Dead Air (2009 film): Difference between revisions

News stations from around the country begin to report similar bombings and riots in major cities across the United States. Struggling to keep his composure in the face of this madness, Logan grows increasingly terrified at his inability to contact his wife and daughter. They are far from the last of his worries, however, as he and his crew will soon discover that they are not alone in their building after all...

 

 

[[Similarly Named Works|Not to be confused]] with the [[Truth in Television]] [[Dead Air|phenomenon of the same name]], the 2007 [[Film/Dead Air 2007|Hong Kong horror film]] directed by Xavier Lee Pak Tat, or the [[Literature/Dead Air|novel]] of the same name by [[Iain Banks]]. Or, for that matter, the Zombie-riffic third campaign of ''[[Left 4 Dead]]''.

* [[Dumbass DJ]]: Logan displays the insulting qualities of one at first, even if he's hardly stupid. This gets dropped as the crisis worsens, and he switches from being a snarky bastard to genuinely trying to help.

* [[Incurable Cough of Death]]: One of the first signs that a character has become infected.

* [[Leave Behind a Pistol]]: When one of the surviving terrorists loses his pouch of anti-venom that would prevent him from getting infected, his leader hands him a pistol and leaves him with the following words:

{{quote| "There is not enough antivenom for the two of us. How you choose to leave this world is up to you."}}

* [[Pretend Prejudice]]: Logan is forced to badmouth Muslims on the air by one of the terrorists, who are seeking to ignite a war between the western and Arab cultures through the attacks. His initial attempts at resistance and the revelation that his wife is, in fact, Muslim offer proof that he doesn't really mean what he's being forced to say.

* [[Saved From Development Hell]]: The film was originally set to release in theaters in 2007, but was pushed back twice before being released directly to DVD after a premiere at Cannes Film Festival.

* [[Tears of Blood]]: These are one of the signs that a victim exposed to the [[Synthetic Plague]] will soon succumb.

* [[Technically Living Zombie]]: The violent mobs are infected by a chemical agent released by terrorists, which causes them to violently attack any non-infected they see.

* [[You Never Did That for Me]]: Used by Lucy when she overhears her ex, Logan, promise to pick up his current wife's brother from the airport.

{{quote| '''Lucy''': "You never picked up ''my'' brother from the airport!"<br />