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Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.
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| Length: | 128 minutes
(2 hours 8 minutes) | | MPAA Rating: | PG-13 | | Suggested Event Use: | Friday 13 | | Sorting Category: | SciFi |
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Synopsis: A discovery in Egypt may be the doorway to another world.
Reaction: Not particularly deep, but there are good action and effects to keep your interest.
Personal Rating: 6/10 |
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Random Trivia For This Title: - Many of the crowd scenes feature mannequins, as they were cheaper than extras.
- Wardrobe and cinematography had to work around Jaye Davidson's nipple rings - he refused to remove them.
- The mountain entrance to the place where the giant ring is kept on Earth is the same entrance that was used to enter NORAD in the movie War Games.
- Special effects footage for the explosion of Ra's ship is a re-use of the visual effect seen in the opening scene of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. This effect is often referred as the "Praxis Effect" or "Praxis Explosion Effect". Controversially, a similar effect was added to the detonation of both Death Stars in the 1997 Special Edition releases of the [Star Wars trilogy].
- According to the DVD commentary, the group of scantily-clad youths which surround Ra were intentionally included to create unease in the audience.
- [?] Vaitiare Bandera auditioned for the role of Sha'uri but lost it to Mili Avital. Bandera would later play the character (renamed Sha're) in three episodes of [Stargate SG-1].
- Richard Kind (Dr. Gary Meyers) is the only actor to appear in both Stargate and [Stargate: Atlantis], while Alexis Cruz (Skaara) and Erick Avari (Kasuf) are the only actors to appear in both Stargate and [Stargate SG-1].
- French Stewart's film debut.
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