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Writer (WGA):
Philip Eisner (written by)
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Release Date:
15 August 1997 (USA) See more »
Tagline:
Infinite Space - Infinite Terror
Plot:
A rescue crew investigates a spaceship that disappeared into a black hole and has now returned...with someone or something new on-board. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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1 win & 1 nomination See more »
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(140 articles)
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A criminally under rated horror masterpiece See more (760 total) »

Cast

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Laurence Fishburne ... Captain Miller

Sam Neill ... Dr. William Weir

Kathleen Quinlan ... Peters, Med Tech

Joely Richardson ... Lt. Starck

Richard T. Jones ... Cooper

Jack Noseworthy ... Justin

Jason Isaacs ... D.J.

Sean Pertwee ... Smith
Peter Marinker ... Captain John Kilpack

Holley Chant ... Claire
Barclay Wright ... Denny Peters

Noah Huntley ... Burning Man / Edward Corrick
Robert Jezek ... Rescue 1 Technician
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Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and some nudity.
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96 min
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Trivia:
The hundreds of apparent metal bolts that line the corridors of the Event Horizon are actually power transistors in a TO-3 or similar package. This can be best seen when Miller rests his head against the wall when hearing Corrick's voice.See more »
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Revealing mistakes: Near the end, when Cooper watches the "blood" flowing above the ceiling lights, the front of the flow does not change shape at all and also, just before the camera changes, briefly jumps backwards, revealing it to be a plastic printed film above the light fixtures which the light is merely shining through.See more »
Quotes:
Miller:Oh. My. God. What happened to your eyes?
Dr. Weir:Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see.
Miller:What are you talking about?
Dr. Weir:I created the Event Horizon to reach the stars, but she's gone much, much farther than that. She tore a hole in our universe, a gateway to another dimension. A dimension of pure chaos. Pure... evil. When she crossed over, she was just a ship. But when she came back... she was alive! Look at her, Miller. Isn't she beautiful?
Miller:Your "beautiful" ship killed its crew, Doctor.
Dr. Weir:Well... now she has another crew. Now she has us.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (2009) (VG)See more »
Soundtrack:
Funky ShitSee more »

FAQ

What happened to the Event Horizon's crew?
Can the ship activate the Gateway itself?
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143 out of 179 people found the following review useful.
A criminally under rated horror masterpiece, 24 May 2006
Author: ExpendableMan from United Kingdom

Unfairly dismissed as a combination of Alien and Hellraiser, Event Horizon is one of those films that should be ranked among the classics of it's genre yet has somehow fallen by the wayside to be revered by movie geeks and horror aficionados but ultimately ignored by the mainstream. What's especially surprising is that this excellent film came from the directing skills of Paul W Anderson who was also responsible for such tragic misfires as Resident Evil and Alien Versus Predator and shows that there is more to Hollywood's Generic Director For Hire than first imagined.

Set in the year 2047 the story concerns the sudden reappearance of a prototype spaceship (the Event Horizon of the title) which vanished on it's maiden voyage seven years previously. A salvage ship called The Lewis And Clark is sent out to investigate and brings along Dr William Weir (Sam Neil), a physics expert originally responsible for the ship's creation. They dock with the Horizon but find no signs of life and as they set about making repairs, the crew begin to experience hallucinations and sense that they are not alone...

So far so very familiar but this is far, far more than a rip off disguising itself as a 'homage.' For one thing there is no predatory alien hunter on the loose and instead the horror is far more psychological. Not that there isn't a fair amount of violence and gore but the gradual sense of unease that builds up to it is crafted more on the crew's growing sense of anxiety and paranoia. Plus, there is no definitive explanation given for what they are experiencing. Just what are these Ghosts from their pasts doing on this ship? And what exists on the other side of the black hole? Another dimension where mankind was never meant to go or as the movie itself suggests but doesn't confirm, the very depths of hell itself? Couple this with the excellent set design - the ship is modelled on the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris - and the pulse-pounding moments in the latter half when the chaos sets in and you have one tremendously enjoyable horror film. Best watched alone at night with all the lights off where you can properly get swept up in it's claustrophobic atmosphere, you'll never need eyes to see again.

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