Stargate
Movie, 1994, The gate, Set in Abydos
Stargate is #1 of 8 in release order and #2 of 8 in chronological order in the Stargate.
The story
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Stargate recap
In 1928, a giant ring covered in symbols is dug up at Giza. In the present day, Daniel Jackson, a ridiculed Egyptologist, is recruited by the US Air Force and works out that the symbols are star constellations, coordinates for a gateway to another world. Colonel Jack O'Neil, a suicidal officer grieving his son, leads a team through with Daniel, and they arrive on Abydos, a desert planet on the far side of the known universe. O'Neil secretly carries a nuclear bomb to destroy the gate if there is a threat. The team cannot get home without the symbols for Earth. They meet human miners, descendants of people taken from ancient Egypt, who worship Ra. Daniel is given a wife, Sha're, and finds writing that the miners are forbidden to learn. Ra, an alien who lives inside a human body and claims to be the sun god, arrives in a pyramid-shaped ship.
Stargate ending explained
O'Neil and Daniel lead the miners in a revolt, and Ra is killed when they beam the nuclear bomb onto his departing ship. Ra's guards kill most of the team, but O'Neil, inspired by the young Skaara and the people of Abydos, chooses to live. Daniel is killed and revived in Ra's sarcophagus. Daniel stays on Abydos with Sha're, and O'Neil returns home through the gate.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Stargate
Stargate is streaming on YouTube (free) and Fawesome in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes 53%
Where it fits
- Release order: first, before Stargate SG-1.
- Chronological order: after Stargate Origins, before Stargate SG-1.
What to watch before Stargate
Nothing. Stargate is the first of the Stargate essentials, so it's the place to start.
Cast
- James Spader as Dr. Daniel Jackson
- Kurt Russell as Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
- Jaye Davidson as Ra
- Viveca Lindfors as Catherine
- Alexis Cruz as Skaara
- Mili Avital as Sha'uri
- Erick Avari as Kasuf
- John Diehl as Lieutenant Kawalsky
- Djimon Hounsou as Horus
- Carlos Lauchu as Anubis
- Leon Rippy as General W.O. West
- French Stewart as Lieutenant Ferretti
Directed by Roland Emmerich.