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Fire Birds

The best just got better

★ 5.0 1990 85 min PG-13 ActionAdventure

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.

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Fire Birds in its release era

Released in 1990, Fire Birds sits inside the 1990s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1990-05-25
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
5.0/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Nova International Films, Touchstone Pictures
Topicsflyingdrugs

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