Review of Fire Birds (1990) by Scott Weinberg for eFilmCritic.com — 24 Jul 2002

Nicolas Cage and Tommy Lee Jones in a helicopter adventure. You've been warned.

This review of Fire Birds (1990) was written by Scott Weinberg and published by eFilmCritic.com on 24 Jul 2002.

Fire Birds has generally received mixed reviews.

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