Air America Page #6

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 into it, 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.
Genre: Action, Comedy
Director(s): Roger Spottiswoode
Production: Live Home Video
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
33
Rotten Tomatoes:
13%
R
Year:
1990
113 min
875 Views


General Soong

supervised the loading.

So, what would that be?

Come up to a 12 o'clock.

First drop zone coming up!

Stand by!

Coming up on it.

Looking good.

Air speed's good.

Altitude's good.

Three.

Two.

One.

Now!

Kwan went out the back!

What?

Has she got a chute?

No.

What? We gotta go back!

No. You never go back.

What do you mean?

You just lost your kicker!

You never go back.

Jesus Christ

you meet someone and they die.

They should always wear chutes.

Hey, come on!

That's not funny! OK?

That's not funny!

Billy, how's it going?

Great.

Listen.

Nino's got lobster tonight

but you gotta order in advance.

You up for some of that?

Lobster again?

If I'm still alive I'd like some.

Good, I'll radio in

a reservation.

9 o'clock OK for you guys?

Great

Rodger that.

Hell of a war, man.

340. 12 o'clock coming up.

Stand by.

Comin' up on it.

Three. Two.

One.

Now!

Sh*t!

Quit it!

Oh man.

Who's shooting at us?

Here? Everybody.

I'm not gonna die

dropping pigs from the sky.

The golden BB.

I knew it.

Just a question of when.

I knew you were coming.

I saw it in the mirror this morning

when I cut myself shaving.

I saw it, bright as the sun.

Jack, we're hit in number 2!

Extinguisher!

There goes an engine. Of course.

Hey! Wake up, man!

Check the oil pressure.

Check the oil pressure!

Dropping.

Check number 1!

Number 1 OK.

Is 9:
30 okay? Nino says

he can't get us a table earlier.

Gene, we're hit, throwing fuel!

We're going down!

You still in gun range?

Yes.

Change altitude and heading

every few seconds. Gimme a location.

Jack! Got a minute? Location!

Stop snoozing!

2 miles south of Tango 7.

There's a strip just the other

side of Tango 7. Can you make it?

Doubt it!

Come on, man. You can make it.

Jeez, I'll make it.

10 degrees right.

Welcome back!

Did I leave?

Wild Dog to base.

Pilots in jeopardy near Tango 7.

Am heading over there.

Maintain course, Wild Dog.

We'll send a recon plane.

Wild Dog, you copy?

Wild Dog to base. F*** off.

Where we at?

You see it?

No.

1 o'clock.

I got it.

Landing gear down!

Coming down.

It's not going down!

Don't worry. Go to manual.

What have we got?

Nothing so far.

We're gonna jump. Kwanh!

Put your 'chute on!

You too, Neely.

Put your 'chute on, man!

I'm riding it in with you.

No! I want you off!

When I level out, jump! OK?

I'm taking it in with you! No!

The only thing God

drops from the sky is bird sh*t!

Bird sh*t and you!

That's new.

Birdshit and catatonic pilots.

Jump!

OK, you're next!

You're most vulnerable

floating down in a 'chute.

I'll get a golden BB up my ass!

If it doesn't open

I can use my reserve...

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John Eskow

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