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Fire Birds (1990)
director of photography:
Tony Imi
cast:
Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Young, Bryan Kestner, Dale Dye, Illana Diamant, Peter Onorati, Marshall R. Teague
rating:
PG-13
director:
David Green
running time:
85 min.
writer:
Nick Thiel, Paul F. Edwards
synopsis
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 UH60 Black Hawks and their AH1 Cobra escorts, the army turns to the new AH64 Apache attack helicopter, which can match its enemies' maneuverability and firepower.
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 UH60 Black Hawks and their AH1 Cobra escorts, the army turns to the new AH64 Apache attack helicopter, which can match its enemies' maneuverability and firepower.
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