Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Jonathan Frakes

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

22 November 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Resistance is Futile.

Plot:

Capt. Picard and his crew pursue the Borg back in time to stop them from preventing Earth from initiating first contact with alien life.

Plot Keywords:

Borg | First Contact | Alien | Captain | Nuclear Missile

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander William Riker / Holodeck Musician
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (as Levar Burton)
Michael Dorn	...	Lt. Commander Worf
Gates McFadden	...	Doctor Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi
Alfre Woodard	...	Lily Sloane
James Cromwell	...	Dr. Zefram Cochrane
Alice Krige	...	Borg Queen
Michael Horton	...	Lieutenant Daniels
Neal McDonough	...	Lieutenant Hawk
Marnie McPhail	...	Lieutenant Eiger
Robert Picardo	...	Emergency Medical Hologram
Dwight Schultz	...	Lieutenant Reginald Endicott Barclay III

Also Known As:

Star Trek VIII: First Contact (Australia) (USA) (DVD box title)
Star Trek 8 (USA) (informal alternative title)
Star Trek VIII (USA) (working title)
Star Trek: Borg (USA) (working title)
Star Trek: Destinies (USA) (working title)
Star Trek: Future Generations (USA) (working title)
Star Trek: Generations II (USA) (working title)
Star Trek: Renaissance (USA) (working title)
Star Trek: Resurrection (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sci-fi adventure violence.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Italy:T | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:Livre | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Angeles National Forest, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

A scene filmed that did not make the final cut featured Deanna Troi attempting to communicate with the abrasive Zefram Cochrane. Fed up of his attitude she pushes him off an embankment, fully aware that he will land on a force field which breaks his fall.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Picard tries to convince Lily that he is a friend and asks for the phaser, she is seen starting to lower it and hand it over to him. The next time the camera is on her, she is clearly pointing the phaser at him. Only abit later does she lower it and hand it to Picard.

Quotes:

[first lines]
The Borg Queen: Locutus...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "South Park: Damien (#1.10)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Vallon Sonore

Easily the best Star Trek Movie.

This movie is a winner in many departments. First of all is the storyline. Picard wants to get revenge with his all time enemy, the borg. The borg had abducted Picard earlier in the television series, and he had a traumatic recovery from that. Now, however Picard wants to destroy the borg queen and try to put an end to the borg. The music in this film is great, it's quickly paced and keeps you on the edge of your seat. The villains are great. I mean the borg are so cold-hearted and ruthless, they are the best villain Star Trek has ever created. Special effects are phenomenal in this movie as well. The borg look creepier, and slimier then ever. Also seeing officers turn slowly into borg, and watching the Enterprise slowly turn into a maggot nest for the borg is superb. I also find the action in this film to be sensational. You can't miss a minute of the action. Other than that I really have no gripes about this film. First Contact is nothing like the more tranquil, Insurrection, but it breaks away from the episode- like movie, Generations. A truly remarkable film that is easily the best Star Trek movie to date.