Stargate (film)

Stargate
Stargate
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Roland Emmerich
Written by	Dean Devlin; Roland Emmerich;
Produced by	Joel B. Michaels; Oliver Eberle; Dean Devlin;
Starring	Kurt Russell; James Spader; Jaye Davidson; Viveca Lindfors;
Cinematography	Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited by	Michael J. Duthie; Derek Brechin;
Music by	David Arnold
Production; companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Centropolis Film Productions; Carolco Pictures; Le Studio Canal+;
Distributed by	MGM/UA Distribution Co.; (United States); AMLF; (France);
Release date	October 28, 1994 (United States);
Running time	121 minutes
Countries	United States; France;
Language	English
Budget	$55 million
Box office	$196.6 million

Stargate is a 1994 science fiction action-adventure film directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich. The film is the first entry in the Stargate media franchise and stars Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, Alexis Cruz, Mili Avital, and Viveca Lindfors. The plot centers on the "Stargate", an ancient ring-shaped device that creates a wormhole, enabling travel to a similar device elsewhere in the universe. The central plot explores the theory of extraterrestrial beings having an influence upon human civilization.

Stargate was released on October 28, 1994, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the United States, while it was released by AMLF in France. The film received mixed reviews, with its atmosphere, story, characters, and graphic content both praised and criticized. The film grossed $196.6 million worldwide against a production budget of $55 million.