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Fire Birds

1990 • 1h25m Action, Adventure

Rating

5.0/10

Popularity

2

A 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.

Details

Director

David Green

Screenplay

Nick Thiel

Paul F. Edwards

Cast

Nicolas Cage

Tommy Lee Jones

Sean Young

Release date

5/25/1990

Status

Released

Budget

$22,000,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

195