| | | It Will Take You A Million Light Years From Home
Features: DVD
When Professor Daniel Jackson (James Spader) innocently accepts the offer of a mysterious woman to decode an ancient Egyptian artifact known only as the Stargate, he unwittingly takes the first step on an epic adventure that will span galaxies and decide the fate of an entire planet. Colonel Jack O'Neil (Kurt Russell), a true soldier with nerves of steel and a tragic past, is brought back to active duty to commandeer the first trip through the Stargate. On a desert planet on the far side of the universe, Jackson and O'Neil must battle the powerful alien Sun God, Ra (Jaye Davidson). At stake: the freedom of an ancient civilization from slavery and any chance of ever getting home!Features: Featurette: Is There A Stargate-Including An Interview With Erich von Daniken, Author Of Chariots Of the GodsAudio Commentary With Director Roland Emmerich and Producer Dean DevlinFeaturette: The Making Of Stargate-Includes Never-Before-Seen, Behind-the-Scenes Video and Archival Photographs, and Interviews With Design and Production Team MembersInteractive MenusProduction NotesScene AccessCast and Crew InformationTheatrical TrailerSystem Requirements:Approx. Feature Running Time 119 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE
"Interesting odyssey, impressively mounted and jammed with visual effects..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"The effects conjured up...are inventive, often even thrilling." Hal Hinson, Washington Post
Editor's Note
In this visually creative space adventure from the team that would go on to give the world INDEPENDENCE DAY and GODZILLA, a timid, glasses-wearing Egyptologist (James Spader) uncovers an ancient portal to another planet and is dispatched there forthwith--along with blundering, clodfooted government troops (led by Kurt Russell). The downtrodden populace they encounter, ruled by godlike, androgynous King Ra (Jaye Davidson, in his first role after becoming a star in THE CRYING GAME), must be led to literacy and freedom; Ra must be defeated; the intellectual must find his machismo; and our boys must return to Earth.
| Features | Newly Remastered 16:9 Widescreen Director's and Theatrical Cuts | | 5.1 Dolby-EX Digital Surround Sound | | 6.1 DTS-ES Digital Discrete Surround | | Digitally Remastered Sound | | Cast and Crew Information | | Theatrical Trailers | | Spanish Subtitles | | Interactive Menus | | Production Notes | | Scene Access | | Featurette: Is There A Stargate?-Including An Interview With Erich von Daniken, Author Of Chariots Of the Gods | | Audio Commentary With Director Roland Emmerich and Producer Dean Devlin | | Featurette: The Making Of Stargate-Includes Never-Before-Seen, Behind-the-Scenes Video and Archival Photographs, and Interviews With Design and Production Team Members |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Artisan |
| Release Date: 8/30/2005 |
| Running Time: 119 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1994 | | Catalog ID: 12570 | | UPC: 00012236125709 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...For kids, there are relentless special effects....For adults, there is a smartly designed parallel universe....Plenty of enticing moments..." 10/28/1994 p.C6USA Today
"...Impressive-looking..." 10/28/1994 p.4D Entertainment Weekly
"...Panache....[A] spectacle which crosses LAWRENCE OF ARABIA with STAR WARS..." -- Rating: B 03/17/1995 pp.96-7 Los Angeles Times
"...Spader is surprisingly funny and resilient..." 10/28/1994 p.F15 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 5 of 10
Stargate is peppered with numerous minor faults, some of which - although not all - are easily forgiven. It's the bigger plot problems and lackluster climax which are more difficult to excuse. Director Roland Emmerich, who previously made Universal Soldier, appears infatuated with his film's look without caring if anything moderately substantial lies beneath the glitz. Stargate is all flashes and bangs - a cinematic fireworks show without the grand finale. - James Berardinelli
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