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Features: Widescreen, English
Editor's Note
Based on actual events, this satiric drama--based on true events--tells the story of an airline allegedly purchased by the CIA solely for the purpose of opium and heroin smuggling out of Laos to help finance the Vietman War. One pilot (Mel Gibson) believes in his mission. The other (Robert Downey, Jr.) would like to do the whole program in. The retired General who heads the operation will do anything to protect it.
Plot Summary
Based on actual events, this satiric drama looks at the United States' use of illegal drug money to help finance the Vietman War.| "Air America" is the name of an airline allegedly purchased by the CIA solely for purposes of opium and heroin smuggling. One pilot (Gibson) believes in his mission; the other (Downey) would like to do the whole program in; and the retired General who heads the operation will do anything to protect it.
| Features | Region [unknown] | | Special Edition | | Widescreen - 2.35 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English, French | | DTS HD Master Audio - English, French | | Subtitles - English, Spanish |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Lions Gate |
| Release Date: 11/24/2009 |
| Running Time: 113 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1990 | | UPC: 00012236106821 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...Guffaws aplenty, including some good-natured tweaking of CIA harassment techniques..." 08/10/1990 p.4DLos Angeles Times
"...It's a great, untapped movie subject....It's a free-wheeling, sporty entertainment..." 08/10/1990 p.F8 |
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