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Stargate

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Stargate (1994)

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Reviews Counted:805

Fresh:630

Rotten:175

Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

US Box Office: $0

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... 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]

Starring: James Spader, Kurt Russell, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors

Starring: James Spader, Kurt Russell, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors, Mili Avital, John Diehl, Leon Rippy, Alexis Cruz, French Stewart, Djimon Hounsou

Director: Roland Emmerich

Director: Roland Emmerich
Screenwriter: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich
Producer: Dean Devlin, Oliver Eberle, Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels
Composer: David Arnold

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Ahhhh stargate - what a fun film. Much better than all the series (except the exceptional... More
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For all its worth, Stargate is many inimpressive things. A boring movie, however, is not one of... More
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