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Release Date:
15 August 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
Infinite Space - Infinite TerrorPlot:
A rescue crew investigates a spaceship that disappeared into a black hole and has now returned...with someone or something new on-board. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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almost sang its song in tune more (742 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Laurence Fishburne | ... | Captain Miller | |
| Sam Neill | ... | Dr. William Weir | |
| Kathleen Quinlan | ... | Peters, Med Tech | |
| Joely Richardson | ... | Lt. Starck | |
| Richard T. Jones | ... | Cooper | |
| Jack Noseworthy | ... | Justin | |
| Jason Isaacs | ... | D.J. | |
| Sean Pertwee | ... | Smith | |
| Peter Marinker | ... | Captain John Kilpack | |
| Holley Chant | ... | Claire | |
| Barclay Wright | ... | Denny Peters | |
| Noah Huntley | ... | Burning Man / Edward Corrick | |
| Robert Jezek | ... | Rescue 1 Technician |
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Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and some nudity.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
96 minColor:
Color (Rankcolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Singapore:M18 | USA:R (certificate #34953) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (1998) | Finland:K-18 (1997) | France:-12 | Sweden:15 (video rating) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Germany:16 | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:18Filming Locations:
Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK moreFun Stuff
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Some of the lost footage includes a great deal more of the Bosch-influenced Hell sequences and of the orgiastic video log that was found in the Event Horizon. This was shot by both director Paul W.S. Anderson and Vadim Jean, mainly on weekends. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: When Dr. Weir plays the record of the emergency signal containing the "Liberate me" bit, D.J. says that he can't make out the rest of the message, but Dr. Weir always stops the tape immediately after Liberate Me has been spoken, so D.J. wouldn't have been able to hear any other part of the message to begin with. moreSoundtrack:
Funky Shit moreFAQ
Why did Weir turn evil?Where exactly did the ship go? How did it happen?
What happened to the Event Horizon's crew?
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Once upon a time there were two movies, both considered masterpieces of their genre.
One was callied "Alien", the brilliantly realized SF/Horror film from Ridley Scott, about a deep space mission that brought back an unwanted predatory visitor from the imagination of Giger.
The other film was called "Solaris", about a deep space mission that caused the crew to exhibit psychotic behavior and keep living out scenes from their earth life. Solaris, an intellectual film from the Soviet-era genius Andrei Tarkovsky, is the more complex film. It does not attempt to explain whether the hallucinations are caused by an external force, space fever, passage into a time-space warp, or just the fact that you can't ever run from yourself, not matter how far you go. No monsters.
"Event Horizon" is a cross breed between these two legendary deep-space films. The monster is there, but it inhabits the minds of the crew, learns everything about them, every fear, every memory, and causes their insanity. Solaris with action, and an identified external cause. The idea was pretty damned good, the special effects and visuals were brilliant, and they hired a good cast. Some of the moments will scare the beejeepers out of you.
But they went over the top in some ways. Too many explosions. A fist-fight with the monster, what's that all about? Too many empty-headed discussions about what man was or wasn't meant to know. Ultimately too little really original. Reviewers were sharply divided on this film. Some said it was a truly brilliant scare-fest, others thought is was a zero-star waste of their precious time. I don't know. It isn't Alien or Solaris, but it has a lot of positives and I enjoyed it, but I don't plan to watch it again.