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Fire Birds

Fire Birds

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 25, 1990

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Action, Adventure

User Score

51%

Original Title

Fire Birds

Production Companies

Nova International Films, Touchstone Pictures

Director

David Green

Budget

$22,000,000

Description

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.