Airborne (1998)

An elite squad of government agents executes a daring mid-air raid to retrieve the world's deadliest biological weapon, SEREX. With disaster imminent, they confront the killer, only to find that it's one of their own.

Director:

Julian Grant

Writers:

Julian Grant, Tony Johnston

Stars:

Steve Guttenberg, Kim Coates, Torri Higginson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Guttenberg	...	Bill McNeil
Kim Coates	...	Bob Murdoch
Torri Higginson	...	Sara Gemmel
Philip Akin	...	Romeo Cortez
David Fraser	...	Mr. Samuels
Colm Feore	...	Ron Simpson
Sean Bean	...	Dave Toombs
Philip DeWilde	...	Video Technician #1
Sara Sahr	...	Video Technician #2
Panou	...	Man #1
Yoav Dekelbaum	...	Man #2
John Jay Hebert	...	Pilot
Don Allison	...	Scientist
Linda Barnett	...	Waitress
Shawn Lawrence	...	Cop #1

Storyline

Bill McNeil heads a black ops team called "Mach 1" called in to retrieve a cannister of deadly viral agent which was stolen from the government by an arms dealer. The team retrieve the weapon but the team is setup. Bill knows a traitor is behind things.

---

Plot Keywords:

corrupt cop | virus | arms dealer | canister | terrorism | 

---

Taglines:

Pray it doesn't land.

---

Genres:

Action

---

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several characters are named after "The Lisbon Lions", Celtic Football Club's 1967 European Cup winning team: Captain Billy McNeill, midfielder Bobby Murdoch, defender Tommy Gemmell, and goalkeeper Ronnie Simpson.

---

Goofs

When McNeil, and Gemmel are retrieving the Virus from the storage area. It shows an exterior shot of Gemmel using what looks like a laser pointer to cut the hatch of the virus storage unit. It shows her cutting a huge circle that's wider then the hatch, and an interior shot of the laser cutting a circle into the storage container. Yet in the next shot the hatch opens as normal with no evidence of the storage unit having ever been cut into.

---

Connections

Edited into Supreme Sanction (1999)

User Reviews

You'll have a great laugh at this one

This is one of the best comedies ever to be put on video, the trouble is, 'Airborne' is not meant as a comedy. Its meant as a one of those high octane, action thrillers with plot twists around every corner. I cant even begin to describe how bad the acting is in this one. The only person who comes out with any kind of credibility is Kim Coates who, as always, is excellant. The rest of the cast, Im afraid, are nothing short of dreadful. Especially Steve Guttenberg. I've always thought he was a terrible actor and his performance in this one proves it. His facail expression never changes throughout. This film is a pretty dire effort.

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 July 1998 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Airborne - Bete, dass sie nicht landen!

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Le Monde Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color