"Star Trek: The Next Generation" Dark Page (1993)

Director:

Les Landau

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator)
Hilary Bader (written by)

TV Series:

"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)

Original Air Date:

30 October 1993 (Season 7, Episode 7)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

While establishing diplomatic relations with an alien race called the Cairn, Deanna's mother experiences a mental breakdown and falls into a coma...

Plot Keywords:

Nightmare | 24th Century | Medical Examination | Captain | Starbase

Cast

Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander William T. Riker
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn	...	Lieutenant Worf
Gates McFadden	...	Doctor Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data
Majel Barrett	...	Lwaxana Troi
Norman Large	...	Maques
Kirsten Dunst	...	Hedril
Amick Byram	...	Cmdr. Ian Andrew Troi
Andreana Weiner	...	Kestra Troi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Braveheart	...	Crewman Martinez (uncredited)
Tracee Cocco	...	Ensign Jae (uncredited)
Deborah Landis	...	Female Cairn (uncredited)

Directed by
Les Landau

Writing credits
Gene Roddenberry		(creator)
Hilary Bader		(written by) (as Hilary J. Bader)

Produced by
Rick Berman	....	executive producer
Brannon Braga	....	co-producer
Merri D. Howard	....	line producer
Peter Lauritson	....	producer
David Livingston	....	supervising producer
Ronald D. Moore	....	producer
Wendy Neuss	....	co-producer
Michael Piller	....	executive producer
Jeri Taylor	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jay Chattaway

Cinematography by
Jonathan West		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Daryl Baskin

Casting by
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Ron Surma

Production Design by
Richard D. James

Set Decoration by
Jim Mees

Costume Design by
Robert Blackman

Makeup Department
Laura Connolly	....	hair stylist
Patricia Miller	....	hair stylist (as Patti Miller)
Gilbert A. Mosko	....	makeup artist (as Gil Mosko)
June Westmore	....	makeup artist (as June Abston Haymore)
Michael Westmore	....	makeup designer
Michael Westmore	....	makeup supervisor
Joy Zapata	....	hair designer
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig maker (uncredited)

Production Management
Wendy Knoller	....	post-production supervisor
Brad Yacobian	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerry Fleck	....	first assistant director
Arlene Fukai	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jim Magdaleno	....	scenic artist
Michael Okuda	....	scenic art supervisor
Alan Sims	....	property master
Al Smutko	....	construction coordinator
Gary Speckman	....	set designer
Rick Sternbach	....	senior illustrator
Herman F. Zimmerman	....	original set designer (as Herman Zimmerman)
Ed Miarecki	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ruth Adelman	....	sound editor
Alan Bernard	....	sound mixer
Alfred T. Ferrante	....	adr mixer
Mace Matiosian	....	supervising sound editor
Miguel Rivera	....	sound editor
Masanobu 'Tomi' Tomita	....	sound editor (as Masanobu Tomita)
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
Guy Tsujimoto	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Dick Brownfield	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Michael Backauskas	....	visual effects coordinator
Philip Barberio	....	visual effects coordinator
Dan Curry	....	visual effects producer
Ronald B. Moore	....	visual effects supervisor
Edward L. Williams	....	visual effects associate
Gregory Jein	....	model maker (uncredited)

Stunts
Dennis Madalone	....	stunt coordinator
Tracee Cocco	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Bookout	....	grip
Steve Gausche	....	first company grip
R.D. Knox	....	chief lighting technician
Kris Krosskove	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Helen Mossler	....	casting executive

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Melissa Antablin	....	costumer
Matthew A. Hoffman	....	key costumer
Carol Kunz	....	wardrobe supervisor
Kimberley J. Thompson	....	key costumer (as Kimberley Thompson)

Editorial Department
J.P. Farrell	....	supervising editor
Larry Field	....	final colorist
Dawn Velazquez	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Alexander Courage	....	composer: main title theme
Jerry Goldsmith	....	composer: main title theme
Gerry Sackman	....	music editor

Other crew
André Bormanis	....	science consultant
René Echevarria	....	executive story editor
Lolita Fatjo	....	pre-production associate
Kristine Fernandez	....	production associate (as Kristine Fernandes)
Kim Fitzgerald	....	production associate
Cosmo Genovese	....	script supervisor
Michael Okuda	....	technical consultant
Diane Overdiek	....	production coordinator
Naren Shankar	....	story editor
Rick Sternbach	....	technical consultant
June Jordan	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Dennis Tracy	....	stand-in: Patrick Stewart (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gene Roddenberry		creator

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup artist
R. Christopher Biggs	....	special makeup effects artist
Dean Jones	....	makeup artist
Michael R. Jones	....	makeup artist
Nina Kent	....	makeup artist
Michael Key	....	makeup artist
Mike Smithson	....	makeup artist
Rick Stratton	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ron Dempsey	....	dga trainee
Bruce Sears	....	dga trainee
Richard 'Dub' Wright	....	assistant director

Art Department
Lloyd A. Buswell	....	construction foreman (seasons 1-7)
Sharon Davis	....	graphics assistant
Dragon Dronet	....	weapons, specialty props and miniatures
Jim Dultz	....	assistant art director
Gregory A. Weimerskirch	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Marty Church	....	foley mixer

Special Effects by
Edward J. Franklin	....	special effects
John Palmer	....	special effects coordinator
Robert Cole	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Les Bernstien	....	motion control
C.W. Fallin	....	motion control operator
Simon Holden	....	digital compositor
Bruce Jones	....	visual effects producer
Gray Marshall	....	motion control operator
Karl J. Martin	....	digital artist
Chris B. Schnitzer	....	motion control technician (seasons 6 and 7)
Steven J. Scott	....	digital compositor
Ken Stranahan	....	visual effects
Greg Stuhl	....	miniatures: Greg Jein, Inc.
Peter Webb	....	digital compositor
Peter W. Moyer	....	visual effects compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
LaFaye Baker	....	stunts
Chuck Borden	....	stunts
Ericka Bryce	....	stunts
John Cade	....	stunts
Anthony Cecere	....	stunts
Erik Cord	....	stunts
Alex Daniels	....	stunt creatures
Nick Dimitri	....	stunts
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts
Terry James	....	stunts
Maria R. Kelly	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunts
Dan Koko	....	stunt double: Jonathan Frakes (1987-1991)
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunts
Tom Morga	....	stunts
John Nowak	....	stunt double
Rex Pierson	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Michael J. Sarna	....	stunts
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Howard Block	....	director of photography: second unit
Brian S. Cooper	....	electrician
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician
Frederick Iannone	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera

Editorial Department
Alan Chudnow	....	assistant editor
Tim Tommasino	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Scott Cochran	....	scoring mixer: advertising music
John Debney	....	conductor

Other crew
Gregory Benford	....	scientific consultant
Hala Gabriel	....	production accountant
Dolores Hundley-Arce	....	assistant accountant
Suzie Shimizu	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Paramount Television

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1987) (USA) (TV)

Runtime:

60 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Television

Trivia:

Hedril is played by an 11 year old Kirsten Dunst, a year before she became famous with Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994).

Goofs:

Continuity: In many scenes, Troi is shown with three full pips on her collar, yet she does not get the full promotion to Commander until several episodes in the future.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard:Captain's log, stardate 47254.1 - A delegation of the Cairn have just come on board. This telepathic species has no concept of spoken language and is being instructed in its use by... an old friend.

Soundtrack:

Star Trek: The Next Generation End Credits

A page from Lwaxana's past.

ST:TNG:159 - "Dark Page" (Stardate: 47254.1) - this is the 7th episode of the 7th and last season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

This episode deals Lwaxana Troi coming onboard the Enterprise to act as interpretor to a new telepathic species, the Cairn, who has no concept of a spoken language. However, one of the delegate's little girl, Hedril (played by a very young Kirsten Dunst) makes Lwaxana very sad. Soon, she falls unconscious, having retreated into her mind. Troi tries to go into her mother's mind to find out what's happening - it has to do with her past and it all has everything to do with Hedril.

Definitely the saddest of the Lwaxana episodes, where she is usually very comedic, but it's nice to see this side of Lwaxana.

Trivia note: Worf mentions he does not like telepaths. We see the arboretum again too. We see Troi's father too. Data also refers to his dream analysis (from "Birthright" and "Phantasms"). Mr. Homn is also mentioned (though doesn't appear in this episode).