Editing Stargate (film) (section)

==Release==
===Theatrical===
''Stargate'' was released in the United States and Canada on October 28, 1994.<ref name="afi"/>

===Home media===
In 1995, the film was released on [[VHS]] and as a [[Dolby Digital]]-encoded laserdisc spanning two discs (three sides).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/21444/LD60190-WS/Stargate-(1994)|title=LaserDisc Database - Stargate [LD60190-WS]|website=www.lddb.com}}</ref> The first [[DVD]] release was on June 18, 1997. The DVD format was re-released in October 1999 under the title ''Stargate Special Edition'', and again in 2003 on VHS and a 2-disc DVD set with remastered theatrical and extended editions.<ref name="MC-20100120">{{cite web |last=Montana |first=Tony |title=Stargate (1994) - Comparison: Theatrical Cut versus Extended Version |url=https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=2264 |date=January 20, 2010 |work=Movie-Censorship.com |accessdate=July 5, 2021}}</ref> The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] format on August 29, 2006.<ref name="formats">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00004R6PV |title=Stargate (VHS) (1995) |date=April 26, 1995 |website=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=April 3, 2009}}</ref><ref name="bluray">{{cite web |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=133&show=review |title=Stargate Blu-ray |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=April 3, 2009 }}</ref>

===Lawsuit===
In January 1995, Omar Zuhdi, a high school teacher, filed a lawsuit against the makers and originators of the original movie, claiming that they stole the plot and story of his 1984 film script ''Egyptscape'', as the basis of the film ''Stargate'' (and thus the ''[[Stargate]]'' franchise).<ref name=Oklahoman-2544065>{{cite news |last=Parker |first=John |title=Shawnee Teacher Wins Jury Date Writer Says MGM Stole "Stargate" Idea |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/article/2544065/shawnee-teacher-wins-jury-date-writer-says-mgm-stole-stargate-idea |work=The Oklahoman |date=July 30, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019193818/https://oklahoman.com/article/2544065/shawnee-teacher-wins-jury-date-writer-says-mgm-stole-stargate-idea |archive-date=October 19, 2019 }}</ref> The suit was later settled out of court.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zuhdi v. Metro Goldwyn Mayer, et al|url=http://www.legalmetric.com/cases/copyright/okwd/okwd_595cv00090.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930025640/https://www.legalmetric.com/cases/copyright/okwd/okwd_595cv00090.html|archive-date=September 30, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/sci-files/cinema/stargate/index.shtml |title=Stargate |work=Discovery Channel |access-date=April 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418013915/https://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/sci-files/cinema/stargate/index.shtml |archive-date=April 18, 2009 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Director's cut===
The [[director's cut]] had several scenes which were cut from the theatrical release. This version begins with a short scene showing the abduction of the human that is possessed by Ra. The second added scene took place immediately after the excavation of the Stargate in 1928 and showed a [[Petrifaction|petrified]] [[Anubis]] guard underneath a broken cover stone. With this scene, the producers had tried to introduce the idea that beings had attempted to come through the Stargate after its burial but the scene was ultimately cut for time concerns.<ref name="acdevlin" />