Stargate . Tucson Weekly . 01-05-95

Stargate

DIRECTED BY: Roland Emmerich

REVIEWED: 01-05-95

In this good-natured science-fiction adventure, James Spader plays a nerdy linguist enlisted to decipher Egyptian runes that will unlock the secrets to an extra-dimensional space portal. The device leads Spader and a military crew headed by Kurt Russell to a planet far, far away, where they find pyramids, multiple moons and an all-too-friendly primitive culture. They also find dog-headed bad guys with lasers, and an evil alien played by the androgynous Jaye Davidson (who couldn't have asked for a cooler role following The Crying Game). As sci-fi yarns go, this is kid stuff--laughable but likable, best seen on a Saturday afternoon.

--Zachary Woodruff

Other Films by Roland Emmerich
Independence Day

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Return of the Jedi
Star Trek: Generations
Judge Dredd

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