Airtight (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Ian Barry

Writer:

Ian Barry (writer)

Release Date:

26 November 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

In the future, Earth has ran out of air and it's up to the "Air Force" to rescue the world! |

Cast

Grayson McCouch	...	Rat Lucci
Andrew McFarlane	...	Conrad
Tasma Walton	...	Virg
Marshall Napier	...	Norscrum
Grant Piro	...	Freddy
Danny Adcock	...	Studds
Ritchie Singer	...	Lugarno
Salvatore Coco	...	Dimitri
Alan Lovell	...	Flyer
Frank Whitten	...	Escher
Simone Kessell	...	Portia
Jon Pollard	...	Andolino
Paul Tassone	...	Murchie
Andrea Moore	...	Elsa Conrad (as Andrea Moor)
Shane Briant	...	Harkfield
John Noble	...	Sorrentino
Adrian Bernotti	...	Nagucci
Phillip Hinton	...	Goldstein
Gary Baxter	...	Beasley
John O'Brien	...	Nabunazi
David Callan	...	Guy Blunt
Russell Newman	...	Baxter
David Baldwin	...	Judge
Tanya Koerbel	...	Daphne (as Tanya Koerberl)
Mercia Deane-Johns	...	Ma Lucci
David Morris	...	Chairman
Dana Stoliar	...	Newspaper Girl (as Dana Stolier)
David Webb	...	Gynaecoligist
Ronen Stoliar	...	Security Valet
Sarah Chadwick	...	Newsreader
Antonia Murphy	...	Young Mother
Ken Senga	...	Head Technician
Adrian Marsh	...	Man in Car

Directed by
Ian Barry

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ian Barry		writer

Produced by
Ian Barry	....	producer
Ross Matthews	....	producer
Norman Stephens	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Roger Mason

Cinematography by
Martin McGrath

Film Editing by
Tim Wellburn

Production Design by
Tim Ferrier

Art Direction by
Charlie Revai

Set Decoration by
Faith Robinson

Costume Design by
Louise Wakefield

Makeup Department
Jennifer Lamphee	....	hair stylist
Jennifer Lamphee	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Caroline Bonham	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Drew Bailey	....	fourth assistant director
Jamie Crooks	....	first assistant director
Jeremy Grogan	....	third assistant director
Tom Read	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Igor Lazareff	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Mark Franken	....	supervising sound editor
David Pearson	....	boom operator
Fabian Sanjurjo	....	sound effects designer
Fabian Sanjurjo	....	sound effects editor
Guntis Sics	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Billy Aziz	....	special effects technician
Chris Murray	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Kirsty Millar	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Gavin Wild	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Binnie	....	second assistant camera
Shaun Conway	....	gaffer
Leilani Hannah	....	focus puller
Mark Jefferies	....	best boy
Pat Nash	....	key grip
Damian Wyvill	....	focus puller

Music Department
Coralie Hartl	....	orchestra contractor
Phillip Hartl	....	concert master

Other crew
Anton Denby	....	location manager
Reza Mokhtar	....	caterer
Heather Muirhead	....	production coordinator
Tonia Pearson	....	production secretary
Deborah L. Velarde	....	production executive
Jon Alon Walz	....	production executive: UPN
Pamela Willis	....	script supervisor

Distributors

• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• United Paramount Network (UPN) (1999) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Runtime:

Brazil:93 min | USA:93 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Quotes:

Freddy: You know that the security on the Labyrinth is tighter than a wetsuit on a Sumo wrestler.

Airtight with a leak or two.

Why does a heat sensor weapon only see the mouse on the table and not the people leaning on the table? Ok, maybe it had a range adjustment.

The film is not too bad, the plot is quite straight forward and revealed at an early enough point to stop you from getting bored. The objective of the main character is initially revenge and then takes a slight divergence, which is good to keep up the interest.

There are a few bits and pieces thrown into the mix, but information is regularly given in the dialogue so no nodding off or you may lose a thread or two, still that's Ok as the focus is still evident.

Occasionally I found the acting to be a bit dodgy and I felt like I was watching actors play parts rather than seeing the characters.

It is a hard thing to achieve in movies and this film failed in my view, the hard thing being; tempting me with the thought that the good guys might not win.

There is just not enough emotion in the film I guess to draw in the audience, and you just can't help but think of Total Recall or Highlander II at times.