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Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Night Terrors

  • Episode aired Mar 16, 1991
  • TV-PG
  • 45m
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7.1/10
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Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Patrick Stewart, and John Vickery in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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The Enterprise gets trapped in a Tyken's Rift, an energy-absorbing rupture in space, where all but Data, Troi and Guinan experience rising hallucinations and paranoia.The Enterprise gets trapped in a Tyken's Rift, an energy-absorbing rupture in space, where all but Data, Troi and Guinan experience rising hallucinations and paranoia.The Enterprise gets trapped in a Tyken's Rift, an energy-absorbing rupture in space, where all but Data, Troi and Guinan experience rising hallucinations and paranoia.

  • Director
    • Les Landau
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Pamela Douglas
    • Jeri Taylor
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Les Landau
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Pamela Douglas
      • Jeri Taylor
    • Stars
      • Patrick Stewart
      • Jonathan Frakes
      • LeVar Burton
    • 19User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Patrick Stewart
    Patrick Stewart
    • Captain Jean-Luc Picard
    Jonathan Frakes
    Jonathan Frakes
    • Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
    LeVar Burton
    LeVar Burton
    • Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
    Michael Dorn
    Michael Dorn
    • Lieutenant Worf
    Gates McFadden
    Gates McFadden
    • Doctor Beverly Crusher
    Marina Sirtis
    Marina Sirtis
    • Counselor Deanna Troi
    Brent Spiner
    Brent Spiner
    • Lieutenant Commander Data
    Rosalind Chao
    Rosalind Chao
    • Keiko O'Brien
    John Vickery
    John Vickery
    • Andrus Hagan
    Shaun Duke
    Shaun Duke
    • Ensign Gillespie
    • (as Duke Moosekian)
    Craig Hurley
    Craig Hurley
    • Ensign Peeples
    Brian Tochi
    Brian Tochi
    • Ensign Kenny Lin
    Lanei Chapman
    Lanei Chapman
    • Ensign Sariel Rager
    Colm Meaney
    Colm Meaney
    • Chief Miles O'Brien
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Guinan
    Deborah Taylor
    • Zaheva
    Rachen Assapiomonwait
    • Crewman Nelson
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Braveheart
    • Crewman Martinez
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Les Landau
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Pamela Douglas
      • Jeri Taylor
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    • Trivia
      The USS Brattain was named after Walter Houser Brattain, an American physicist, who, along with John Bardeen and William Shockley, invented the transistor.
    • Goofs
      The Federation science vessel found by the Enterprise carries the name USS Brittain on the hull (which is backed by all spoken pronunciations), but its name on all internal bridge displays and the Captain's log when it is replayed has its name spelled correctly as 'Brattain'.
    • Quotes

      [when a riot breaks out in Ten Forward, Guinan produces a huge energy rifle from behind the bar, and fires a blast into the ceiling. Everyone stops and stares]

      Ensign Gillespie: What is that?

      Guinan: This is a little souvenir I picked up from Magus III. That was setting number one. Anyone wanna see setting number two?

    • Connections
      Featured in TrekCulture: 10 Scariest Star Trek Episodes Ever (2020)
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      Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
      Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

    User reviews19

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    7/10
    Great episode until the last 5 minutes
    This was a great episode that was spoiled by the end. The premise was sound, the episode was entertaining, and it was a creative play on nightmares and horror.

    The ending did not make any sense, though. They should have come up with a better explanation for what happened (not going to include spoilers). Also, they never described how Troi was able to do what she did. It just showed an outline of a humanoid in her dream and... the end.

    Bad ending, but the rest of the episode was fun.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 16, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Television
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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