Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds | |
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Directed by | Alex Proyas |
Written by | Alex Proyas |
Produced by | Alex Proyas Andrew McPhail |
Starring | Michael Lake Rhys Davis Norman Boyd |
Cinematography | David Knaus |
Edited by | Craig Wood |
Music by | Peter Miller |
Production company | Meaningful Eye Contact |
Distributed by | MMA Films, Pro-Image |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | A$500,000[1] |
Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds is a 1989 Australian independent science fiction adventure film directed, produced and written by Alex Proyas, who was making his first feature debut. Set in a post-apocalyptic world in which two siblings live in a homestead whose silence gets interrupted by a fugitive named Smith. Starring Michael Lake, Rhys Davis and Norman Boyd, the film was shot on location near Broken Hill, New South Wales and at Supreme Studios Sydney and was made with a budget of A$500,000.[2]
Upon release, the film received mixed reviews. It is unknown how much the film grossed at the box office yet it commenced Proyas' status in filmmaking.