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Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

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In celebration of Star Trek's 50th anniversary, this two-hour documentary explores this enduring franchise by offering viewers an unprecedented, candid exploration into the original series cancellation and subsequent resurrection as one of the most successful series of motion pictures in Hollywood history. Features new interviews with key creative and production people as well as never before seen images from the production of all six classic Star Trek films along with details on all the un-produced Trek theatrical projects including The God Thing, Star Trek: Planet of the Titans, Star Trek: The Academy Years, and many other aborted big screen voyages for the crew of the Enterprise. Chapter 1 - The New Frontier: Resurrecting Star Trek Chapter 2 - Maiden Voyage: Making Star Trek The Motion Picture Chapter 3 - The Genesis Effect: Engineering The Wrath of Khan Chapter 4 - The Dream Is Alive: The Continuing Mission Chapter 5 - End of an Era: Charting The Undiscovered Country

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

146 mins

Rating

2.8/10

Release Date

07 June 2016

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mark A. Altman

Mark A. Altman

Self

Richard Arnold

Richard Arnold

Self

Thomas Barron

Thomas Barron

Self

Fred Bronson

Fred Bronson

Self

Manny Coto

Manny Coto

Self

Marc Cushman

Marc Cushman

Self

Christopher Doohan

Christopher Doohan

Self

Doug Drexler

Doug Drexler

Self

Richard Edlund

Richard Edlund

Self

Bobak Ferdowsi

Bobak Ferdowsi

Self

D.C. Fontana

D.C. Fontana

Self

Alan Dean Foster

Alan Dean Foster

Self

Michael Jan Friedman

Michael Jan Friedman

Self

David Gerrold

David Gerrold

Self

David A. Goodman

David A. Goodman

Self

Edward Gross

Edward Gross

Self

Steven-Charles Jaffe

Steven-Charles Jaffe

Self

Preston Neal Jones

Preston Neal Jones

Self

Devra Langsam

Devra Langsam

Self

David Loughery

David Loughery

Self

Adam Malin

Adam Malin

Self

Scott Mantz

Scott Mantz

Self

Nicholas Meyer

Nicholas Meyer

Self

Larry Nemecek

Larry Nemecek

Self

Adam Nimoy

Adam Nimoy

Self

Kerry O'Quinn

Kerry O'Quinn

Self

Thomas Parry

Thomas Parry

Self

Bill Prady

Bill Prady

Self

Garfield Reeves-Stevens

Garfield Reeves-Stevens

Self

Judith Reeves-Stevens

Judith Reeves-Stevens

Self

Susan Sackett

Susan Sackett

Self

Robert Sallin

Robert Sallin

Self

Ian Spelling

Ian Spelling

Self

Gabrielle Stanton

Gabrielle Stanton

Self

Michael Sussman

Michael Sussman

Self

Kirk R. Thatcher

Kirk R. Thatcher

Self

Bjo Trimble

Bjo Trimble

Self

John Trimble

John Trimble

Self

Ralph Winter

Ralph Winter

Self

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