Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Denise Crosby | ... | Self | |
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Barbara Adams | ... | Self - 'Star Trek' Fan |
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Denis Bourguignon | ... | Self - 'Star Trek' Fan (as The Denis Bourguignon Family) |
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David Greenstein | ... | Self - 'Star Trek' Fan |
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Laurel Greenstein | ... | Self - 'Star Trek' Fan |
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Gabriel Köerner | ... | Self - 'Star Trek' Fan |
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Richard Koerner | ... | Self - Gabriel's Father (as Richard Köerner) |
Rich Kronfeld | ... | Self - 'Star Trek' Fan (as Richard Kronfeld) | |
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Joyce Mason | ... | Self - 'Star Trek' Fan |
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Evelyn De Biase | ... | Self - 'Star Trek' Fan |
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Anne Kathleen Murphy | ... | Self - 'Star Trek' Fan (as Anne Murphy) |
Majel Barrett | ... | Self (as Majel Barrett Roddenberry) | |
James Doohan | ... | Self | |
DeForest Kelley | ... | Self | |
Walter Koenig | ... | Self |
From a television series that barely lasted three seasons in the 1960s, Star Trek has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry involving several spin-off series, numerous movies, and countless merchandise items. This phenomenon is due to the series' legions of rabidly devoted fans, popularly known as "Trekkies". Star Trek actress Denise Crosby provides an affectionate and humorous look at some of these people, who demonstrate how Star Trek has affected and even shaped their lives. Several members of the series' cast and creative team also describe what the series and its fans mean to them. Written by Eric Sorensen
I thought the storytelling in this doc. was incredible. Never does the narration, the interviewing, or the framing poke fun at the bizarre, unconventional -- you know, I'm not even sure what other word works to describe these people -- fans who have made incredible adjustments in their lives in order to pay homage to Star Trek.
Yes, they are strange. Yes, they seem to sometimes proclaim the supremacy of Star Trek with a vehemence that only suggests the alternative is enough to topple their worlds. But at the same time, this film, I think, takes a gentle, even respectful look at their strange personal universes.
If you want to laugh, that is your prerogative. But I think this doc. is motivated more by fascination than by indignation or disgust. Trekkies (and Trekkers) are a cultural phenomenon. One that deserves the care and depth used in the presentation of this documentary.