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Star Trek (2009)

PG_13 127 min  -  Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi  -   8 May 2009 (USA)
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The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful, time-traveling Romulan creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.

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J.J. Abrams
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Pine ...
Zachary Quinto ...
Leonard Nimoy ...
Eric Bana ...
Bruce Greenwood ...
Karl Urban ...
Zoe Saldana ...
Uhura (as Zoë Saldana)
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John Cho ...
Anton Yelchin ...
Ben Cross ...
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Chris Hemsworth ...
Jennifer Morrison ...
Rachel Nichols ...
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Storyline

On the day of James Kirk's birth, his father dies on his ship in a last stand against a mysterious alien time-traveling vessel looking for Ambassador Spock, who, in this time, is also a child on Vulcan disdained by his neighbors for his half-human heritage. Twenty-five years later, Kirk has grown into a young troublemaker. Challenged by Captain Christopher Pike to realize his potential in Starfleet, he comes to annoy instructors like young Commander Spock. Suddenly, there is an emergency at Vulcan and the newly commissioned USS Enterprise is crewed with promising cadets like Nyota Uhura, Hikaru Sulu, Pavel Chekov and even Kirk himself, thanks to Leonard McCoy's medical trickery. Together, this crew will have an adventure in the final frontier where the old legend is altered forever as a new version of it begins. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Captain | Vulcan | Starship | Alien | Supernova  | See more »

Taglines:

The future begins.

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence, and brief sexual content See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Star Trek: The Future Begins See more »

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$140,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$72,500,000 (USA) (8 May 2009)

Gross:

$385,680,447 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | SDDS  | Dolby Digital  | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Keri Russell was considered for a role. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The Starfleet logo, the distinctive "arrow-head" that featured on all the teasers, was originally intended by the production designers of the original series to be the "assignment patch" for crew on the Enterprise only. This was reflected on-screen by the use of different patches for different ships or posts. The use of the arrowhead insignia on the Kelvin is therefore a continuity error since the histories of the two time lines are supposed to be identical up to that point. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Communication Operator: U.S.S. Kelvin, go for Starfleet Base.
Kelvin Crew Member: Starfleet Base, we've sent you a transmission. Did you receive?
Starfleet Base: Kelvin, have you double-checked those readings?
Kelvin Crew Member: Our gravitational sensors are going crazy here. You should see this. It looks like a lightning storm.
Starfleet Base: What you've sent us doesn't seem possible.
Kelvin Crew Member: Yes ma'am. I understand. That's why we sent it.
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Crazy Credits

The first part of the closing credits is styled after the opening credits of Star Trek, where the starship Enterprise blasts off into space as a monologue describes its mission, and then the cast names appear as the famous "Star Trek" theme music plays. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "The Big Bang Theory: The Pants Alternative (#3.18)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Future Blues"
Written & Performed by Doyle Bramhall II
Courtesy of Doyle Bramhall II by arrangement with Bug See more »