History Film / Stargate

The TV series it spawned was very popular and went on for 10 seasons. The planet where this movie takes place was named "Abydos" in the series, so if you are new to this movie and haven't seen the series, if you see that name listed on this page or a subpage it means the planet in this movie.

The TV series it spawned was very popular and went on for 10 seasons. The planet where this movie takes place was named "Abydos" in the series, so if you are new to this movie and haven't seen the series, if you see that name it means the planet in this movie.

The TV series it spawned was very popular and went on for 10 seasons.

** And related to that scene, Colonel O'Neil trying to use pantomime gestures to ask the Abydosian kids where Daniel Jackson is, while the kids, not understanding what he's trying to do, instead repeat all the gestures back as a game. To top it all off, when they finally understand him, they show that they know who he's talking about by ''bawking like chickens.''
* DarkenedBuildingShootout: that building being the temple of the Abydos Stargate

* FakeNationality: The Abydonians, who presumably should be ethnically Egyptian, are played by actors of various nationalities. Most of them are Hispanic.

* LostColony: The humans on Abydos were originally transported from Earth by Ra

* NukeEm: Daniel finds out about the plan, which would kill all the Abydonians to seal the gate.

* TastesLikeChicken: The desert lizard thing the Abydonians eat, according to Daniel. And you should see him trying to convey this to a group of people whose language he doesn't speak and who have never seen a chicken.

And yes, O'Neill and Sha're were originally named O'Neil and Sha'uri in the movie. And the planet (named "Abydos" in the TV series), was originally in a different galaxy. And the name "Goa'uld" was never mentioned. And Ra turned into a [[TheGreys Roswell Gray Alien]] just before he exploded. And... perhaps we should stop here. [[BellisariosMaxim Don't think about it too much.]]

Daniel does manage to get killed and be resurrected, though. Some things never change.

In 1928, a [[ImportedAlienPhlebotinum strange circular device]] is uncovered in Egypt. Cut to the present day, where it somehow ended up in possession of the United States military. With the mind of the unorthodox, [[TheWormGuy absent-minded archaeologist and linguist]] Daniel Jackson (James Spader), they manage to figure out how to use that ancient device. What they learn is that this "Stargate" opens a wormhole, leading to the desert planet Abydos.

A recon team led by Colonel Jack O'Neil (KurtRussell), and with Jackson along to reopen the gate from the other side, finds an Egyptian-style pyramid and primitive human society. While Jackson is struggling to identify the correct symbols to get the team back to Earth, the SufficientlyAdvancedAlien Ra (supposedly the same entity as the Egyptian god of the sun) appears on a humongous pyramid-like starship, using the alien pyramid as a landing pad. Declaring his intentions to eliminate [[AttackOfTheEyeCreatures the Eartheans]], it forces the team to cooperate with the natives to free them from Ra's tyrannical control. In the end, O'Neil destroys Ra's ship [[DeusExNukina with a nuclear bomb]] and leaves via the Stargate with the rest of the team -- except for Daniel Jackson, who chooses to stay on Abydos with his new wife Sha'uri (Mili Avital) and live HappilyEverAfter.

And yes, O'Neill and Sha're were originally named O'Neil and Sha'uri in the movie. And Abydos was originally in a different galaxy. And the name "Goa'uld" was never mentioned. And Ra turned into a [[TheGreys Roswell Gray Alien]] just before he exploded. And... perhaps we should stop here. [[BellisariosMaxim Don't think about it too much.]]

* FridgeBrilliance: When Jackson is packing away his books, the camera focuses on one titiled "Eygpt Before the Pharaos". The sculpture on cover looks rather similar to a goa'uld.

** The clear "map" they have the tracker move across when they open the Stargate makes no sense at all - the first issue of all being that it is [[Two-DSpace 2-dimensional]].

*** [[AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame Eh, wouldn't be the first time anyway.]]

* NoSenseOfHumor: Colonel O'Neil. Used for a joke in the [[StargateSG-1 television series]], whose Colonel O'Neill actively distinguishes himself from the movie version.

A recon team led by Colonel Jack O'Neil (KurtRussell), and with Jackson along to reopen the gate from the other side, finds an Egyptian-style pyramid and primitive human society. While Jackson is struggling to identify the correct symbols to get the team back to Earth, the SufficientlyAdvancedAlien Ra (supposedly the same entity as the Egyptian god of the sun) appears on a humongous pyramid-like starship, using the alien pyramid as a landing pad. Declaring his intentions to eliminate [[AttackOfTheEyeCreatures the Eartheans]], it forces the team to cooperate with the natives to free them from Ra's tyrannical control. In the end, O'Neil destroys Ra's ship [[DeusExNukina with a nuclear bomb]] and leaves via the Stargate with the rest of the team -- except for Daniel Jackson, who chooses to stay on Abydos with his new wife Sha'uri (MiliAvital) and live HappilyEverAfter.

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In 1928, a [[ImportedAlienPhlebotinum strange circular device]] is uncovered in Egypt. Cut to the present day, where it somehow ended up in possession of the United States military. With the mind of the unorthodox, [[TheWormGuy absent-minded archaeologist and linguist]] Daniel Jackson (JamesSpader), they manage to figure out how to use that ancient device. What they learn is that this "Stargate" opens a wormhole, leading to the desert planet Abydos.

* TeleFrag: The movie's [[CrowningMoment/{{StargateVerse}} Crowning Moment Of Awesome]]. See Pre Mortem One Liner, above.

** Still an improvement over reality considering Ancient Egyptian children generally went around completely nude aside from jewelry.

** Still an improvement over reality considering Ancient Egyptian children generally went around nude.