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5.0A joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Army has been formed to dismantle one of the largest drug cartels operating in South America. Multiple attempts to assault the cartel's mountainous compound have been thwarted by a Scorpion-attack helicopter piloted by a cartel leader, Eric Stoller (Bert Rhine). After having several aircraft shot down, most notably a pair of UH–60 Black Hawks and their AH–1 Cobra escorts, the army turns to the new AH–64 Apache attack helicopter, which can match its enemies' maneuverability and firepower.
Released: 1990-05-2585 minDir: David GreenAction, AdventureBudget: $22.0M
Cast
- Nicolas Cage as Jake Preston
- Tommy Lee Jones as Brad Little
- Sean Young as Billie Lee Guthries
- Bryan Kestner as Breaker
- Dale Dye as A.K. McNeil
- Illana Diamant as Sharon Geller
Themes
- flying
- drugs
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 80
- FilmAffinity ID
- 692704
- Official website
- video.movies.go.com/products/02928400.html
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- publication date
- 1990-11-15
- title
- Fire Birds
- review score
- 8%
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1990 action films1990 American films1990 English-language films1990 filmsAmerican action war filmsAmerican aviation filmsAmerican women aviatorsEnglish-language action filmsFilms about the illegal drug trade in the United StatesFilms about the United States ArmyFilms scored by David Newman (composer)Films set in South AmericaFilms shot in Tucson, ArizonaRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release dateTouchstone Pictures films