Film
Air America
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.
Overview
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.
Cast
- Mel GibsonGene Ryack
- Robert Downey Jr.Billy Covington
- Nancy TravisCorinne Landreaux
- Ken JenkinsMajor Donald Lemond
- David Marshall GrantRob Diehl
- Lane SmithSenator Davenport
- Art LaFleurJack Neely
- Ned EisenbergPirelli
