Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

The Enterprise is diverted to the Romulan homeworld Romulus, supposedly because they want to negotiate a peace treaty.

Director:

Stuart Baird

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (television series Star Trek), John Logan (story)

Stars:

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Stewart	...	Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	William Riker
Brent Spiner	...	Data / B-4
LeVar Burton	...	Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn	...	Worf
Marina Sirtis	...	Deanna Troi
Gates McFadden	...	Beverly Crusher
Tom Hardy	...	Shinzon
Ron Perlman	...	Viceroy
Shannon Cochran	...	Senator Tal'aura
Dina Meyer	...	Commander Donatra
Jude Ciccolella	...	Commander Suran
Alan Dale	...	Praetor Hiren
John Berg	...	Senator
Michael Owen	...	Helm Officer Branson

Storyline

After a joyous wedding between William Riker and Deanna Troi, Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew stumble upon a mysterious signal which results in it being a prototype android who is the twin to Data. Then the Enterprise is invited to Romulus to negotiate peace with the Romulans by their new Praetor named Shinzon. However, Shinzon is revealed to be a clone of Picard who was raised on Remus, a slave planet to the Romulans. Later on, Picard discovers that this peace treaty was nothing more than a set-up due to the fact that Shinzon needs Picard in order to survive. But little do the Enterprise crew know that Shinzon also plans to do away with the Federation by unleashing a weapon that could destroy a whole planet.

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Plot Keywords:

romulan | earth | space | federation | slave | 

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Taglines:

On December 13th, the battle for Earth begins.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and peril and a scene of sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Netherlands]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 December 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Star Trek X

Filming Locations:

El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$18,513,305 (USA) (13 December 2002)

Gross:

$43,119,879 (USA) (7 March 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Digital Image Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The flowers behind Captain Picard at the wedding party are stargazer lilies. Picard's first command was the USS Stargazer.

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Goofs

Some "facts" about Picard established in episodes of the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation are overlooked or ignored (e.g. in the series, Picard had hair at Starfleet Academy and no longer has his own heart, it having been replaced after an incident there). There are other elements of discontinuity from the Star Trek series (Worf's transfer to the Diplomatic Corps and Wesley Crusher's resignation from Star Fleet are both ignored and his departure with the "Traveler" during the seventh season), although some of these are explained away in deleted scenes.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Commander: Senators, consider the opportunities for the Empire. At last, the destinies of the planets Romulus and Remus will be united. Shinzon of Remus is offering us a chance to make ourselves stronger than ever before. It would be madness to reject it. I beg you not to let prejudice or politics interfere with this Alliance. By joining Shinzon's forces with ours, not even the Federation will be able to stand in our way.
Praetor Hiren: That's enough! The decision has been made. The military does not ...

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits save the title.

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Connections

Referenced in Get a Life! (2012)

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Soundtracks

The Mine
(uncredited)
Composed, Conducted, and Produced by Jerry Goldsmith

User Reviews

With slick writing and direction, Nemesis shines

The tenth feature movie in the multi-billion dollar franchise is everything the last four years of waiting promised us. Its story is superior to the last movies, as is its direction. Nemesis almost certainly gets to the point and creates an atmosphere quite unlike most science fiction movies manage to pull off. Goldsmith's score fits the movie to the last note, every edgy feeling, emotion or action piece is caught perfectly in his remarkably original score. The acting by Stewart and Hardy dominate the screen and in my opinion sets new standards for future movies. The special effects by Digital Domain are jaw-dropping from time to time, the possibility of an Oscar nomination here should not be overlooked. I don't want to give too much away, so all I can really say is go and see it. Take the kids too, they are bound to love it, and find it cool at least. A film for non-fans as much as the fans themselves...Highly recommended - 10/10