The movie Air America (Original title Air America) has in the main roles on 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), Ned Eisenberg (Pirelli), Marshall Bell (O.V.), David Bowe (Saunders), Burt Kwouk (General Lu Soong), Tim Thomerson (Babo), Harvey Jason (Nino), Ernie Lively (Truck Driver), Burke Byrnes (Recruiter), Sinjai Plengpanich (May Ling), Wasan Uttamayothin (Nightclub Singer) The release date of the movie is 10.08.1990. This movie it is produced by IndieProd Company Productions, Carolco Pictures . Filmed in the following locations: Hae Hong, Thailand . Production countries: United States of America Movie Genre: Movies Action, Movies Adventure, Movies Comedy, Movies Drama
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.