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Fire Birds (1990) is a action and adventure film directed by David Green, released on May 25, 1990 with a runtime of 1h 25m. It stars Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Young and Bryan Kestner. Viewers rate it 5.0 out of 10 across 203 ratings.
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Nicolas Cage
as Jake Preston
Tommy Lee Jones
as Brad Little
Sean Young
as Billie Lee Guthries
Bryan Kestner
as Breaker
Dale Dye
as A.K. McNeil
Illana Diamant
as Sharon Geller
Peter Onorati
as Rice
Marshall R. Teague
as Doug Daniels
Gregory Vahanian
as Tom Davis
Cylk Cozart
as Dewar Proctor
Charles Kahlenberg
as Oscar De Marco
Robert Lujan
as Steward Rives
Directed by David Green, written by Step Tyner, John K. Swensson and Dale Dye, produced by Bill Badalato.
Average viewer score of 5.0/10 from 203 ratings.
**A miserably bungled Top Gun impersonation with helicopters… why?** Lame Top Gun with helicopters. Almost everything is a straight rip-off. Nic Cage is a much more exaggerated Maverick. Tommy Lee Jones fills the Viper role. Flight school. Overly cocky pilots. Contentious playful romance. Fire Birds so closely replicated Top Gun that it forced a comparison that Fire Birds lost miserably. The cheese factor was…
Reviewed on January 2, 2023
This is a helicopter-based version of Top Gun and it has a lot of issues. The unlikability of the characters is enough to make me want to turn this off and the horrifyingly bad attitude that our main protagonist has towards what is framed as his love interest but is portrayed more as a very toxic relationship is gut churning. You then add some really bad pseudo-military jargon and some half decent footage of Apache…
Reviewed on August 15, 2026
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Fire Birds (1990) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Fire Birds (1990) includes Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Young, Bryan Kestner and Dale Dye. The film was directed by David Green. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Fire Birds was released on May 25, 1990 and runs for 1h 25m.
Fire Birds (1990) holds an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from 203 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and adventure films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official Fire Birds trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.
