Star Trek: Generations (1994)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

David Carson

Writers (WGA):

Gene Roddenberry (television series Star Trek)
Rick Berman (story) ...

Release Date:

18 November 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Boldly Go

Plot:

Capt. Picard, with the help of supposedly dead Capt. Kirk, must stop a madman willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter a space matrix.

Plot Keywords:

Cult Favorite | Bartender | Spaceship | Death | Shuttle Craft

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander William T. Riker
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn	...	Lt. / Lt. Commander Worf
Gates McFadden	...	Doctor Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi
Malcolm McDowell	...	Dr. Tolian Soran
James Doohan	...	Capt. Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Walter Koenig	...	Commander Pavel Chekov
William Shatner	...	Captain James T. Kirk, retired
Alan Ruck	...	Capt. John Harriman
Jacqueline Kim	...	Ensign Demora Sulu
Jenette Goldstein	...	Enterprise-B Science Officer
Thomas Kopache	...	Enterprise-B Communications Officer

Also Known As:

Star Trek 7 (USA) (informal alternative title)
Star Trek VII (USA) (working title)
Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Movie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for sci-fi action and some mild language.

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Klingon

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Italy:T | Iceland:L (original rating) | Iceland:LH (video rating) | South Korea:12 | Brazil:Livre | USA:PG (certificate #33119) | Australia:PG | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Norway:15 | Spain:T | UK:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

A new set of Starfleet uniforms was intended to be introduced in the film to be worn by the Enterprise-D crew. These new uniforms would have been similar to the television ones, except the collars would have been the same department color as the rest of the tunic and the rank pips would have been worn on the shoulder with a corresponding rank braid on the wrists. The uniforms were eventually nixed by producer Rick Berman. The decision was then made to use both the uniforms from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) as well as the uniforms from "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993). However, Playmates had already made an action figure line for the film with the Enterprise-D crew wearing the aborted uniforms. It was too late to retract the figures, which is the only place the aborted uniforms can be seen.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The toaster in Kirk's house may look like a Dualit, which doesn't "pop up" when done toasting. When done this model keeps the toast inside to keep it warm. There's a manual lever to raise the toast for removal. But we are several hundred years in the future, even in Kirk's time. How can we know this toaster does not operate the way we see it in the movie?

Quotes:

[first lines]
[the journalists are all talking at the same time, trying to get their questions in]
Journalist #3: How does it feel to be back on the Enterprise bridge?
Journalist #1: Captain Chekov, what are the most significant changes...
Journalist #3: Captain Kirk, can I ask you a few questions?
Journalist #1: Did you participate in the redesign?
Journalist #3: We'd like to know how you feel about being...
Kirk: I appreciate the...
Harriman: Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. There will be plenty of time for questions later. I'm Captain John Harriman and I'd like to welcome you all aboard.
Kirk: It's our pleasure.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Star Trek: New Voyages: World Enough and Time (#1.3)" (2007)

underrated entry in the Star Trek saga

I liked this movie. I can't understand why so many people dislike it. Wonderful music, an eye-popping saucer crash, and a great climax when Captain Kirk kicks ass one final time. Slightly better than INSURRECTION.