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Stargate (1994)
Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
Synopsis: 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,... 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. [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: James Spader, Kurt Russell, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors, Mili Avital
Screenwriter: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich
Producer: Dean Devlin, Oliver Eberle, Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels, Joel B. Michaels
Composer: David Arnold
DVD Info
Release:
Sep 11, 2007
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 16:9
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Closed Captioned - English
- Subtitles - Spanish - optional
Reviews
The main problem with Stargate is not with set-up, but with execution. After a while you feel like you're just watching weird people staggering around a desert.
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