Slipstream (2007 film)

• Anthony Hopkins as Felix Bonhoeffer • Stella Arroyave as Gina Bonhoeffer • Christian Slater as Ray / Matt Dodds / Patrolman #2 • John Turturro as Harvey Brickman • Camryn Manheim as Barbara • Jeffrey Tambor as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman • S. Epatha Merkerson as Bonnie • Fionnula Flanagan as Bette Lustig • Christopher Lawford as Lars • Michael Clarke Duncan as Mort / Phil • Lisa Pepper as Tracy • Kevin McCarthy as himself • Jana Grazer as herself • Gavin Grazer as himself • Aaron Tucker as Chauffeur / Aaron • Lana Antonova as Lily • William Lucking as Detective Buzz Larabee • Saginaw Grant as Eddie ==Production==

Actor Anthony Hopkins first wrote the script for Slipstream for fun, saying, "I had no idea where it was going. It just kept evolving on itself. I always wanted to poke fun at the movie business and the acting profession – they take themselves so seriously. I wanted to poke them in the nose." Hopkins explained his perspective of the premise: Hopkins initially shopped his script to studios for whom he had been bankable. Executives expressed interest as well as input for the script, but Hopkins refused to take the input. Hopkins showed the script to director-producer Steven Spielberg, who praised the dialogue but warned that financing would be difficult. He proceeded to begin production, Gina Arroyave, Hopkins' wife, was one of the producers and acted in the film as Hopkins' on-screen wife. Hopkins rejected studios who wanted to have a final cut of the film, and he instead found a new, unidentified patron to finance the film for under $10 million. Hopkins also composed the score for Slipstream and conducted the orchestra for the music. ==Release==

The film later experienced a one-week limited release in 6 theaters in the United States on October 26, 2007, earning $6,273 over the weekend and $8,965 in the full week. The film closed on November 1, 2007, after a week at the box office grossing $8,965 in the North American domestic market and $18,804 in other territories for an international total of $27,769. ==Reception==

Slipstream premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2007. The film was met with confusion by Sundance audiences, who wondered about the actual meaning of the premise. The film was panned by critics. On the film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 27% based on reviews from 41 critics. The website's critics consensus reads, "Slipstream is a failed experiment; confusing instead of coherent." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 47 out of 100 based on reviews from 14 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Not all reviews were negative. Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars and suggested that the film is worth seeing: ==See also==