Air America

Based On the book by Christopher Robbins

Air America is a 1990 American action comedy film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. as Air America pilots flying missions in Laos during the Vietnam War. When the protagonists discover their aircraft is being used by CIA agents to smuggle heroin, they must avoid being framed as the drug-smugglers. The plot of the film is adapted from Christopher Robbins' 1979 non-fiction book, chronicling the CIA-financed airline to transport weapons and supplies in Cambodia, Laos and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

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Release date:

August 10, 1990

Cast:

Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Nancy Travis, Ken Jenkins, Art LaFleur

Genre:

Action, Comedy, Buddy

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1990 in adaptations