Mel Gibson,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Nancy Travis,
Ken Jenkins,
David Marshall Grant
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Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. play a couple of what-the-hell flyboys flying contraband to Laos during the Vietnam War. Gibson doesn't seem to care about anything but the "guts and glory" aspects of... read more
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Release Date: August 10, 1990
Keywords:
robert downey,
downey jr,
mel gibson,
air america,
Robert Downey Jr,
Mel Gibson ,
Air America ,
Downey Jr
DVD Release Date: July 25, 2000
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Flixster Reviews (617)
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June 19, 2011Just about remember seeing this ages ago. It was quite a funny film with a fair bit of action and 2 good male leads.
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February 22, 2011Such an interesting take on the surrounding conflict in Vietnam. It manages to infuse buddy comedy flawlessly with a truly serious situation. Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. are as good a pair as you can find, they play off of each other like they had been best friends for life.... read more
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September 29, 2009I really like this film, I don't own it but I always make sure I watch it when it?s on TV!
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July 16, 2009An awsome comedy that never gets old. A terifficly entertaining mixture of buddy comedy, adventure and black ops. Mel Gibson and Robert Downy Jr. have fantastic chemistry. This film has you falling down in laughter.
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July 6, 2009The only reason I wanted to see this was because Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr were both in it and they both were hot. And that's pretty much all I got out of it. A couple of hours of eye candy.
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May 22, 2009What a surprise this was, looked naff when I saw the trailer all those moons ago but it turned out to be funny and enjoyable. Cant quite put my finger on it, there's just something so likeable here, Gibson and Downey work well together, it all looks so fun and relaxing doing ther... read more
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July 14, 2007I find the concept of this film absolutely bizarre...a story about CIA black ops during the Vietnam war. Played for laughs?? If you can ignore the obvious tastelessness of the whole idea, Gibson and Downey Jr. actually have some great chemistry and it IS quite funny. A guilty ple... read more
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Critic Reviews
August 12, 2010
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
August 31, 2006
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Everybody on-screen seems awfully bored.
January 3, 2005
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Full of action and Mel Gibson.
September 27, 2002
Larry Carroll, Countingdown.com
An interesting storyline, but it's mostly a waste of time.
July 27, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Gibson does what he can, but not even Olivier could salvage this one.
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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