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Despite having just had his Los Angeles pilot's license revoked, Billy Covington (Robert Downey Jr.) is hired by Air America, a clandestine airline ... Home TopBoxOffice Tickets&Showtimes DVD&Streaming TV News What'stheTomatometer®? 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Cancel ResendEmail AirAmerica 1990,Comedy/Action,1h52m 15Reviews 25,000+Ratings Youmightalsolike Sphere Jumpin'JackFlash TheManWiththeGoldenGun FX2 TheShadow Wheretowatch Buyfrom$6.99 Buyfrom$6.99 Buyfrom$7.99 RateAndReview Submitreview Wanttosee Edit Submitreview SuperReviewer Verified SuperReviewer Verified Edit Ratethismovie Oof,thatwasRotten. Meh,itpassedthetime. It’sgood–I’drecommendit. Awesome! SoFresh:AbsoluteMustSee! Whatdidyouthinkofthemovie?(optional) Submit You'realmostthere!Justconfirmhowyougotyourticket. Continue Step2of2 Howdidyoubuyyourticket? Let'sgetyourreviewverified. Fandango AMCTheatres.comorAMCAppNew EnteryourTicketConfirmation#locatedinyouremail.MoreInfo Cinemark ComingSoon Wewon’tbeabletoverifyyourtickettoday,butit’sgreattoknowforthefuture. Regal ComingSoon Wewon’tbeabletoverifyyourtickettoday,butit’sgreattoknowforthefuture. 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AirAmerica Photos ViewAllPhotos(15) MovieInfo DespitehavingjusthadhisLosAngelespilot'slicenserevoked,BillyCovington(RobertDowneyJr.)ishiredbyAirAmerica,aclandestineairlineoperatingoutofLaosrunbytheCIA.HesoondiscoversthathismissionistocovertlytransportillicitgoodsinandoutofSoutheastAsiaandthathiscopilotwillbethewild-flyingGeneRyack(MelGibson).ButwhenCovingtonbeginsexpressingdoubtaboutthedubiousmoralityoftheiroperation,thetwohotheadedpilotsbecomeatodds. Rating: R Genre: Comedy, Action OriginalLanguage: English Director: RogerSpottiswoode Producer: DanielMelnick Writer: JohnEskow, RichardRush ReleaseDate(Theaters): Aug10,1990  wide ReleaseDate(Streaming): Jul20,2004 BoxOffice(GrossUSA): $29.2M Runtime: 1h52m Distributor: TriStarPictures SoundMix: Surround,MagneticStereo6Track Cast&Crew MelGibson GeneRyack RobertDowneyJr. BillyCovington NancyTravis CorinneLandreaux DavidMarshallGrant RobDiehl LaneSmith SenatorDavenport KenJenkins MajorDonaldLemond BurtKwouk GeneralLuSoong ArtLaFleur JackNeely TimThomerson Babo SinjaiPlengpanit Gene'sWife RogerSpottiswoode Director MarioKassar ExecutiveProducer AndrewG.Vajna ExecutiveProducer JonJashni AssociateProducer RogerCook OriginalMusic RogerGreenaway OriginalMusic CharlesGross OriginalMusic RogerDeakins Cinematographer JohnBloom FilmEditor JanetHirshenson Casting JaneJenkins Casting DanielMelnick Producer JohnEskow Screenwriter RichardRush Screenwriter ShowallCast&Crew CriticReviewsforAirAmerica AllCritics(15) | TopCritics(2) | Fresh(2) | Rotten(13) FullReview… OwenGleiberman EntertainmentWeekly FullReview… BrianOrndorf BrianOrndorf.com FullReview… RobThomas CapitalTimes(Madison,WI) FullReview… ChuckO'Leary FantasticaDaily FullReview… EmanuelLevy EmanuelLevy.Com FullReview… SteveCrum KansasCityKansan FullReview… FrankSwietek OneGuy'sOpinion FullReview… RobinClifford ReelingReviews FullReview… GregMaki Star-Democrat(Easton,MD) FullReview… CarolCling LasVegasReview-Journal FullReview… PhilipMartin ArkansasDemocrat-Gazette FullReview… BrianJ.Arthurs BeachReporter(SouthernCalifornia) ViewAllCriticReviews(15) AudienceReviewsforAirAmerica Jan30,2017 Yeah.BuddycomedythatborrowsheavilyfromthespiritofAltman'sM*A*S*H,butunlikethatclassicultimatelycouldcarelessaboutthehumancostofwar.Itcaresaboutthecharmandcharismaofitsleads,onlyneitherbroughtany.Shotsofplanesandhelicoptersflyingovermountainousjungleterrainremains. KevinM.W SuperReviewer Feb15,2011 SuchaninterestingtakeonthesurroundingconflictinVietnam.Itmanagestoinfusebuddycomedyflawlesslywithatrulyserioussituation.MelGibsonandRobertDowneyJr.areasgoodapairasyoucanfind,theyplayoffofeachotherliketheyhadbeenbestfriendsforlife.Thedrugtradeaspectisdealtwithinaseriousmatter,butitdoesmakethemovieseriousanditcertainlydoesn'tloseitspowerasanactioncomedy.Visually,mostpeoplemightbesurprisedbythis.It'sactuallyalotmoreimpressivethanyou'dexpect. ConnerR SuperReviewer Jul16,2009 Anawsomecomedythatnevergetsold.Aterifficlyentertainingmixtureofbuddycomedy,adventureandblackops.MelGibsonandRobertDownyJr.havefantasticchemistry.Thisfilmhasyoufallingdowninlaughter. AlS SuperReviewer Jul06,2009 TheonlyreasonIwantedtoseethiswasbecauseMelGibsonandRobertDowneyJrwerebothinitandtheybothwerehot.Andthat'sprettymuchallIgotoutofit.Acoupleofhoursofeyecandy. CindyI SuperReviewer SeeallAudiencereviews Quotes Therearenoapprovedquotesyetforthismovie. 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