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Pitch Black

  • 20002000
  • 14A14A
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
233K
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POPULARITY
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Pitch Black (2000)
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A commercial transport ship and its crew are marooned on a planet full of bloodthirsty creatures that only come out to feast at night. But then, they learn that a month-long eclipse is about... Read allA commercial transport ship and its crew are marooned on a planet full of bloodthirsty creatures that only come out to feast at night. But then, they learn that a month-long eclipse is about to occur.A commercial transport ship and its crew are marooned on a planet full of bloodthirsty creatures that only come out to feast at night. But then, they learn that a month-long eclipse is about to occur.

IMDb RATING
7.1/10
233K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,476
323
  • Director
    • David Twohy
  • Writers
    • Jim Wheat(story)
    • Ken Wheat(story)
    • David Twohy(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Radha Mitchell
    • Cole Hauser
    • Vin Diesel
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Twohy
  • Writers
    • Jim Wheat(story)
    • Ken Wheat(story)
    • David Twohy(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Radha Mitchell
    • Cole Hauser
    • Vin Diesel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 854User reviews
    • 145Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations

    Videos3

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    Photos283

    Vin Diesel in Pitch Black (2000)
    Cole Hauser in Pitch Black (2000)
    Vin Diesel, Keith David, Rhiana Griffith, and Radha Mitchell in Pitch Black (2000)
    David Twohy in Pitch Black (2000)
    Vin Diesel stars as Riddick
    Radha Mitchell stars as Fry
    One of the monsters as seen by Riddick
    Vin Diesel stars as Riddick
    Vin Diesel stars as Riddick
    Cole Hauser stars as Johns
    Vin Diesel stars as Riddick
    Radha Mitchell stars as Fry

    Top cast

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    Radha Mitchell
    Radha Mitchell
    • Carolyn Fryas Carolyn Fry
    Cole Hauser
    Cole Hauser
    • William J. Johnsas William J. Johns
    Vin Diesel
    Vin Diesel
    • Richard B. Riddickas Richard B. Riddick
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Abu 'Imam' al-Walidas Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
    Lewis Fitz-Gerald
    Lewis Fitz-Gerald
    • Paris P. Ogilvieas Paris P. Ogilvie
    Claudia Black
    Claudia Black
    • Sharon 'Shazza' Montgomeryas Sharon 'Shazza' Montgomery
    Rhiana Griffith
    Rhiana Griffith
    • Jackas Jack
    John Moore
    • John 'Zeke' Ezekielas John 'Zeke' Ezekiel
    Simon Burke
    • Greg Owensas Greg Owens
    Les Chantery
    Les Chantery
    • Suleimanas Suleiman
    Sam Sari
    • Hassanas Hassan
    Firass Dirani
    Firass Dirani
    • Alias Ali
    Ric Anderson
    • Total Strangeras Total Stranger
    Vic Wilson
    • Captain Tom Mitchellas Captain Tom Mitchell
    Angela Moore
    • Dead Crew Memberas Dead Crew Member
    Peter Chiang
    • Spaceship Traveler in Cryoas Spaceship Traveler in Cryo
    • (uncredited)
    Ken Twohy
    • Spaceship Traveler in Cryoas Spaceship Traveler in Cryo
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Twohy
    • Writers
      • Jim Wheat(story) (screenplay)
      • Ken Wheat(story) (screenplay)
      • David Twohy(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    The space transport vessel "Hunter-Gratzner" carrying 40 people on-board crashes on a desert planet when the ship is struck in a meteor storm. There are only 11 survivors, among them are pilot Carolyn Fry (Who has assumed command after the ship's captain is killed), bounty hunter William J. Johns, religious man Abu Al-Walid, Antiques dealer Paris P. Ogilvie, runaway teenager Jack, settlers John 'Zeke' Ezekiel and his lover Sharon 'Shazza' Montgomery, and Richard B. Riddick, a dangerous escaped convict. Marooned, the survivors discover the barren and hot desert-scape has sunlight from three suns. Not only must they find food and water and worry about Riddick, the survivors find themselves being hunted by the planet's flesh-eating alien inhabitants when the planet is engulfed in darkness, which happens every 22 years, as they emerge from underground to hunt and eat all signs of life. Fry and the survivors find Riddick is their best chance of survival, as Riddick has surgically-enhanced eyes that allow him to see in the dark as they set out to find a way of escaping from the planet and getting to an escape shuttle, before they all get eaten by the creatures on the surface. —Daniel Williamson
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Fight Evil With Evil
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Horror
      • Sci-Fi
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • 14A
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The hot desert where they filmed was actually about ten degrees Celsius (fifty degrees Fahrenheit). They were misting water on the actors to make it appear as if they were sweating.
    • Goofs
      During a solar eclipse it is impossible to see the full shape of the eclipsing object - you can only see the sun's disc being obstructed. This is due to the fact that the back side cannot be darker than the dark sky around - which is still true when there is an atmosphere which diffuses the sunlight at the location of observation. However, during the eclipse scene, the obstructing planet is clearly visible from its back side. This would be entirely possible in a three-star system.
    • Quotes

      Johns: How's it look?

      Riddick: Looks clear.

      [Johns steps forward, and a creature flies out towards them. They duck and it flies into the night]

      Johns: You said it was clear!

      Riddick: I said it *looked* clear.

      Johns: Well, how does it look now?

      Riddick: Looks clear.

    • Crazy credits
      The persons and events in this production are fictitious. No similarity to actual persons or predators, living or dead, is intended or should be inferred.
    • Alternate versions
      Universal released an unrated Director's Cut, three minutes longer than the theatrical release.
    • Connections
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    User reviews854

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    How to survive in pitch black?
    Pitch Black is a survival story. It's about how to survive in an hostile, alien world against even more hostile enemies. The task gets even more difficult when the nearest enemies can be found within your own surviving group.

    The plot of Pitch Black is quite usual and has been seen several times before in different variations. But what makes this movie shine above others, is it's well-written characters.

    The group consists of very different people with few more interesting than the others: Jack, a boy with a secret; Fry, a pilot having hard time with her own conscience; Johns, a bounty- hunter with a drug-habit; Imam, a holy man facing the fact that God is sometimes cruel and Riddick, a convict and a murderer learning to value others, not only himself. Characters start to live in the movie. They aren't only paper like in many other movies of this genre. You start to care for the characters, especially for Riddick though that feels quite odd. He is supposed to be the bad guy. In this movie, the line between light and pitch black is very thin. All characters are familiar with both.

    Other thing that works in this movie is the casting. Rarely do actors fit to their roles this well. Radha Mitchell is suitable for Fry. Cole Hauser brings the right amount of cruelness and sense of responsibility for Johns. But the most impressive work is done by Vin Diesel. He does great job as Riddick. In his hands Riddick is quite creepy, definitely very dangerous and also deep character, just as he is supposed to be.

    So, how do you survive in Pitch Black? Keep your friends close and enemies even closer.
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    • May 10, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 18, 2000 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Showbizz.net (Canada)
      • USA Films
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Alerte noire
    • Filming locations
      • Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
      • Interscope Communications
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $23,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $39,240,659
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,577,688
      • Feb 20, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $53,187,659
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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