Star Trek - The Motion Picture (1979) USA
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Director:Robert Wise
Studio:Paramount
Producer:David C. Fein, Gene Roddenberry, Jon Povill
Writer:Gene Roddenberry, Alan Dean Foster
Rating:3.5
Rated:PG
Date Added:2007-03-06
Purchased On:2007-06-03
ASIN:6303201954
UPC:0097361296234
Price:$14.95
Awards:Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 15 nominations
Genre:Feature Films
Release:1997-02-04
IMDb:0079945
Duration:132
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages:English, Dolby Digital 5.1, English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary by director Robert Wise, special photographic effects director Douglas Trumbull, special photographic effects supervisor John Dykstra, music composer Jerry Goldsmith, and actor Stephen Collins, Unknown
Subtitles:English
Features:Letterboxed
Robert Wise  ...  (Director)
Gene Roddenberry, Alan Dean Foster  ...  (Writer)
 
William Shatner  ...  Admiral James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy  ...  Mr. Spock
DeForest Kelley  ...  Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
James Doohan  ...  Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
George Takei  ...  Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Majel Barrett  ...  Dr. Christine Chapel
Walter Koenig  ...  Lt. Pavel Chekov
Nichelle Nichols  ...  Lt. Cmdr. Uhura
Persis Khambatta  ...  Lt. Ilia
Stephen Collins  ...  Cmdr. Willard Decker
Grace Lee Whitney  ...  CPO Janice Rand
Mark Lenard  ...  Klingon Captain
Billy Van Zandt  ...  Alien Boy
Roger Aaron Brown  ...  Epsilon Technician
Gary Faga  ...  Airlock Technician
David Gautreaux  ...  
John D. Gowans  ...  
Howard Itzkowitz  ...  
Jon Rashad Kamal  ...  
Marcy Lafferty  ...  
Richard H. Kline  ...  Cinematographer
Comments: The human adventure is just beginning

Summary: Back when the first Star Trek feature was released in December 1979, the Trek franchise was still relatively modest, consisting of the original TV series, an animated cartoon series from 1973-74, and a burgeoning fan network around the world. Series creator Gene Roddenberry had conceived a second TV series, but after the success of Star Wars the project was upgraded into this lavish feature film, which reunited the original series cast aboard a beautifully redesigned starship U.S.S. Enterprise. Under the direction of Robert Wise (best known for West Side Story), the film proved to be a mixed blessing for Trek fans, who heatedly debated its merits; but it was, of course, a phenomenal hit. Capt. Kirk (William Shatner) leads his crew into the vast structures surrounding V'Ger, an all-powerful being that is cutting a destructive course through Starfleet space. With his new First Officer (Stephen Collins), the bald and beautiful Lieutenant Ilia (played by the late Persis Khambatta) and his returning veteran crew, Kirk must decipher the secret of V'Ger's true purpose and restore the safety of the galaxy. The story is rather overblown and derivative of plots from the original series, and avid Trekkies greeted the film's bland costumes with derisive laughter. But as a feast for the eyes, this is an adventure worthy of big-screen trekkin'. Douglas Trumbull's visual effects are astonishing, and Jerry Goldmith's score is regarded as one of the prolific composer's very best (with its main theme later used for Star Trek: The Next Generation). And, fortunately for Star Trek fans, the expanded 143-minute version (originally shown for the film's network TV premiere) is generally considered an improvement over the original theatrical release. --Jeff Shannon