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Trekkies (1997) 6.9
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Metascore: 64/100
Reviews: 75 user | 42 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com A film about the fans of the various versions of "Star Trek". Director:Roger Nygard |
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Barbara Adams | ... |
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Denis Bourguignon | ... |
Himself - 'Star Trek' Fan
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David Greenstein | ... |
Himself - 'Star Trek' Fan
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Laurel Greenstein | ... |
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Gabriel Köerner | ... |
Himself - 'Star Trek' Fan
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Richard Koerner | ... |
Himself - Gabriel's Father
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Rich Kronfeld | ... |
Himself - 'Star Trek' Fan
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Joyce Mason | ... |
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Evelyn De Biase | ... |
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Anne Kathleen Murphy | ... |
Herself - 'Star Trek' Fan
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| Majel Barrett | ... |
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| James Doohan | ... |
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| DeForest Kelley | ... |
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From a TV series that barely lasted three seasons in the 1960s, "Star Trek" has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry involving several spin-off series, numerous movies, and countless merchandise items. This phenomenon is due to the show's legions of rabidly devoted fans, popularly known as "Trekkies." "Star Trek" actress Denise Crosby provides an affectionate and humorous look at some of these people, who demonstrate how "Star Trek" has affected and even shaped their lives. Several members of the show's cast and creative team also describe what the series and its fans mean to them. Written by Eric Sorensen
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8 November 2002 (Hungary) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$375,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$125,636 (USA) (21 May 1999)Gross:
$617,172 (USA) (18 June 1999)Company Credits
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A documentary for Trekkies, made by Trekkies, about Trekkies. Trekkies are Star Trek fans, usually very obsessed fans (there is a brief segment on the debate between what are 'Trekkies' and 'Trekkers', but no conclusions are reached). The film, hosted by Crosby (who played Tasha Yar on the Next Generation TV series), who's also a producer, focuses on the whole gamut of far-flung Trek fans, including, famously, the juror who showed up in Trek uniform, and the dentist who converted his office into a Trek starbase. Then there's the guy who recreated a motorized life-support chair (from an early classic Trek episode) and rides around in it on his town's streets, only his head visible poking up from the top. Most of the fans come across as harmless eccentrics who are actually fairly intelligent (the one exception is a guy who, for some reason, seems to be wearing a female wig and lipstick - kinda creepy - I think he thinks he's Troi of the TNG series). The central message conveyed is a hope for a better future, without prejudices or other social problems. It that sense, these fans are, indeed, more advanced than the average citizen, who is still stuck with the 20th-century's petty squabbling and short-sightedness. There are also short interviews with several of the classic and Next Generation cast members,including (poignantly) DeForest Kelley, who died in '99, and Leonard Nimoy(Spock), Jimmy Doohan(Scotty), Walter Koenig(Chekov), Nichelle Nichols(Uhura), Brent Spiner(Data), Michael Dorn(Worf), Jonathan Frakes(Riker) and Kate Mulgrew(Capt.Janeway). Some relate very touching stories about how the show literally changed someone's life for the better, including a suicide prevention by Doohan, who died recently. It also touches briefly on the fringe element of Trek worship, the pornographic fantasy trade. The end credits contain clips from some stand-up comics doing Trek jokes, which are pretty funny. All in all, pretty comprehensive; it just fails to wrap it all up smoothly and almost seems to end with an unspoken question. Hm, but there was a sequel last year.