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Air America

1990 film directed by Roger Spottiswoode
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Summary

Air America is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,260 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Roger Spottiswoode[3]
  • Screenwriter: Richard Rush[4], John Eskow[5]
  • Composer: Charles Gross[6]
  • Genre: action film[7], buddy film[8], comedy film[9]
  • Based on: Air America[10]
  • Cast member: Mel Gibson[11], Robert Downey Jr.[12], Nancy Travis[13], Ken Jenkins[14], Art LaFleur[15], Marshall Bell[16], David Bowe[17], Harvey Jason[18], David Marshall Grant[19], Michael Dudikoff[20], Lane Smith[21], Burt Kwouk[22], Tim Thomerson[23], Burke Byrnes[24]
  • Producer: Mario Kassar[25], Andrew G. Vajna[26]
  • Production company: Carolco Pictures[27], TriStar Pictures[28]
  • Director of photography: Roger Deakins[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: Air America (film)[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 3.4/10[33], 33/100[34], 13%[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: August 10, 1990[38], January 10, 1991[39]
  • Distributed by: TriStar Pictures[40], Netflix[41]
  • Narrative location: Laos[42]
  • Filming location: Thailand[43], Pinewood Studios[44]
  • Main subject: aviation[45], Vietnam War[46]
  • Film editor: John Bloom[47]
  • Title: Air America[48]
  • Has characteristic: film based on book[49]
  • After a work by: Christopher Robbins[50]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[51]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[52]

  • Secondary type(s): Compilation, Soundtrack[53]

  • First release date: 1990[54]

  • Genre(s): blues, classic rock, pop, pop rock, rock, soul[55]

  • Community tags: blues, classic rock, pop, pop rock, rock, soul[56]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 46901488-66ab-3c2a-bb93-1d38a5f7a92d[57]

Why It Matters

Air America has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

Related Entities

film Laos Mel Gibson Michael Dudikoff Nancy Travis Netflix Robert Downey Jr. Roger Deakins Thailand United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [55] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [56] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [57] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 99005
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 263
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  3. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1960s, 20th century
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  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1990-08-10T00:00:00Z, +1991-01-10T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Richard Rush, John Eskow
    Duration → {'amount': '+108'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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