Star Trek (2009)

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.

Director:

J.J. Abrams

Writers:

Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman,

Stars:

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy

Top 250 #223 | Won 1 Oscar. Another 19 wins & 50 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Pine	...	Kirk
Zachary Quinto	...	Spock
Leonard Nimoy	...	Spock Prime
Eric Bana	...	Nero
Bruce Greenwood	...	Pike
Karl Urban	...	Bones
Zoe Saldana	...	Uhura (as Zoë Saldana)
Simon Pegg	...	Scotty
John Cho	...	Hikaru Sulu
Anton Yelchin	...	Chekov
Ben Cross	...	Sarek
Winona Ryder	...	Amanda Grayson
Chris Hemsworth	...	George Kirk
Jennifer Morrison	...	Winona Kirk
Rachel Nichols	...	Gaila

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.

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Plot Keywords:

captain | vulcan | romulan | alien | planet | 

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Taglines:

The future begins.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence, and brief sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Star Trek XI

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$140,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£5,950,203 (UK) (8 May 2009)

Gross:

$257,704,099 (USA) (25 September 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Bad Robot

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The San Francisco skyline, as seen from the Star Fleet Academy grounds, contains the distinctive Transamerica Pyramid building. Although it is now San Francisco's tallest skyscraper, it is nearly lost among taller "future" buildings.

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Goofs

During the awards ceremony, several flags can be seen in the background, including what appears to be the state flag of California. Towards the end of the sequence, the point of view shifts to Old Spock viewing from a balcony, and the flags are changed to Federation and Starfleet flags.

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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

There are no opening credits in the film except for the title card, making this the second consecutive Star Trek film that doesn't list its cast at the beginning.

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Connections

Featured in Angela and Friends: Episode #1.9 (2009)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

A Sci-Fi Classic By All Means

I should start this by saying that I always leaned more toward Star Wars than Star Trek. I've memorized much of the Star Wars epic sci-fi fantasy and numerous characters, but the universe of Star Trek is one I have not really explored. The beauty of this film is that you can be a hard core Trek-fan or a simple lover of sci-fi or action and still find this an incredibly enjoyable movie. I myself was surprised when I first saw it, seeing all the relatable humor it was pouring out, but unlike the redundant idiocy of let's say Michael Bay, the jokes are welcome and don't go too far.

The cast is pretty well put together, and each character is pretty memorable and involved quite well. Eric Bana was excellent as Nero, not to mention Bruce Greenwood is awesome as well. Zachary Quinto is the beloved Spock and for one of those hyper-intelligent characters it's a character you will end up feeling emotionally drawn to. The story never drags at all and it's all together a pretty well written piece of sci-fi I must add. To be honest Chris pine is great in the movie, it's just that at times he too much of an archetype 'bad-ass', dare I say it? How many times have I seen a drunken protagonist in a bar starting a fight with a guy and/or trying to get a girl who views him as trash. Other than that, though, he does fine, and the rest of the cast is no less than good.

The cinematography was beautiful on its own, let alone the action scenes. Speaking of which, a new bar for space battles has been set. And the score by Michael Giacchino and Alexander Courage was not too shabby. In fact I thoroughly embraced it. I consider it a must see, being one of those rare sci-fi gems anyone can enjoy.