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Sky Bandits

Two outlaws from the Wild West are drafted during World War I. They enlist in the new Royal Air Force and find themselves piloting early warplanes known as "gunbuses."

Film Details

Also Known As

Gunbus

MPAA Rating

Genre

Release Date

1986

Production Company

J & M Entertainment; Pinewood Studios, Ltd.

Distribution Company

20TH CENTURY FOX DISTRIBUTION/GALAXY INTERNATIONAL RELEASING; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution

Location

Spain; Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 33m

Synopsis

Two outlaws from the Wild West are drafted during World War I. They enlist in the new Royal Air Force and find themselves piloting early warplanes known as "gunbuses."

Crew

Film Details

Also Known As

Gunbus

MPAA Rating

Genre

Release Date

1986

Production Company

J & M Entertainment; Pinewood Studios, Ltd.

Distribution Company

20TH CENTURY FOX DISTRIBUTION/GALAXY INTERNATIONAL RELEASING; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution

Location

Spain; Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 33m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall October 31, 1986

Released in United States October 29, 1986

Shown at premiere benefit in Los Angeles October 29, 1986.

Directorial debut for Zoran Perisic, who replaced Brian Hutton.

Began shooting July 22, 1985.

Technovision

Released in United States Fall October 31, 1986

Released in United States October 29, 1986 (Shown at premiere benefit in Los Angeles October 29, 1986.)