Slipstream (1989 film)

Slipstream
UK Theatrical release cinema poster
Directed bySteven Lisberger
Screenplay byTony Kayden
Story by
Produced byGary Kurtz
Starring
CinematographyFrank Tidy
Edited byTerry Rawlings
Music byElmer Bernstein
Production
company
Entertainment Film
Distributed byEntertainment Film Distributors
Release dates
  • February 10, 1989 (1989-02-10) (United Kingdom)
[1]
  • January 24, 1989 (1989-01-24) (United States, home video)
[2]
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[3]

Slipstream is a 1989 science fiction film directed by Steven Lisberger, who had previously directed the cult classic 1982 science fiction film Tron. It was produced by Gary Kurtz, best known for his collaboration with George Lucas on the first two Star Wars films and American Graffiti. Slipstream reunited Kurtz with his Star Wars lead Mark Hamill, who features alongside Bill Paxton, Bob Peck and Kitty Aldridge, with cameo appearances from Robbie Coltrane, Ben Kingsley and F. Murray Abraham.

  1. ^ a b "Slipstream". British Film Institute. London. Archived from the original on January 15, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  2. ^ '"Slipstream (1989)". tcm.com. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  3. ^ Jones, Alan (May 1989). "Slipstream". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved June 6, 2023.