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.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 6 nominations total
Djimon Hounsou
- Horus
- (as Djimon)
- Director
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- TriviaJaye Davidson was not a professional actor but a fashion designer in London when he was discovered at a party, which had led to his casting and Oscar-nominated performance in The Crying Game (1992). His dislike of the attention that he received after that movie made him reluctant to take the role of Ra in this film. He didn't want to just turn the offer down, so he made what he expected to be an unacceptable demand of $1 million. This was accepted, and he appeared, but he has virtually quit acting after this performance (save for one TV movie and a short film), and went back to being a fashion assistant.
- GoofsThe 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 versionsSpecial edition released on Laserdisc and US video substitutes alternate footage for some scenes and includes 9 minutes of additional material.
- ConnectionsEdited into Horizon: Extreme Dinosaurs (2000)
Featured review
When scientists and historians finally figure out the meaning of an ancient Egyptian artifact, it opens a portal to another planet.
Stargate was panned by the critics on its release, no A list stars they cried, a plot line that bore a resemblance to a 1970 film called Erinnerungen an die Zukunft, and apparently caught between being an adult picture and a child friendly blockbuster. Those critics were forced to eat their words as Stargate promptly went on to be a monster smash, making $196,567,262 worldwide, and spawning a hugely popular TV series. It is for sure a no brain popcorn piece, suspension of disbelief should be at the forefront of any prospective first time viewer, but it's great fun and snazzy in all its set piece work.
Led by square jawed Kurt Russell as an on the edge Colonel, our band of merry men adventurers face peril in their new world via the weather, language barriers with the locals, oh and something a touch more sinister!. James Spader does an impressive turn as a geeky Egyptologist, on who's fate the groups survival may well rest, while Jaye Davidson serves a reminder that yes, he did act in movies many years ago. It's cliché ridden, and most of it is hacked together from far better pictures in the genres that Stargate wants to emulate, but it's damn entertaining and looks fabulous in High Definition. 7/10
Stargate was panned by the critics on its release, no A list stars they cried, a plot line that bore a resemblance to a 1970 film called Erinnerungen an die Zukunft, and apparently caught between being an adult picture and a child friendly blockbuster. Those critics were forced to eat their words as Stargate promptly went on to be a monster smash, making $196,567,262 worldwide, and spawning a hugely popular TV series. It is for sure a no brain popcorn piece, suspension of disbelief should be at the forefront of any prospective first time viewer, but it's great fun and snazzy in all its set piece work.
Led by square jawed Kurt Russell as an on the edge Colonel, our band of merry men adventurers face peril in their new world via the weather, language barriers with the locals, oh and something a touch more sinister!. James Spader does an impressive turn as a geeky Egyptologist, on who's fate the groups survival may well rest, while Jaye Davidson serves a reminder that yes, he did act in movies many years ago. It's cliché ridden, and most of it is hacked together from far better pictures in the genres that Stargate wants to emulate, but it's damn entertaining and looks fabulous in High Definition. 7/10
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- Also known as
- Stargate: La puerta del tiempo
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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
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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