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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
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Reviews Counted: 38
Fresh: 7
Rotten:31
Average Rating: 3.9/10
Consensus: Filled with dull action sequences and an underdeveloped storyline, this fifth Trek movie is probably the worst of the series.
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Stardate 8454.1: In the windswept desert of Nimbus III, the Planet of Galactic Peace, a lone settler witnesses a man materializing out of the dusty horizon, offering to share and bear the settler's pain. With a laugh, the two join forces and... Stardate 8454.1: In the windswept desert of Nimbus III, the Planet of Galactic Peace, a lone settler witnesses a man materializing out of the dusty horizon, offering to share and bear the settler's pain. With a laugh, the two join forces and plan to steal a starship. Cutting to the rock and scrub of another desert, the jeans-clad Captain Kirk is climbing bare-handed in Yosemite. After a near-accident followed by a night of beans and whiskey and campfire songs, Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and McCoy (DeForest Kelley) are called back from shore leave to the new Enterprise for an emergency mission. Counting on Scotty (James Doohan) to bring the new ship up to specs, they travel to Paradise City on Nimbus III, where delegates from the Romulan, Klingon, and Human races have been kidnapped. The crew soon find themselves joining kidnapper Sybok (Laurence Luckenbill), a renegade Vulcan desperate to discover the secret that lies beyond the Great Barrier at the center of the galaxy. A thrilling and thought-provoking directorial debut from William Shatner, the journey becomes a metaphysical quest for the meaning of life, as the crew of the Starship Enterprise comes face to face with "God." [More]
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, David Warner, Laurence Luckinbill, Charles Cooper
Director: William Shatner
Director: William Shatner
Screenwriter: David Loughery
Story: William Shatner, Harve Bennett, David Loughery
Producer: Harve Bennett
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
DVD Info
Release:
Oct 14, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- 2-Disc Set
- Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Surround - English
- Dolby Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
- Deleted Scenes - 1. "Mt. Rushmore"
- 2. "Insults"
- 3. "Behold Paradise"
- 4. "Spock's Pain"
- Audio Commentary - 1. William Shatner - Director/Star, Liz Shatner - Author
- Production Interview - 1. William Shatner - Director/Star
- Featurettes - 1. HERMAN ZIMMERMAN: A TRIBUTE
- 2. COSMIC THOUGHTS
- 3. THAT KLINGON COUPLE
- 4. A GREEN FUTURE?
- 5. HARVE BENNETT'S PITCH TO THE SALES TEAM
- 6. THE JOURNEY: A BEHIND-THE-SCENES DOCUMENTARY
- 7. MAKEUP TESTS
- 8. PRE-VISUALIZATION MODELS
- 9. ROCK MAN IN THE RAW
- 10. STAR TREK V PRESS CONFERENCE
- Theatrical Trailers
- TV Spots
Interactive Features:
- Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Stills/Photos
- Text Commentary - 1. Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda - Authors
Reviews for Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
William Shatner's inauspicious feature directing debut is a double letdown.
Although the film's ontological approach may be intriguing, this rather dull entry fails to generate the kind of thoughtful, exciting adventure that made the Gene Roddenberry TV series so compelling.
[The] special effects, despite the hefty budget, look strictly bargain basement.
The plot, about a quest for the Ultimate Answer, resembles something Douglas Adams would have thrown in the bin.
The only thing worse than letting William Shatner act in a movie is letting William Shatner direct one.
It will likely maintain its long-cemented reputation as the worst film in the series.
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