Air America (Special Edition) (1990)

Director: Roger Spottiswoode  Starring: Robert Downey  Mel Gibson  
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Publisher: Lions Gate
Format: DVD
UPC: 00012236159599
Buy.com Sku: 40244627
Item#: VWDW7V
Category Keywords: Adventure  Buddies  High Flying  Spies  Theatrical Release  Vietnam 
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Features: DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, Remastered
 
Mel Gibson and Robert Downey, Jr. are two renegade pilots ensnared in the madness of covert operations over Laos during the Vietnam conflict. They lead the crew of Air America, a not-so-secret airline that drops everything from live pigs to opium over villages throughout the Vietnam countryside. Join Mel, Robert and the crazy crew of wartime flyers in the funniest action-comedy since Lethal Weapon 2 and Good Morning, Vietnam.
 
"A slam-bang adventure... wonderfully executed."  Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News
 


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
Air America: Flight Lag Featurette
Audio Commentary
Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo
Cast & Crew Information
Digitally Remastered
Interactive Menus
Production Notes
Return Flight: Revisiting Air America Featurette
Scene Selection
Theatrical Trailer
 
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Release Information
Studio: Lions Gate
Release Date: 8/19/2005
Running Time: 113 minutes
Original Release Date: 1990
Catalog ID: 15959
UPC: 00012236159599
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Video: Color

Aspect Ratio
Widescreen & Standard  1.85:1/1.33:1

 
Cast & Crew
Marshall Bell
Mel Gibson
Nancy Travis
Robert Downey, Jr.
Charles Gross - Musical Score
Daniel Melnick - Producer
John Eskow - Screenplay
Richard Rush - Screenplay
Roger Deakins - Director of Photography
Roger Spottiswoode - Director

 
Professional Reviews
USA Today
"...Guffaws aplenty, including some good-natured tweaking of CIA harassment techniques..." 08/10/1990 p.4D

Los 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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