Stargate (1994)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Writers (WGA):

Dean Devlin (written by) &
Roland Emmerich (written by)

Release Date:

28 October 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It Will Take You A Million Light Years From Home

Plot:

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

Plot Keywords:

Stargate | Alien | Egypt | Teleportation | Military

Awards:

6 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Kurt Russell	...	Col. Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
James Spader	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson
Alexis Cruz	...	Skaara
Viveca Lindfors	...	Catherine Langford
Mili Avital	...	Sha'uri
John Diehl	...	Lieutenant Kawalsky
Leon Rippy	...	General W.O. West
Carlos Lauchu	...	Anubis
Djimon Hounsou	...	Horus (as Djimon)
Erick Avari	...	Kasuf
French Stewart	...	Lieutenant Ferretti
Gianin Loffler	...	Nabeh
Jaye Davidson	...	Ra
Christopher John Fields	...	Freeman
Derek Webster	...	Brown

Also Known As:

Stargate, la porte des étoiles (France)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence.

Runtime:

121 min | USA:128 min (special edition) | USA:130 min (director's cut)

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English | Norwegian | Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital (Europe) | Dolby SR (USA)

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (extended versions) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (extended versions) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Peru:PT | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Poland:15

Filming Locations:

Ballroom, Park Plaza Hotel - 607 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Richard Kind (Dr. Gary Meyers) is the only actor to appear in both Stargate (1994) and "Stargate: Atlantis" (2004).

Goofs:

Continuity: Cloud patterns changing constantly, and sometimes no clouds at all, between shots during last battle scene.

Quotes:

Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil: I wouldn't feed that thing.
Dr. Daniel Jackson: It's got a harness, it's domesticated
[Taps Mastadge on shoulder. Mastadge is frightened and runs off dragging Dr. Daniel Jackson across the Desert]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier' (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Original Motion Picture Sountrack

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.