Stargate

Titolo originale: Stargate
Regia: Roland Emmerich |
Anno: 1994
Origine: United States of America | France |
Generi: Azione Avventura Fantascienza
Tag: egypt | teleportation | pyramid | space travel | uprising | space | androgyny | space western | timebomb | death of son | nuclear weapons | space opera | hieroglyph | egyptian mythology | egyptology |
Cast: James Spader | Kurt Russell | Jaye Davidson | Viveca Lindfors | Alexis Cruz | Mili Avital | Erick Avari | John Diehl | Djimon Hounsou | Carlos Lauchu | Leon Rippy | French Stewart | Derek Webster | Christopher John Fields | Gianin Loffler | Frank Welker | Rae Allen | Richard Kind | Jack Moore | Steve Giannelli | David Pressman | Scott Alan Smith | Cecil Hoffman | John Storey | Lee Taylor-Allan | George Gray | Kelly Vint Castro | Erik Holland | Nick Wilder | Sayed Badreya | Michael Concepcion | Jerry Gilmore | Michel Jean-Philippe | Dialy N'Daiye | Gladys Holland | Roger Til | Kenneth Danziger | Christopher West | Robert Ackerman | Kairon John | Dax Biagas |

In Egitto, nel 1928, viene rinvenuto un grande anello di metallo sconosciuto con incisi geroglifici, che anni dopo si rivela essere una "stargate", una porta interplanetaria, attraverso la quale un manipolo di soldati americani approda in un pianeta simile all'antico Egitto dove lavora una comunità di schiavi...

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Dr. Jackson (James Spader) says disdainfully that the translators have obviously been using Budge, a [...] D
The city, which appears to be very large, was a miniature placed on a dune, with each course of buil [...] D
The horse-like creatures on the planet were real horses with external costumes draped over them. Dog [...] D
Sir John Gielgud was on the possibles list for Ra. D
A Clydesdale Horse was used for the dog-like desert animal. D
The film is included on the film critic Roger Ebert's "Most Hated" list. D
A console for activating the stargate, known as a Dial Home Device (DHD) in Stargate SG-1 (1997), ne [...] D
Costume designer Joseph A. Porro was jokingly referred to as "The evil Joseph Porro" after the film [...] D
According to Alexis Cruz, he only realized he'd gotten the part when Dean Devlin began enthusiastica [...] D
Richard Kind (Dr. Gary Meyers) is the only actor to appear in Stargate (1994) and Stargate Atlantis [...] D
Theatrical trailer and promo reel found on the European DVD (distributed by Kinowelt/Momentum) inclu [...] D
Many of the background extras in the opening Egypt scene, as well as the Abydos mine scene, are actu [...] D
Jaye Davidson's dislike of the attention that he received after La moglie del soldato (1992) made hi [...] D
Jaye Davidson despised the costumes he wore so much, on the last day of shooting his scenes, after h [...] D
The first scene set in contemporary times was filmed at the Park Plaza Hotel. This location was also [...] D
Hasbro released action figures of the film such as Daniel Jackson, Anubis, Jack O'Neil, Ra, Anubis c [...] D
French Stewart's film debut. D
There were nine cameras filming Kasuf's charge towards the Pyramid at the end of the film. According [...] D
Ra's former host's race was never identified throughout the movie. While the television series Starg [...] D
At one point of the movie, Jackson explains to the staff of U.S. Air Force that for any space travel [...] D
Erick Avari and Alexis Cruz became close friends during filming, and would hold conversations with e [...] D
The mountain entrance to the place where the giant ring is kept on Earth is the same entrance that w [...] D
When the scene opens, Colonel O'Neil is sitting on his son's bed. As the Air Force officers make the [...] D
Although he had played a few bit parts before, this film has the first substantial supporting role f [...] D
According to the credits, Kurt Russell's character is "Jack O'Neil". But in Stargate SG-1 (1997) (19 [...] D
Dean Devlin agreed to do the film because he had always wanted to do a "Lawrence of Arabia in Space" [...] D
A stargate is a ring composed of a fictional superconductive mineral called "naqahdah", marked with [...] D
Twelve characters (or variations thereof) appear in subsequent Stargate productions: O'Neil, Jackson [...] D
David Arnold was working as a clerk at a record store in England when he was recommended to compose [...] D
The film takes place in 8,000 BC, 1928 and 1996. D
When Kurt Russell was sent the script, he thought it was terrible and turned the film down. The prod [...] D
Rick Moranis was offered to play the role of Dr. Daniel Jackson, but turned it down to work on Littl [...] D
James Brown's scream from "I Feel Good" was used as a sound effect in the scene demonstrating the al [...] D
Many of the crowd scenes feature mannequins as they were cheaper than extras. D
Stargate's ring has 39 glyphs and 9 chevrons. In the television series Stargate SG-1 (1997), Stargat [...] D
The early pre-release screenings of the movie were disastrous. The percentage of the audience who li [...] D
High school teacher Omar Zuhdi claimed in a 1995 copyright infringement lawsuit that virtually the e [...] D
Wardrobe and cinematography had to work around Jaye Davidson's nipple rings - he refused to remove t [...] D
Vaitiare Hirshon auditioned for the role of Sha'uri, but lost it to Mili Avital. Bandera would later [...] D
Roland Emmerich was displeased with the pan-and-scan VHS and television version, and did not shoot a [...] D
Jaye Davidson read his lines off cue cards as he struggled to remember his lines. D
Bears no relation to Williams Electronics' 1981 arcade game of the same title. D
Although the planet visited through the Stargate is never referred to by name throughout the length [...] D
As Dr. Jackson is being heckled by the audience during his speech, someone mockingly suggests that p [...] D
Ra's glowing-eye effect was added in post-production, because test audiences didn't think that he wa [...] D
According to the DVD commentary, the group of scantily-clad youths surrounding Ra were intentionally [...] D
Some of the main props were fabricated in an industrial complex in North Hollywood on Lankershim Bou [...] D
James Spader admitted that he did the film for the money, as he found the script to be awful. He sai [...] D
In a magazine interview, James Spader said that he found the original screenplay "awful" but also th [...] D
French Stewart (Lieutenant Ferretti) is the only actor to appear in both Stargate (1994) and SGU Sta [...] D
Jaye Davidson thought his performance was terrible, and did not know that his voice would be altered [...] D
Roger Til's final film. D
In Stargate, French Stewart played an Earth man who travels to an alien planet; in Third Rock from t [...] D
When Professor Langford first sees the stargate in the opening sequence, he exclaims "Herregud! Hva [...] D
This is one of the last films where portrayals of modern military personnel do not use a modified 'w [...] D
Djimon Hounsou, James Spader, and Kurt Russell would all end up playing villains in the Marvel Cinem [...] D
The stargate is a system designed to open a wormhole. A wormhole is a hypothetical way of space trav [...] D
As it happens in Mexico with most movie titles translated from English, the title for this movie was [...] D