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Event Horizon
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Event Horizon is a 1997 horror, science fiction, and adventure film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. The cast includes Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, and Joely Richardson. Produced by Lawrence Gordon and Lloyd Levin, the film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and originated in the United Kingdom and United States. It was filmed at Pinewood Studios in England, with Adrian Biddle serving as director of photography and Michael Kamen composing the score.
The narrative is set in the year 2047 within the Solar System, specifically involving Neptune. The story explores themes of the supernatural, hell, wormholes, and loss. The film has a runtime of 92 to 96 minutes and was released in English. Its production budget was 60,000,000, and it generated box office revenue of approximately 26,673,242 to 26,700,000. The film carries a tagline reading "Infinite space. Infinite terror."
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6.6In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.
Cast
- Laurence Fishburne as Miller
- Sam Neill as Weir
- Kathleen Quinlan as Peters
- Joely Richardson as Starck
- Richard T. Jones as Cooper
- Jack Noseworthy as Justin
Themes
- space marine
- nightmare
- insanity
- delusion
- hallucination
- space travel
- cryogenics
- gore
- black hole
- crew
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Paul Anderson
- Written by
- Philip Eisner
- Produced by
- Lawrence Gordon Lloyd Levin Jeremy Bolt
- Starring
- Laurence Fishburne Sam Neill Kathleen Quinlan Joely Richardson
- Cinematography
- Adrian Biddle
- Edited by
- Martin Hunter
- Music by
- Michael Kamen
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures Golar Productions Impact Pictures
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release dates
- 15 August 1997 ( 1997-08-15 ) (USA) 22 August 1997 ( 1997-08-22 ) (UK)
- Running time
- 96 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $60 million
- Box office
- $42 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Event Horizon is a 1997 science fiction horror film directed by Paul Anderson and written by Philip Eisner. It stars Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, and Joely Richardson. The film follows a crew of astronauts in the year 2047 who are sent on a rescue mission after the Event Horizon, a spaceship that went missing seven years earlier, spontaneously reappears in orbit around Neptune.
The film had a troubled production, with filming and editing rushed by Paramount Pictures when the projected release date of Titanic was changed. The original 130-minute cut of the film was heavily edited by the studio's demand, much to Anderson's consternation.
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