In
this sci-fi/horror scarefest, Dr. William Weir (Sam Neill) is a scientist
who has designed a spacecraft called Event Horizon which will explore the
outer reaches of space past the planet Neptune; the ship employs a special
transport mechanism that, in effect, creates a black hole that the ship can
pass through, allowing it to travel tremendous distances in a few seconds.
The Event Horizon mysteriously disappears in the midst of a mission with no
trace of either the ship or its crew, but it reappears in Neptune's orbit
after a seven year absence and it's sending out a distress signal. The
spaceship Lewis and Clark, and Dr. Weir, are sent to investigate; the crew —
Captain Miller (Laurence Fishburne), pilot Smith (Sean Pertwee), engineer
Justin (Jack Noseworthy), navigator Starck (Joely Richardson), physician D.J.
(Jason Isaacs), and emergency technicians Peters (Kathleen Quinlan) and
Cooper (Richard T. Jones) — are already tired and unenthusiastic about this
assignment, and somewhat confused by Weir's reports. The crew of the Lewis
and Clark are convinced that Weir is not telling them something, and when
they discover the Event Horizon, they find that things are not what they
seem, and an evil presence has taken over the ship. Incidentally, the term
"event horizon" describes the outer boundaries of a black hole.| Laurence Fishburne | Miller |
| Sam Neill | Weir |
| Kathleen Quinlan | Peters |
| Joely Richardson | Starck |
| Richard T. Jones | Cooper |
| Jack Noseworthy | Justin |
| Jason Isaacs | D.J. |
| Sean Pertwee | Smith |
Genre/Type - Science Fiction, Horror, Sci-Fi Horror
Produced by - Golar Productions / Impact Pictures / Paramount
Running time - 95 min.
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Dead Fire (1997, Robert Lee)
Lost In Space (1998, Stephen Hopkins)