{{more citations needed|date=April 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Project Shadowchaser IV | image = | caption = | director = Mark Roper | writer = Boaz Davidson <br />Danny Lerner <br />B.J. Nelson <br />Mark Roper | producer = Danny Dimbort (executive producer) <br />Avi Lerner (executive producer) <br />Danny Lerner (producer) <br />Trevor Short (executive producer) <br />Yossi Wein (producer) | starring = Frank Zagarino <br />Todd Jensen <br />Jennifer MacDonald <br />Greg Melvill-Smith <br />Brian O'Shaughnessy | cinematography = Rod Stewart | editing = Alain Jakubowicz | music = Robert O. Ragland | distributor = Nu Image | released = {{film date|1996|12|20}} | budget = | runtime = 99 minutes | language = English | country = United States }}
'''''Project Shadowchaser IV''''', also known as '''''Shadowchaser IV''''', '''''Shadowchaser: The Gates Of Time''''', '''''Orion's Key''''' and '''''Alien Chaser''''', is a 1996 American direct-to-video science fiction film by director Mark Roper. It is the fourth and final installment in the ''Project Shadowchaser'' film series.
==Premise== After two archaeologists discover an ancient alien artifact in Africa, they must run for their lives from both the unstoppable guardian and protector that awakens as a result, and their greedy, madman employer, both of whom want the artifact.
==Cast== * Frank Zagarino as Sirius * Todd Jensen as Michael Cavanaugh * Jennifer MacDonald as Corinne Cavanaugh * Greg Melvill-Smith as Silver (as Greg Melvill Smith) * Brian O'Shaughnessy as Professor Morton * Dave Ridley as Operative #1 * Cordell McQueen as Operative #2 & Arturus * Greg Poustie as Operative #3 * Chris Olley as Operative #4 * Lesley Fong as Operative #5 * Zane Meas as Operative #6 * Kim Windo as Operative #7 * Roly Jansen as Operative #8 * Tyrone Stevenson as Operative #9 * Bismilla Mdaka as Badimo Sangoma * Struan Frost as Joey Cavanaugh * Lindelani Buthelezi as Moses * Samson Kombule as Sangoma 1 * Pamela Nomvete as Doctor Olin * Italie Solomons as Policeman in Clinic * Ian Yule as Odd Job * Hector Rabotabi as James * Lucky Mtshali as Dwarf in Bar (as Lucky) * Vera Blacker as Sister George * Thato Pitso as 12-year-old boy * Dick Reineke as Leary * Professor Mavuso as Doctor 1 * Sello Sebotsane as Sergeant Makojane * Magi Williams as Jasmine * Norman Coombes as Father Donald * Neethling Du Plessis as Orion * Michael Lewis as Procyon
==Release== ===Home media=== The DVD was released in 1999 by Image Entertainment under license from A-Pix Entertainment. The DVD has now been discontinued and as of March 18, 2010, no plans have been made to release a new DVD of the film.
==See also== * ''Project Shadowchaser'' * ''Project Shadowchaser II'' * ''Project Shadowchaser III''
==External links== * {{IMDb title}}
Category:1996 films Category:1996 science fiction action films Category:American science fiction action films Category:American independent films Category:1996 independent films Category:Films shot in Kenya Category:Films shot in South Africa Category:Films shot in Zimbabwe Category:Films scored by Robert O. Ragland Category:Project Shadowchaser films Category:1996 English-language films Category:Films directed by Mark Roper Category:Films with screenplays by Boaz Davidson Category:Films about archaeology Category:1996 American films Category:1996 science fiction films Category:English-language science fiction action films Category:English-language independent films
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