Star Trek: First Contact Movie Review 1996

The eighth big-screen Trek saga is firmly in the hands of the "Next Generation" cast as Picard and the Enterprise cross paths with the Borg and their sinister Queen. It's hard to tell whether the cry "Resistance is Futile" is coming from the Borg, or the Trek franchise itself, as this installment may well bring in new "Trekkers" with its "less techo-babble, more action" approach and the fact that this crew can act. The Borg attempt to change history by travelling back in time (to 2063) to prevent scientist Cromwell from inventing warp drive. While the less-interesting members of the crew stay on Earth to help out with the launch, the battle for the Enterprise rages on up in space. Trademark effects, humor, and idealism are in abundant supply and should please the long-time fan as well as the neophyte.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 111 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sci Fi, Alien Babes, Alien Beings--Vicious, Alien Beings--Benign, Space Operas, Rescue Missions Involving Time Travel, Revenge, Top Grossing Films of 1996, Deadly Implants, Adapted from Television, Robots & Androids, Time Travel, Montana

Screenplay

Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore

Cast

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Gates (Cheryl) McFadden, Alfre Woodard, James Cromwell, Alice Krige, Neal McDonough, Robert Picardo, Dwight Schultz

Cinematography

Matthew F. Leonetti

Director

Jonathan Frakes

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Producer

Rick Berman, Martin Hornstein, Paramount Pictures