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:

As it happens in Mexico with most movie titles translated from English, the title for this movie was "La puerta del tiempo" which translates to "The Gate of Time". Some moviegoers mistakenly thought the far away planet the squad goes to was just a very early time in Egypt, and were seriously confused with the storyline.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Even though nobody knew what the Stargate was for, they had a system that indicated the probe's molecular deconstruction and a star map.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil: I'll be seeing you around... Doctor Jackson.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Naked Fear (1999)

Soundtrack:

Original Motion Picture Sountrack

A solid Sci-Fi treat

I loved this movie. It captured my attention quickly and kept it throughout the movie.

It's a great ensamble cast and the special effects add to the movie's appeal, rather than BEING the appeal.

The premise is engaging, and gives some very plausible explainations for mysteries that have stumped man for thousands of years. The bad guys are just as engagine as the good guys and that makes the movie all that much more enjoyable.

I would give this movie an 8 out of 10. It's not perfect, but good for a very enjoyable movie night!