Fire Birds
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| Fire Birds / Wings of the Apache | |
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| Directed by | David Green |
| Produced by | Bill Badalato (producer, credited as William Badalato) Keith Barish (executive producer) Dale Dye (co-producer) Bettina Gilois (associate producer) Arnold Kopelson (executive producer) John K. Swensson (co-producer) |
| Written by | Step Tyner (story) John K. Swensson (story) Dale Dye (story) Nick Thiel (screenplay) Paul F. Edwards (screenplay) |
| Starring | Nicholas Cage Tommy Lee Jones Sean Young |
| Music by | David Newman |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 25, 1990 |
| Running time | 85 min. |
| Language | English |
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Fire Birds (also known as Wings of the Apache) is an action movie starring actors Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones and Sean Young released in 1990 by Touchstone Pictures.
Critics panned the film, saying it was a mediocre rip-off of the much more popular and acclaimed Top Gun with Tom Cruise.[1]
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[edit] Plot summary
The US Army finds itself outclassed by the mercenary air force of a South American drug cartel. To remedy the situation, the Army sends its best helicopter pilots in AH-64 Apache helicopters to combat the threat.
The plot revolves around the training of Jake Preston (Cage) in aerial combat using the Apache.
[edit] Title
In the UK the film was titled Wings of the Apache; however the cover of the UK DVD (released in April 2007) combines the names (Firebirds appearing above Wings of the Apache, although in a much smaller font).[2]
The film was also renamed in the following countries:
| Argentina | Aguilas de fuego |
| Canada | Oiseaux de feu |
| Finland | Tulilinnut |
| Germany | Air Borne - Flügel aus Stahl |
| Hungary | Tüzmadarak |
| Italy | Apache pioggia di fuoco |
| Poland | Ogniste ptaki |
| Portugal | Apaches, Asas Indomáveis |
| Spain | Pájaros de fuego |
| Spain (Catalan title) | Ocells de foc |
[edit] Errors
- Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CW5) Brad Little is referred to as "Sir", by Non Commissioned, Warrant and Commissioned Officers, although being called "Sir" by officers is incorrect. Calling him "Sir" by the Non Commissioned Officers and junior Warrant Officers is correct. He can also be called Mister or Chief Warrant Officer.
- At the start of the movie during and after the debriefing Jake Preston is wearing a Colonel's insignia. At the briefing with Little he is wearing no insignia, then for the rest of the movie is wearing the insignia of a Chief Warrant Officer 2.
[edit] See also
- Scorpion Attack Helicopter - The primary antagonist of the film. Actually a Boeing MD500 Defender.
- Saab Draken - A type of jet fighter also flown by the mercenaries.
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