After 25 years, Event Horizon has garnered itself a cult following and is considered by many to be one of the best horror sci-fi movies ever made. Written by Philip Eisner and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, the film is set in the future and follows a rescue crew boarding a spaceship that had been missing with the hopes of locating survivors, but what they find instead is something much more nightmarish. The film, released on Aug. 15, 1997, stars Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, and Joely Richardson.
Looking back at the film in honor of its upcoming 25th anniversary, Anderson had a lot to say about Event Horizon in a new interview with Variety. At the time of its release, there really hadn’t been many major motion pictures released that were anything like it. That apparently had Paramount execs “shocked” by what they saw when Anderson was working on the film, and as the filmmaker explains, this resulted in “a lot of tough notes” being given to him.
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In the interview, Anderson also says how one person at Paramount had suggested to him that making an outer space movie with such horrific imagery could potentially tarnish the Star Trek brand.
Kurt Russell Knew the Film Would Become a Cult Classic
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When Event Horizon was released, it didn’t exactly pull in the box office numbers that Anderson and Paramount had been hoping for. Little did he know that in due time, the film would get recognition as more and more fans came around, turning Event Horizon into a cult favorite. But someone who had known at the time that Event Horizon would hold up would be actor Kurt Russell.
In honor of the 25th anniversary, a new limited edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Steelbook of Event Horizon is now available. As for Anderson, he will be shooting his next movie, In the Lost Lands, with Milla Jovovich and Dave Bautista in November.
