STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURES DVD COLLECTION [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1989
• Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Science-Fiction
• Plot: Spanning two decades and countless light years of interstellar adventure, Star Trek: The Motion Pictures Collection is a testament to the enduring goodwill of Gene Roddenberry's optimistic sci-fi concept. Long before Star Wars sparked an explosion of big-screen science fiction, Roddenberry had planned a second Star Trek TV series; the project fizzled, but its pilot script evolved into the first film in Paramount's most lucrative movie franchise. Despite its sluggish pace and bland 'pajama' costuming, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) offered a welcomed reunion of the 'Classic Trek' cast, packed with Douglas Trumbull's still-dazzling special effects. Trekkers were even more ecstatic when The Wrath of Khan (1982) revived the spirit of the original series, even though director Nicholas Meyer was a Trek neophyte. With Leonard Nimoy directing, The Search for Spock (1984) began where Khan left off, with a thrilling (albeit contrived) obligation to resurrect the formerly ill-fated Mr. Spock.; ; A box-office smash, Nimoy's The Voyage Home (1986) is the franchise's most accessible adventure--a high point offset by William Shatner's comparatively dreadful Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989). Meyer (and his penchant for quoting Shakespeare) returned for The Undiscovered Country (1991), a conspiracy thriller that put the series back on track, inspiring fans to invoke the 'even number' rule in rating their franchise favorites. Generations (1994) gracefully passed the torch to TV's The Next Generation, bidding farewell to Captain Kirk with honor and integrity intact. Highlighted by the evolving humanity of Brent Spiner's android Lt. Cmdr. Data, First Contact (1996) explored Star Trek history with a logical (hint) surprise encounter, and Insurrection (1998) provided an adequate expansion of the successful NextGen series. Taken as a whole, these ten films demonstrate the consistent vitality of Roddenberry's original vision, stoking any Trekker's appetite for 'ongoing missions' in Nemesis and beyond. --Jeff Shannon
• Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Persis Khambatta, Stephen Collins, Grace Lee Whitney, Mark Lenard, Billy Van Zandt, Roger Aaron Brown, Gary Faga, David Gautreaux, John D. Gowans, Howard Itzkowitz, Jon Rashad Kamal, Marcy Lafferty, Michele Ameen Billy, Jeri McBride, Terrence O'Connor, Michael Rougas, Susan O'Sullivan, Ralph Brannen, Ralph Byers, Paula Crist, Iva Lane, Franklyn Seales, Momo Yashima, Jimmie Booth, Joel Kramer, Bill McIntosh, Dave Moordigian, Tom Morga, Tony Rocco, Joel Schultz, Craig Thomas, Edna Glover, Norman Stuart, Paul Weber, Joshua Gallegos, Lisa Chess, Leslie C. Howard, Sayra Hummel, Junero Jennings, Christopher Doohan, Montgomery Doohan, David Gerrold, Louise Stange-Wahl, Bjo Trimble, Scott Whitney, Jonathan Frakes, David Carson, Nicholas Meyer, Alan Dean Foster
• Director: William Shatner
• Runtime: 19:00
• Company: Paramount
• Media Format: Movie