Slipstream 1989

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Slipstream ★★ 1989 (PG-13)

A sci-fi adventure set on a damaged Earthscape where people seek to escape a giant jet-stream. While tracking down a bounty hunter gone bad, a futuristic cop follows his quarry into the dangerous river of wind. Ambitious “Blade Runner” clone with big names (Hamill is good) was never released theatrically in the US. 92m/C VHS, DVD . GB Mark Hamill, Bill Paxton, Bob Peck, Eleanor David, Kitty Aldridge, Robbie Coltrane, Ben Kingsley, F. Murray Abraham; D: Steven Lisberger; W: Tony Kayden; C: Frank Tidy; M: Elmer Bernstein.

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