The family takes refuge on Saint Helena island, South Carolina, which is in proximity of the resort community of Hilton Head island. It was, as described by Benjamin, an island occupied by slaves (some freed, but not the majority) and other groups that came to be known collectively as the Gullah. Having strong African roots, it developed its own language, which is a form of Creole. It was originally given the name Saint Elena by the Spanish in the 16th century and was the capital of the Spanish territory of Florida. It later was taken by the French and then the British.Resembling the low, rice-growing lands of west Africa, it saw the arrival of many slaves that were brought there after being captured in what is now Sierra Leone. It is surrounded by marshland particularly around the southern end and, with several virtually interlocking islands being to the east, it only has exposure to the Atlantic at the north and south ends. The location depicted in the film, while being geographically inaccurate, is near the southern end of the island on the eastern shore.Benjamin describes it as being, "right under the British noses." It did not provide much of a strategic benefit and would not have a British presence. Even so, the family would not have been difficult to find, which makes the use of it more of a narrative convenience than a practicality.
Event Horizon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Event Horizon's motor uses a three-ringed system to create a black hole and travel to another place. The same concept was used in Contact (1997), released 35 days before.
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Some of the lost footage includes a great deal more of the Bosch-influenced Hell sequences and of the orgiastic video log that was found in the Event Horizon. This was shot by both director Paul W.S. Anderson and Vadim Jean, mainly on weekends.
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For his final scenes, Sam Neill would come to the studio at 3am so that he could spend 7-8 hours in make-up.
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There is a series being developed based on the movie and will be directed by Adam Wingard. No release date as of yet.
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Kathleen Quinlan (Peters) and Jack Noseworthy (Justin) had previously appeared in Breakdown (1997), which premiered three months prior to this film. Breakdown starred Kurt Russell, who would be in director Paul W.S. Anderson's next movie, Soldier (1998).
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When Cooper activates his jet pack to get back to the Event Horizon, "Purge" appears in the control. It's a nod to Blade Runner (1982), since then in the Spinner's screen used by Deckard and Guff "Purge" appears when it goes to fly.
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The 'Visions from Hell' were inspired by works from 16th-century Renaissance painters Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel, which director Paul W.S. Anderson saw while he was touring art galleries with his production designer. Anderson was fascinated by these paintings, as the makers clearly believed in the reality of Hell as the complete antithesis of Heaven, and the images they created were terrifying and beautiful at the same time.
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Paul W.S. Anderson's initial rough cut submitted to the MPAA received the kiss-of-death NC-17 rating.
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The original script had a sequence near the end where Starck (Joely Richardson) prepares the gravity tanks on the Event Horizon for the survivors' escape, but one of them fills with blood, and a partially regenerated Dr. Weir (Sam Neill) without a skin appears inside. He breaks out and chases Stark, who flees and falls down a ladder to the room below; Weir follows, climbing down the same ladder upside-down. This scene was actually filmed but omitted from the movie. Weir's upside-down walk was inspired by the infamous 'Spiderwalk' sequence from the extended version of The Exorcist (1973).
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The working title was "The Stars My Destination".
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Visual body count: 3 (D.J., Smith and Peters). Miller and Weir disappear into a black hole and Cooper, Justin and Starck survive to be rescued. Body parts of the original crew (who consisted of 18 members) are seen throughout the film, but since their deaths occur off-screen, they are not included. If it is assumed that all original crew members have died, the full body count would be 21.
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The alternate opening, dubbed the 'Lucky Strike' scene, was storyboarded but not filmed. It would have introduced the crew of the Lewis and Clarke while they were salvaging a ship called the Lucky Strike, with one of its crew members ejected from an airlock and subsequently rescued. The scene was not filmed for budgeting and pacing reasons, but director Paul W.S. Anderson liked the idea of the airlock scene so much that he revived it later in the movie with Jack Noseworthy's character.
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According to the DVD documentaries, the first cut of the film had a longer "Visions from Hell" sequence, more blood, and a different, though similar, ending with Weir returning to the ship. The test audience and studio executives didn't like it, so it was re-cut with less gore and an alternate ending, involving what director Paul W.S. Anderson called "The Burning Man Sequence"; essentially, flames were superimposed onto existing footage of Weir, so that Miller would be fighting the manifestation of the burning crewman he once had to abandon; Weir himself would not return. The second test audience liked this version better, but preferred the confrontation with Weir of the first, so the film was edited again. The final cut is a less-intense hybrid of both test screenings, with significantly less gore.
Event Horizon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Event Horizon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Event Horizon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Event Horizon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Event Horizon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Event Horizon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Event Horizon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Event Horizon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Event Horizon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Event Horizon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Event Horizon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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