Sphere
“Terror can fill any space.”
Director
Barry Levinson
Screenplay
Stephen Hauser, Paul Attanasio
Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Samuel L. Jackson play scientists sent to investigate a mysterious spacecraft discovered on the ocean floor, only to find a perfect alien sphere inside that begins manipulating their minds and materializing their fears. Director Barry Levinson adapts Michael Crichton's novel as a claustrophobic psychological thriller more interested in paranoia and interpersonal breakdown than alien-invasion spectacle. A costly production that underperformed and drew mixed reviews, it's since attracted a cult following for its unusually cerebral, Twilight-Zone-style premise.
Release
Feb 13, 1998
Budget
$80M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$37M
Cast
Dustin Hoffman
Dr. Norman Goodman
Sharon Stone
Dr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin
Samuel L. Jackson
Dr. Harry Adams
Peter Coyote
Captain Harold C. Barnes
Liev Schreiber
Dr. Ted Fielding
Queen Latifah
Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher
Marga Gómez
Jane Edmunds
Huey Lewis
Helicopter Pilot
Bernard Hocke
Seaman
James Pickens Jr.
O.S.S.A. Instructor
Michael Keys Hall
O.S.S.A. Official
Ralph Tabakin
O.S.S.A. Official
Reviews
TMDB
6.1/10
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