jones stole the limelight...utterly. He shines through, and his co-starring role eclipses everyone else, including Cage. Fitting, all things considered, as Tommy Lee Jones was in his prime and already a seasoned actor at this time.

This film showcases some great action segments, awesome aerial sequences, and a solid story. I was thoroughly entertained, and miss the days of good, quality actioners.

This rates an 8.4/10 from...

the Fiend :.