Stargate (film)/Trivia

• Fake Nationality: The inhabitants, who presumably should be ethnically Egyptian, are played by actors of various nationalities. Most of them are Hispanic.
• Money, Dear Boy:
  • Jaye Davidson wasn't very fond of acting and originally intended that The Crying Game would be the only film he ever made. However, the producers of this film were desperate to sign him on, and he agreed to do it for a million dollars; enough, he figured, to give him some financial security for the rest of his life.
  • Same for James Spader, who said in an Entertainment Weekly interview that he found the script "awful". Director Roland Emmerich did say that Spader did enjoy himself enough to be up for a sequel if it ever happens.
• The Other Darrin: Stargate SG-1 recast all characters who originated in the movie except for Skaara and Sha'(uri/re)'s father.
  • The Pete Best: And as a result of SG-1's Adaptation Expansion/Adaptation Displacement, the actors who are usually remembered as Daniel and O'Neil(l) are Michael Shanks and Richard Dean Anderson rather than Spader and Russell.
• Playing Against Type: James Spader, going from his usual creepy, sex-obsessed dramatic roles to playing an Adorkable scientist to the nth degree.
• Recycled: the Series: Stargate SG-1.
• Star-Making Role: For David Arnold, who got the gig after the producers heard his music from The Young Americans.

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