Rating: PG13
Genre: Action
Theatrical Release: 05/25/1990(USA)
Release Date: 02/03/2004
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DDS
Run Time: 87 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Walt Disney Video

Nicolas Cage stars in the below-par action film Firebirds -- a dying ember from Reagan-era nationalistic jingoism. In this Top Gun retread, Cage plays Jake Preston, a hotshot Army helicopter pilot who is being trained to use the U.S. Army's Apache aircraft to destroy the drug fields of a South American drug cartel. It up to his taskmaster instructor Brad Little (Tommy Lee Jones) to teach Jake humble lessons before he can be trusted to launch into the skies against the drug dealers. While Jake is trying to tame his egoism, he engages in a torrid love affair with flying ace Billie Lee Guthrie (Sean Young). The film was originally titled Wings of the Apache for the U.S. Army Apache assault helicopters that are prominently displayed in the film.

~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Nicolas Cage - Jake Preston
Tommy Lee Jones - Brad Little
Sean Young - Billie Lee Guthrie
Bert Rhine - Stoller
Bryan Kestner - Breaker
Dale Dye - A.K. McNeil
Mary Ellen Trainor - Janet Little
J.A. Preston - Gen. Olcott

Production:
David Green - Director
William Badalato - Producer
Dale Dye John K. Swensson - Co Producer
David Newman - Composer
Norman Buckley Jon Poll Dennis M. O'Connor - Editor
Dale Dye Paul F. Edwards Nick Thiel John K. Swensson - Screen Writer
Jerie Kelter Bill Rea - Set Designer
Pat Tagliaferro - Art Director
Judy Taylor - Casting
Mike Fenton - Casting
Valorie Massalas - Casting
Tony Imi - Cinematographer
Christopher G. Chalko - Consultant/advisor
Ellis Cohen - Costume Designer
Arnold Kopelson - Executive Producer
Keith Barish - Executive Producer
Michael Hancock - Makeup
Peter Afterman - Musical Direction/Supervision
Joseph T. Garrity - Production Designer
Step Tyner - Short Story Author
Phil Collins - Songwriter
Pat Tagliaferro - Special Effects
Dennis Madalone - Stunts
B.J. Davis - Stunts Coordinator
David Young - Songwriter

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