Dead Air (film)

Infobox Film
name = Dead Air


caption = Dead Air Teaser Poster
director = Corbin Bernsen
producer = Chris Aronoff
Collin Bernsen
Corbin Bernsen
Jesse Lawler
Stephen Polk
writer = Kenny Yakkel
starring = Bill Moseley
David Moscow
Corbin Bernsen
Patricia Tallman
Anthony Ray Parker
music =
cinematography = Eric G. Petersen
editing =
distributor = Antibody Films
Public Media Works
released = 2008
runtime =
rating =
country = USA
awards =
language = English
budget =
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website = http://www.deadair-movie.com/
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0993841

"Dead Air" is an upcoming 2008 horror/sci-fi film. Currently filming, "Dead Air" focuses on a radio station that warns its listeners after an explosion unleashes "zombies" into Los Angeles. Writer Kenny Yakkel explains that the zombies are not actual zombies, "It's like a PCP zombie movie, that's my take on it 'cause they're not really dead."cite web| publisher= Shock Til You Drop| title= Set Report: Dead Air| url= http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=58 | accessdate= 2007-07-18]

Cast

*Bill Moseley ... Logan Burnhardt
*Josh Feinman ... Burt
*Navid Negahban ... Abir
*David Moscow ... Gil
*Corbin Bernsen ... Dr. F
*Patricia Tallman ... Lucy
*Anthony Ray Parker ... Tanner
*Haley Pullos ... Dee Dee
*Nicholas Guilak ... Kalil
*Herzl Tobey ... Majeed

Plot

A plague in the form of a toxic viral gas is unleashed at a major sporting events across the United States and in Los Angeles. The gas turns its victims instantly "into an immediate rage of insanity and violence" [cite web| publisher= deadair-movie.com| title= Synopsis| url= http://www.deadair-movie.com/ |accessdate= 2007-07-18] . Controversial talk show radio host Logan Burnhardt (Moseley) and his production team are caught up in the middle of the chaos, and only blocks away from the explosion site, they begin to receive reports of rioters in the streets and listeners continue to call in reports of their first hand experiences. In addition to those infected by the virus, the terrorists, lead by Abir (Negahban), responsible for the attacks attempt to make their way to Logan's studio, killing anyone in the way.

Production

"Dead Air" began filming in March, 2007 on location in Los Angelescite web| publisher= Dread Central| title= General Horror :: Dead Air Cast Expands ::| url= http://dreadcentral.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1692 | accessdate= 2007-07-18] and production wrapped on the film in late April 2007.cite web| publisher= "Fangoria"| title= Screenwriter talks Dead Air| url= http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=4026 | accessdate= 2007-07-18] It has been described as "28 Days Later" meets Talk Radiocite web| publisher= Dread Central| title= General Horror ::Bernsen Directs the Dead::| url= http://dreadcentral.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1660 | accessdate= 2007-07-18] , "but this is less about the flesheating-zombie thing and more about the paranoia following 9/11." It will bring together Bill Moseley and Patricia Tallman as Lucy, Moseley's character's wife; the two had previously worked together on Tom Savini's remake of "Night of the Living Dead". The film also marks Tallman's return to the genre, which the actress claims is her first work of substance since the end of her run on TV's "Babylon 5". Though originally slated for a Winter 2007 theatrical release, "Dead Air", according to IMDB, will be a winter 2008 release. [imdb title|0993841|Dead Air, accessed 2008-01-27]

References

External links

* [http://www.deadair-movie.com/ Dead Air official website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993841/ Dead Air] at the International Movie Database
* [http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/bdtv/Player.php?id=617 Dear Air Exclusive Interview at Bloody-disgusting.com]
* [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809860392/info Dead Air at Yahoo! Movies]
* [http://www.dreadcentral.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1959 Still Photos from Dead Air]