So ... the world's been mostly destroyed and the titular wind circles the entire Earth in a band that people fly along in fancy gliders. Bob Peck is pursued and captured by Mark Hamill and Kitty Aldridge, who are some kind of law enforcement. Bill Paxton is a wandering guy of an unspecified profession. He discovers that Peck is wanted for murder and steals him from Hamill and Aldridge to collect the reward. They follow him.
After a while, Paxton figures out that Peck is an android and they become chums. They encounter Eleanor David, who falls in love with Peck and takes the two to an underground bunker where a lot of human relics have been hidden and F. Murray Abraham leads a group of jaded underground rich folks. Hamill catches up and bad stuff happens.
After Gary Kurtz had an acrimonious falling out with George Lucas, he produced "The Dark Crystal" and everything seemed great. Then he produced "Return to Oz" and things seemed not so great. So he teamed up with the director of "Tron" and made this ambitious sci-fi adventure with big stars and it was an utter disaster. It was never even released in North America and Kurtz went bankrupt.
It's not that bad. The fact that all the existing copies of it are public domain VHS rips doesn't help it. It looks awful, but you can tell that it may have looked impressive at some point. It's not the most coherent narrative. There's a long sequence with Ben Kingsley and a peace-loving tribe that worship the wind that is quite confusing, yet apparently vital to understanding the story. It's overly long and extremely dull for some stretches, but it's better than your average public domain curio.
After a while, Paxton figures out that Peck is an android and they become chums. They encounter Eleanor David, who falls in love with Peck and takes the two to an underground bunker where a lot of human relics have been hidden and F. Murray Abraham leads a group of jaded underground rich folks. Hamill catches up and bad stuff happens.
After Gary Kurtz had an acrimonious falling out with George Lucas, he produced "The Dark Crystal" and everything seemed great. Then he produced "Return to Oz" and things seemed not so great. So he teamed up with the director of "Tron" and made this ambitious sci-fi adventure with big stars and it was an utter disaster. It was never even released in North America and Kurtz went bankrupt.
It's not that bad. The fact that all the existing copies of it are public domain VHS rips doesn't help it. It looks awful, but you can tell that it may have looked impressive at some point. It's not the most coherent narrative. There's a long sequence with Ben Kingsley and a peace-loving tribe that worship the wind that is quite confusing, yet apparently vital to understanding the story. It's overly long and extremely dull for some stretches, but it's better than your average public domain curio.