Trekkies (1997)

Director:

Roger Nygard

Release Date:

8 November 2002 (Hungary)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

A hilarious look at the universe's most fervent fans.

Plot:

A film about the fans of the various versions of "Star Trek".

Plot Keywords:

Star Trek | Fan | Dentist | TV Show | Obsession

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Denise Crosby	...	Herself
Barbara Adams	...	Herself - 'Star Trek' Fan
Denis Bourguignon	...	Himself - 'Star Trek' Fan (as The Denis Bourguignon Family)
David Greenstein	...	Himself - 'Star Trek' Fan
Laurel Greenstein	...	Herself - 'Star Trek' Fan
Gabriel Köerner	...	Himself - 'Star Trek' Fan
Richard Koerner	...	Himself - Gabriel's Father (as Richard Köerner)
Rich Kronfeld	...	Himself - 'Star Trek' Fan (as Richard Kronfeld)
Joyce Mason	...	Herself - 'Star Trek' Fan
Evelyn De Biase	...	Herself - 'Star Trek' Fan
Anne Kathleen Murphy	...	Herself - 'Star Trek' Fan (as Anne Murphy)
Majel Barrett	...	Herself (as Majel Barrett Roddenberry)
James Doohan	...	Himself
DeForest Kelley	...	Himself
Walter Koenig	...	Himself
Nichelle Nichols	...	Herself
Leonard Nimoy	...	Himself
William Shatner	...	Himself
George Takei	...	Himself
Grace Lee Whitney	...	Herself
LeVar Burton	...	Himself
Michael Dorn	...	Himself
Terry Farrell	...	Herself
Jonathan Frakes	...	Himself
Chase Masterson	...	Herself
Kate Mulgrew	...	Herself
Robert O'Reilly	...	Himself
Ethan Phillips	...	Himself
Brent Spiner	...	Himself
Wil Wheaton	...	Himself
Buzz Aldrin	...	Himself - Astronaut
Richard Arnold	...	Himself - 'Star Trek' Consultant
Brannon Braga	...	Himself - Co-Executive Producer 'Star Trek: Voyager'
Maria De Maci	...	Herself
Daryl Frazetti	...	Himself - 'Star Trek' Fan
James T. Kirk	...	Himself - 'Star Trek' Fan
Erik Larson	...	Himself - 'Star Trek' Fan
Marc Okrand	...	Himself (as Dr. Marc Okrand)
Brian Phelps	...	Himself - 'Star Trek' Fan (as Brian W. Phelps)
Glen Proechel	...	Himself - Founder - Interstellar Language School
Patrick Rimington	...	Himself - Convention Promoter (as Pat Rimington)
Jeri Taylor	...	Herself - Co-Creator / Executive Producer 'Star Trek: Voyager'
Mark Thompson	...	Himself - 'Star Trek' Fan
J. Trusk	...	Himself - Captain Kirk Lookalike
Douglas Marcks	...	Himself - 'Star Trek' Fan
Deborah Warner	...	Herself - Fanzine Writer (as Deborah L. Warner)
Michael Westmore	...	Himself - 'Star Trek' Make-up Supervisor
G.Z. Allen	...	Himself
Robert Allen	...	Himself
Holly Barbour	...	Herself
Morgan Barbour	...	Herself
Jennifer Bax	...	Herself
Viki Beyer	...	Herself
Robert Boudrow	...	Himself
Nicole Compton	...	Herself
Dennis Friday II	...	Himself
David Livingston	...	Himself
Gary Lockwood	...	Himself
Geoffrey Mandel	...	Himself
Diane Morgan	...	Herself
Renee Morrison	...	Herself - Barbara Adams' Co-Worker
Stephanie Murphy	...	Herself
James Pollnow	...	Himself
Lori Seol	...	Herself - Merchandise Dealer
Kenneth Traft	...	Himself
Deborah Wheeler	...	Herself - Barbara Adams' Co-Worker
Wayne Wills	...	Himself
Robert Beltran	...	Himself
Jolynn Brown	...	Herself
Justin Reid Cutietta	...	Himself
Roxann Dawson	...	Herself
Evelyn Eastteam	...	Herself
Diana Harper	...	Herself
Inge Heyer	...	Herself
John Hurles	...	Himself
Devin Irwin	...	Himself
Joan Letlow	...	Herself
Robert Duncan McNeill	...	Himself (as Robert McNeill)
Jason Munoz	...	Himself
Harminder Pal	...	Himself
John Paladin	...	Himself
Mark Payton	...	Himself
Robert Picardo	...	Himself
Jessica Rimington	...	Herself
Mary Rottler	...	Herself
Tim Russ	...	Himself
Douglas Shannen	...	Himself
Linda Syck	...	Herself
Barron Toler	...	Himself
Thomas Anitzberger	...	Himself
Craig Berthiaume	...	Himself
Brian Dellis	...	Himself
Ross Gabrick	...	Himself
Adam Geiss	...	Himself
Jason Mathews	...	Himself
Hope Rudeen	...	Herself
Paul Rudeen	...	Himself
Timothy Scott	...	Himself
Jason Speltz	...	Himself
Rocky Stinitis	...	Himself
Deborah Taller	...	Herself
Alois C. Tschamjsl	...	Himself
Allison Todd	...	Herself
Bruce Clarke	...	Himself
Melisa Dahl	...	Herself
L. Grace Klitmoller	...	Herself
Tim Meyers	...	Himself
Donelda Snyder	...	Herself
Pat Weisner	...	Herself
William Coble	...	Himself
Ron Duran	...	Himself
Lynn Fulstone	...	Herself
Glenn Gadd	...	Herself
L.D. Gardner	...	Himself
Travis Gates	...	Himself
Debbie Hanon	...	Herself
Dennis Hanon	...	Himself
Randall Hawthorne	...	Himself
Sharron Hawthorne	...	Herself
Logan Madden	...	Himself
Adam Madden	...	Himself
Cheryl Petersen	...	Herself
Adam Philpott	...	Himself
Russell Ray	...	Himself
Tonya Saunders	...	Herself
Daniel Shea	...	Himself
Susan Shea	...	Herself
Wendy Shea	...	Herself
David Silverman	...	Himself
Esther Becerra	...	Herself
Ana Espinoza	...	Herself
Edgar Jauregui	...	Himself
Salvador Nogueda	...	Himself
Richard Clabaugh	...	Himself
Daren Dochterman	...	Himself
Edward Herndon	...	Himself
Joyce Herndon	...	Herself
Penny Keane	...	Herself
Jane Lostumbo	...	Herself
Stanley Lozowsky	...	Himself
Marcella Mesnard	...	Herself
Carl Meyers	...	Himself
Carroll Paige	...	Herself
Daniel Pilkington	...	Himself
Ric Parish	...	Himself
Thomas Phillips	...	Himself
Robert Russell	...	Himself
Lori Schwartz	...	Herself
Tom Stewart	...	Himself
Karl Van Der Wyk	...	Himself
Jonathan West	...	Himself
Cheryl Wilson	...	Herself
Michael Armendariz	...	Himself
Teresa Bailie	...	Herself
Roberta Barnhart	...	Herself
Thomas Bax	...	Himself
Jared Bird	...	Himself
Martha Bock	...	Herself
Richard Bowen	...	Himself
Miguel Carreon	...	Himself
Thomas Clegg	...	Himself
Rick Corley	...	Himself
Rey Duran	...	Himself
Chris Fleming	...	Himself
Michael Gay	...	Himself
Armando Paul Guillen	...	Himself
Peter Haberkorn	...	Himself
Shantell Hafner	...	Herself
Steve Hardy	...	Himself
Lisa Harper	...	Herself
Scott Harper	...	Himself
Matthew Herra	...	Himself
David Koontz	...	Himself
Margaret Koontz	...	Herself
Stephen Koontz	...	Himself
Robert Lopez	...	Himself
Steve Menaugh	...	Himself
Phil Murre	...	Himself
Sondra Reynolds	...	Herself
Michael Raffeo	...	Himself
Shelly Raffeo	...	Herself
Evan Shride	...	Herself
Helen Souza	...	Herself
Dennis Thuringer	...	Himself
Linda Thuringer	...	Herself
Travis Williams	...	Himself
Frank D'Amico	...	Comedian / Himself
Rick Overton	...	Comedian / Himself
Jon Ross	...	Comedian / Himself
Fred Travalena	...	Comedian / Himself
Matt Weinhold	...	Comedian / Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melissa Dahl	...	Herself
John de Lancie	...	Himself (uncredited)
Steve Head	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Roger Nygard

Produced by
W.K. Border	....	producer
Denise Crosby	....	co-executive producer
Michael Leahy	....	executive producer
Scott Nimerfro	....	associate producer
Joel Soisson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
J.J. Holiday
Billy Sullivan
Walter Werzowa
Jimmie Wood

Cinematography by
Harris Done

Film Editing by
Roger Nygard

Production Management
Jennifer Lane	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Larry Scharf	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Chad Goei	....	digital artist
Christopher Dusendschon	....	in-show optical process and effects compositor: THDX (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	motion control end credit sequence optical compositor: THDX (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Elio Concepcion	....	assistant camera
Timothy B. Johnson	....	camera operator
John P. Tarver	....	additional photography (as John Tarver)

Editorial Department
Lisa Raymond	....	assistant editor

Music Department
J.J. Holiday	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Jennifer Conroy	....	assistant to producer
Jason Mundy	....	assistant to producer

Production Companies

• NEO Motion Pictures

Distributors

• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Paramount Classics (1999) (USA)
• Paramount Pictures

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild sexual and drug references

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Klingon

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Canada:PG | USA:PG | UK:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA

Company:

NEO Motion Pictures

Movie Connections:

References "Gilligan's Island" (1964)

Case study in perception.

As I sat reading the other reviews about this film it occurred to me how much it is a case study in human perception. Everyone who sees this film will view the same material, but they will all see it differently. Some viewers feel that the people who where shown in the film where exploited and I can see there point. Some of the people shown in the film do come off as weirdoes, oddballs, and nut cases, but I don't feel that is necessarily the film makers fault. Some of these people may really be weirdoes, oddballs, and nut cases. That is why I say the film is a study in perception. For every person who thinks the people shown in the film are crazy, there is another who feels that they are perfectly normal. The film presents these people as they are and lets you decide whether or not they are abnormal in their love of Star Trek. After having seen the film a few times myself I am still trying to figure it out myself. Although I do think some of these people cross the line from fandom to insanity, I can't tell you who does and who doesn't. That is what makes the film so interesting. It's capacity to make you think. As a Star Trek fan myself it made me look at my collection of Star Trek action figures and wonder "How far am I from the guy who wants Spock ears implanted in his skull?" So whether the people in this film make you laugh, think, or just give you the creeps you must admire there passion for Star Trek and there willingness to share that passion. In a world where there are so many violent things people can be passionate about, being passionate about Star Trek is a pretty benign thing. So as far as I am concerned this is a solid film, that gets 6 out of 10 stars from me. "Live Long and Prosper".