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Release Date:
13 February 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
A thousand feet beneath the sea, the blackest holes are in the mind... more
Plot:
A spaceship is discovered under three hundred years' worth of coral growth at the bottom of the ocean. full summary | add synopsis
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Pandorum review. (5/5). The best science fiction horror since Aliens.
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Interesting; I would recommend if you've read the book.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Dustin Hoffman | ... | Dr. Norman Goodman |
 | Sharon Stone | ... | Dr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin |
 | Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Dr. Harry Adams |
 | Peter Coyote | ... | Captain Harold C. Barnes |
 | Liev Schreiber | ... | Dr. Ted Fielding |
 | Queen Latifah | ... | Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher |
 | Marga Gómez | ... | Jane Edmunds |
 | Huey Lewis | ... | Helicopter Pilot |
 | Bernard Hocke | ... | Seaman |
| James Pickens Jr. | ... | O.S.S.A. Instructor |
| Michael Keys Hall | ... | O.S.S.A. Official |
| Ralph Tabakin | ... | O.S.S.A. Official |
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Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action including some startling images.
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134 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Brazil:16 |
Iceland:14 (original rating) |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
France:U |
South Korea:12 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Hungary:16 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A |
Finland:K-12 |
Germany:16 (w) |
Mexico:B |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13
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Factual errors: In an atmosphere made of 98% helium and only 2% oxygen such a fire is impossible.
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Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher:
They're stingin' me through my suit!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "HBO First Look: Sphere (#5.3)" (1998)
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Soundtrack:
I HAD THE CRAZIEST DREAM
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Why does Harry think the future can't be changed?Why is the Sphere leaving at the end?
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This would be one of those Crichton novel-based flicks that takes you a little by surprise. Similar to "The Andromeda Strain" and "The Jurassic Park", "Sphere" provides that strange irritability I usually get when I realize how 10 minutes of Hollywood's mass-market imagination can override your own painstakingly detailed interpretation of character and setting. That being said, I do think Levinson et al. did a good job with the time constraints of a normal movie. If you've read the book (especially if it's been awhile, and you forget what happens next :) then I would recommend this one. The two aspects I really loved about the book, and thankfully the movie are the extreme subtleties that flash on the screen for a few seconds, but will prove plot-twisting later in the story and, of course, the ending. I think this movie offers a nicely grounded sci-fi story with interesting possibilities. Hopefully you aren't looking for a purely edge-of-your-seat special effects thriller because, like Crichton's books and _some_ films, if you like to think you'll enjoy the whole film.