Star Trek Generations (1994)

Original title

Star Trek: Generations

Directed by

David Carson

Genre

adventure film, action film, science fiction film, crossover fiction, time-travel film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 1,509 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two starship captains from different eras team up to stop a scientist who is destroying a star system to reach a mysterious dimension. The movie brings the original Star Trek crew together with the Next Generation cast for the first time.

action-packednostalgicheroicbittersweetfast-pacedsuspensefulemotionaladventurous

What happens

Star Trek Generations is a 1994 American science fiction film and the seventh installment in the Star Trek film series. Malcolm McDowell joins cast members from the 1960s television show Star Trek and the 1987 sequel series The Next Generation, including William Shatner and Patrick Stewart. In the film, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise-D joins forces with Captain James T. Kirk to stop the villain Dr Tolian Soran from destroying a planetary system in his attempt to return to an extra-dimensional realm known as the Nexus. Generations was conceived as a transition from the original cast of the Star Trek films to the cast of The Next Generation. After developing several film ideas concurrently, the producers chose a script written by Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga. Production began while the final season of the television series was being made. The director was David Carson, who previously directed episodes of the television series; photography was by franchise newcomer John A. Alonzo. Filming took place on the Paramount Studios lots, and on location in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, and Lone Pine, California. The film's climax was revised and reshot following poor reception from test audiences. The film uses a mix of traditional optical effects alongside computer-generated imagery and was scored by regular Star Trek composer Dennis McCarthy. Star Trek Generations was released in the United States on November 18, 1994. Paramount promoted the film with merchandising tie-ins, including toys, books, games, and a website—a first for a major motion picture. The film opened at the top of the United States box office its first week of release and grossed a total of $118 million worldwide. Critical reception was mixed, with critics divided on the film's characters and comprehensibility to a casual viewer. It was followed by Star Trek: First Contact in 1996. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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