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Fire Birds (1990)

5 | May 25, 1990 (US) | Action, Adventure | 01:25
Budget: 22 000 000 | Revenue: N/A

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.

Featured Crew

Director
Director of Photography
Stunts
Second Assistant Director
Co-Producer, Story
Songs
Unit Production Manager
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
ADR Voice Casting
Casting

Cast

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Nicolas Cage
Jake Preston
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Tommy Lee Jones
Brad Little
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Sean Young
Billie Lee Guthries
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Dale Dye
A.K. McNeil
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Illana Diamant
Sharon Geller
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Marshall R. Teague
Doug Daniels
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Cylk Cozart
Dewar Proctor

Reviews

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The Movie Mob
4 | Jan 02, 2023
**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.