Product Details

• Actors: Bob Peck, Mark Hamill, Kitty Aldridge, Bill Paxton, Susan Leong
• Directors: Steven Lisberger
• Writers: Bill Bauer, Tony Kayden
• Producers: Arthur H. Maslansky, Gary Kurtz, Nigel Green, Steve Lanning, William Braunstein
• Format: Color, EP, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Direct Source Label
• VHS Release Date: July 18, 2000
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305507619
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #650,639 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars slipstream, July 29, 2003

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chris bowes (padstow, nsw Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slipstream (DVD)

BE WARNED THIS IS A VERY BAD COPY OF A VIDEO TAPE MASTER.
WHAT A SHAME TO RUIN SUCH A GOOD MOVIE

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NAVIGATING THE WILD FUTURE, November 5, 2005

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RBSProds "rbsprods" (Deep in the heart of Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slipstream (DVD)

Five Stars!! As a SciFi fan, this is one of my favorite movies. When the failures of mankind in managing the environment come to a tragic head, nature turns against us. The movie starts after a series of earthquakes, tidal waves, and such have virtually destroyed nations and economies and people are left to fend for themselves in enclaves. The major manifestation confronting mankind is a river of wind called the SlipStream, a virtual jet stream which has descended to the Earth's surface and literally destroys all structures. Major travel is by ultra-light aircraft and balloons between settlements.

Bill Paxton plays Matt, an opportunistic wanderer on future Earth who sees a chance to score some money by kidnapping a wanted prisoner with a bounty on his head. The problem is that he's already captured by the law in the person of Mark Hamill and Kitty Aldridge as Tasker and Belitski. Little does Paxton know that the prisoner is a special man and the two cops are not willing to give him up at all for a specific reason. The ensuing chase makes for a hoot of a SciFi romp through a fascinating future earth's places and people.

SlipStream boasts an outstanding cast with a riveting Mark Hamill as you've never seen him before, Bill Paxton in a great wisecracking role; Bob Peck as the object of everyone's desire; the comely Kitty Aldridge as one tough, trash-talking sexy cop; F. Murray Abraham and Ben Kingsley in terrific cameos; and others like Robbie Coltrane in a funny but ultimately tragic cameo. Plus, Eleanor David who steals every scene she's in. "SlipStream" is a frightening look into the possible awful near-future of Earth. Based on current events like the Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, we may well be hurtling toward this type of future if we are not careful.

This movie has one of the best movie scores you will ever hear by the fabulous Academy Award-winning super composer Elmer Bernstein and please do sit through the credits to enjoy it all. I have it on my 'best of the best' cassette. And also sit thru the credits to enjoy the wild balloons. Five WINDY Stars.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A small movie that should not be overlooked, April 24, 2003

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"jim-t123" (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slipstream (DVD)

Bill Paxton ("Titanic"-"Apollo 13") stars in this very amusing and intelligent adventure along with an impressive cast, including cameos by Ben Kingsley and F. Murray Abraham, that should not be missed. Not your typical adventure movie, the dialog is very smart and often very funny. Starting out average, it gets more and more impressive with every scene and explores a wide variety of social issues and relationships. Filmed in the rocky grass covered mountains of Turkey, the scenery is very dramatic and often unearthly. Taking place in the near future, Mat Owen (played by Bill Paxton) impulsively Steals a fugitive named Byron (Bob Peck) from a bounty hunter "Tasker" for the reward and gets more than he bargains for. Stuck together, while being chased by Tasker and his female partner, the two travel the country side and slowly become friends. Mat soon deals with the dilemma of having to turn in his new friend or miss collecting the reward. After meeting a variety of people and cultures, good times and bad, the two deal with a dramatic outcome in the end.