Roger Spottiswoode directs this action thriller starring Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson. Veteran pilot Gene Ryack (Gibson) is hired by the CIA to smuggle supplies to the indigenous forces, while also running guns on the side for personal profit.

All his plans are thrown into chaos, however, by the arrival of maverick young pilot Billy Covington (Downey Jr.) who has just been kicked out of his job for reckless flying.