A mysterious device unearthed in the Egyptian desert has puzzled scientists for decades. Language expert Dr. Daniel Jackson (James Spader) deciphers the device and activates it, unlocking an interstellar portal to a distant planet. Colonel Jack O'Neil (Kurt Russel) leads a team, including Jackson, through the Stargate and into the unknown. The group finds themselves on a distant planet, in an Egyptian-like alien civilization that worships the sun god Ra. Problem is, the Stargate's locked again, and they'll...