Fire Birds

Theatrical Release Date: 1990 05 25 (USA)

UPC: 786936209785

Studio: Walt Disney Video

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity]

Summary: 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, Rovi

Category: Action

Features: ccFrench language track
Dolby Digital Surround Sound
Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 televisions

Fire Birds

Format: DVD

Release Date: 02/03/2004

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 87 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Opening/Encounter With the Cartel [8:31]
2. Learning the Apache [7:17]
3. Brad Little [7:01]
4. Another Chance [13:52]
5. The "Bag" [12:30]
6. "Some Things Should Never Change" [5:30]
7. The Final Phase [6:31]
8. Catamarca Desert [16:35]
9. Rescue/End Credits [8:45]

Cast and Crew: Charles Lanyer  Actor 
Judson Spence  Actor 
Garth Le Master  Actor 
Samuel Hernandez  Actor 
Peter Michaels  Actor 
Gregory Vahanian  Actor 
Judy Taylor  Actor 
Charles Kahlenberg  Actor 
Kristin Wynn  Actor 
Mike Fenton  Actor 
Peter Onorati  Actor 
Scott Williamson  Actor 
Valorie Massalas  Actor 
Nicole Kristin Barnes  Actor 
Harrison Le Duke  Actor 
Marshall Teague  Actor 
Illana Shoshan  Actor 
Mickey Yablans  Actor 
Cylk Cozart  Actor 
Robert Lujan  Actor 
Phillip Troy  Actor 
Richard Soto  Actor 
William Badalato  Producer 
Keith Barish  Executive Producer 
Dale Dye  Screenwriter 
Paul F. Edwards  Screenwriter 
David Green  Director 
Arnold Kopelson  Executive Producer 
David Newman  Composer (Music Score) 
Nick Thiel  Screenwriter 
John K. Swensson  Screenwriter 
Nicolas Cage  Actor 
Tommy Lee Jones  Actor 
Sean Young  Actor 
Bert Rhine  Actor 
Bryan Kestner  Actor 
Dale Dye  Actor 
Mary Ellen Trainor  Actor 
J.A. Preston  Actor 

Country: USA