Stargate Movie Review 1994

U.S. military probe of a ring-shaped ancient Egyptian artifact (your tax dollars at work) sends he-man colonel Russell and geeky Egyptologist Spader into a parallel universe. There they meet the builders of the pyramids who are enslaved by an evil despot (Davidson) posing as a sun god. Ambitious premise zapped from prepubescent imagninations gets an A for effort, but a silly plot that jumbles biblical epic panoramas and space odyssey special effects with otherworldly mysticism and needless emotional hang-ups trade shlock for style. Spader's shaggy scholar is neurotically fun, Russell's jarhead a bore, and Davidson's vampy villain an unintended hoot.

Distribution

Artisan Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Phone: (310)449-9200, Fax: (310)255-3730, URL: http://www.artisanent.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 119 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sci Fi, Alien Beings--Vicious, Time Travel, Big Digs, Deserts

Screenplay

Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich

Cast

Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors, Alexis Cruz, Leon Rippy, John Diehl, Erik Avari, Mili Avital

Cinematography

Jeff Okun

Director

Roland Emmerich

Music

David Arnold

Producer

Joel B. Michaels, Oliver Eberle, Dean Devlin, Mario Kassar, Studio Canal Plus, Carolco Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures