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Air America
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R,1hr 53min
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Released:
August 10, 1990
Distributor:
TriStar Pictures
Synopsis: Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. play a couple of what-the-hell flyboys flying contraband to Laos during the Vietnam War. Gibson doesn't seem to care about anything but the "guts and glory" aspects of the job, but Downey has serious questions about the moral implications of their mission. When a Laotian general expresses more concern over the wellbeing of an opium shipment than the men who are risking life and limb to fly it in, Gibson comes around to Downey's way of thinking. By film's end, Gibson ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
This is an amusing vehicle for Gibson. At least this time, the bird doesn't fall off the wire. [10 Aug 1990] Full Review
Metascore
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33
Generally Unfavorable Reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Gene Ryack
Billy Covington
Corinne Landreaux
Maj. Donald Lemond
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Tim Robbins at the "Air America Radio" Launch Party.
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