A deep space rescue and recovery spaceship with a crew of 6 receives a distress call from a mining operation 3432 light years away. A rescue operation via dimension jump is made. Bad idea.A deep space rescue and recovery spaceship with a crew of 6 receives a distress call from a mining operation 3432 light years away. A rescue operation via dimension jump is made. Bad idea.A deep space rescue and recovery spaceship with a crew of 6 receives a distress call from a mining operation 3432 light years away. A rescue operation via dimension jump is made. Bad idea.
Knox White
- Troy Larson
- (as Knox Grantham White)
Kerrigan Mahan
- Troy Larson
- (voice)
Vanessa Marshall
- Sweetie
- (voice)
Kevin Sizemore
- Rescue Leader
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Walter Hill
- Francis Ford Coppola(uncredited)
- Jack Sholder(uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWalter Hill said in an interview some years after the movie was released that his version was much darker, had a very different setup and that the ending was much different from the final cut. He also expressed strong dislike for the way the studio ruined the movie but said that James Spader did a great job with his role.
- GoofsAt the end of the movie one of Nick's eyes is blue and one is brown. When they show him again from the side the other eye is blue.
- Quotes
Dr. Kaela Evers: Whoever they are, they're as smart as God and a lot less nice.
- Crazy creditsDirector Walter Hill is credited under the pseudonym "Thomas Lee". See Trivia for more information.
- Alternate versionsVHS/DVD versions run 91 min. and are rated R.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Fights in Spaceships (2014)
Featured review
Could have been a sci fi masterpiece....
People who have badmouthed this film totally missed the point. Supernova was a terrific, and (gasp!) an original sci fi movie. It may have been a little cheesy, but wasn't that what made the Star Wars films so great? The story was very well developed and the characters' relationships were constructed almost flawlessly, especially between Benj's and the ship's computer, Sweetie. The bond between the two gave the film a a kind of sweetness and light-heartedness that's rarely seen in a lot of big budget sci fi thrillers these days. The technical aspects of the film have to be seen to be believed. The film has an almost magestical look to it, and some of the shots are just dazzling. How this film was passed up for visual effects in the Oscar race is unbelievable. The only problem I had with the film was the fact that it was so short. It has a running time of only 91 minutes. The DVD features 20 minutes of wonderful footage was that was cut from the final film for reasons I cannot understand. They really fleshed out the characters and added a lot of understanding to the film's story. There's also an "alternate ending" which adds a lot to the film's overall depth, but it makes the movie more of a downer that it already is. But all in all, the movie is great, and if you are looking for something with a great story, nicely developed characters, and amazing visual effects, Supernova is the movie for you. My grade: B+
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- Feb 19, 2001
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Супернова
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $90,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,230,455
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,778,639
- Jan 16, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $14,828,081
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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