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Stargate

  • 1994
  • PG-13
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Stargate (1994)
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
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An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

  • Director
    • Roland Emmerich
  • Writers
    • Dean Devlin
    • Roland Emmerich
  • Stars
    • Kurt Russell
    • James Spader
    • Jaye Davidson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    197K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,274
    26
    • Director
      • Roland Emmerich
    • Writers
      • Dean Devlin
      • Roland Emmerich
    • Stars
      • Kurt Russell
      • James Spader
      • Jaye Davidson
    • 340User reviews
    • 107Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 6 nominations

    Videos2

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    Trailer 1:05
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    Photos230

    James Spader in Stargate (1994)
    Jaye Davidson in Stargate (1994)
    James Spader and Mili Avital in Stargate (1994)
    Kurt Russell, Erick Avari, John Diehl, Gianin Loffler, and Derek Webster in Stargate (1994)
    Kurt Russell in Stargate (1994)
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    Kurt Russell, John Diehl, Christopher John Fields, and French Stewart in Stargate (1994)
    Mili Avital in Stargate (1994)
    James Spader and Jaye Davidson in Stargate (1994)
    Roland Emmerich in Stargate (1994)
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    Kurt Russell
    Kurt Russell
    • Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
    James Spader
    James Spader
    • Dr. Daniel Jackson
    Jaye Davidson
    Jaye Davidson
    • Ra
    Viveca Lindfors
    Viveca Lindfors
    • Catherine Langford
    Alexis Cruz
    Alexis Cruz
    • Skaara
    Mili Avital
    Mili Avital
    • Sha'uri
    Leon Rippy
    Leon Rippy
    • General W.O. West
    John Diehl
    John Diehl
    • Lieutenant Kawalsky
    Carlos Lauchu
    Carlos Lauchu
    • Anubis
    Djimon Hounsou
    Djimon Hounsou
    • Horus
    • (as Djimon)
    Erick Avari
    Erick Avari
    • Kasuf
    French Stewart
    French Stewart
    • Lieutenant Ferretti
    Gianin Loffler
    Gianin Loffler
    • Nabeh
    Christopher John Fields
    • Freeman
    Derek Webster
    Derek Webster
    • Brown
    Jack Moore
    • Reilly
    Steve Giannelli
    • Porro
    David Pressman
    David Pressman
    • Assistant Lieutenant
    • Director
      • Roland Emmerich
    • Writers
      • Dean Devlin
      • Roland Emmerich
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The early pre-release screenings of the movie were disastrous. The percentage of the audience who liked the movie fell into the mid-30s, and executive producer Mario Kassar realized the main problem was that the plot made zero sense. His solution: have the Ra character's dialogue subtitled, and made into information that presented a clear storyline. When these changes were made, the subsequent test screenings produced an overwhelming majority of positive reviews, and this carried the movie into becoming one of the surprise hits of fall 1994.
    • Goofs
      The crew is using a satellite receiver when on the other world. A receiver needs a satellite in orbit to relay a signal. They could not have sent up a satellite. And they could not have been communicating with earth.
    • Quotes

      Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil: Give my regards to King Tut, asshole.

    • Alternate versions
      Special edition released on Laserdisc and US video substitutes alternate footage for some scenes and includes 9 minutes of additional material.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Secret Files of the SGC (2003)

    User reviews340

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    8/10
    An amazing story...
    Stargate is a terrific movie that has produced 2 hit TV shows, conventions and fans from all over the world. This movie started it all. I found it in my Uncle's basement and decided to watch it. It has an interesting storyline tying in Ancient Egyptian Mythology to make it even more interesting. It's about a struggling archaeologist with strange ideas about the gods and rulers of Ancient Egypt. Only one person is willing to believe him, and recruits him for a translator. What they find is even more amazing than they expected.

    It's a highly underrated movie, in my opinion it's better than most sci-fi movies and very interesting.
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    • Apr 12, 2005

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    • There are many differences between Stargate (The movie) and Stargate SG-1, which one should I follow for the story?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 28, 1994 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Norwegian
      • Swedish
      • Egyptian (Ancient)
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Stargate: La puerta del tiempo
    • Filming locations
      • Buttercup Dunes, Imperial County, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Canal+
      • Centropolis Film Productions
      • Carolco Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $71,567,262
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,651,018
      • Oct 30, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $196,567,262
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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