Product Description

Meet Rio Arnett (Lorenzo Lamas) head honcho of Air America a private transport company based in the Central American country of Buenaventura. In reality a top undercover agent for the CIA's Office of Strategic Implementation Rio puts his life on the line in danger-filled assignments ranging from gunrunning and plutonium smuggling to kidnappings and rescue missions. Contains all 26 action-packed adventures -- including four episodes never before seen in the US!System Requirements:Run Time: 1170 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 043396129665 Manufacturer No: 12966

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #59802 in DVD
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2006-06-06
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: French
• Number of discs: 6
• Dimensions: .70 pounds
• Running time: 60 minutes

Amazon.com
Created by veteran television writer/producer Philip DeGuere (Simon and Simon, JAG, NCIS), the syndicated action series Air America bore only a passing resemblance to the 1990 feature film starring Mel Gibson that shared its title, but definitely delivered small-screen action during its sole season of 1998-99. Lorenzo Lamas toplined the show as Rio Arnett, owner of and pilot for Air America, a transport airline that ferried all manner of passengers and goods--no questions asked--from a small and turbulent South American country. In reality, Rio and his partner Wiley (Scott Plank) were undercover agents, and used their company to tangle with various international bad guys on behalf of the State Department. The show's relatively low budget made for some less-than-spectacular scripts and special effects, but the prerequisite intrigue and mild sex appeal (thanks to co-stars Diana Barton and Lamas' real-life spouse, Shauna Sand Lamas), as well as nice turns by guest stars like Juliet Mills, John Beck, Richard Lynch, and Lamas' former Renegade co-star Branscombe Richmond (in "High Noon in Costa Perdida") made for an entertaining if undemanding hour of TV. The six-disc set includes all 22 episodes that aired on American television, as well as four that did not, including the original two-part pilot, "Betrayal" and "Safe Passage" (in the States, the series debuted with its third episode, "The Lost City"), and the two final episodes, "The Cure" and "The Miracle." The DVD is presented in its original full-screen format, and, unfortunately, comes without any extras. --Paul Gaita

Customer Reviews

Diane's review of Air America
Didn't like the series. Only watched a little bit of it and then sold it.

Lost TV
This series was great was I was a teen. And honestly, I really like it yet today. The friendship between Rio and Wiley is wonderfully portrayed by the actors. All in all, two thumbs up.

(I just wish there had been more!)