Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)

When the crew of the Enterprise learn of a Federation conspiracy against the inhabitants of a unique planet, Captain Picard begins an open rebellion.

Director:

Jonathan Frakes

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator: "Star Trek"), Rick Berman (story)

Stars:

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner

3 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Stewart	...	Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Riker
Brent Spiner	...	Data
LeVar Burton	...	Geordi La Forge (as Levar Burton)
Michael Dorn	...	Worf
Gates McFadden	...	Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis	...	Troi
F. Murray Abraham	...	Ru'afo
Donna Murphy	...	Anij
Anthony Zerbe	...	Dougherty
Gregg Henry	...	Gallatin
Daniel Hugh Kelly	...	Sojef
Michael Welch	...	Artim
Mark Deakins	...	Tournel
Stephanie Niznik	...	Perim

Storyline

While on a mission to observe the peaceful Ba'ku race, Lieutenant Commander Data suddenly behaves as if having to fear for his existence. The immortal Ba'ku, whose planet offers regenerative radiation, and therefore incredible lifespans, live in harmony with nature and reject advanced technology. Their planet and their culture is secretly researched by the Federation associated with an alien race called the Son'a. But the Son'a intend to abduct the Ba'ku in order to take the planet for themselves and for the Starfleet officials who all would like to regenerate their bodies. But they did not think of the loyalty of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E to the Prime Directive.

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Plot Keywords:

sex in a hot tub | kissing while having sex | male alien | male humanoid alien | u.s.s. enterprise | 

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Taglines:

Eternity Awaits Beyond The Final Frontier

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for sci-fi action violence, mild language and sensuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mark Deakins (Tournel) also played Turanj on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) ("The Killing Game", season four, episodes 18 & 19) and Axum ("Unimatrix Zero", season six finale).

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Goofs

When Picard is beamed on to the collector ship before facing Ru'afo, he is beamed from another Son'a ship, but he materializes with a Federation transporter effect, not a Son'a one.

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Quotes

[first lines]
[children playing hide and seek]
child: There he is. Let's get him, come on!

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Alternate Versions

The original version of the fight between Picard and Ru'afo contained an additional scene. After Picard was beamed away by the Enterprise, Ru'afo fell into the planet's rings and was regressed into a young child. This scene was cut from the final film, but a "Young Ru'afo" is still listed in the credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Micmacs (2009)

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Soundtracks

A British Tar
from "H.M.S. Pinafore"
by W.S. Gilbert (as William S. Gilbert) and Arthur Sullivan

User Reviews

Hugely underrated

I am a big Star Trek fan and I have loved it from the first moment I saw it. I remember seeing Star Trek the first time with Star Trek 4 - The Voyage Home and The Next Generation series and I remember being at awe at the wonder of it all. It has been many years since then, and having watched the all the series and movies many times, especially the movies since they take such a sorter time to watch, it is clear to me that this movie depicts the very heart of Star Trek. Do we have the right to tell other people where to live and how to live? It is about tollerance and thinking of others before ourselves. The movies has so many magical moments and it very clearly dismisses the myth that the odd-numbered movies are worse than the others. It is not so much an action science fiction as First Contact, but Star Trek is NOT about action. I guess this is why I like the episodes with virtually no action and much character development and tests on the characters and how they cope with different situations the best. The movies does have some cliché dialog, like when Data saying 'Sattle up. Lock and load', but Star Trek is no famous for it's one-liners.

I may be in the minority when it comes to this movie, but I think it is important to defend this great Star Trek movie, especially since the really bad Nemisis came out. We have to judge this movies on it's own merits and on the idea of what Star Trek is all about.

Details

Official Sites:

The Official Star Trek Web Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 December 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Star Trek: Rebellion

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$58,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$22,052,836, 13 December 1998

Gross USA:

$70,187,658

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$112,587,658

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Digital Image Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1