Stargate (1994)

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:

The language spoken by the older archeologists at the Egyptian dig site when the Stargate is found is poorly-pronounced Norwegian: "Herregud, vad är det?" (Oh my God, what is that?), while the younger archeologist replies in Swedish, "Jag önskar jag visste det" (I wish I knew).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: It is clear that the cat's mouth does not move the last time the cat meows onscreen.

Quotes:

[after he's reading Hieroglyph on the wall]
Dr. Daniel Jackson: I'll be damned.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "South Park: Imaginationland: Episode II (#11.11)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Original Motion Picture Sountrack

a new classic

Stargate the movie :- superb atmosphreric music, great special effects, excellent cast, intriguing story but - not surprised it launched a successful TV series which has run and run. I cant believe there are so called sci fi fans out there who didn't like it - must be intellectuals!!! I still enjoy the film now 1o years later although disappointed they never made a sequel as it was set up for one. Never really liked the ending - should have included the return to earth. The TV series has moved the story along nicely - even changes to the cast have worked well and i particularly enjoy the dry humour of the TV series.