Air America (1990)

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" Air America is a 1990 American action comedy film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. as Air America pilots flying missions in Laos during the Vietnam War. When the protagonists discover their aircraft is being used by government agents to smuggle heroin, they must avoid being framed as the drug-smugglers. The plot of the film is adapted from Christopher Robbins' 1979 non-fiction book, chronicling the CIA-financed airline to transport weapons and supp"

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Favorite Comedy Films: 1990-1991 (71 movies items)

" Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode Produced by: Mario Kassar, Andrew G. Vadjna, and Daniel Melnick Written by: John Eskow and Richard Rush Based on the book by: Christopher Robbins Cinematography: Roger Deakins Edited by: John Bloom and Lois Freeman Fox Music by: Charles Gross Distributed by: TriStar Pictures"

Favorite Action Films: 1990-1991 (49 movies items)

" Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode Produced by: Mario Kassar, Andrew G. Vadjna, and Daniel Melnick Written by: John Eskow and Richard Rush Based on the book by: Christopher Robbins Cinematography: Roger Deakins Edited by: John Bloom and Lois Freeman Fox Music by: Charles Gross Distributed by: TriStar Pictures"

A hit-and-miss historical curiosity

“Adapted from the 1978 non-fiction novel of the same name by journalist Christopher Robbins, Air America strives to be both an anti-war political drama as well as an action-comedy, but it never quite comes together in any meaningful way. The film was helmed by director Roger Spottiswoode, who cut his teeth editing Sam Peckinpah movies (including Straw Dogs) and went on to direct the James Bond adventure Tomorrow Never Dies. Unfortunately, the director struggles with tone throughout Air America - Spottiswoode and co. visibly strived to recreate the success of other military comedies like 1987's Good Morning, Vietnam, but the film lacks the spark of wittiness and personality to achieve this, even though it's certainly a handsomely-mounted action-adventure.

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