Slipstream (1989)
Genre Adventure, Sci-Fi
Movie Release Date 1989
Country UK
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13
Running Time 102 mins
Format VHS-ORG
Color Color
IMDb Rating 4.7
Cast
Bob Peck Byron
Mark Hamill Will Tasker
Kitty Aldridge Belitski
Bill Paxton Matt Owens
Susan Leong Abigail
Alkis Kritikos Cook 'Petrois'
Tony Alleff Bartender
Ricco Ross 1st man at table
George Camiller 2nd man at table
Diana Defries Woman Construction Worker
Crew
Director Steven Lisberger
Writer Tony Kayden
Writer Bill Bauer
Producer William Braunstein
Producer Nigel Green
Plot
In the future, natural disasters (Earthquakes, Floods) have ravaged the Earth, leaving the Earth as a world where pockets of communities live within canyons whilst a violent wind known as "The Slipsteam" rules the Earth and the only means of transport are airplanes. Matt Owens is a daredevil adventurer who kidnaps Byron, a fugitive wanted for murder, who is the prisoner of law officer Will Tasker so he can claim the bounty for himself. Travelling across the wind swept landscape, Matt and Byron are pursued by Will and his partner Belitski, Matt finds Byron isn't what he appears to be and learns Byron is android who murdered his creator and they form a friendship as they travel from community to community and encounter pockets of strange societies that lives beyond the slipstream.
Personal Details
Rating
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format VHS-ORG
Release Country UK
TV System PAL
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Stereo