Set in the 22nd century, when a battered salvage ship sends out a distress signal, the seasoned crew of the rescue hospital ship Nova-17 responds. What they find is a black hole--that threatens to destroy both ships--and a mysterious survivor whose body quickly mutates into a monstrous and deadly form.
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James Spader | Nick Vanzant |
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Angela Bassett | Dr. Kaela Evers |
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Robert Forster | A.J. Marley |
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Lou Diamond Phillips | Yerzy Penalosa |
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Peter Facinelli | Karl Larson |
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Robin Tunney | Danika Lund |
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Wilson Cruz | Benj Sotomejor |
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Eddy Rice Jr. | Flyboy |
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Knox White | Troy Larson |
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Kerrigan Mahan | Troy Larson |
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Vanessa Marshall | Sweetie |
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Kevin Sizemore | Rescue Leader |
| Director | Walter Hill |
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| Francis Ford Coppola |
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| Jack Sholder |
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| Writer | William Malone, Daniel Chuba, David C. Wilson | |
| Producer | Daniel Chuba, Jamie Dixon, James Robert Johnston, Ash R. Shah, Ralph S. Singleton | |
| Musician | David Williams | |
| Photography | Lloyd Ahern II | |
| Packaging | MKV |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Subtitles | English |
| Location | Deleted |
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| Purchased | On Dec 03, 2022 |
| Watched | Dec 09, 2022 |
| Index | 6403 |
| Added Date | Dec 03, 2022 10:17:05 |
| Modified Date | Oct 23, 2025 03:51:58 |
My quick rating - 4.6/10. I am fairly sure I saw this one in the theater and haven't seen it since, so the length works for some background while I work. That was a quick reminder about why I wasn't sure. This is a very forgettable flick. I would've thought with such a great cast, the movie would've been a bit more entertaining, but everyone involved got stuck with a very lame script. The crew of a hospital ship in space receives a distress beacon and ends up intercepting a battered survivor and a mysterious "black hole." Soon, and quite unexplained things on the ship begin happening that make you wonder if there is more to the survivor and the object. Well, you are supposed to wonder since it was so mundane that you don't really much care until they apply the "horror" right in front of your face. And the description makes it sound like there is some monster involved when that isn't the case in the slightest. I have a feeling that the cast is more than happy to forget about this one, since a quick look found this on the list of the biggest box office bombs of all time. The exterior shots in space did look awfully nice, but for the most part, all the tension aboard the ship was overinflated by sound and never really got all that exciting. Our villain wasn't convincing either, which didn't help much. James Spader did take the reins of lead well enough, but it is hard to share the screen with Angela Bassett, who always seems to steal the show.
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