Air America

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Mel Gibson

Gene Ryack

Robert Downey Jr.

Billy Covington

Nancy Travis

Corinne Landreaux

Ken Jenkins

Major Donald Lemond

David Marshall Grant

Rob Diehl

Lane Smith

Senator Davenport

Art LaFleur

Jack Neely

Ned Eisenberg

Pirelli

Marshall Bell

O.V.

David Bowe

Saunders

Burt Kwouk

General Lu Soong

Tim Thomerson

Babo

Harvey Jason

Nino

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Natta Nantatanti

Gene's Daughter

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Purin Panichpan

Gene's Son

Yanee Tramoth

Gene's Brother-in-law

Ernie Lively

Truck Driver

Burke Byrnes

Recruiter

Michael Dudikoff

General Lee (uncredited)

Sinjai Plengpanich

May Ling

Crew

Art

• Allan Cameron Production Design
• Steve Spence Art Direction
• Tony Reading Art Direction
• Fred Carter Set Decoration
• Dennis Bosher Assistant Art Director
• Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat Assistant Art Director

Camera

• Roger Deakins Director of Photography
• Mike Proudfoot Camera Operator
• Gordon Hayman Camera Operator
• Mark O'Kane Steadicam Operator
• Frank Connor Still Photographer
• Fraser Taggart Aerial Camera
• Nikki Williams Clapper Loader

Costume & Make-Up

• John Mollo Costume Design
• Lois Burwell Makeup Supervisor
• Peter Robb-King Key Makeup Artist
• Elaine Bowerbank Hair Supervisor
• Tricia Cameron Hairstylist
• Barbara Rutter Assistant Costume Designer

Crew

• Billy D. Lucas Stunts
• Vic Armstrong Stunt Coordinator
• Robert Toft Video Assist Operator
• Rob Harris Unit Publicist
• Carl Schmidt Armorer
• Chere Rae Stunts
• Steven Lambert Stunts
• Donna Evans Stunts
• Dana Dru Evenson Stunts
• Doug Coleman Stunts
• John Cenatiempo Stunts
• Debbie Lynn Ross Stunts

Directing

• Roger Spottiswoode Director
• Albert M. Shapiro First Assistant Director
• Artist W. Robinson Second Assistant Director
• Angela Wharton Script Supervisor
• Callum McDougall Second Assistant Director

Editing

• John Bloom Editor
• Lois Freeman-Fox Editor
• Paul Hodgson Associate Editor
• William Henry First Assistant Editor
• Brian Ralph Negative Cutter
• Phil Hetos Color Timer

Lighting

• John Higgins Gaffer
• Kevin Edland Best Boy Electric

Production

• Jon Jashni Producer
• Daniel Melnick Producer
• Mario Kassar Executive Producer
• Andrew G. Vajna Executive Producer
• Michael J. Kagan Line Producer
• Janet Hirshenson Casting
• Jane Jenkins Casting
• Allen Shapiro Co-Producer
• John Eskow Co-Producer
• Gerry Levy Unit Production Manager
• Noori Dehnahi Post Production Coordinator
• Bob Kocourek Production Accountant

Sound

• Charles Gross Original Music Composer
• Becky Mancuso-Winding Music Supervisor
• Tim Sexton Music Supervisor
• Simon Kaye Sound Mixer
• Tommy Staples Boom Operator
• Lon Bender Supervising Sound Editor
• Dan O'Connell Foley Artist
• Alicia Stevenson Foley Artist
• Curtis Roush Supervising Music Editor
• Devon Heffley Curry Supervising ADR Editor
• Joseph A. Mayer ADR Editor
• Avram D. Gold ADR Editor

Visual Effects

• George Gibbs Special Effects Supervisor

Writing

• Richard Rush Screenplay
• Christopher Robbins Novel
• John Eskow Screenplay

Photos