| Uniform Title |
Stargate (Motion picture : 1994) |
| Title |
Stargate. |
| Published |
Australia : ViaVision Entertainment : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, ©2023. |
| ©1994 |
| Description |
2 DVD-videos (249 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| ViaVision Entertainment : VVE3426. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1994. |
| Stargate is the prequel film to Stargate. SG1 (Television program : 1997-2007). |
| "It will take you a million light years from home. But will it bring you back?" -- Cover. |
| Special features: Audio Commentary by writer/director Roland Emmerich and writer/producer Dean Devlin ; Deciphering the Gate: Concepts and casting - featurette ; Opening the Gate: The making of the movie - featurette ; Passing through the Gate: The legacy - featurette ; Is there a Stargate? - featurette ; The making of Stargate - documentary ; Original Stargate Previews ; B-roll footage ; Gag reel ; Theatrical trailer. |
| Contents |
Original theatrical cut -- Extended cut. |
| Credits |
Directed by Roland Emmerich ; written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. |
| Performers |
Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors, Alexis Cruz, Erick Avari. |
| Summary |
In modern-day Egypt, professor Daniel Jackson (James Spader) teams up with retired Army Col. Jack O'Neil (Kurt Russell) to unlock the code of an interstellar gateway to an ancient Egypt-like world. They arrive on a planet ruled by the despotic Ra (Jaye Davidson), who holds the key to the Earth travelers' safe return. Now, in order to escape from their intergalactic purgatory, Jackson and O'Neil must convince the planet's people that Ra must be overthrown. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; NTSC ; Region 4 ; 2.40:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Egyptologists -- Drama |
| Interplanetary voyages -- Drama |
| Extraterrestrial beings -- Drama |
| Human-alien encounters -- Drama |
| Life on other planets -- Drama |
| Civilization -- Extraterrestrial influences -- Drama |
| Suicidal behavior -- Drama |
| Wormholes (Physics) -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Science fiction films |
| Action and adventure films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Emmerich, Roland director, screenwriter. |
| Devlin, Dean screenwriter, producer. |
| Russell, Kurt actor. |
| Spader, James actor. |
| Davidson, Jaye actor. |
| Lindfors, Viveca, 1920-1995 actor. |
| Cruz, Alexis actor. |
| Avari, Erick, 1952- actor. |
| Added titles |
Stargate SG-1 (Television program) |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Avari, Erick, 1952- .
- Cruz, Alexis .
- Davidson, Jaye .
- Devlin, Dean .
- Emmerich, Roland .
- Lindfors, Viveca, 1920-1995 .
- Russell, Kurt .
- Spader, James .
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