Supernova (2000/I)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Walter Hill

Writers (WGA):

William Malone (story) and
Daniel Chuba (story) ...

Release Date:

14 January 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Supernova chronicles the search and rescue patrol of a medical ship in deep space in the early 22nd...

Plot Keywords:

Rescue | Distress Signal | Mining | Deep Space | Space

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)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and sensuality/nudity.; Rated R for sexuality and some violence. (edited version)

Runtime:

90 min | USA:91 min (R-rated version)

Country:

USA | Switzerland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:16 | Ireland:15 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (video rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35937)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Hammerhead Productions

Trivia:

Apparently, the zero gravity sex scene between Angela Bassett and James Spader was put together using out-takes of scenes featuring Robin Tunney and Peter Facinelli, and with Tunney's skin color being digitally darkened.

Goofs:

Plot holes: This ship is supposed to be a medical rescue vessel, yet it only has enough isolation pods (essential to survive the dimension jump) to accommodate the six crew, i.e., no room to transport rescued people.

Quotes:

Dr. Kaela Evers: Whoever they are, they're as smart as God and a lot less nice.

Movie Connections:

Features Texas Tom (1950)

Good movie despite the line noise above.

The title may have been a bit misleading... but the movie really did a good job of conveying a mood. The technological picture is well developed strikingly original and interestingly conveyed. Many underlying themes of what happens to humans in the presence of all kinds of environments (psychological, sociological, spatial and otherwise) are touched upon. It is not a mindless drivel action movie which is probably (I know I'm not being very nice...) why so many people really didn't like it. Aside from the ending which was rather humorous and may have left some with a groan, I happened to like it though it was a tad cheesy. This movie really touched on so many things in so many ways that it deserves a much better rating than what it got. The mood conveyed was dark and very horiffic. I would say in a more psychological way than a gut spilling sort of way. The performances of the actors in this film shine, perhaps with the exception of Lou Diamond Phillips, though not to his detriment as he is capable of better work, and his part was really rather small. Tight shots on the crew contrary to earlier comment, really conveyed the emotion of each situation as well as the compressed environment of the ship rather than hiding all of the technological wonders in the set. Sweeties voice being criticized is a non-issue in my opinion, female voices are supposed to (supported by scientific study) command attention better than male-sounding ones. In no way did Sweetie come across as a phone sex operator to me. Quite to the contrary, I submit the scene in which she begs for the additional passphrase from Benjamin in order to be able to save his life. This was one of the most touching scenes I have ever seen in a movie. Between a computer and her Sys Admin there develops love of a kind, really. Marvelous. On par with Event Horizon though somewhat lesser than it for the psychological horiffics, but really different movies with different objectives.

All you people trashing this... Go watch a heartwarming coming of age movie and waste no more of your time trashing this fine piece of work.