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Air America

  • TV Series
  • 1998–1999
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
195
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Lorenzo Lamas, Diana Barton, and Scott Plank in Air America (1998)
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Rio and his buddy Wiley are supposedly just ordinary pilots working for the Latin American air transport company Air America. In truth, they are undercover secret agents receiving their orde... Read allRio and his buddy Wiley are supposedly just ordinary pilots working for the Latin American air transport company Air America. In truth, they are undercover secret agents receiving their orders directly from the State Department in Washington. As part of their duties they investig... Read allRio and his buddy Wiley are supposedly just ordinary pilots working for the Latin American air transport company Air America. In truth, they are undercover secret agents receiving their orders directly from the State Department in Washington. As part of their duties they investigate international crime, protect witnesses, rescue people who need rescuing, and occasiona... Read all

  • Creator
    • Philip DeGuere Jr.
  • Stars
    • Lorenzo Lamas
    • Scott Plank
    • Diana Barton
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    195
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    • Creator
      • Philip DeGuere Jr.
    • Stars
      • Lorenzo Lamas
      • Scott Plank
      • Diana Barton
    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Episodes26

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    Lorenzo Lamas
    Lorenzo Lamas
    • Rio Arnett
    • 1998–1999
    Scott Plank
    Scott Plank
    • Wiley Ferrell
    • 1998–1999
    Diana Barton
    • Alison Stratton
    • 1998–1999
    Arthur Roberts
    Arthur Roberts
    • Jenner
    • 1998–1999
    Shauna Sand
    Shauna Sand
    • Dominique
    • 1998–1999
    Gary Wood
    Gary Wood
    • Edward Furman
    • 1998–1999
    Gilbert Montoya
    • Pablo
    • 1998–1999
    John Bennett Perry
    John Bennett Perry
    • Frank Arnett
    • 1998–1999
    Gary Hudson
    Gary Hudson
    • Henry Stanley
    • 1998–1999
    Karmin Murcelo
    • Alma
    • 1998
    Peter Antoniou
    • 1998–1999
    Will Cary Glieberman
    • Young Rio
    • 1998–1999
    Al Rodrigo
    Al Rodrigo
    • Fernando Guerrero
    • 1998–1999
    Fabiana Udenio
    Fabiana Udenio
    • Isabella Fellini
    Ben Murphy
    Ben Murphy
    • Cornelius Stratton
    • 1998
    Eddie Velez
    Eddie Velez
    • Carlos Rey de Lupos
    • 1998
    Apollonia Kotero
    Apollonia Kotero
    • Lucy Ortega
    • 1998
    Ismael 'East' Carlo
    Ismael 'East' Carlo
    • Secretary Morales
    • 1998
    • Creator
      • Philip DeGuere Jr.
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    Diamond UK

    Another waste of time

    I can't believe the lead actor Lorenzo Lamas went from doing something as good as Renegade to something like this. There is no story line at all in this series, the only saving grace is that it does has some rather nice looking women in it. But I'd prefer it if the show had a decent story line. The show remind me a lot of Acapulco Heat but is no way near as good, or funny.
    MrIQ

    Pure waste of time!

    I can't believe some networks actually allow this kind of rubbish to be shown on TV. You could describe this show with one simple word: BAD. The people who do this show must be in some desperate need of money. First of all the writing for this show is so bad, you would think that the scripts for Baywatch were written by Shakespeare himself. Even the action sequences in this so called action show cheaply done that you start to wonder where's all the money going. Maybe on those terrible CGI effects, like trying to create a jungle around the airfield.

    I just got one thing to say, don't waste your time on this, 'cos you'll never get it back!!!!!
    macgyver-26

    It may be pretty cheesy, but it's not THAT bad

    Now, I'll admit that my tastes, and standards for TV programming have gone down a bit over the years, but I honestly liked Air America: The Series. Despite the fact that it uses a movie title, and had no relation whatsoever to the movie; it was a good low-budget action show that I actually saw every Saturday. I was also disappointed when it went off the air, especially when it was replaced by the Relic Hunter. Now that IS a damn $#!tty show if I've ever seen one!

    Personally, I think that TV programming on Saturday nights should be really cheesy. And Air America fit in nicely with Acapulco Heat, Pensacola: Wings of Gold, Baywatch Hawaii, and Walker: Texas Ranger.
    mrpoizun

    It's not meant to be the movie...

    This syndicated tv show was not intended to ape the movie. It's a nice little action show and it's too bad more stations didn't pick it up. Lonzo has had at least 2 syndicated series fail since the long running "Renegade". It's too bad, he is a creditable "B" actor.
    garyhobson

    An OK Show

    Alright, so most people are at least saying that this was a bad show and at the very most it was the worst they have ever seen. But I can honestly say that this show was OK and even pretty good at times. The acting may not have been the best, but even if it was as bad as most suggest, you can at least laugh at it for the amount of effort the actors put into it. Actually that was why I ever watched it, to be entertained by how bad the show was. The show had a few hot chicks in bikinis and certainly had pretty slick looking guys in it too, particurlarly Wyley Ferrel. The best episode by far was the one that guest starred Branscombe Richmond or better known as Bobby Sixkiller from the Renegade. The way he tries to take control of the Costa Peridia coastline by beating the natives up was just hilarous. Then the feel good factor hits in with Rio Arnett challenging him to a fight for the future of Costa Peridia. Other than that episode, I never really took note of the storylines mainly because they were quite crap. The series ended with something about Rio Arnett's long lost father and I'd say the show hit rock bottom at that point. I really enjoyed the opening intro scene mainly because it was so cheesly American with many big explosions. Of course, Air America wasn't as good as Renegade and it may have damaged Lorenzo Lama's reputation, but at least he can certainly reflect upon his days in Air America that was shot in such tropical and exotic locations.

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    • Trivia
      On their ID cards, Rio Arnett's birth-date is listed as 7-16-66 and Wiley Ferrell's as 9-13-65.
    • Connections
      Spin-off from Air America (1990)

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Еър Америка
    • Filming locations
      • Ventura, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Franklin/Waterman Productions
      • Santa Ventura Studios
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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