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Fire Birds

Year:

1990

Duration:

85 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure

IMDB rate:

4.6

Director:

David Green

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1990-05-25

Filming Locations: Tucson, Arizona, USA

Earnings

Gross: $14,760,451 (USA) Filming Dates 27 October 1989 - January 1990 Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Nicolas Cage

Jake Preston

Tommy Lee Jones

Brad Little

Sean Young

Billie Lee Guthrie

Bryan Kestner

Breaker

Illana Diamant

Sharon Geller (as Illana Shoshan)

Dale Dye

A.K. McNeil

Mary Ellen Trainor

Janet Little

J.A. Preston

General Olcott

Peter Onorati

Rice

Charles Lanyer

Darren Phillips

Marshall R. Teague

Doug Daniels

Cylk Cozart

Dewar Proctor

Charles Kahlenberg

Oscar De Marco

Gregory Vahanian

Tom Davis

Bob Lujan

Steward Rives

Scott Williamson

Scott Buzz

Mickey Yablans

Butch Tippet

Bert Rhine

Eric Stoller

Peter Michaels

Steve Dobbs

Richard Soto

Captain Tejada

Samuel Hernández

Latino Pilot

Kristin Wynn

Jesse Little

Kristin Nicole Barnes

Sam Little

Phillip Troy Linger

Dance Partner (as Phillip Troy)

Harrison Le Duke

Broker

Garth Le Master

Waiter

Judson Spence

Singer

William Medici

Pilot (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Some of the exterior shots of "Fort Mitchell" were filmed at Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona, and the inn Billie and Preston go to is actually The Tack Room, also in Tucson which was, at the time a 5 star restaurant.

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The enemy jet fighter is portrayed by a Swedish SAAB J 35F 'Draken' (Dragon).

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The "Scorpion" attack helicopters are actually Hughes MD-500D Defenders

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Goofs

An OH-58D (The helicopter flown by Sean Young's character) can not be flown single-pilot in the left seat. Many of the Mission-Related controls are only available to the Right-hand seat (Pilot-in-command seat.)

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During the final battle with Stoller, Jake and his Apache are directly behind Stoller's Scorpion. However, the impacts from the Hydra rockets are squarely on the side of the Scorpion if it were perpendicular to the Apache.

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Quotes

Brad Little: [demonstrating Apache's capabilities to Preston] You could crash this thing at twenty G's and survive but I am NOT going to prove it to you!

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Brad Little: Make that damn thing go away son!

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Brad Little: Rules of engagement: one, whoever sees the other person first is the winner; two, whoever gets seen first is toast.

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