Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds

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
Release date	29 June 1989 (1989-06-29)
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.