Happy Anniversary Stargate!

For those of us old enough to remember seeing the film in cinemas when it was first released, it’s hard to believe that 25 years have passed already. But they have.

“Stargate”, the movie that started it all, is now 25 years old.

On the anniversary of the film’s original release date, The Hollywood Reporter has re-published their original review of the movie, their ‘bottom line’:

“A blast from the past in many ways, but it imaginatively employs the latest special effects technology to give audiences new thrills.”

As those who’ve followed Michael’s career well know, the 1994 film from MGM was the basis for “Stargate SG-1” in which Michael played the role of Dr. Daniel Jackson and Richard Dean Anderson the role of Colonel Jack O’Neill, played by James Spader and Kurt Russell in the original big screen film. Running for 10 years and 214 episodes, “Stargate” and “SG-1” also gave rise to “Stargate Atlantis” and “Stargate Universe”, series in which Michael also made guest appearances, as well as the ‘sequel’ telemovies “Stargate: The Ark of Truth” and “Stargate": Continuum.”

25 years on from that first trip through the gate, Happy Anniversary, Stargate!