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'' Stargate'' is a science fiction film science fiction/action film released in 1994, directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, with a soundtrack by David Arnold.It was originally intended as the start of a movie franchise, but creators Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were distracted with ''Independence Day (movie)Independence Day.'' Instead, it inspired the television series ''Stargate SG-1'', still in production as of 2005, as well as its new spin-off, ''Stargate Atlantis'', and an animated series ''Stargate Infinity''. See Stargate for more about this science fictional universe.Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were sued by an Egyptology student for allegedly stealing the storyline as the student had submitted the story to them about ten years before the movie was made (they "rejected" the story at the time). The plaintiff had a respected Egyptologist from Johns Hopkins University vouch for him, since he had put his own theories into the story. The only differences between the story and the movie are slight name variations. The issue was finally settled out of court.spoiler
Cast - Jack O'Neill (Stargate)Col. Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil : Kurt RussellDaniel JacksonDr. Daniel Jackson : James SpaderRa (Stargate)Ra : Jaye DavidsonCatherine Langford : Viveca LindforsSkaara : Alexis CruzSha'uri : Mili AvitalKasuf : Erick AvariCharles KawalskyLt. Kawalsky : John DiehlLouis FerrettiLt. Feretti : French StewartGary Meyers : Richard KindBarbara Shore : Rae AllenGeneral West : Leon Rippy
Storyline - In 1928, an expedition searching for ancient Egyptian relics discovers a large metal ring near the city of Giza, which is confiscated by the U.S. military for study. In the present (of the movie viewer), the brilliant but quirky Egyptologist Daniel Jackson is hired to decipher the symbols on the mysterious ring. It turns out to be a Stargate (device)Stargate, an alien device that enables almost instantaneous teleportation to a complementary device on another planet, and the symbols are encoded dialing numbers.Jackson is sent with a military team led by Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil through the Stargate to a desert planet called Abydos (Stargate)Abydos. There, they find a small human civilization enslaved by an alien named Ra who the locals worship as Ra, the ancient Egyptian sun god. Ra possesses a human body that is continuously regenerated in a high-tech sarcophagus (Stargate)sarcophagus. Ra's guards and soldiers wear animal-head helmets reminiscent of other ancient Egyptian gods, notably Anubis and Horus, but it's not clear whether Ra inspired the legends or is merely playing on them. (The film's novelization indicates that Ra created Egyptian mythology to help keep the human population subjugated.) It turns out that Ra had humans enslaved on both planets, but on Earth humans rebelled and closed the Stargate. While Ra plans to destroy Earth by sending a bomb through the re-opened gate, the Earth explorers spark a rebellion among the Abydos population, resulting in the death of Ra and the destruction of his starship.
Critique - ''Stargate'' was generally derided by the critics for having a too action-oriented climax, being derivitive of other films (most notably the ''Indiana Jones'', ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Wars'' series) and having too much emphasis on special effects. Nevertheless, many of Roland Emmerich's other films were criticized for the same problems and some consider ''Stargate'' his best work to date. Fans of ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'' have mixed feelings about the film.
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Novel sequels - Some fans of the film dispute whether the ''Stargate SG-1'' television series is a proper sequel to the film. Using some of Roland Emmerich's notes, Bill McCay wrote a series of five novels, continuing the story the original creators had envisioned, which involved the Earth-humans, Abydonians, and the successors of Ra. See Stargate film novels.
Trivia - Alexis Cruz (Skaara) and Erick Avari (Kasuf) are the only actors to appear in both this film and the subsequent spin-off series ''Stargate SG-1''.Jack O'Neill (Stargate)Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil/Jack O'Neill and Daniel JacksonDr. Daniel Jackson are the only characters to appear in the original ''Stargate (movie)Stargate film'', ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis''.''Stargate'' was the first film to have an official website.
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Websites
Avete@khabs.de
this site is essentially on philosophy with a second emphasis on technical questions concerning programming in C
http://www.khabs.de/
Stargate SG-1
Official MGM Site. Offers air schedules, biographies of cast and crew, episodes, photo gallery and links.
http://www.stargate-sg1.com/
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
For horticulture, art, education and fun. Seasonal flower shows, educational classes, special exhibits and fun events.
http://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
Stargate
Web design, marketing, hosting, ISP services. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
http://stargate.net/
SCIFI.com
Site of the Cable TV Science Fiction Channel. Features an extensive magazine, fiction archive, web directory, book reviews and bulletin board system.
http://www.scifi.com/
Stargate Inc.
Official registrar offers free registration with purchase of hosting service.
http://www.stargateinc.com/
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