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Air America

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Air America (1990)

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Reviews Counted: 12 Fresh: 2  Rotten:10 Average Rating: 3.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Synopsis:
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... [More]
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. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Mel Gibson, Robert Downey, Nancy Travis, David Marshall Grant, David Bowe

Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Screenwriter: John Eskow, Richard Rush

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 7, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Roger Spottiswoode - Director
  • Featurettes - 1. RETURN FLIGHT: REVISITING 'AIR AMERICA'
  • 2. AIR AMERICA - FLIGHT LOG
  • PRE-FLIGHT - Concept Art & Storyboard-to-Film Comparisons

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02/09/06 03:17 AM
Geoff Andrew
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Everybody on-screen seems awfully bored.

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08/31/06 12:21 PM
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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10/08/05 10:39 PM
Chuck O'Leary
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07/23/05 01:26 PM
Emanuel Levy
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Full of action and Mel Gibson.

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01/03/05 06:50 AM
Steve Crum
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08/26/04 08:32 PM
Frank Swietek
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Robin Clifford
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01/18/04 05:44 PM
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10/10/03 11:01 AM
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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01/29/03 07:41 AM
Philip Martin
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10/31/02 03:44 PM
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)
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An interesting storyline, but it's mostly a waste of time.

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09/27/02 01:03 PM
Larry Carroll
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Gibson does what he can, but not even Olivier could salvage this one.

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07/27/02 01:12 AM
Scott Weinberg
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Hal Hinson
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