Supernova (2000)

Supernova chronicles the search and rescue patrol of a medical ship in deep space in the early 22nd century and its six-member crew which includes a captain and pilot, a co-pilot, a medical... See full summary »

Director:

Walter Hill (as Thomas Lee)

Writers:

William Malone (story), Daniel Chuba (story)

Stars:

James Spader, Peter Facinelli, Robin Tunney

Cast

Complete credited cast:
James Spader	...	Nick Vanzant
Angela Bassett	...	Dr. Kaela Evers
Robert Forster	...	A.J. Marley
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Yerzy Penalosa
Peter Facinelli	...	Karl Larson
Robin Tunney	...	Danika Lund
Wilson Cruz	...	Benj Sotomejor
Eddy Rice Jr.	...	Flyboy
Knox White	...	Troy Larson (as Knox Grantham White)
Kerrigan Mahan	...	Troy Larson (voice)
Vanessa Marshall	...	Sweetie (voice)

Storyline

Supernova chronicles the search and rescue patrol of a medical ship in deep space in the early 22nd century and its six-member crew which includes a captain and pilot, a co-pilot, a medical officer, a medical technician, a search and rescue.

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Plot Keywords:

rescue | explosion | distress signal | deep space | mining | 

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Taglines:

In the farthest reaches of space, something has gone terribly wrong.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and sensuality/nudity

Details

Country:

USA Switzerland

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Supernova (El fin del universo)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,731,940, 16 January 2000, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$14,218,868, 2 April 2000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hammerhead Productions,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM),Screenland Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 91 min (R-rated)

Sound Mix:

DTS DTS-Stereo

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tommy Malone originally pitched the film in 1990. He envisioned it as a modestly budgeted film which would cost around $5-6 million and be like "Dead Calm (1989) in space".

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Goofs

At the end of the movie one of Nick's eyes is blue and one is brown. When they show him again from the side the other eye is blue.

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Quotes

Karl Larson: Stars die so we may live. We die so stars may be reborn.

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Connections

References Hellraiser (1987)

User Reviews

Big Bomb, Much Like An Actual Supernova

Supernova was the beginning of the Downfall for Lou Diamond Phillips if you ask me. Anyway, the movie is about a traveling hospital rescue spaceship, that moves about the cosmos to save stranded vessels and what not. They come across a distress call, and zip off in some sort of warp travel.

After arriving there they come across a stranded miner and some strange material, that turns out to be pieces of the 5th dimension. And then the movie finally collapses under its own stupidity.

Mediocre acting, nice special effects, REALLY stupid plot, all create a nice mixture to cause minor insanity in the viewer. Some people even lose all conscious memory of having ever seen this movie, confusing it with Red Planet or some other such film.

In other words, Run!