

10/08/1990
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.

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

Lane Smith
as Senator Davenport

Art LaFleur
as Jack Neely

Ned Eisenberg
as Pirelli

Marshall Bell
as O.V.

David Bowe
as Saunders

Burt Kwouk
as General Lu Soong

Tim Thomerson
as Babo

Harvey Jason
as Nino

Natta Nantatanti
as Gene's Daughter

Purin Panichpan
as Gene's Son

Yanee Tramoth
as Gene's Brother-in-law

Ernie Lively
as Truck Driver

Burke Byrnes
as Recruiter

Michael Dudikoff
as General Lee (uncredited)

Sinjai Plengpanich
as May Ling

Wasan Uttamayothin
as Nightclub Singer
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