Stargate (1994)

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Writers (WGA):

Dean Devlin (written by) &
Roland Emmerich (written by)

Release Date:

28 October 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It Will Take You A Million Light Years From Home

Plot:

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

Plot Keywords:

Stargate | Alien | Egypt | Teleportation | Military

Awards:

6 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 24

12:30 PM

AMC

Cast

Kurt Russell	...	Col. Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
James Spader	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson
Alexis Cruz	...	Skaara
Viveca Lindfors	...	Catherine Langford
Mili Avital	...	Sha'uri
John Diehl	...	Lieutenant Kawalsky
Leon Rippy	...	General W.O. West
Carlos Lauchu	...	Anubis
Djimon Hounsou	...	Horus (as Djimon)
Erick Avari	...	Kasuf
French Stewart	...	Lieutenant Ferretti
Gianin Loffler	...	Nabeh
Jaye Davidson	...	Ra
Christopher John Fields	...	Freeman
Derek Webster	...	Brown

Also Known As:

Stargate, la porte des étoiles (France)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence.

Runtime:

121 min | USA:128 min (special edition) | USA:130 min (director's cut)

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English | Norwegian | Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital (Europe) | Dolby SR (USA)

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (extended versions) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (extended versions) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Peru:PT | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Poland:15

Filming Locations:

Ballroom, Park Plaza Hotel - 607 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were sued for stealing the storyline from a student of Egyptology named Omar Zuhdi who submitted the story to them about ten years before the movie was made (they "rejected" the story at the time). Zuhdi even had a well-respected Egyptologist from Johns Hopkins University vouch for him, since he put his own theories into the story. The only differences between the story and the movie are slight name variations. The issue was finally settled out of court.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jackson first picks up the "dead" Sha'uri, her legs are exposed. A brief moment later, they are covered.

Quotes:

Dr. Daniel Jackson: [On a recording of his notes about the symbols after two weeks of no progress] I'm never gonna get paid.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond (1997) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Original Motion Picture Sountrack

Adventures and fantasy developed with groundbreaking special effects

The movie tells about Egyptologist named Daniel Jackson(James Spader) is hired to figure out a weird enigma contained into an underground military base.He decodes Egyptian hieroglyphic and opens the gate for transporting to distant planet by means a mechanism called Stargate. He, alongside Colonel Jack O'Neil(Kurt Russel )and an US troops(John Diehl,French Stewart, among others)realize a quantum leap and travel across a fantastic universe . Arriving on a distant planet encounter an ancient culture ruled by Good Father(Eric Avari) and with naive inhabitants(Alexis Cruz, Mili Avital).Everybody are dominated by an immortal being named Ra(Jaye Davidson)and his underlings, Horus(Dijimon Honsou) and Anubis(Carlos Lauchu). The good guys must save earth from the deadly atomic bomb that evil leader wants to explode.

This exciting sci-fi movie that was number one in the US box-office, displays spectacular scenarios, adventures, noisy action and is pretty entertaining.This is a blending into universe legends,fantastic myths, astounding science-fiction and Egyptian Gods, including Ra,Horus and Anubis.The movie packs a stunning array of technical visuals and amazing sequences.Furthermore,a beautifully executed set design with phenomenal production values.Enjoyable cinematography by Karl Walter Linderlaub and sensational soundtrack by David Arnold.The picture with an interesting script by Dean Devlin, is well directed by Roland Emmerich.It's followed by an overlong series starred and produced by Richard Dean Anderson and spin-off titled Stargate Atlantis. The motion picture will like to TV saga enthusiastic as well as the neophyte who didn't have seen the episodes. It's indispensable and fundamental seeing for Sci-Fi buffs .