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In a post-apocalyptic world, a fugitive named Byron (Bob Peck) is captured by cop Will Tasker (Mark Hamill) and his beautiful partner Belitski (Kitty Aldridge). But when bounty hunter Matt Owens (Bill... read more read more... Paxton) learns that there is a price on Byron's head, he tricks the police and absconds with the prisoner. In order to escape detection, Matt flies off into the slipstream --an environmental curiosity of high and harsh winds treated by a local religious cult as a god. The religious cult captures them and holds them captive. Byron has healing powers and the cult decides to bind him up to a giant kite in order to determine whether he is a good or bad spirit. Tasker and Belitiski re-appear and they free Matt after he agrees to help them get the kite-born Byron back down to earth. Matt flies upward to free Byron, but Belitski, not trusting Matt, flies upward herself. A violent wind tosses all three into parts unknown, while Tasker is almost killed by the kite. Matt is found to have been poisoned by Tasker and seeks to accompany a cave dweller named Ariel (Eleanor David) to her homeland, where he can get an antidote to the poison in his veins. Meanwhile, Byron is revealed to be an android. The three journey to a settlement dedicated to sensual pleasure. While they partake of the services, Tasker and Belitski shoot their way into the settlement, looking for Byron. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Steven Lisberger

Release Date: January 1, 1989

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DVD Release Date: March 9, 2004

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  • ajv2688
    April 10, 2011
    ajv2688
    I really enjoyed this sci-fi adventure movie, I was pleasantly surprised to find Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker!) playing the bad guy. The story and actors are good, it's exciting and really cool. I highly recommend it.
  • SirPant
    September 29, 2009
    SirPant
    Great cast, great story, it just fails to hit the mark which is a shame really!
  • garyX
    January 13, 2007
    garyX
    Curiously strong cast for such a dull post apocalyptic Mad Max rip off that reeks of "straight-to-video"
  • DrLappos
    July 18, 2008
    DrLappos
    Enjoyed this one....really well done for its time.
  • threefolddado
    July 1, 2008
    threefolddado
    Cast helps gives this a lift.
  • jeffcounsil
    September 11, 2007
    jeffcounsil
    While this had an overall good premise, the movie could have been better. A bit weak on the production and acting.
  • MovieGuruDude72
    July 18, 2007
    MovieGuruDude72
    A great cast but a lousy film budget. Might have been so much more if they would have put more than $25 into it.
  • mjb63114
    March 14, 2007
    mjb63114
    This is why I go out of my way to find bad movies. Because sometimes, they're not so bad. The other day I bought three double DVDs for a buck each-- six movies for three dollars. One of those movies was SLIPSTREAM, and, as far as I'm concerned, that one paid for the whole thing.
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    An odd little Sci Fi film with Bill Paxton and Mark Hamill, it was made in England with what I think of as "Dr. Who effects"-- the visuals were rather cheesy, but the script is good and it has some fine acting. The story isn't really much-- bounty hunters chasing each other across a post-apocolyptic Earth-- but the characters are well handled. Paxton is so much fun to watch, and Hamill makes a suprisingly sinister villian. I won't say it's a diamond in the rough, but it's a solid piece of craftsmanship inexplicably buried in the dump bin. If you run across it at your local Video Hut, it's worth checking out.

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Jonathan W. Hickman
April 4, 2005
Jonathan W. Hickman, Entertainment Insiders

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

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Randy Shulman
October 20, 2005
Randy Shulman, Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

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Emanuel Levy
August 22, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Robert Roten
October 16, 2002
Robert Roten, Laramie Movie Scope

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Scott Weinberg
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

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Derek Adams
June 24, 2006
Derek Adams, Time Out

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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James O'Ehley
January 1, 2000
James O'Ehley, Sci-Fi Movie Page

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