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Slipstream (1989)

Director: Steven M Lisberger

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From Time Out Film Guide

Much of the exceptional aerial footage for this futuristic fantasy was shot, appropriately, in Turkey. The incomprehensible storyline concerns a purifying wind which swept the polluted planet clean, leaving a detritus of nomadic pilots and wind-worshippers. Star warrior Hamill is surprisingly hard-edged as the lawman trying to bring renegade robot Peck to justice. Perhaps hoping to compensate for the atrocious dialogue, Paxton overacts wildly as a bounty hunter with an eye on the reward. For some reason, they all end up in an isolated community of wind-worshipping hippies, whose watchword seems to be 'Go fly a kite', by which time you'll wish you had. Religious leader Kingsley dies under a millstone, and F Murray Abraham pops up as the leader of a bunch of decadent aristos holed up in an abandoned museum. Sentiment runs rampant near the end, when Peck's android falls for the film's only credible character (David).

Author: NF 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • Annoyed said...
    Posted on Mar 05 2008 21:42 A complete waste of time...no plot and annoying camera bobbing. Ended up with a headache. Please avoid.
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Cast & crew

Director: Steven M Lisberger

Producer: Gary Kurtz

Cast: Mark Hamill, Bob Peck, Bill Paxton, Kitty Aldridge, Eleanor David, Ben Kingsley, F Murray Abraham, Robbie Coltrane full cast

Genre(s): Fantasy

Duration: 102 mins

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