Star Trek: Generations Movie Review 1994

The sci-fi phenomena continues with the first film spun off from the recently departed "Star Trek: The Next Generation" TV series and the seventh following the adventures of the Enterprise crew. Captain Kirk is propelled into the future thanks to an explosion and manages to hook up with current starship captain, Picard. Of course, just in time to save the galaxy from the latest space loon, the villainous Dr. Soren (McDowell), renegade Klingons, and your basic mysterious space entity. For comic relief, android Data gets an emotion chip. Terrific special effects (courtesy of Industrial Light and Magic) and yes, the heroic Kirk receives his mandatory grandiose death scene. Other original characters making a brief appearance are Scotty and Chekov. An entertaining romp through time and space.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 117 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sci Fi, Space Operas, Mad Scientists, Adapted from Television, Special FX Extravaganzas, Robots & Androids

Screenplay

Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga

Cast

William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Malcolm McDowell, Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates (Cheryl) McFadden, Marina Sirtis, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Alan Ruck

Cinematography

John A. Alonzo

Director

David Carson

Music

Dennis McCarthy

Other

Majel Barrett

Producer

Rick Berman, Bernie Williams, Paramount Pictures