Robert C. Cooper Movies
The irrepressible Stargate team faces their biggest challenge yet as they set out in search of the ancient artifact with the power to defeat the villainous Ori before they launch a devastating attack on planet Earth. The Ori are determined to exterminate all traces of mankind, but not if Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks), Teals (Christopher Judge), Vala (Claudia Black), Sam (Amanda Tapping), and Cam (Ben Browder) have anything to say about it. With a scheming I.O. operative aboard the Odyssey, the final fight for humanity begins to unfold in the deepest reaches of outer space. Beau Bridges co-stars. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Shanks, Claudia Black, (more)
The Stargate saga continues as an elite military unit races back to Earth following the mysterious disappearance of two key team members, only to find themselves in an alternate reality where the Stargate has never been invented. Somewhere in deep space, the SG-1 team is in serious trouble. Two team members have vanished without a trace, and now the SG-1 unit's only hope for survival is to get back to Earth as quickly as possible. Upon touching down the team is relieved to be home, but deeply disturbed to learn that the reality they just returned to isn't the same one they departed from. In this reality, the Stargate has never been discovered and neither the government nor the military has never even heard of the SG-1 unit. But who altered the Earth's timeline, and why? Upon discovering that a malevolent alien known as Ba'al has been meddling with the planet's timeline in an attempt to conquer Earth, the team must race against time to defeat the most powerful adversary that they have ever faced. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, (more)
The discovery of an ancient secret leads to a shocking revelation that may forever alter the course of history in this imaginative entry from the folks who brought you Stargate SG-1. When the SG-1 crew unearths the remnants of what they believe to be the Lost City of the Ancients -- the very civilization that originated the Stargates -- an investigation by Stargate Command leads a new team of explorers to a distant galaxy. Headed by Dr. Elizabeth Weir, the explorers soon discover the deserted remnants of a highly advanced civilization settled on the ocean floor. When the daring explorers make contact with a group of nomadic humans, the discovery of an otherworldly enemy that feeds on fear offers a grim foreshadowing of things to come for the human race if they don't band together and fight the dark force that threatens to consume them all. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
In the two-part opener of Stargate Atlantis' first season, scientist Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Torri Higginson) organizes a new Stargate team to journey through a newly discovered "time portal" and explore the lost city of Atlantis -- not on Earth, but somewhere in the Pegasus Gallery. Major John Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) and his cohorts Lt. Aiden Ford (Rainbow Sun Francks) and Dr. Rodney McKay (David Hewlitt) have volunteered for the mission despite the foreknowledge that they will not be able to return to Earth unless they locate the advanced technology left behind by the ancient alien race who built Atlantis in the far-distant past. As it turns out, the wondrous city is populated by a variety of beings who'd been lost in space, including a few Earthlings. And what happened to the original Atlantans? This question is answered during the Stargate team's stopover at a primitive planet populated by a vicious and voracious race known at the Wraith, who have gobbled down a number of space dwellers and undoubtedly intend to add the people of Earth on their list. Early attempts to experiment with the alien technology come a cropper, the Stargate ship is imperiled by a variety of unforeseen circumstances, and the crew persons are constantly under attack by strange and deadly alien life forms. On the plus side, they have picked up a valuable new crew member, a fiercely independent native of the Pegasus Galaxy named Teyla (Rachel Luttrell). As the season progresses, the Stargate team comes across a planet populated by a lemming-like race whose members commit suicide upon turning 25; an alien drug which may repel the Wraith has unexpected side effects; General George Hammond (Don S. Davis) from the original Stargate SG-1 makes a guest appearance in the story of a strange fog with stranger powers; investigating a crippled Wraith ship, the crew members meet their enemy face to face with surprising results; a visit to a world without technology may provide a safe harbor from the Wraith, but of negligible value if the means to return to Earth are never discovered; and upon recovering a woman held in suspended animation, the team is shocked to find that she is none other than their mission leader, Dr. Weir! The season's finale is the two-part cliffhanger "The Siege," wherein a military force from Earth arrives in Atlantis to help the team fend off a full-frontal assault by the Wraith -- but even these reinforcements may prove useless unless Dr. McKay can activate an orbital-weapons platform after thousands of centuries of disrepair. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Joe Flanigan, Torri Higginson, (more)
- 2004
A spin-off of the long-running science fiction series Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis utilized the earlier series' basic premise -- that millions of Stargate "portals" exist throughout the galaxy, through which aliens from alternate universes can pass into ours and vice versa -- to introduce a whole new set of characters and circumstances. After thousands of years of fruitless searching, the lost city of Atlantis was rediscovered -- not deep below the ocean's surface on Earth, but in the faraway Pegasus Galaxy. Investigating, Stargate Command determined that Atlantis had been constructed by a race of powerful space aliens who had used the city as a repository for all their knowledge and discoveries. There was also the possibly that the residents of Atlantis were not the original settlers, but instead lost souls from a variety of distant planets (including the Earth). Under the leadership of Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Torri Higginson), the call went out for volunteers to man a Stargate space vessel to travel to Atlantis on a fact-finding mission -- with the understanding that these volunteers would not be able to return to Earth until they'd found the necessary technology to do so in either Atlantis or one of its neighboring planets. Headed by Major John Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) and his second in command, Lt. Aiden Ford (Rainbow Sun Francks), the SG expedition arrived in the Pegasus Galaxy, making a stopover on a hitherto unchartered planet -- only to come face to face with the Wraith, a fearsome, voracious enemy race that had destroyed (actually, devoured) the original civilization of Atlantis. Unless Sheppard, his crew, and the current denizens of Atlantis could do something fast, human beings would be the next entrée in the Wraith's bill of fare. Along the way, the Stargate team picked up a strong and fearless ally in the form of Pegasus Galaxy native Teyla Emmagan (Rachel Luttrell). Also in the cast was Earth scientist Dr. Rodney McKay (David Hewlett), a character introduced on Stargate SG-1. Created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, the weekly, 60-minute Stargate Atlantis premiered July 16, 2004, on cable's Sci-Fi Channel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
The SG-1 team investigates a mysterious Abydonian sandstorm, which seems to be whispering the name of team member Jackson (Michael Shanks). Amazingly, the storm metamorphoses into a young boy named Shifu (Lane Gates)--and thus is the team reunited with the Harcesis child of the Goa'uld Apophis and Jackson's Jaffa wife Sha're. Subsequently, Jackson (Michael Shanks) is endowed with the Goa'uld genetic memory--and the changes in his personality are disturbing indeed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
An alien race who had earlier been liberated from the Goa'uld Cronus (Ron Halder) by the SG-1 must be rescued again when the vengeful Cronus goes on a rampage. This time, however, the SG-1 rescue effort is met with resistance by the aliens, who are fearful of future retribution. Meanwhile, Teal'c (Christopher Judge), whose father was killed by Cronus, launches a dangerous vendetta of his own. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
In this comic fantasy for the family, Daniel (Mark Rendall) is a young boy who is having more than his share of problems -- his mother has died, he's having a hard time with bullies at school, and he wants a pet but his father, Steven (Nicholas Lea), isn't so sure it's a good idea. One night, Daniel wishes on a star for a cool pet who will be loyal and never forget him; the next morning, he wakes up to discover that an elephant named Lumpy has taken up residence in his backyard. Steven isn't keen on the idea of keeping an elephant as a pet and gives the animal to a local zoo, but Daniel hatches a plan to steal Lumpy back -- which is when the boy discovers his new friend has magical powers. Also released as The Incredible Elephant, The Impossible Elephant also stars Mia Sara. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mark Rendall, Nicholas Lea, (more)
Two bad cops rise from the grave in an attempt to go straight in this offbeat comedy. Mike Mattress (Tate Donovan) and Dean Crept (William Forsythe) are a pair of stone-faced FBI agents who are not above stretching the law to their advantage; their double dealings lead to their fiery death in a booby-trapped car, and the two agents find themselves descending into Hell. After a disturbing run-in with Satan (Robert Goulet), Mattress and Crept escape and find their way back to Earth, where they hope to perform some good deeds that might allow them to escape damnation. Starting over as private eyes, Mattress and Crept are hired by millionaire Greydon Lake (Barry Newman), who believes his wife Gloria (Vanessa Angel) has been unfaithful to him. Gloria soon turns the tables by hiring the two gumshoes away from her husband, but things take a sinister turn when Greydon turns up dead. While tracking down leads in Greydon's murder, Mattress and Crept discover he was financing research by the eccentric Dr. Boifford (David Huddleston), whose bizarre talents come in handy when Buster (Bobcat Goldthwait), a leg man for the detectives, is killed while doing research; Boifford is able to transplant his brain into the body of a robot. Meanwhile, Buster's accident attracts the attention of the police, as well as FBI agents Dalton (Zach Galligan) and Langdon (Gary Busey), who are hot on the heels of the formerly dead lawmen. G-Men From Hell is based on characters from the comic book Grafik Musik, created by Michael Allred. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Forsythe, Tate Donovan, (more)
- 2000
The Russians send a distress call to the SGC when an Asgard Stargate, recovered from the ocean floor, begins wreaking havoc, creating a perpetual wormhole. The SG-1 crew teams with Soviet scientist Dr. Svetlan Markov (Marina Sirtis) to neutralize the Stargate, which has been locked into a water-covered planet. Along the way, O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) is unexpectedly reunited with the traitorous Col. Maybourne (Tom McBeath). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
E! Entertainment's debut original TV production is an over-the-top depiction of Hollywood decadence and desperation. Five down-and-out women vie for a major award. The five include a drugged-out indie queen; a plumy British actress with a womanizing director for a husband; a porn star looking for a legit turn; an African-American chanteuse whose career is on the skids; and a lipstick lesbian with a wily publicist. The plot twists when a body turns up and all five are suspects. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Andrew Airlie, Maria Conchita Alonso, (more)
- 2000
Season Four of Stargate SG-1 begins where the cliffhanger finale of Season Three left off, with a deadly and apparently unstoppable swarm of replicator bugs threatening to invade the earth. At the last minute, the invasion is thwarted and most of the bugs destroyed. Alas, one of the tiny scourges has managed to infiltrate the Russian submarine Blackbird and is rapidly spawning replicants. Since the Pentagon cannot destroy the sub without seriously damaging US-Soviet relations, the SG-1 team launches not one but two desperate schemes to save the day. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
Even the powerful Asgard are unable to prevent an onslaught of deadly metallic replicator bugs. In his efforts to prevent the bugs from invading earth, O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) must destroy Thor's vessel, the Beliskner--and, possibly, himself as well. Against his explicit orders, O'Neill's SG-1 team joins their leader in his suicidal mission. This final episode of Stargate SG-1's third season ends with the traditional cliffhanger, which of course would not be resolved until the beginning of Season Four. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
A wounded Bra'tac (Tony Amendola) arrives at SGC with news about the Harsesis offspring of the Goa'uld Apophis and Jackson's (Michael Shanks) Jaffa wife Sha're. The SG-1 crew must race against the forces of Apophis to find the child, whose retention of all Goa'uld knowledge could be a blessing or a curse depending upon who reaches him first. The climax takes place on the mystical planet Kheb, where literally anything can happen. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
Visiting an alien library, O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson becomes the living repository of all the advanced knowledge of the Ancients who invented the Stargate. Thus armed, O'Neill prepares for a momentous meeting that may determine the destiny of Humanity. But before this happens, O'Neill is in danger of suffering a complete and fatal mental meltdown as a consequence of retaining too much information. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
On a routine mission to the planet PJG-877, the SG-1 crew is captured and spirited away in an invisible cargo ship by alien bounty hunter Aris Boch (Sam J. Jones). When escape proves next to impossible, the crew tries to bargain for their lives by agreeing to help Boch catch his current prey, the Gou'ald Kel'tar. But the mercenary Boch is not entirely swayed by this bargain: after all, he has the opportunity to collect the generous bounty on the heads of SG-1's O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), Carter (Amanda Tapping) and Teal'c (Christopher Judge)--and three heads are better than one. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
The Quantum Mirror, introduced in the first-season Stargate SG-1 installment "There But for the Grace of God", is brought into play in this episode. The mirror leads to an alternate-reality Earth, in which deceased Stargate Command officer Major Kawalsky (Jay Avocone) still lives and SG-1's Captain Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) is a Major. When the "other" Earth faces invasion from Goa'uld, SG-1 races to the rescue. But because of the peculiarities which separate the two worlds, only one of the Samantha Carters has a chance for survival. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
The Earth and the Asgard enter into negotiations with the Goa'uld to formulate a nonaggression pact. These negotiations may be placed in jeopardy by SG-1 crew member Teal'c (Christopher Judge), who has sworn vengeance against the Goa'uld ambassador (Ron Halder) who murdered his father. As it turns out, however, the Goa'uld are their own worst enemies. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
In the conclusion of a two-part story, the SG-1 crew and the Tok'ra Matouf (JR Bourne) have infiltrated the prison moon Netu in order rescue Carter's (Amanda Tapping) father Jacob (Michael Shanks)--and to thwart the invasion plans of the evil Sokar (David Pallfy). Since the prisoners have been mesmerized into believing that Netu is actually Hell, the SG-1 must use a dangerous hallucinogenic, "The Blood of Sokar", to counteract Sokar's mind control and foment a prison rebellion. Meanwhile, Teal'c (Christopher Judge) tries to enter into an alliance with the Tok'ra to stop Sokar--but the result of these negotiations may result in the deaths of the SG-1 team. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1998
On the devastated planet P35233, Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) comes upon a mirror-like alien artifact. Almost immediately, he is whisked into an alternate reality, in which he is no longer part of the Stargate program--and the earth is under attack from the Goa'ulds. Even worse, the Jaffa Teal'c (Christopher Judge) is still loyal to the Goa'ulds and is leading the attack. In his efforts to escape destruction, Jackson must also find a way to return to his own world and warn SG-1 of the horrors still to come. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1998
The SG-1 team heads to Nasya, there to rescue survivors of the recent Goa'uld attack. In the course of this mission, the body of team member Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) is taken over by a Goa'uld--and the only one who realizes that this has happened is another former Goa'uld "host", a little girl named Cassandra (Katie Stuart, repeating her role from the first-season episode "Singularity"). But things are not as dark as they seem: Carter's possessor turns out to be Jolinar of Malkshur, who claims to head a resistance movement against the Goa'uld System Lords. Even so, there is trouble ahead for Carter in the form of the Ashrak (Peter Lacroix), an assassin forsworn to kill Jolinar. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1998
On the planet P35636, Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) saves the life of Princess Shyla (Heather Hanson), suicidal daughter of planetary ruler Pyrus (George Touliatos). Rather than be rewarded for his fast action, Jackson and the rest of the SG-1 team are captured and put to work in the planet's Naquadah mines (an element important to the survival of Pyrus' Goa'uld enemies). Rescuing Jackson from slave labor, Shyla tells him that her father is being kept alive by the powers of a Goa'uld sarcophagus--and that once Pyrus dies, she wants Jackson to rule by her side as King. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Amanda Tapping
- 1998
While on planet B96-3Q1, S-G's Jaffa crew member Teal'c (Christopher Judge) is bitten by a poisonous insect. Back on earth, Teal'c undergoes a horrifying metamorphosis--one that attracts the attention of Stargate Command colonel Maybourne (Tom McBeath), who intends to use Teal'c's DNA to create a new biological weapon. As the SG-1 team endeavor to develop a curative vaccine without Maybourne's knowledge, Teal'c escapes into the grimy city streets, where he bonds with a homeless girl named Ally (Colleen Rennison). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
A film produced in 1945 reveals that a Professor Langford (Duncan Fraser) and his team had managed to activate a Stargate long before the technology was officially discovered--and that Langford's young associate Ernest Littlefield (Keene Curtis) had disappeared through a wormhole, never to return. In the present, Jackson (Michael Shanks) relates this information to Langford's daughter Catherine (Elizabeth Hoffman), the onetime fiancee of Littlefeild. Catherine and the SG-1 team embarks upon a search for Littlefield, only to find themselves entrapped in a room that may contain all the secrets of the universe--and which they may never be able to leave. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
SG-1 heads to the planet P8XY987, there to locate another SG team that had been investigating a black hole. It turns out that a mysterious disease has wiped out the other SG and everyone else on the planet--everyone except a little girl named Cassandra (Katie Stuart). During SG-1 return to earth, Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) becomes close to Cassandra, only to discover that the child has been implanted by the Goa'uld with a time bomb designed to destroy the earth's Stargate. This places Carter in a quandary: Should she endeavor to protect Cassandra, or should she kill the girl to save Humanity? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
