TREKKIES

 



"TREKKIES,” a documentary about the fans of "Star Trek,” is a look at the universe's most fervent fans, a document of a pop culture phenomenon unparalleled in society. Get ready to beam up to a galaxy where autograph hounds abound, dentists drill in Federation garb and the debate over "Trekkies" vs. "Trekkers" rages on. Denise Crosby of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” hosts this often-hilarious documentary about the “Star Trek” "fan-nomenon."

The filmmakers interviewed hundreds of devoted fans and such “Star Trek” cast members as Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, James Doohan, George Takei, Levar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Kate Mulgrew and Brent Spiner. They also talked to some of the creative forces behind "Star Trek": Co-Creator/Executive Producer Jeri Taylor, Writer/Co-Executive producer Brannon Braga, Academy-Award-Winning Make-Up Supervisor Michael Westmore, creator of the Klingon language Dr. Marc Okrand...and many others. The film creates an entertaining and endearing portrait of the landmark series that has touched the lives of people around the world.

Director Roger Nygard met Denise Crosby in 1991 when he cast her in his directorial debut, HIGH STRUNG, a low-budget comedy written by and starring Steve Oedekerk. Over the years they stayed in touch, and often talked about the idea of doing a documentary about "Star Trek" fans. Denise hatched the idea after being invited to attend "Star Trek" conventions and meeting fans first-hand. The idea seemed so obvious, they were surprised nobody had done it yet. The idea became a reality when the producers at Neo Motion Pictures financed the endeavor.

86 minutes