Stargate (1994) France
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Director:Roland Emmerich
Studio:Lions Gate
Producer:Dean Devlin, Joel B. Michaels, Mario Kassar, Oliver Eberle, Peter Winther
Writer:Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich
Rating:4
Rated:PG-13
Date Added:2007-03-06
Purchased On:2007-06-03
ASIN:B0000844I8
UPC:0012236125709
Price:$9.98
Awards:6 wins & 4 nominations
Genre:Sci-Fi Action
Release:2007-05-17
IMDb:0111282
Duration:119
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:English, Norwegian, Swedish
Subtitles:Spanish
Features:Anamorphic
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Roland Emmerich  ...  (Director)
Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich  ...  (Writer)
 
Kurt Russell  ...  Col. Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
James Spader  ...  Dr. Daniel Jackson
Viveca Lindfors  ...  Catherine Langford, Ph.D.
Alexis Cruz  ...  Skaara
Mili Avital  ...  Sha'uri
Leon Rippy  ...  General West
John Diehl  ...  Lieutenant Kawalsky
Carlos Lauchu  ...  Anubis
Djimon Hounsou  ...  Horus
Erick Avari  ...  'Good Father' Kasuf
French Stewart  ...  Lieutenant Ferretti
Gianin Loffler  ...  Nabeh
Jaye Davidson  ...  Ra
Christopher John Fields  ...  Freeman
Derek Webster  ...  Brown
Jack Moore (IV)  ...  
Steve Giannelli  ...  
David Pressman  ...  
Scott Alan Smith  ...  
Cecil Hoffman  ...  
Comments: It Will Take You A Million Light Years From Home

Summary: Before they unleashed the idiotic mayhem of Independence Day and Godzilla, the idea-stealing team of director Roland Emmerich and producer-screenwriter Dean Devlin concocted this hokey hit about the discovery of an ancient portal capable of zipping travelers to "the other side of the known universe." James Spader plays the Egyptologist who successfully translates the Stargate's hieroglyphic code, and then joins a hawkish military unit (led by Kurt Russell) on a reconnaissance mission to see what's on the other side. They arrive on a desert world with cultural (and apparently supernatural) ties to Earth's ancient Egypt, where the sun god Ra (played by Jaye Davidson from The Crying Game) rules a population of slaves with armored minions and startlingly advanced technology. After being warmly welcomed into the slave camp, the earthlings encourage and support a rebellion, and while Russell threatens to blow up the Stargate to prevent its use by enemy forces, the movie collapses into a senseless series of action scenes and grandiose explosions. It's all pretty ridiculous, but Stargate found a large and appreciative audience, spawned a cable-TV series, and continues to attract science fiction fans who are more than willing to forgive its considerable faults. --Jeff Shannon