| It's 8000 B.C. An alien ship lands in a desert world and | | | | history of the Sun god Ra played by Jaye Davidson. |
| a young boy is curious to find out what's inside. Fast | | | | Professor Jackson discovers that the Sun god Ra |
| forward to Egypt, 1928 an archeologist's daughter | | | | was actually an alien who possessed the body of a |
| discover an ancient relic and her father uncovers a big | | | | young, curious boy 8000 years ago.The professor and |
| surprise, the Stargate. It's now present day and | | | | the military team make a trip further within the desert, |
| Professor Daniel Jackson, played by James Spader | | | | found an ancient pyramid and went inside. Greeted by |
| asks the question "Who Built the Pyramids?" in his | | | | unfriendly guards with animal masks on their heads, the |
| university classroom.The scene now takes you to | | | | guards take the professor and the military team to a |
| Colonel Jack O'Neil, played by Kurt Russell. Jack O'Neil | | | | throne room where the look upon the Sun god Ra in |
| is told by his commanding officer that he is reinstated | | | | the flesh, for the first time. With the professor being |
| to active duty and been given a special mission to | | | | able to translate Ra's words, Ra brings a military |
| accomplish. Back to Professor Daniel Jackson; he | | | | weapon in front of the professor and Colonel O'Neil. |
| receives a relic and a map from a now older woman | | | | The professor realized that the Colonel mission was to |
| of the 1928 archeologist. Professor Jackson examines | | | | destroy the desert planet. While the colonel and his |
| the map of sorts and tries to translate the symbols on | | | | team are taken to a watery prison, Ra talks to the |
| the doorway between worlds, now known as the | | | | professor and tells him that he will send the military |
| Stargate.Professor Jackson has a bad translation of | | | | weapon through the Stargate and destroy the earth |
| the symbols on the Stargate because he discovers | | | | instead. Unfortunately, Ra had to face the desert |
| there is a "seventh symbol" that needs to be | | | | people uprising as well as an attack on his pyramid. Ra |
| translated. Once Professor Jackson translated the | | | | decides to send the military weapon through the |
| "seventh symbol", he, Colonel Jack O'Neil and a small, | | | | Stargate to earth sooner, however, the professor and |
| elite military team make their first official walk through | | | | the rescued Colonel O'Neil spoils his plans by sending |
| the Stargate. As the take a look around the new, | | | | the weapon to his pyramid instead, destroying Ra.FILM |
| desert world, they discovered only sand , so the | | | | FACTS: Desert sandstorms were re-created by 10 |
| Professor and Colonel O'Neil and his team decide to | | | | huge wind machines. Howard Hughes former Spruce |
| camp out for the night. Continuing their journey in the | | | | Goose airplane hanger was used for one of the film |
| morning, they discover these strange domesticated | | | | sets. Filming was done in the dunes of Arizona, |
| monsters, which look like a cross between a camel | | | | California, Colorado and New Mexico. 12,000 gallons of |
| and a mammoth.The team discover desert people and | | | | water were shipped each day along with 12,000 |
| thanks to Professor Jackson being able to interpret | | | | pounds of ice. The cast along with 1500 extras drank |
| their language, these desert people take the whole | | | | water as well as salt tablets to avoid dehydration from |
| team in. The professor translated ancient writings | | | | the 120-degree heat. |
| within the village of the desert people reads about the | | | | |