Trekkies (1997)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

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 | Celebrity | Spaceship

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Denise Crosby	...	Herself
Barbara Adams	...	Herself
Denis Bourguignon	...	Himself (as The Denis Bourguignon Family)
David Greenstein	...	Himself
Laurel Greenstein	...	Herself
Gabriel Köerner	...	Himself
Richard Koerner	...	Himself
Rich Kronfeld	...	Himself
Joyce Mason	...	Herself
Evelyn De Biase	...	Herself
Anne Kathleen Murphy	...	Herself (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
Richard Arnold	...	Himself
Brannon Braga	...	Himself
Maria De May	...	Herself
Daryl Frazetti	...	Himself
James T. Kirk	...	Himself
Erik Larson	...	Himself
Marc Okrand	...	Himself (as Dr. Marc Okrand)
Brian Phelps	...	Himself (as Brian W. Phelps)
Glen Proechel	...	Himself
Patrick Rimington	...	Himself (as Pat Rimington)
Jeri Taylor	...	Herself
Mark Thompson	...	Himself
J. Trusk	...	Himself
Douglas Marchs	...	Himself
Deborah Warner	...	Herself
Michael Westmore	...	Himself
G.Z. Allen	...	Himself
Robert Allen	...	Himself
Molly Barbour	...	Herself
Morgan Barbour	...	Herself
Jennifer Bax	...	Herself
Viki Beyer	...	Herself
Nicole Compton	...	Herself
Dr. Robert Boodrow	...	Himself
Nicole Copton	...	Herself
Dennis Friday II	...	Himself
David Livingston	...	Himself
Geoffrey Mandel	...	Himself
Gary Lockwood	...	Himself
Geoffrey Mendel	...	Himself
Diane Morgan	...	Herself
Renee Morrison	...	Herself
Stephanie Murphy	...	Herself
Lori Seol	...	Herself
James Pullour	...	Himself
Lori Sand	...	Herself
Kenneth Trait	...	Himself
Deborah Wheeler	...	Herself
Wayne Willis	...	Himself
John Bazler	...	Himself
Robert Beltran	...	Himself
Jolynn Brown	...	Herself
Justin Reid	...	Himself
Roxann Dawson	...	Herself
Evelyn Ensiten	...	Herself
Diana Harper	...	Herself
Inge Heyer	...	Herself
John Hurtes	...	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 Sych	...	Herself
Barron Toler	...	Himself
Thomas Anitzberger	...	Himself
Craig Berthisone	...	Himself
Brian Dellis	...	Himself
Ross Gabrick	...	Himself
Adam Geiss	...	Himself
Jason Mathews	...	Himself
Hope Rudeen	...	Herself
Paul Rudeen	...	Himself
Tim Scott	...	Himself
Jason Speltz	...	Himself
Rocky Stitinis	...	Himself
Deborah Tallen	...	Herself
Alois C. Tschenjil	...	Himself
Alison Todd	...	Herself
Bruce Clarke	...	Himself
Melisa Dahl	...	Herself
L. Grace Klimoller	...	Herself
Tim Meyers	...	Himself
Donelda Snyder	...	Herself
Pat Weisner	...	Herself
William Coble	...	Himself
Ron Duran	...	Himself
Lynn Fulstone	...	Herself
Glynn Gadd	...	Himself
L.D. Gardner	...	Himself
Travis Gates	...	Himself
Debbie Hanon	...	Herself
Dennis Hanon	...	Himself
Randall Hawthorne	...	Himself
Sharon Hawthorne	...	Herself
Logan Madden	...	Himself
Adam Madden	...	Himself
Cheryl Petersen	...	Herself
Russell Ray	...	Himself
Tonya Saunders	...	Herself
Daniel Shea	...	Himself
Susan Shea	...	Herself
Wendy Shea	...	Herself
David Silverman	...	Himself
Esther Becerra	...	Herself
Edgar Jau Egui	...	Himself
Salvador Nogueda	...	Himself
Richard Clabaugh	...	Himself
Daren Dochterman	...	Himself (as Darren Dochterman)
Edward Herndon	...	Himself
Joyce Herndon	...	Herself
Penny Keane	...	Herself
Jane Lostembe	...	Herself
Stanley Lezowsk	...	Himself
Marcella Mesnerd	...	Herself
Carl Meyers	...	Himself
Carroll Paige	...	Herself
Daniel Pilkington	...	Himself
Ric Parrish	...	Himself
Thomas Phillips	...	Himself
Robert Russell	...	Himself
Lori Schwartz	...	Herself
Tim Stewart	...	Himself
Karl Van Der Wyk	...	Himself
Jonathan West	...	Himself
Cherly Wilson	...	Herself
Michael Armendariz	...	Himself
Teresa Bailie	...	Herself
Roberta Barnhart	...	Herself
Thomas Baz	...	Himself
Jared Bird	...	Himself
Martha Boch	...	Herself
Richard Bowen	...	Himself
Migeul Curreon	...	Himself
Thomas Clegg	...	Himself
Rick Corley	...	Himself
Rey Duran	...	Himself
Linda Evans	...	Herself
Chris Flemming	...	Himself
Michael Gay	...	Himself
Armando Paul Gaillen	...	Himself
Peter Haberkorn	...	Himself
Shantelle Helner	...	Herself
Steve Hardy	...	Himself
Lisa Harper	...	Herself
Scott Harper	...	Himself
Matthew Herrera	...	Himself
David Koontz	...	Himself
Margaret Koontz	...	Herself
Stephen Koontz	...	Himself
Becky Logan	...	Herself
Robert Lopez	...	Himself
Steve Menaugh	...	Himself
Phil Murre	...	Himself
Sondra Reynolds	...	Herself
Michael Raffio	...	Himself
Shelly Raffio	...	Herself
Evan Stride	...	Herself
Helen Souza	...	Herself
Dennis Thuringer	...	Himself
Linda Thuringer	...	Herself
Travis Williams	...	Himself
Frank D'Amico	...	Comedian / Himself
Rick Overton	...	Comedian / Himself
Jon Ross	...	Himself
Fred Travalena	...	Comedian / Himself
Matt Weinhold	...	Comedian / Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Miguel Carreon	...	Himself
Justin Reid Cutietta	...	Himself
Melissa Dahl	...	Herself
Maria De Maci	...	Herself
Ana Espinoza	...	Herself
Chris Fleming	...	Himself
Glenn Gadd	...	Herself
Sharron Hawthorne	...	Herself
Edgar Jauregui
Stanley Lozowsky
Marcella Mesnard	...	Herself
Ric Parish	...	Himself
Adam Philpott	...	Himself
Tom Stewart	...	Himself
Allison Todd	...	Herself
Wayne Wills	...	Himself
Cheryl Wilson	...	Herself
John de Lancie	...	Himself (uncredited)
Steve Head	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Roger Nygard

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

Original Music by
Billy Sullivan
Walter Werzowa

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

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

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild sexual and drug references.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Klingon

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA

Company:

NEO Motion Pictures

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

wonderfully original

Finally, something new and fresh. This documentary needed to be made. It's very funny, scary, weird, touching and always interesting. Although the pace drags at times, it's entertaining and *gasp!* educational.

I'm no trekkie, I do enjoy the movies though. Although I can't relate to the trekkies featured here, one can't help but admire their devotion. Oh sure, we laugh when we see some klingon's going to a fast food restaurant, get a tad freaked out by a transvesite in a Starfleet uniform, and shake our heads at "Spinerfems". But guess what, they aren't hurting anybody! In fact, from what I saw, local Trekkie chapters do a lot of good for their community. Klingons even visit children's hospitals!

Is it weird to see someone in public wearing a phaser and a star fleet uniform? Yes, to so-called 'normal' people. Yet it's considered perfectly acceptable for an armchair jock to wear major-league baseball caps and jerseys of their favorite players in public. Hey, if a trekkie married couple has a succesful dental practice, do they need to "get a life"? Maybe the guy who spends his Sundays at the bar watching football all day needs to get one.

Hey, I laughed at it most of the time. I admit it. The candid interviews of some of the ex-cast members are a riot! And near the end of the video, there was one interview with a Radio-Shack-Trekkie (the worst kind, I think) where I could not stop laughing. I mean it, he was such a GEEK. But then, this guy has invented something useful, I haven't. There you go.