are never seen or heard of again was completely original and creepy." Cohen says at one stage the financiers wanted a "classier" title than The Ambulance so he retitled it In Thin Air. They changed their mind and the film went back to being called The Ambulance. In the May, 1990 edition of his column Stan's Soapbox, Stan Lee mentions playing himself in a scene in "an adventure mystery called Into Thin Air and refers to the name change in a later column. Cohen wanted to cast John Travolta or Jim Carrey in the lead but his producers refused. Donald Trump made a small cameo in a deleted scene. Jamie Lee Curtis was originally considered to play Officer Sandra Malloy The role of the villain was originally played by Wesley Addy. However Cohen was unhappy with his performance and recast the role with Eric Braeden. Braeden's casting came at the suggestion of Cohen's mother who was a fan of The Young and the Restless. Home media The film was released on Blu-ray on March 13, 2018 by Scream Factory. See also List of films featuring diabetes References External links 1990 films 1990 comedy films 1990 crime thriller films 1990s crime comedy films 1990s comedy thriller films 1990s English-language films American comedy thriller films American crime comedy films American crime thriller films Films about comics Films about missing people Films directed by Larry Cohen Films scored by Jay Chattaway Films set in New York City Films with screenplays by Larry Cohen Triumph Films films 1990s American films