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Help Wanted: SLIPSTREAM image request - AND WIDESCREEN preservation request (Sky Movies subscribers see posts 4 onwards)...

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I got just the DVD of Slipstream (P&S, bad quality DVD-what can you do) and the cover image is HORRIBLE:
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2455/514jngqzc1lss500sw4.jpg

I’m wondering if anybody has a higher rez version of this illustration that I can print out and slip into the front of the DVD case?
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7063/42131sy2.jpg
I’ve done some searching on the net but so far I haven’t found anything.

Thanks! 😃

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Ye gods! What the hell is up with Mark Hamill's hair!? Someone photoshopped an afro on him? O_o

Might these help? You need to register to get the cover images without watermarks though.
http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/1741/ID6764VV/Slipstream
http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/13447/SF047-1653/Slipstream-(1989)

Where were you in '77?

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Classic!

The Paxton is an Apollo 13 image, and the Kingsley is from Sneakers...anyone recognise the Abraham or Hamil shots? :)
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Stolen from lddb.com:
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8365/01741jg4.jpg

Mielr said:

... P&S, bad quality DVD-what can you do...

Never heard of this film before, so I did a bit of digging. Although the DVD is P&S, apparently there was a Japanese laserdisc that was widescreen (AR letterboxed 1.75:1). Unfortunately it contains subtitles in the picture.

However, next Tuesday 27th May at 2:35am, it will be shown on Sky Movies Sci-fi/Horror. Maybe someone who subscribes to Sky Movies (I don't) will be able to capture a nice anamorphic version for you (admittedly with PAL speedup, but that's easily dealt with...)

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OMG.. WORST DVD COVER EVER!


Saw Slipstream in the Cinema. Best use of a Pop Track evarr... Then Jericho's "Big Area". Love it. The Acting is superb, Bob Peck is brilliant. All in all, a TOP sci fi flick... But what do you expect from the creator of TRON.

Actually, would LOVE to see this on DVD in proper widescreen.


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Moth3r said:

Stolen from lddb.com:
Mielr said:

... P&S, bad quality DVD-what can you do...

Never heard of this film before, so I did a bit of digging. Although the DVD is P&S, apparently there was a Japanese laserdisc that was widescreen (AR letterboxed 1.75:1). Unfortunately it contains subtitles in the picture.

However, next Tuesday 27th May at 2:35am, it will be shown on Sky Movies Sci-fi/Horror. Maybe someone who subscribes to Sky Movies (I don't) will be able to capture a nice anamorphic version for you (admittedly with PAL speedup, but that's easily dealt with...)


Thank you Moth3r & SilverWook! :-)

I didn't know that the Japan LD was WS. I did some looking on ebay the other day to see if the US LD was WS, but unfortunately it's also P&S.

With the Sky movies scifi airing- this seems like a good opportunity for someone to do a preservation, since the WS movie isn't commercially available on DVD.

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(hi there, long time reader, first time poster, etc. etc. )

A couple of weeks ago I actually downloaded this (in the hope it was a widescreen version) from the Sky Anytime for PC service offered to subscribers of Sky Movies but unfortunately it was the p&s version available on DVD. I'm not certain it's the same print sources they use for broadcast versions but I reckon it's very likely to be the same. I could be wrong but I thought I'd warn you all.
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Thanks for that. I'm hoping that someone will record it when it airs on the 27th and will let us know if it was broadcast widescreen this time. :-/

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Did anyone record this? Was it in widescreen?

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too bad no one is offering the japan laserdisc rip for free. there is a guy selling them at his site, bootlegs for sale is a no no especially here on these forums.

I refuse to pay money for something that should be shared with fans for free, or with just blanks and postage costs.

People who sell these preservations are the ones who will eventually get people in trouble who do it for love and make no profit.

supposedly this film was shot 2:35:1 anamorphic and even had a 70mm release with six track sound.

all you get on the dvd is a vhs quality fullscreen rip with a tame dolby 2.0.

the uk release has better cover art very much like the laserdisc cover, you can find it on amazons uk site but not in high res.

I like this movie i have it on vhs, Mark Hamill is awesome in this movie.

I also have the time runner vhs and wonder why there is no dvd.

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Seems like your request in this thread didn't reach enough Sky Movies subscribers, unfortunately.

However, there is one more chance - it's being re-shown on Sky Movies Sci-fi/Horror on Friday 30th May at 9:30am. I've altered the thread title; you could try posting a request in the Off Topic forum as well. (Although after annoyingmouse's post I think it's extremely likely that this will be the P&S version.)

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The Sky showing was in 4:3 I'm sorry to say, all except the main title card which was shown in widescreen. never seen this flick before, was quite good I thought.
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Oh well, it was an idea.

If you can put up with subtitles, it's probably worth keeping an eye out for the Japanese laserdisc on eBay. Looks like they don't fetch a particularly high price (HERE, for example).

Another interesting fact I noticed: the Region 1 DVD release only had a Dolby Digital 2.0 audio track. The Region 2 disc has DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1

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Thanks Moth3r and everyone else for your help. So, it looks like the only widescreen source for this film is the Japanese LD, but I bet the 4:3 Sky version is better quality than the DVD which is pretty awful.

Mark Hamill IS terriffic in this film- it's a shame there's no decent DVD release.

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Moth3r said:

Oh well, it was an idea.

If you can put up with subtitles, it's probably worth keeping an eye out for the Japanese laserdisc on eBay. Looks like they don't fetch a particularly high price (HERE, for example).

Another interesting fact I noticed: the Region 1 DVD release only had a Dolby Digital 2.0 audio track. The Region 2 disc has DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1
At least the 2.0 audio could constitute as original audio track. I rented this on VHS back in the late 90's and thought it was a quite alright film from what I could remember.
Sucks the DVD is Pan and Scan compared to OAR. Is the OAR for this film 2.35:1 or what?
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$200 for the Japanese LD? :o

A bit out of my price range I'm afraid...

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This movie was released in 70mm blow up and had a six track mix.  Produced by Gary Kurtz.  One of the biggest flops in the history of the movies, even for a low budget flick its considered a disaster.

Basically tries to tell the same story according to critics as blade runner and blade runner did it better.

As for what darkgryphon had to say the 5.1 could be authentic if it was a remix of the six track and not a cooked up 5.1 from a stereo source like a lot of bargain basement dvds.

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try these sites they usuall have pretty good hi-res art

cdcovers.cc

cdcovers.to

freecovers.net

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There was an absolutely beautiful painting commissioned for Slipstream that would be terrific to track down.  I recall it being printed as a two-page spread in a magazine like Starlog or Future.  At the time, I remember it being one of the most stunning pieces of artwork I had ever seen.

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fleggett said:

There was an absolutely beautiful painting commissioned for Slipstream that would be terrific to track down.  I recall it being printed as a two-page spread in a magazine like Starlog or Future.  At the time, I remember it being one of the most stunning pieces of artwork I had ever seen.

 

Was it like this image?

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8365/01741jg4.jpg

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I doubt it seeing as that has already been posted by Moth3r and yourself in the thread opener.

I've been trying to find the painting on the Japanese cinema ticket but it's sort of dropped off the map.

Japanese Slipstream Ticket

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Mielr said:
fleggett said:

There was an absolutely beautiful painting commissioned for Slipstream that would be terrific to track down.  I recall it being printed as a two-page spread in a magazine like Starlog or Future.  At the time, I remember it being one of the most stunning pieces of artwork I had ever seen.

 

Was it like this image?

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8365/01741jg4.jpg

Similar, of two planes/aircraft flying through a canyon, but I remember the action being right-to-left instead of left-to-right or head-on.  The Japanese ticket that was posted in here conveys a better representation of what I remember, but that still isn't it.

Unfortunately, at one point, I had the issue of Starlog or Future in which it was printed, but got rid of my collection some years ago.  It also could've been in Omni.

This is one of those memories in which the impact of the emotion remains strong, but not the actual imagery.  Very maddening, in a way.

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too bad no one is offering the japan laserdisc rip for free. there is a guy selling them at his site, bootlegs for sale is a no no especially here on these forums.

I refuse to pay money for something that should be shared with fans for free, or with just blanks and postage costs.

People who sell these preservations are the ones who will eventually get people in trouble who do it for love and make no profit.

supposedly this film was shot 2:35:1 anamorphic and even had a 70mm release with six track sound.

all you get on the dvd is a vhs quality fullscreen rip with a tame dolby 2.0.

the uk release has better cover art very much like the laserdisc cover, you can find it on amazons uk site but not in high res.

I like this movie i have it on vhs, Mark Hamill is awesome in this movie.

I also have the time runner vhs and wonder why there is no dvd.

 

I have a rip of that Laserdisc (and it is in 2:35:1), however, it has japanese subs over the image and it needs color correction. Would anyone be interested using this and commiting to a preservation project? I don't have the time to do it myself.

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