Air America (1990)
| Release Date | 10 August 1990 |
| Budget | $35,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $31,000,000 |
| Tagline | The Few. The Proud. The Totally Insane. |
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Adventure |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Chaing Mai Airport, Thailand |
| Language | English, Lao |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | War Adventure, Action Comedy |
| Themes | Unlikely Heroes, Americans Abroad, Culture Clash, Dangerous Friends, Military Life |
| Tones | Cynical, Frantic, Irreverent, Confrontational, Deadpan |
| Tags | Airborne, Aviation, Barnstorming, Con/scam, Crash, Drug Smuggler, Drugs, Friendship, Rescue, Smuggling, Survivor, War |
Air America is a 1990 American action comedy film directed by Roger Spottiswoode, starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. as Air America pilots, during the Vietnam War, flying missions in Laos. The protagonists discover their planes are used by other government agents to smuggle heroin; and then, they must avoid being made patsies in a frame-up.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Ned Eisenberg
Nick Pirelli
David Bowe
Saunders
Harvey Jason
Nino
Sinjai Plengpanit
May Ling
Natta Nantatanti
Gene's Daughter
Purin Panichpan
Gene's Son
Yani Tramod
Gene's Brother-in-Law
Chanarona Suwanpa
Kwaka
Chet Vimol
Tribal Warrior
Wasun Uttamayodhin
Nightclub Singer
Meeson Macakharat
Nightclub Singer
Burke Byrnes
Recruiter
Roger Welty
Ambassador Barlow
Graham Osborn
Refugee Camp Organiser
John Ladalski
Air America pilot
Director
Writer
Christopher Robbins
John Eskow
Producer
John Eskow
co-producer
Michael J. Kagan
line producer
Daniel Melnick
producer
Allen Shapiro
co-producer
Andrew G. Vajna
executive producer
Jon Jashni
associate producer
Original Music
Charles Gross
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Cinematographer
Roger Deakins
Editor
Lois Freeman-Fox
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Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson
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Jane Jenkins
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Production Designer
Allan Cameron
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Art Director
Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat
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Costume Designer
John Mollo
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Makeup Department
Lois Burwell
makeup department head
Tricia Cameron
hair stylist
Production Manager
Paul Lawrence
aerial unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ronald Chong
dga trainee
Marcia Gay
second assistant director: second unit
Mark Hansson
dga trainee
Mike Katzin
second assistant director: second unit
Terry Madden
assistant director: second unit
Callum McDougall
second assistant director
Albert M. Shapiro
first assistant director
Sompol Sungkawess
assistant director
Marc Wolff
director: aerial unit
Art Department
Andrew Ackland-Snow
draughtsman
Ellen Freund
property master: USA
Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt
stand-by painter
Giles Masters
assistant art director
Dave Midson
chargehand dressing prop
Brad Shoemaker
propmaker
John Wells
stand-by props
Sound Department
David W. Alstadter
foley mixer
Karen M. Baker
first assistant sound editor
David Baldwin
sound effects editor
Lon Bender
supervising sound designer
David E. Campbell
sound re-recording mixer
Avram D. Gold
adr editor
Devon Heffley Curry
adr supervisor
Simon Kaye
sound mixer
Larry Kemp
dialogue supervisor
Mark Lanza
sound effects editor
Glenn T. Morgan
dialogue editor
John Rotondi
sound engineer: Y4
Michael R. Sloan
post-production sound supervisor
Sandy Buchanan
post-production sound assistant
Special Effects
Neil Corbould
special effects senior technician
Terence J. Cox
special effects senior technician
Michael Dawson
special effects technician
Peter Fern
special effects technician
George Gibbs
special effects supervisor
Sasisupa Sungvaribud
special effects coordinator: Thailand
Visual Effects
Rob Dickinson
matte plates
Roy Field
visual effects supervisor
Stunts
Andy Armstrong
stunt coordinator
Jake Brake
stunts
John Cenatiempo
stunts
Doug Coleman
stunts
Simon Crane
stunt double: Mr. Gibson, stunts
Graeme Crowther
stunts
Vince Deadrick Jr.
stunts
Ronnie Dunnett
stunts
Donna Evans
stunts
Dana Dru Evenson
stunts
Ralph Garrett
stunts
Marcia Holley
stunts
Robert Jauregui
stunts
Jeff Jensen
stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.
stunts
Steven Lambert
stunts
Billy D. Lucas
stunts
Mike H. McGaughy
stunts
Chere Rae
stunts
Burt Reynolds
stunts
Debby Lynn Ross
stunts
Julian Spencer
stunts
Michael M. Vendrell
stunts
Raliegh Wilson
stunts
Dickey Beer
stunt double: Robert Downey Jr., stunts
Adam Dale
stunt camera operator
Camera and Electrical Department
Ashley Bond
clapper loader
Bob Bridges
assistant camera: second unit
Robin Browne
director of photography: second unit
Frank Connor
still photographer
Adam Dale
aerial director of photography
Roger Deakins
camera operator
Rob Dickinson
video assist operator
Mike Frift
camera operator: second unit
John Higgins
gaffer
Angus Hudson
focus puller
Simon Mills
focus puller: second unit
Bill O'Leary
electrician
Henk Prins
aerial camera assistant
Nick Schlesinger
assistant camera
Nigel Seal
assistant camera
Scott Williams
rigging electrician
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Peter Edmonds
set costumer
Barbara Rutter
assistant costume designer
Gilda Texter
costume supervisor: USA
Editorial Department
Tim Craig
assistant editor
Noori Dehnahi
post-production coordinator
Music Department
Becky Mancuso-Winding
music supervisor
Bruce Nazarian
score recording engineer, composer: additional music
Curtis Roush
music editor
Timothy R. Sexton
music supervisor
Gary Anderson
composer: additional music, orchestrator
Transportation Department
Art Bauer
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Michael Barnes
legal attorney
Frawley Becker
location manager
Tom Danaher
pilot
Patsy De Lord
production coordinator
Terri Depaolo
assistant: Mel Gibson
Cathy Doubleday
script supervisor: third unit
Ronnie Dunnett
ariel coordinator
Sue Field
script supervisor: second unit
Mark Hanna
pilot
Harry Hauss
pilot
Steven E. Housewright
production assistant
Russell John Kern
pilot
David Kurz
pilot
Frank Lang
pilot
Sally Pardo
production coordinator
David Paris
pilot, assistant coordinator: aerial unit
Duncan Prentice
helicopter pilot
Duncan Prentke
pilot
Burton Sharp
adr group coordinator
Andrew G. Vajna
presenter
Angela Wharton
script supervisor
Jeff Winn
craft service
Marc Wolff
aerial unit coordinator, aerial unit director, pilot
Production Company
Carolco Pictures
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IndieProd Company Productions
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Distributor
TriStar Pictures
AMLF
Scotia International Filmverleih
Avid Home Entertainment
IPA Asia Pacific
Image Entertainment
Kinowelt Home Entertainment
LK-TEL Vídeo
LK-TEL
Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
Live Home Video
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Maple Pictures
Pioneer
Pioneer
RCV Home Entertainment
RTL Entertainment
VCL Communications GmbH
Video Film Express
Miscellaneous
Pinewood Studios
movie studio
Bill Dance Casting
extras casting
Buena Vista Sound
sound re-recording
Cherokee Studios
music recorded at
Cinema Research
titles and opticals
Entertainment Medical
medical services
Flying Pictures
aerial filming services provided by
Grip House
grip equipment
Joe Dunton & Company
camera equipment provided by
MCA Records
soundtrack
Michael Samuelson Lighting
lighting
Michaelson's
catering
On Tour Productions
aircraft and pilots
Pacific Title
titles and opticals
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