Star Gate - SG-1 Stargate is a science fiction/action film released in 1994, directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, with a soundtrack by David Arnold. It was originally intended as the start of a movie franchise, but creators Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were distracted by Independence Day. Instead, it inspired the television series Stargate SG-1, still in production as of 2006, as well as its new spin-off, Stargate Atlantis, and a poorly-received animated series Stargate Infinity (not considered canon). See Stargate for more about this science fictional universe. Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were sued by an Egyptology student for allegedly stealing the storyline as the student had submitted the story to them about ten years before the movie was made (they "rejected" the story at the time). The plaintiff had a respected Egyptologist from Johns Hopkins University vouch for him, since he had put his own theories into the story. The only differences between the story and the movie are slight name variations. The issue was finally settled out of court. SOURCE Editors Note: It is noteworthy that this reference has been edited out of the current page at Wikipedia {as of Aug 28, 2006} As the case was settled out of court calls to the University meet with "No comment" In a way it is sad that this happened, as I would really have loved to interview the student and the professor.

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The creators of the film were sued for allegedly plagiarizing a story written ten years prior to the film by an Egyptology student. The plaintiff's complaints had significant weight and the matter was settled out of court. Source #3

The film’s writers, Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were sued by an Eygptology student who said he had approached them with the storyline several years previously and they had rejected it. An Eygptologist from John Hopkins University vouched for the student and the writers settled out of court. Source #4

Roland Emmerich and 'Dean Devlin' were sued for stealing the storyline from someone who submitted the story to them about ten years before the movie was made (they "rejected" the story at the time). The person that sued the men (a student of Egyptology) even had a well-respected Egyptologist from Johns Hopkins University vouch for him, since he put his own theories into the story. The only differences between the story and the movie are slight name variations. The issue was finally settled out of court. UPDATE

High school teacher Omar Zuhdi claimed in a 1995 copyright infringement lawsuit that virtually the entire film was stolen from a manuscript he began writing as a college student. Zuhdi even had his former Egyptology professor from Johns Hopkins University vouch for him. Contrary to popular belief, Zuhdi never personally submitted his manuscript directly to Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin; he claims he submitted it only once to 20th Century Fox, who rejected it in 1984, five years before Emmerich and Devlin even met. However, the suit alleges that StudioCanal eventually acquired a copy of the manuscript, and some years later hired Emmerich and Devlin to make Stargate using Zuhdi's ideas. Zuhdi sued Emmerich, Devlin, all of the film's other producers, StudioCanal, and MGM for $140 million. In 1997, the case was settled out of court for $50,000. In 2013, Zuhdi published a novel called "Egyptscape", based on the manuscript he says he submitted to Fox.



Egyptscape" - by Omar Zuhdi

One of the skeptics at Daniel Jackson's lecture asks who built the Egyptian Pyramids: "Men from Atlantis? Or Martians, perhaps?" Given the plots of this movie, Stargate SG-1 (1997), and Stargate: Atlantis (2004), he was, in fact, correct on both counts.

SOURCE: IMDB © Info In the company credits for the TV Series we find some very interesting references... Other Companies * Act One Script Clearance Inc. script research

* David Cowan Enterprises Inc. computer engineering

* Department of the Air Force we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of

* Energy Film stock footage

* Gastown Post and Transfer post-production services

* Rainmaker Digital Pictures post-production services

* Sharpe Sound Studios Inc. re-recorded by

* Stargate SG-1 Productions Limited Partnership production services provided by

* U.S. Department of Defense we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of

* U.S. Space Command we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of While it is true that the Air Force "may" be there simply to advise on USAF tech, proceedure and uniforms, etc. and while it is true that Stargate SG-1 makes the Air force look like super heroes saving the Galaxy...The addition of the other two departments is at least extremely note worthy!

UPDATE: * US NAVY See Stargate Continuum

Source Coincidence?