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Fire Birds

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This article is about the 1990 U.S. action film. For other uses, see Firebird (disambiguation).

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[2] 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.

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
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[1]

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.[3]

Plot edit

A joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 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 (fictional) Scorpion-attack helicopter (based on MD500 helicopter) piloted by a mercenary pilot, 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.

Pilot Jake Preston (Nicolas Cage) is subsequently enlisted in the Apache air-to-air combat training program. Earlier, Preston was the sole survivor of a previous air-attack by Stoller. Upon his arrival at the training course, he encounters his ex-girlfriend Billie Lee Guthrie (Sean Young), who broke off their relationship to pursue a separate career flying OH–58 Kiowa scout helicopters which often work alongside the Apache as target identifiers and designators. Jake's arrogance and loose improvised style quickly earn him the mixed respect and chagrin of veteran pilot and flight instructor Brad Little (Tommy Lee Jones). During the training schedule, Preston is revealed to be suffering from an eye dominance disability, which makes it difficult for him to utilize the Apache's visual input. Using an unconventional but effective training method, Little helps Preston deal with his handicap.

A formation of military aircraft consisting of four Apaches and Guthrie's Kiowa, flies down to South America to provide air support for a DEA mission to hunt down and arrest drug cartel leaders. However, they are soon attacked at their base camp, and one Apache is destroyed. With another Apache left to protect the DEA personnel, Preston, Little and Guthrie attempt to seek out Stoller. They soon locate his position, as well as a pair of Draken jet fighter aircraft who are also protecting the cartel. Little destroys one aircraft, but is shot down in aerial combat by Stoller. He survives, but his Apache is disabled. Stoller later targets Guthrie, but Preston reaches their coordinates and engages him in a fierce dogfight. Using the Apache's manoeuvrability near a mountainous peak, Preston manages to trick Stoller into flying past him; then attacks and destroys his helicopter. Meanwhile, Guthrie uses one of the Stinger missiles onboard Little's downed Apache to destroy the remaining enemy aircraft. With no air support, the cartel's defenses cease, and their leaders are later apprehended. As an injured Little is loaded onto a Medevac helicopter, he expresses pride in both Preston and Guthrie.

Cast edit

 
 
Nicolas Cage (left) and Tommy Lee Jones (right) portrayed Jake Preston and Brad Little, respectively

Production edit

Filming edit

Filming for Fire Birds was shot primarily on location in Tucson Arizona at Pima Community College as well as at Fort Hood, Texas army installation, home of the Army's Apache Training Brigade (21st Cavalry Brigade (AIR COMBAT)[4]) .[5] Extensive aerial stunt sequences were coordinated with the National Guard of the United States, the United States Army and the United States Air Force.[6] Between technical advisers, stuntmen, and pilots, over 100 personnel were directly involved in the production aspects of the film.[6] AH-64 Apache, UH-60 Blackhawk, AH-1 Cobra, MD Helicopters MD 500 and OH-58 Kiowa rotorcraft, as well as Saab 35 Draken aircraft were employed during filming. Technical assistance from McDonnell Douglas service representatives was also utilized during production.[6] The helicopter training aerial stunt sequences were designed by Richard T. Stevens who also coordinated visuals for the film, Top Gun.[7] Scenes from the movie, also features as static shots from MicroProse Gunship 2000 computer game.

Music edit

The original motion picture soundtrack for Fire Birds, composed and conducted by David Newman, was not officially released to the public when the movie was released, however Intrada has released a special collection of the soundtrack.[8]

Release edit

Home media edit

Following its cinematic release in theaters, the film was released in VHS video format on September 26, 1990.[9] The Region 1 Code widescreen edition of the film was released on DVD in the United States on February 3, 2004. Special features for the DVD include, a closed captioned French language track, Dolby Digital Surround Sound, and a Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced feature for 16x9 televisions.[10] The film was released on Blu-ray by Mill Creek Entertainment on July 7, 2015 and by Kino Lorber on Jul 10, 2018. While the Mill Creek release had no special features, the Kino Lorber release includes an audio commentary by the film's director David Green and a theatrical trailer.

Reception edit

Box office edit

Fire Birds premiered in cinemas on May 25, 1990 in wide release throughout the U.S. During its opening weekend, the film opened in a distant 5th place and grossed $6,358,761 in business showing at 2,006 theaters.[11] The film Back to the Future Part III opened in first place with $23,703,060.[12] The film's revenue dropped by 58.9% in its second week of release, earning $2,611,812. For that particular weekend, the film fell one spot to 6th place still showing in 2,006 theaters. The film Total Recall, unseated Back to the Future Part III to open in first place.[13][14] For its final weekend in release, the film opened in 8th place showing at 1,539 theaters grossing $1,246,590 in box office business. The film went on to top out domestically at $14,760,451 in total ticket sales through a 3-week theatrical run.[1] For 1990 as a whole, the film would cumulatively rank at a box office performance position of 83.[1]

Critical response edit

Among critics in the U.S., the film received mostly negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 9% of 22 sampled critics gave the film a positive review, with an average score of 3.1 out of 10. The consensus summarizes: "Despite the talent on board, Fire Birds is little more than a subpar military adventure sporting video game-like action, outdated philosophy, and uneven acting."[15]

Hal Hinson, writing in The Washington Post said, "Fire Birds is a primitive dogfight movie, with Nicolas Cage and Sean Young as its stars, that serves as a kind of extended commercial for the U.S. Army and its AH-64 Gunship helicopter". He bluntly noted that "it would be hard to reduce filmmaking to its basics more than Fire Birds does. It's more video game than motion picture – the first coin-operated movie."[16] Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times offered a negative review; commenting: "It was tempting to say that I might have liked this movie more if I'd never seen Top Gun; but the fact is, if Top Gun had never been made, Fire Birds would still have seemed like a completely ordinary movie." He continued, "the aerial sequences in Top Gun are so superior to the confusing helicopter battles in this film, there's no contest there". He concluded: "I was really left unmoved by it."[17] In the Deseret News, critic Chris Hicks wrote that the film's "predictability isn't the worst of Fire Birds' problems. The dialogue is so hokey you'll have a hard time not laughing out loud. Did I say dialogue? Make that pontificating soundbites." He further expanded on his viewpoint saying, "the most obnoxious aspect of Fire Birds, however, is how everybody tells Cage's character how wonderful he is at every opportunity — including Cage himself, who has a big scene in a chopper simulator where he screams "I am the greatest!" after every target he hits."[18]

"the movie plays as if it had been patched together between midnight and 3 A.M. One might go along with the suggestion that the Arizona desert and the Catamarca Desert, South America, look alike, but would they really have the exact same rocks?"
—Vincent Canby, writing in The New York Times[7]

Vincent Canby writing in The New York Times saw the film as having "many laughs, all of them unintentional" while pointing out that actor Cage "plays the sort of B-picture role that might once have suited William Gargan. Unlike Mr. Gargan, though, Mr. Cage insists on acting. Mr. Cage simply won't quit. He never listens to or sees anybody else in a scene, being too busy monitoring his own utterly mysterious, attention-getting responses." He did though compliment Jones and Young on their performances saying, "Mr. Jones and Miss Young are somewhat better. He has a secure, cool manner that registers well on the screen, and she can seem to be intelligent".[7] The Variety Staff, felt Fire Birds had a "tongue-in-cheek aspect" and that "Camaraderie and rat-a-tat-tat dialog may have started out as fun a la Howard Hawks' classic Only Angels Have Wings but emerges at times as a satire of the genre." On Jones's performance, they noticed how he was "dead-on as the taskmaster instructor who cornily singles out Cage for rough treatment".[19] Film critic Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film a thumbs down review gruffly saying, "this movie had nothing to do with the drug wars at all" and that "they could have been having a competition for the olympics". In reference to the drug wars, he openly wondered–why couldn't the movie have been "written at that hard level?"[17] Similarly, Owen Gleiberman writing for Entertainment Weekly viewed Fire Birds as "a third-rate knockoff of Top Gun and Blue Thunder". Not impressed with the overall acting, he noted how Cage gave "a dull, one-note performance." He did however, reserve praise for the stunts and visuals in the film saying, "the climactic air battle is well staged, though without the edge-of-the-envelope dread that made the Top Gun dogfights genuinely thrilling." But in summing up his overall negativity for the movie, he expressed his dissatisfaction by lamenting, "the film practically pats itself on the back for featuring villains that have been in the news recently. Yet, with the exception of one anonymous enemy pilot, we never even get to see the bad guys. And so it's hard to work up much enthusiasm for their destruction."[20] Film critic Leonard Maltin's review was similar: "...Standard military issue with a ruptured-duck script and a complete lack of romantic chemistry between professional rivals Cage and Young. Jones doesn't exactly evoke memories of Gregory Peck in Twelve O'Clock High when he pep-talks Cage into a 'full-tilt boogie for freedom and justice'."[21]

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c "Fire Birds". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Liner notes, Fire Birds soundtrack album, Intrada Records Special Collection No. 241
  3. ^ Pym, John. "Review: Firebirds" (aka Wings of the Apache)." TimeOut London. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  5. ^ Green, David (Director). Fire Birds [Motion picture]. Hollywood, California: Touchstone Pictures, 1990.
  6. ^ a b c "Fire Birds." Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c Canby, Vincent. "Mpvie Review: 'Fire Birds' (1990)." The New York Times, May 25, 1990. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  8. ^ Special collection of the soundtrack for 'Fire Birds'." intrada.com. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  9. ^ "Fire Birds VHS Format." Amazon.com. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  10. ^ "Fire Birds: On DVD." MSN Movies.. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  11. ^ "The Top Movies, Weekend of May 25, 1990." The Numbers. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  12. ^ "Weekend Box Office Results for May 25–28, 1990." Box Office Mojo. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  13. ^ "Weekend Box Office Results for June 1–3, 1990." Box Office Mojo. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  14. ^ "The Top Movies, Weekend of June 1, 1990." The Numbers. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  15. ^ "Review: 'Fire Birds' (1990)." Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved: October 28, 2022.
  16. ^ Hinson, Hal. "Review: 'Fire Birds'." The Washington Post, May 25, 1990. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  17. ^ a b Siskel, Gene and Roger Ebert. "Review: 'Fire Birds'."[permanent dead link] At the Movies, May 25, 1990. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  18. ^ Hicks, Chris. "Review: 'Fire Birds'." Deseret News, June 1, 1990. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  19. ^ Variety Staff. "Review: 'Fire Birds'.". Variety, January 1, 1990. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  20. ^ Gleiberman, Owen. "Review: 'Fire Birds' (1990)." 2013-06-23 at the Wayback Machine Entertainment Weekly, June 1, 1990. Retrieved: July 18, 2015.
  21. ^ Maltin 2009, p. 456.

Bibliography edit

  • Maltin, Leonard. Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide 2009. New York: New American Library, 2009 (originally published as TV Movies, then Leonard Maltin’s Movie & Video Guide), First edition 1969, published annually since 1988. ISBN 978-0-451-22468-2.

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This article is about the 1990 U S action film For other uses see Firebird disambiguation 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 2 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 Fire BirdsTheatrical release posterDirected byDavid GreenScreenplay byNick ThielPaul F EdwardsStory byStep TynerJohn K SwenssonDale DyeProduced byBill BadalatoStarringNicolas Cage Tommy Lee Jones Sean Young Bryan KestnerCinematographyTony ImiEdited byNorman BuckleyDennis M O ConnorJon PollMusic byDavid NewmanProductioncompaniesTouchstone PicturesNova International FilmsDistributed byBuena Vista Pictures DistributionRelease dateMay 25 1990 1990 05 25 Running time86 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 22 millionBox office 14 760 451 1 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 3 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Filming 4 Music 5 Release 5 1 Home media 6 Reception 6 1 Box office 6 2 Critical response 7 References 7 1 Notes 7 2 Bibliography 8 External linksPlot editA joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration DEA 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 fictional Scorpion attack helicopter based on MD500 helicopter piloted by a mercenary pilot 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 Pilot Jake Preston Nicolas Cage is subsequently enlisted in the Apache air to air combat training program Earlier Preston was the sole survivor of a previous air attack by Stoller Upon his arrival at the training course he encounters his ex girlfriend Billie Lee Guthrie Sean Young who broke off their relationship to pursue a separate career flying OH 58 Kiowa scout helicopters which often work alongside the Apache as target identifiers and designators Jake s arrogance and loose improvised style quickly earn him the mixed respect and chagrin of veteran pilot and flight instructor Brad Little Tommy Lee Jones During the training schedule Preston is revealed to be suffering from an eye dominance disability which makes it difficult for him to utilize the Apache s visual input Using an unconventional but effective training method Little helps Preston deal with his handicap A formation of military aircraft consisting of four Apaches and Guthrie s Kiowa flies down to South America to provide air support for a DEA mission to hunt down and arrest drug cartel leaders However they are soon attacked at their base camp and one Apache is destroyed With another Apache left to protect the DEA personnel Preston Little and Guthrie attempt to seek out Stoller They soon locate his position as well as a pair of Draken jet fighter aircraft who are also protecting the cartel Little destroys one aircraft but is shot down in aerial combat by Stoller He survives but his Apache is disabled Stoller later targets Guthrie but Preston reaches their coordinates and engages him in a fierce dogfight Using the Apache s manoeuvrability near a mountainous peak Preston manages to trick Stoller into flying past him then attacks and destroys his helicopter Meanwhile Guthrie uses one of the Stinger missiles onboard Little s downed Apache to destroy the remaining enemy aircraft With no air support the cartel s defenses cease and their leaders are later apprehended As an injured Little is loaded onto a Medevac helicopter he expresses pride in both Preston and Guthrie Cast edit nbsp nbsp Nicolas Cage left and Tommy Lee Jones right portrayed Jake Preston and Brad Little respectively Nicolas Cage as CW2 Jake Preston Tommy Lee Jones as CW4 Brad Little Sean Young as Billie Lee Guthrie Bryan Kestner as Breaker Bert Rhine as Eric Stoller Dale Dye as Colonel A K McNeil Mary Ellen Trainor as Janet Little J A Preston as General Olcott Peter Onorati as Rice Scott Williamson as Scott Buzz Richard Soto as Captain Tejada Gabriel Lopez as Johny Signaleer Marshall R Teague as DEA Agent Doug Daniels Cylk Cozart as Dewar Protor Illana Diamant as Sharon GellerProduction editFilming edit Filming for Fire Birds was shot primarily on location in Tucson Arizona at Pima Community College as well as at Fort Hood Texas army installation home of the Army s Apache Training Brigade 21st Cavalry Brigade AIR COMBAT 4 5 Extensive aerial stunt sequences were coordinated with the National Guard of the United States the United States Army and the United States Air Force 6 Between technical advisers stuntmen and pilots over 100 personnel were directly involved in the production aspects of the film 6 AH 64 Apache UH 60 Blackhawk AH 1 Cobra MD Helicopters MD 500 and OH 58 Kiowa rotorcraft as well as Saab 35 Draken aircraft were employed during filming Technical assistance from McDonnell Douglas service representatives was also utilized during production 6 The helicopter training aerial stunt sequences were designed by Richard T Stevens who also coordinated visuals for the film Top Gun 7 Scenes from the movie also features as static shots from MicroProse Gunship 2000 computer game Music editThe original motion picture soundtrack for Fire Birds composed and conducted by David Newman was not officially released to the public when the movie was released however Intrada has released a special collection of the soundtrack 8 Release editHome media edit Following its cinematic release in theaters the film was released in VHS video format on September 26 1990 9 The Region 1 Code widescreen edition of the film was released on DVD in the United States on February 3 2004 Special features for the DVD include a closed captioned French language track Dolby Digital Surround Sound and a Widescreen 1 85 1 enhanced feature for 16x9 televisions 10 The film was released on Blu ray by Mill Creek Entertainment on July 7 2015 and by Kino Lorber on Jul 10 2018 While the Mill Creek release had no special features the Kino Lorber release includes an audio commentary by the film s director David Green and a theatrical trailer Reception editBox office edit Fire Birds premiered in cinemas on May 25 1990 in wide release throughout the U S During its opening weekend the film opened in a distant 5th place and grossed 6 358 761 in business showing at 2 006 theaters 11 The film Back to the Future Part III opened in first place with 23 703 060 12 The film s revenue dropped by 58 9 in its second week of release earning 2 611 812 For that particular weekend the film fell one spot to 6th place still showing in 2 006 theaters The film Total Recall unseated Back to the Future Part III to open in first place 13 14 For its final weekend in release the film opened in 8th place showing at 1 539 theaters grossing 1 246 590 in box office business The film went on to top out domestically at 14 760 451 in total ticket sales through a 3 week theatrical run 1 For 1990 as a whole the film would cumulatively rank at a box office performance position of 83 1 Critical response edit Among critics in the U S the film received mostly negative reviews Rotten Tomatoes reported that 9 of 22 sampled critics gave the film a positive review with an average score of 3 1 out of 10 The consensus summarizes Despite the talent on board Fire Birds is little more than a subpar military adventure sporting video game like action outdated philosophy and uneven acting 15 Hal Hinson writing in The Washington Post said Fire Birds is a primitive dogfight movie with Nicolas Cage and Sean Young as its stars that serves as a kind of extended commercial for the U S Army and its AH 64 Gunship helicopter He bluntly noted that it would be hard to reduce filmmaking to its basics more than Fire Birds does It s more video game than motion picture the first coin operated movie 16 Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun Times offered a negative review commenting It was tempting to say that I might have liked this movie more if I d never seen Top Gun but the fact is if Top Gun had never been made Fire Birds would still have seemed like a completely ordinary movie He continued the aerial sequences in Top Gun are so superior to the confusing helicopter battles in this film there s no contest there He concluded I was really left unmoved by it 17 In the Deseret News critic Chris Hicks wrote that the film s predictability isn t the worst of Fire Birds problems The dialogue is so hokey you ll have a hard time not laughing out loud Did I say dialogue Make that pontificating soundbites He further expanded on his viewpoint saying the most obnoxious aspect of Fire Birds however is how everybody tells Cage s character how wonderful he is at every opportunity including Cage himself who has a big scene in a chopper simulator where he screams I am the greatest after every target he hits 18 the movie plays as if it had been patched together between midnight and 3 A M One might go along with the suggestion that the Arizona desert and the Catamarca Desert South America look alike but would they really have the exact same rocks Vincent Canby writing in The New York Times 7 Vincent Canby writing in The New York Times saw the film as having many laughs all of them unintentional while pointing out that actor Cage plays the sort of B picture role that might once have suited William Gargan Unlike Mr Gargan though Mr Cage insists on acting Mr Cage simply won t quit He never listens to or sees anybody else in a scene being too busy monitoring his own utterly mysterious attention getting responses He did though compliment Jones and Young on their performances saying Mr Jones and Miss Young are somewhat better He has a secure cool manner that registers well on the screen and she can seem to be intelligent 7 The Variety Staff felt Fire Birds had a tongue in cheek aspect and that Camaraderie and rat a tat tat dialog may have started out as fun a la Howard Hawks classic Only Angels Have Wings but emerges at times as a satire of the genre On Jones s performance they noticed how he was dead on as the taskmaster instructor who cornily singles out Cage for rough treatment 19 Film critic Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film a thumbs down review gruffly saying this movie had nothing to do with the drug wars at all and that they could have been having a competition for the olympics In reference to the drug wars he openly wondered why couldn t the movie have been written at that hard level 17 Similarly Owen Gleiberman writing for Entertainment Weekly viewed Fire Birds as a third rate knockoff of Top Gun and Blue Thunder Not impressed with the overall acting he noted how Cage gave a dull one note performance He did however reserve praise for the stunts and visuals in the film saying the climactic air battle is well staged though without the edge of the envelope dread that made the Top Gun dogfights genuinely thrilling But in summing up his overall negativity for the movie he expressed his dissatisfaction by lamenting the film practically pats itself on the back for featuring villains that have been in the news recently Yet with the exception of one anonymous enemy pilot we never even get to see the bad guys And so it s hard to work up much enthusiasm for their destruction 20 Film critic Leonard Maltin s review was similar Standard military issue with a ruptured duck script and a complete lack of romantic chemistry between professional rivals Cage and Young Jones doesn t exactly evoke memories of Gregory Peck in Twelve O Clock High when he pep talks Cage into a full tilt boogie for freedom and justice 21 References editNotes edit a b c Fire Birds Box Office Mojo Retrieved July 18 2015 Liner notes Fire Birds soundtrack album Intrada Records Special Collection No 241 Pym John Review Firebirds aka Wings of the Apache TimeOut London Retrieved July 18 2015 21st Cav Brigade Air Combat Apache Collective Helicopter Training Home Archived from the original on 2012 04 05 Retrieved 2012 04 09 Green David Director Fire Birds Motion picture Hollywood California Touchstone Pictures 1990 a b c Fire Birds Yahoo Movies Retrieved July 18 2015 a b c Canby Vincent Mpvie Review Fire Birds 1990 The New York Times May 25 1990 Retrieved July 18 2015 Special collection of the soundtrack for Fire Birds intrada com Retrieved July 18 2015 Fire Birds VHS Format Amazon com Retrieved July 18 2015 Fire Birds On DVD MSN Movies Retrieved July 18 2015 The Top Movies Weekend of May 25 1990 The Numbers Retrieved July 18 2015 Weekend Box Office Results for May 25 28 1990 Box Office Mojo Retrieved July 18 2015 Weekend Box Office Results for June 1 3 1990 Box Office Mojo Retrieved July 18 2015 The Top Movies Weekend of June 1 1990 The Numbers Retrieved July 18 2015 Review Fire Birds 1990 Rotten Tomatoes IGN Entertainment Retrieved October 28 2022 Hinson Hal Review Fire Birds The Washington Post May 25 1990 Retrieved July 18 2015 a b Siskel Gene and Roger Ebert Review Fire Birds permanent dead link At the Movies May 25 1990 Retrieved July 18 2015 Hicks Chris Review Fire Birds Deseret News June 1 1990 Retrieved July 18 2015 Variety Staff Review Fire Birds Variety January 1 1990 Retrieved July 18 2015 Gleiberman Owen Review Fire Birds 1990 Archived 2013 06 23 at the Wayback Machine Entertainment Weekly June 1 1990 Retrieved July 18 2015 Maltin 2009 p 456 Bibliography edit Maltin Leonard Leonard Maltin s Movie Guide 2009 New York New American Library 2009 originally published as TV Movies then Leonard Maltin s Movie amp Video Guide First edition 1969 published annually since 1988 ISBN 978 0 451 22468 2 External links edit nbsp Film portal nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Fire Birds Fire Birds 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