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Overview

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6.3/10   37,674 votes
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Director:
Paul W.S. Anderson
Writer (WGA):
Philip Eisner (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 August 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
Infinite Space - Infinite Terror
Plot:
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 synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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(56 articles)
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User Comments:
Disturbingly Good more

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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Stars My Destination (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and some nudity.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English | Latin
Color:
Color (Rankcolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
According to the DVD documentary, the first cut of the film had a longer "Visions from Hell" sequence, more blood, and a different, though similar, ending. The test audience didn't like it, so it was re-cut with an alternate ending involving what director Paul W.S. Anderson called "The Burning Man Sequence." The second test audience didn't like that version, and the film was edited again. The final cut is a less-intense hybrid of both test screenings, with significantly less gore. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the scouting party first enters the Event Horizon, Captain Miller states that the "Place is a deep freeze. We've got ice crystals everywhere." A few moments later, a plastic bottle of spring water is seen tumbling in zero-gravity in that area of the spacecraft, and the sound of liquid sloshing around in the bottle is heard. Of course, the contents of the bottle should be frozen solid if it's a "deep freeze", and it's not even remarked upon by the crew-member who examines it. more
Quotes:
Miller: I want you cool, I want you calm, NOW! more
Soundtrack:
Funky Shit more

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33 out of 42 people found the following comment useful:-
Disturbingly Good, 7 August 2006
9/10
Author: mark tewson from Louisiana via Derby, England

I tried to remember the last time I found myself scared or disturbed by a movie. It was so long ago in fact that I simply couldn't recall. I was 35 when I first saw this movie; after it had finished I felt like I was 10 years old and had just finished watching an old scratchy B&W werewolf flick.

It had been so long since I had truly been disturbed in a scared way I'd almost forgotten what it felt like. Schindlers List troubled me, but not in this way, this was a true feeling of shock and horror. Four or five minutes after the screen had gone blank and the music faded, I'm still staring at the TV screen in a nicely terrorized state. I had to shake myself to snap out of it. Fabulous!!!!!

I love seeing peoples faces after I have told them to watch this film. They give me that, "Oh my God!!!!!!" look and breath in deeply at the same time. They too have been truly traumatized for a short while. When they discover the nature of the garbled video message is a great recoil moment within the film and one I can still remember some 5 years after seeing it. If you're easily scared don't watch this movie, you'll have a heart attack. If you haven't been scared in a while then be prepared for how marvelous that feeling is.

YOU HAVE BEEN DULY WARNED!!!!!!!!!!!

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