In 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.
Practical Effects
Grotesque hellscape sets built by Alien veterans — no CGI needed.
Sound
The ship's screaming metal core will haunt your nightmares.
Acting
Sam Neill's descent from grieving widower to something else entirely.
Director
Paul W. S. Anderson
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
Peter Marinker
Kilpack
Barclay Wright
Denny
Noah Huntley
Burning Man
Robert Jezek
Rescue Technician
Teresa May
Vanessa (uncredited)
Emily Booth
Girl on Monitor (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paramount executives were so horrified by the rough cut that they demanded 30 minutes of gore be removed; that footage is now considered lost. The theatrical version barely makes sense as a result.
This bombed so hard it killed cosmic horror in Hollywood for a decade, but became a massive cult hit on DVD — essentially inventing the 'flop-to-cult-classic' pipeline for genre films.
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