Air America (TV series)
Television series | |
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German title | Air America |
Original title | Air America |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Year (s) | 1998-1999 |
length | about 45 minutes |
Episodes | 26 in 1 season |
genre | Action , crime |
production |
J. Rickley Dumm , Cary Glieberman |
music |
Craig Mark , Matt Peters |
First broadcast | October 3, 1998 (USA) |
German-language first broadcast |
January 9, 2000 on Sat.1 |
occupation | |
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Air America is an American crime - Action - television series . It is not based on the 1990 film of the same name with Mel Gibson in the lead role. The main actor is Lorenzo Lamas . In North America, the series was distributed by syndication , while in Germany it was shown on Sat.1 .
background
Rio Arnett (Lorenzo Lamas) and Wiley Farrell ( Scott Plank ) work for Air America on the island of Costa Perdida. Mainly the two ex- Air Force pilots fly tourists from the USA to the island and back again. This tourist flight company is only a cover-up, because in reality both of them work for the CIA .
Her direct line manager is Jenner ( Arthur Roberts ) and her liaison on the island is Edward Ferman ( Gary Wood ). There is only one larger hotel on the island, the owner of the "Parador" is Alison Stratton ( Diana Barton ), who is often involuntarily involved in the cases of Air America.
action
In addition to their work as pilots for the airline, Rio and Wiley are busy with their work for the CIA. Often the victims or perpetrators are guests of the “Parador” and so the hotel is the scene of fights in almost every series, with their fists or even with weapons. The main task of the two is personal protection, investigations and finding fugitive offenders.
Wiley in particular often gets into trouble because he would like to earn more money and is a macho who likes to tear up women. Rio regularly saves him and later on in the series finds his father, whom he believed was dead.
Furman, the liaison man, has his own business that is not entirely legal and keeps getting in the way of Rio and Wiley. Allison is regularly upset about the disruption of her hotel business, but in reality she has grown fond of Wiley and fallen in love with Rio; he has the same feelings, but his work is too important to him to intensify the relationship.
Episode guide
episode | German title | Original title |
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01 | Betrayel | Operation Jaguar |
02 | Betrayed and sold | Safe passage |
03 | Gold fever | Old gold |
04 | The killer virus | Fever |
05 | the eye witness | The Witness |
06 | Deals with death | The Cure |
07 | Until death do us part | 'til Death |
08 | In the crosshairs | Crosshairs |
09 | Bodyguard of the devil | The hit |
10 | The flying reporter | Blown Awa |
11 | Stalin's legacy | American gulag |
12 | The red submarine | Red Sub |
13 | plutonium | Seller's Market |
14th | The forgotten city | Lost City |
15th | Kidnapping for love | The Rescue |
16 | Freedom for Buenaventura | Hostage situation |
17th | Disappeared without a trace | Abduction |
18th | Belief in miracles | The Miracle |
19th | An old love | rebound |
20th | Unequal brothers | Heartbreak Hotel |
21st | Counterfeit money | Engraved Danger |
22nd | fear of flying | Fear Of Flying |
23 | The curse of the jaguar | Catch-23 |
24 | High Noon in Costa Perdida | High Noon In Costa Perdida |
25th | In the dock | The Court-martial Of Rio Arnett |
26th | In the eye of the storm | Eye Of The Storm |
Directors of the series
- Dimitri Logothetis (11 episodes)
- David Worth (8 episodes)
- Rex Piano (5 episodes)
Trivia
- Lorenzo Lamas cut off his long hair for the series.
- The series was shot in Ventura , California .
Web links
- Air America in the Internet Movie Database (English)