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Pimeän uhka

Original title: Pitch Black
  • 2000
  • K-16
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
251K
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POPULARITY
3,088
520
Pimeän uhka (2000)
Home Video Trailer from Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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ActionHorrorSci-Fi

A transport ship crashes and leaves its crew stranded on a desert planet inhabited by bloodthirsty creatures that come out during an eclipse.A transport ship crashes and leaves its crew stranded on a desert planet inhabited by bloodthirsty creatures that come out during an eclipse.A transport ship crashes and leaves its crew stranded on a desert planet inhabited by bloodthirsty creatures that come out during an eclipse.

  • Director
    • David Twohy
  • Writers
    • Jim Wheat
    • Ken Wheat
    • David Twohy
  • Stars
    • Radha Mitchell
    • Cole Hauser
    • Vin Diesel
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    251K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,088
    520
    • Director
      • David Twohy
    • Writers
      • Jim Wheat
      • Ken Wheat
      • David Twohy
    • Stars
      • Radha Mitchell
      • Cole Hauser
      • Vin Diesel
    • 877User reviews
    • 153Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations

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    Photos291

    Vin Diesel in Pimeän uhka (2000)
    Cole Hauser in Pimeän uhka (2000)
    Vin Diesel, Keith David, Rhiana Griffith, and Radha Mitchell in Pimeän uhka (2000)
    David Twohy in Pimeän uhka (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 Fry
    Cole Hauser
    Cole Hauser
    • William J. Johns
    Vin Diesel
    Vin Diesel
    • Richard B. Riddick
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
    Lewis Fitz-Gerald
    Lewis Fitz-Gerald
    • Paris P. Ogilvie
    Claudia Black
    Claudia Black
    • Sharon 'Shazza' Montgomery
    Rhiana Griffith
    Rhiana Griffith
    • Jack
    John Moore
    • John 'Zeke' Ezekiel
    Simon Burke
    • Greg Owens
    Les Chantery
    Les Chantery
    • Suleiman
    Sam Sari
    • Hassan
    Firass Dirani
    • Ali
    Ric Anderson
    • Total Stranger
    Vic Wilson
    • Captain Tom Mitchell
    Angela Moore
    • Dead Crew Member
    • (as Angela Makin)
    Peter Chiang
    • Spaceship Traveler in Cryo
    • (uncredited)
    Ken Twohy
    • Spaceship Traveler in Cryo
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Twohy
    • Writers
      • Jim Wheat
      • Ken Wheat
      • David Twohy
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    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 the talk between Caroyln and John's about his addiction around 55 minutes in, you can hear "quiet on the set" yelled out two times in a shallow echo from back stage.
    • 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
      Featured in The Making of 'Pitch Black' (2000)

    User reviews877

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Good movie which takes a new approach to the sci-fi genre
    Even though this movie starts off with the usual: something goes wrong, spacecraft crashes, people are stranded etc. it still pulls off and introduces the viewer to some new ideas. Riddick is somewhat of a bad-ass convict and has modified his eyes so he is able to see in the dark which is a much sought after ability due to the situation the ship-crew and he gets in. The cutting in the movie is very good and emphasizes the mystique that shrouds around the anti-hero and male protagonist: "Riddick." The story in Pitch Black is, as already mentioned, to some extent very unoriginal and dissatisfied, but the clipping and cutting in the movie blended with some surprising elements which has been added to the story helps it to still support itself very well and one is afterward left behind with a hybrid feeling of satisfaction and hunger for more. Vin Diesel acts really well in the role as Riddick and even though his character is a hardcore, tough survivor he still takes morale decisions almost on the verge of good, but that does not mean his decisions do not turn in his favor at the very end... Why destroy an already perfect reputation? All in all this is a very good movie though not perfect. The story seems very unoriginal at the surface, but underneath it shines with enough originality to entertain. Some scenes has that wow factor while it as a whole is a bit better than average. It could maybe be described as a cult movie and it is definitely a recommendation for people who wants a spiced up sci-fi story blended with some minor psychological moments and an intriguing protagonist, namely Riddick.
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    4
    • malmroes
    • Jul 4, 2008

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 21, 2000 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Filmymen
      • Showbizz.net (Canada)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Pimeän uhka & The Astronaut's Wife - Tupla Video
    • 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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