Slipstream

PG-13

1989

1 hr. 32 min.

Sci-Fi

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43%

7 Reviews

Tomatometer

23%

1,000+ Ratings

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An adventurer (Bill Paxton) frees a prisoner (Bob Peck) from a lawman (Mark Hamill) of the future, on an Earth washed by a river of wind.

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David W

Despite it being both a critical and box office flop on its release (I was one of the few people who actually went to the cinema to watch it), I personally enjoyed this very much. It's a quirky sci-fi with echos of Mad Max, Dune, Blade Runner etc but with enough originality of its own to make it stand apart. It boasts an excellent cast, some lovely aerial photography, great cinematography, sweeping score and an interesting post man made natural disaster apocalypse based scenario. The dialogue can be a little clunky in places but the cast deliver it with conviction and whilst it's pacing means that it's not what you might call an action movie it all hangs together well in the main. The films poor performance at the box office effectively killed the British production company behind it, which was a shame as I believe that it deserved to do much better. A well made and unusual sci-fi that sadly never found its intended wider audience but makes an excellent cult curio for discerning sci-fi afficionados.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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david c

I know this movie is overall critically and popularly disliked, for some reason, but I find it orginal, unique, with an interesting plot. I've been a SF fan, print and film, all my life and I enjoy it as a distinctive SF story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Matthew D

Well directed but not always very involving. Some scenes feel a little rushed and unfinished. Good acting and cinematography make it worth sitting through.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/26/21

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Audience Member

I understand why it was not everyone's cup of tea, but it has long been a favourite of mine, with an otherworldly feel to it. Great science fiction which I personally resonate with and really enjoy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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martin a

A very enjoyable and criminally underrated sci fi adventure/fantasy film. Enjoyable from beginning to end, with lavish sets and a breathtaking cast. Wonderful

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Bizarre sci-fi gubbins that is only really watchable for BILL PAXTON (RIP) and MARK HAMILL looking like ANTONY WORRALL THOMPSON presenting THE CRYSTAL MAZE.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Steven Lisberger

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Mark Hamill

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Bob Peck

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Bill Paxton

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A script that could be remade today and that, with the good ideas it brings, would give for a splendid film in the right hands. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Ed Travis

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An enjoyable romp with boundless ideas hampered only by the harsh realities of... production and post-production.

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Randy Shulman

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Rated: 1/5

Oct 20, 2005

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2005

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Jonathan W. Hickman

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Really very sublime in places but ultimately too disconnected to be anything more than a curiousity (mainly in the casting).

Rated: 3/5

Apr 4, 2005

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Robert Roten

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Rated: 2/5

Oct 16, 2002

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Synopsis

An adventurer (Bill Paxton) frees a prisoner (Bob Peck) from a lawman (Mark Hamill) of the future, on an Earth washed by a river of wind.

Director: Steven Lisberger
Production Co: Entertainment Film Distributors
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2017
Sound Mix: Surround

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