Slipstream
Slipstream is a 1989 science fiction film directed by Steven Lisberger, who had previously directed the cult classic 1982 science fiction film Tron. It was produced by Gary Kurtz, best known for his collaboration with George Lucas on the first two Star Wars films and American Graffiti. Slipstream reunited Kurtz with his Star Wars lead Mark Hamill, who stars alongside Bill Paxton, Bob Peck and Kitty Aldridge, with cameo appearances from Robbie Coltrane, Ben Kingsley, Roshan Seth and F. Murray Abraham.
Plot
A voiceover sets the scene: the time is after the Harmonic Convergence, when drastic climate change has swept away civilization as we know it. A vast wind current, the Slipstream, encircles the globe, and a few scattered settlements of survivors attempt to keep human life going.
More details
| author | Bill Bauer Charles Edward Pogue |
|---|---|
| director | Steven Lisberger |
| editor | Terry Rawlings |
| events | aviation |
| genre | action science fiction thriller |
| keywords | android arms dealer attack beat bounty hunter byron capture cataract contraband end first time getting lost grapple grappling hook handcuff hunt kill land law enforcement milling stone misunderstand poison run sweep away tracking device |
| musicBy | Elmer Bernstein |
| producer | Gary Kurtz |
| productionCompany | Entertainment Film |
| publisher | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| recordedAt | Pinewood Studios Turkey |
| theme | chase climate change post-apocalyptic science fiction action |