Event Horizon – Full Movie 1997 (1280×720) Part 4 / 9

Event Horizon is a 1997 British science fiction horror film. The screenplay was written by Philip Eisner (with an uncredited rewrite by Andrew Kevin Walker) and directed by Paul WS Anderson. The film stars Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill. Although considered a box office failure (despite being #1 in its native UK), the film developed a cult following which resulted in the 2006 release of a two-disc special edition DVD and the 2008 release of a Blu-ray Disc edition. The first draft of Philip Eisners screenplay was written in 1992. The film borrows elements from others in the science fiction and horror genres, such as Stanisław Lems Solaris, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, Aliens, The Haunting, Disney’s The Black Hole, Don’t Look Now, The Shining, Flatliners, Sphere, and Hellraiser. For instance, the interior of Lewis and Clark was inspired by the starship Nostromo from Alien. The film is thematically similar to The Haunting and The Shining, complete with the added homage of a tidal wave of blood. In keeping with the naturalistic science fiction setting of the film, costumes are based upon present day flight suits complete with shoulder patches and modified United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia. The sailing ship in the center of the Lewis and Clarks mission patch is a United States Coast Guard Cutter in reference to the ships search and rescue role. Crewmembers have modified flags on their uniforms to suggest political change prior to 2047. Characters played by American actors wear a modified flag of the United States with fifty-five stars, while characters played by British actors wear the European flag with an extra circle of stars within the original one. Weir (played by New Zealander Sam Neill) wears a modified version of the Australian flag, in which the Aboriginal Flag replaces the Union Jack. After releasing the highly successful Mortal Kombat in 1995 Anderson was offered the movie. The release-date had already been set and Anderson agreed to do the film, despite that the deadline meant that the post-production period was severely reduced. On the commentary Anderson cited this as the main-cause for the many troubles faced during production and especially when Anderson was to make decisions on the final cut. On the commentary Anderson mentioned his wish to direct an R rated picture after the PG-13 rated Mortal Kombat and mentioned he turned down the opportunity to direct X-Men in order to make Event Horizon. Anderson claims that his initial cut of the film, before the visual effects had been completed, ran to about 130 minutes in length. The film was even more graphic in this incarnation, and both test audiences and the studio were unnerved by the gore. Paramount ordered Anderson to cut the film by 30 minutes and delete some of the violence, a decision that he regrets. Some of the lost scenes were offered as special features on the 2006 DVD but were taken from poor-quality video tape, the only format in which the scenes now exist; the studio had little interest in keeping unused footage and the film has since been lost.

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