Fire Birds

Fire Birds (released under the alternative title Wings of the Apache) is a 1990 American military action film directed by David Green and produced by William Badalato, Keith Barish and Arnold Kopelson. The storyline was conceived by retired Lt. Colonels Step Tyner and John K. Swensson and retired Marine Capt. Dale Dye and developed into a screenplay written by Paul F. Edwards, Nick Thiel and uncredited David Taylor. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones and Sean Young. Cage is cast as a helicopter pilot attempting to help dismantle a drug cartel in South America. Jones plays his pilot instructor and senior ranked military officer during his flight training, while Young portrays his love interest.

This article is about the 1990 U.S. action film. For other uses, see Firebird (disambiguation).
Fire Birds
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Green
Screenplay byNick Thiel
Paul F. Edwards
Story byStep Tyner
John K. Swensson
Dale Dye
Produced byBill Badalato
Starring
  • Nicolas Cage
  • Tommy Lee Jones
  • Sean Young
  • Bryan Kestner
CinematographyTony Imi
Edited byNorman Buckley
Dennis M. O'Connor
Jon Poll
Music byDavid Newman
Production
companies
Touchstone Pictures
Nova International Films
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • May 25, 1990 (1990-05-25)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$22 million
Box office$14,760,451

Production of the film was a co-production between the Walt Disney Studios and Nova International Films. It was commercially released under Disney's Touchstone Pictures label. The movie featured elaborate aerial stunt sequences, involving combat helicopters.

Fire Birds premiered in theaters nationwide in the United States on May 25, 1990 grossing a modest $14,760,451 in domestic ticket receipts. The film was met with negative critical reviews before its initial screening in cinemas; generally due to its melancholy dialogue and striking plot similarities to the more popular 1986 action film Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis.

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