Air America Getting 4K Release Starring Mel Gibson & Robert Downey Jr

Studiocanal UK are set to release 90s action classic Air America, starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey, Jr. Set for release on 4K UHD as well as Blu-ray, DVD, and digital.

Directed by Roger Spottiswoode (Under Fire), the film is based upon Christopher Robbins’ book of the same name. Telling the story of the brave men who flew flights every day and faced death at any time with their motto “Anything, Anytime, Anywhere”.

Gibson and Downey, Jr. at their wisecracking best (and includes Downey, Jr. doing some of his own stunts). The supporting cast includes Nancy Travis , Burt Kwouk, and Tim Thomerson. Beautifully filmed by Oscar-winner Roger Deakins (Blade Runner 2049).

Here’s a look at the Trailer for the film…

Set in the 1960s, Billy Covington (Robert Downey, Jr.) is a big-city chopper pilot who reports traffic conditions for a radio station but ends up losing his licence due to a traffic incident on the freeway. Longing to do some real flying, Billy is recruited by the government for a secret and safe (he thinks) civilian airline in Laos. Knowing that by agreeing to do it he’ll get his licence back, he signs up. Upon arrival in Laos, he soon befriends ace pilot Gene Ryack (Mel Gibson) and realises that Air America isn’t quite what it seems, instead of transporting civilians, it’s food, money, ammunition and napalm that are the real cargo and the pilots are risking their lives daily.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
-Revisiting Air America
-Short interviews with cast and crew
-The storyboards of Air America
-Feature clips
Flight Log
-Making of featurette
-Theatrical trailer
-Trailer 2024
-Commentary by screenwriter John Eskow

Air America will be available to buy on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and digital from 7th October.