The film grossed $196.6 million worldwide against a production budget of $55 million. Originally theatrically released on October 28, 1994, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the film received mixed reviews, with its atmosphere, story, characters, and graphic content both praised and criticized. The film's central plot explores the theory of extraterrestrial beings having an influence upon human civilization. The plot centers on the premise of a ' Stargate', an ancient ring-shaped device that creates a wormhole, enabling travel to a similar device elsewhere in the universe. 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.
Stargate is a 1994 science fiction adventure film directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich.
