Trivia

The horse that William Shatner rides is his, as are the home and farm where the sequence takes place.

In the film, Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes, says that he plans to live forever. In the television series Gargoyles, Frakes plays David Xanatos, a ruthless billionaire who is obsessed with becoming immortal.

The Enterprise-B's science station shows the names of both ships stranded in the Nexus: SS Robert Fox and SS Lakul.

The redesigned bridge of the Enterprise-D that is used in this film was inspired by the "alternate-history" bridge of the Enterprise-D from Star Trek: The Next Generation: Yesterday's Enterprise.

Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner were the only cast members to have custom "colour-top" uniforms (as used in seasons 1-5 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and later on in Star Trek: Voyager) made for use in the film. Jonathan Frakes had to borrow Avery Brooks' uniform and LeVar Burton had to borrow Colm Meaney's uniform from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, neither of which fit the actors very well (Frakes had to roll up the sleeves and Burton's is obviously too big for him.)

The model of the Enterprise-B is simply the Excelsior with a few new front details. These hull additions were made so that the "damage" caused by the Nexus ribbon would not require cutting into the actual model. This miniature was seen first in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and was used in several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

In Captain Kirk's house, a wall cabinet features some interesting items, including: a Klingon bat'leth, a picture of the U.S.S. Enterprise (from Star Trek), various pistols, a phaser from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, an unknown futuristic weapon, a Jem'Hadar weapon from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and a photo of the original crew of the Enterprise. (From Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

The Enterprise-B bridge is a redress of the Enterprise-A bridge as seen in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. After filming, it was heavily modified to become the Amargosa Observatory control center.

Sets used for the 'Enterprise-D' bridge scenes are supposedly identical to those used in Star Trek: The Next Generation, upon closer examination however there are two extra crew stations in the movie, one on either side and just to the aft of the main part of the bridge.

In the holodeck scene, Troi (when she goes to help Picard) hands over the sailing ship's helm to an elderly man. This man is, in real life, the captain of the boat (the Lady Washington, owned by Grays Harbor Historical Seaport in Aberdeen, Washington) which was used in filming this scene. The same ship also portrayed the Interceptor in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

During the battle with Klingons, Troi, played by Marina Sirtis, takes the helm when the conn officer is injured after a computer station explodes. The director wanted this action sequence done in one take in order to fully capture the genuine reactions of the actors. During the filming, however, Sirtis burned her bottom after she sat on a burning piece of debris that had landed on the conn station chair. This was the take used for the movie, however, it cuts away right as Sirtis sits on the chair. Sirtis was not badly injured and continued filming the scene afterwards.

Fifty days before shooting began, the captain's chair on the bridge set was stolen. A new one had to be used, one made of fiberglass around foam on an old first season frame.

Many of the recording devices used by the news crews on the Enterprise B are actually hand-held video games.

The producers asked George Takei to come back and play Sulu one more time, and take the helm of the Enterprise-B. But Takei refused because if Sulu had taken the helm, it would have meant temporarily reducing Sulu's rank, so that he could serve under Captain Kirk again. He felt that Sulu had worked too hard to earn his command to allow even a temporary reduction. A new character, Demora, daughter of Sulu, was created to speak Sulu's lines.

This movie features a brief appearance by Demora Sulu, the only child of an original Star Trek cast member depicted in any of the movies except for Kirk's son David, who appeared in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Her presence on the bridge even prompts Kirk to comment, "When did Sulu find time for a family?"

The number 47 appeared an inordinate number of times on Star Trek: The Next Generation. In this film, Scotty is able to save 47 of the 150 El Aurian refugees.

This was the first Star Trek film to be produced and filmed after the death of Gene Roddenberry. Following his death, the Star Trek creative team began using story ideas and concepts that Roddenberry was opposed to, which included the teaming up of Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation characters.

The opening of the film was planned to feature Kirk, Spock and Bones. Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley declined so their parts were given to Chekov and Scotty.

Soran's line "they say time is the fire in which we burn" is from the Delmore Schwartz poem "Calmly We Walk Through This April's Day" from his collection entitled "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities." This book is incorrectly acknowledged in the credits as "Dreams Begin Responsibilities."

Tim Russ:  the Vulcan Tuvok of Star Trek: Voyager, has a small role as a human member of the bridge crew of the Enterprise B.

Most of the Enterprise sets were destroyed during filming of the crash sequence. What was not destroyed, such as crew quarters, transporter rooms, and parts of engineering was integrated into the sets of the USS Voyager from Star Trek: Voyager. The frame from Data's Lab on Star Trek: The Next Generation can be seen among the wreckage at the Amargosa Observatory. Worf's tactical console was all that remained of the Enterprise-D Bridge after filming.

James T. Kirk's final two words, "Oh, my..." are a spontaneous ad lib made by William Shatner. Shatner later explained it was Kirk's reaction to eternity and truly going where Kirk had never gone before.

Partially because of the fans' negative reaction to Kirk's death, William Shatner later wrote a Star Trek novel titled "The Return" in which the Romulans and the Borg have formed an alliance. They bring Kirk back to life using Borg nano-technology and turn him against Picard and the Star Trek: The Next Generation crew. Spock (Who would live to appear in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Unification II), Scotty (Who made it into the 24th Century from Star Trek: The Next Generation: Relics), and McCoy (Who sent the Enterprise-D off in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint) were to appear. One of the plot points would've been the ultimate revelation that the Borg was the "machine planet" that sent the Voyager VI/V'Ger probe back to Earth in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

One of the reasons for destroying the Enterprise-D was that it was designed for the narrow aspect ratio and low resolution of televisions. Destroying the ship allowed the creation of a theater-friendly ship for subsequent movies.

In the original version of the ending, Captain Kirk dies when Soran shoots him in the back, and Soran then dies when Captain Picard shoots him with his own disruptor pistol. The first edition of the film's novelization told the story this way, but was later edited and re-published. When this ending audience was shown to a test audience, Rick Berman remembers that an ominous silence was present in the room. The Executives at Paramount told Rick and writers Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga that the ending had to be re-shot. The writers considered multiple scenarios, including forcefields and tunnels, among others. They finally settled on having a bridge present that would eventually collapse and provide an action sequence with Captain Picard, Captain Kirk, and Soran. In 4 days time, the scaffolding sets were rebuilt at the Valley of Fire (the State of Nevada had kept the metal at the park following original filming) and a 65 foot bridge was flown in by helicopter and placed at the Valley of Fire. The actors returned, the ending was re-shot to what was seen in the film. Rick Berman remembers that original photography occurred during the summer months in 110 degree heat, and when they returned, it was September and October and only about 80 degrees. Braga and Moore though have expressed dissatisfaction with how the ending turned out, even though it was better than Captain Kirk being shot in the back.

Paramount spent an extra $5 million (one sixth of the film's budget) to reshoot Captain James T. Kirk's demise.

The starship to which Captain Picard and Commander Riker transport at the end of the movie, USS Farragut, bears the same name as the ship which Captain Kirk served upon as a young lieutenant. In Star Trek: Obsession, Captain Kirk recalls the details of one incident that occurred during that period of his career to the son of a former shipmate.