
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.
Top Billed Cast

Mel Gibson
Gene Ryack

Robert Downey Jr.
Billy Covington

Nancy Travis
Corinne Landreaux

Ken Jenkins
Major Donald Lemond

David Marshall Grant
Rob Diehl
Featured Crew
John Eskow
Screenplay

Charles Gross
Original Music Composer

Roger Spottiswoode
Director

Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
John Bloom
Editor
Christopher Robbins
Novel

Richard Rush
Screenplay
Allan Cameron
Production Design

Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Michael J. Kagan
Line Producer

Jane Jenkins
Casting

Janet Hirshenson
Casting