Trekkies (1997)

Denise Crosby takes a first look at the huge fans of "Star Trek" and how the series from around America has affected and shaped their lives.

Director:

Roger Nygard

Stars:

Denise Crosby, Frank D'Amico, Barbara Adams

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Denise Crosby	...	Self
Barbara Adams	...	Self - 'Star Trek' Fan
Denis Bourguignon	...	Self - 'Star Trek' Fan (as The Denis Bourguignon Family)
David Greenstein	...	Self - 'Star Trek' Fan
Laurel Greenstein	...	Self - 'Star Trek' Fan
Gabriel Köerner	...	Self - 'Star Trek' Fan
Richard Koerner	...	Self - Gabriel's Father (as Richard Köerner)
Rich Kronfeld	...	Self - 'Star Trek' Fan (as Richard Kronfeld)
Joyce Mason	...	Self - 'Star Trek' Fan
Evelyn De Biase	...	Self - 'Star Trek' Fan
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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

man wears eyeglasses | star trek | autograph | dentist | geek culture | 

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Taglines:

A hilarious look at the universe's most fervent fans.

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild sexual and drug references

Did You Know?

Trivia

Starring Denise Crosby, best known for her role as Security Chief Tasha Yar on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).

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Quotes

DeForest Kelley: My favorite fan letter I received, I opened it up and there was a marijuana cigarette glued to a piece of cardboard and a photo of a very delightful-looking young girl, and she said, "you have turned me on so many times, I thought I would return the favor."
[laughs]
DeForest Kelley: I kept that one.

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Crazy Credits

This film is dedicated to the memory of "Bones" Frazetti - a Trekkie Cat.

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Connections

References Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)

User Reviews

What Sad Creatures

I`m a DOCTOR WHO fan and being a DOCTOR WHO fan often means making negative and sometimes downright nasty comments on least liked eras of the show . I hate the era of the mid to late 1980s and quite happily boot the boot into the series made between 1985-89 . In short being a fan of the show is like being a football supporter who spends his weekends at matches shouting for the manager to be sacked . There , that`s what it`s like to be a DOCTOR WHO fan . What we don`t do is dress up as Sontaran battle fleet commanders , or learn the Sea Devil dialect , and under no circumstances do we wish to be tarred with the same brush as STAR TREK fans . Why ? Well watch TREKKIES to find out what I mean .

TREKKIES was produced as a documentary but it turned out to be the biggest unintentional laugh-fest I`ve ever seen . Are we expected to swallow that STAR TREK fans are normal intelligent people ? Okay then let`s take a look at these normal intelligent people ......

The first person to be interviewed is a transvestite trekkie , and seeing as he/she is only filmed in extreme close up I`m just curious as to what he/she was wearing at the time . I`ve got a suspicion he/she was wearing one of these sexy little mini dresses from the original show . I hope he/she shaved her/his legs

The dentist whose wife and children are dressed in ST uniforms and whose dental surgery is decked out as a ST shrine called " The Starship Dentalprise "

The Greenstiens who spend every day dressed in their USS Enterprise uniforms and who don`t have any children ( Did anyone faint in surprise upon knowing this ? ) but have a poodle also dressed up in a ST uniform . It goes without saying it`s the dog I feel sorry for

A bunch of people dressed as Klingons order their lunch in a klingon dialect. The voice over informs us they do a lot of " community service " ( Probably a euphamism for work fare - Would you give them a job ? ) and that they " Visit sick children in hospital " . I`ve got to confess that if I had a child in hospital I`d want them to meet klingons as much as I`d want them to meet Victor Salva or Michael Jackson

The James Doohan anecdote of the suicidal fan . This isn`t as heartwarming as has been made out . In fact when Scotty finishes with the line " She wasn`t getting the help she needed " I shouted out " None of the people I`ve seen so far are getting the help they need " .

This brings me to the saddest fan of the lot who is the lad who owned Captain Pike`s life support/travel machine which resembles a headless Dalek. The fan turns up at an electrical store to buy some batteries and stuff only to get a weird reaction from the store worker who eyes dart from right to left very suspiciously and who has a " WTF " expression plastered all over his face . The reason for this attitude is explained when the fan leaves the store in the same transport he arrived in , yes that`s right he came in the Captain Pike life support /transport machine and now drives off at 2 mph with his gormless face sticking out of the transporter .

I can`t wait to see TREKKIES 2

Details

Official Sites:

Neo Motion Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English Klingon

Release Date:

8 November 2002 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Trekkies

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$375,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$125,636, 23 May 1999

Gross USA:

$318,246

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$318,246

Company Credits

Production Co:

NEO Motion Pictures, Trekkies Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1