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5.1/10 • 183

1990-05-251h 25m

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The best just got better

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.

Directors
David Green
Editors
Dennis M. O'Connor

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Nicolas Cage

    Nicolas Cage

    Jake Preston

  2. Tommy Lee Jones

    Tommy Lee Jones

    Brad Little

  3. Sean Young

    Sean Young

    Billie Lee Guthries

  4. Bryan Kestner

    Bryan Kestner

    Breaker

  5. Dale Dye

    Dale Dye

    A.K. McNeil

  6. Illana Diamant

    Illana Diamant

    Sharon Geller

  7. Peter Onorati

    Peter Onorati

    Rice

  8. Marshall R. Teague

    Marshall R. Teague

    Doug Daniels

  9. Gregory Vahanian

    Gregory Vahanian

    Tom Davis

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The Movie Mob

Jan 2, 2023

4/10

A miserably bungled Top Gun impersonation with helicopters… why? Lame Top Gun with helicopters. Almost everything is a straight rip-off. Nic Cage is a much more exaggerated Maverick. Tommy Lee Jones fills the Viper role. Flight school. Overly cocky pilots. Contentious playful romance. Fire Birds so closely replicated Top Gun that it forced a comparison that Fire Birds lost miserably. The cheese factor was cringe. The soundtrack was nowhere near the quality of Harold Faltermeyer’s anthem. David Green couldn’t measure up to Tony Scott’s directing mastery. Even with some of the 90s’ bigger stars, Fire Birds couldn’t burn bright.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$22,000,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
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