A reckless traffic reporter for a radio station loses his helicopter pilot's licence, but is recruited by the CIA into a secret organisation transporting cargo and troops around Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. However, he not only discovers his superiors are involved in smuggling drugs, but his co-pilot also has an illicit sideline of his own. Comedy adventure, with Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr, Nancy Travis, Burt Kwouk and Ken Jenkins