Slipstream (1989)
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.
Why It Matters
Slipstream imagines a post-apocalyptic world reshaped by extreme winds and scattered communities. Travel itself becomes dangerous, and the remnants of civilisation are connected less by roads than by the moving air currents that dominate the landscape.
Worldbuilding Inspiration
- A world where climate has permanently rewritten geography and travel.
- Settlements that survive as isolated cultures with little central authority.
- A fugitive chase where the environment is as important as the pursuers.
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