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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

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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

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Release:

Oct 14, 2003

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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

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weeeeeak

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07/05/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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William Shatner's inauspicious feature directing debut is a double letdown.

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05/19/08
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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.

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05/19/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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The worst Star Trek movie.

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05/19/08
Matthew De Abaitua
Channel 4 Film
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[The] special effects, despite the hefty budget, look strictly bargain basement.

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05/19/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Proceed with caution.

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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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...delivers all the pleasure of a plucked pubic hair.

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04/08/06
Mark Bourne
DVDJournal.com
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The plot, about a quest for the Ultimate Answer, resembles something Douglas Adams would have thrown in the bin.

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02/09/06
Time Out
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No review available.

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08/28/05
Emanuel Levy
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No review available.

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05/19/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Shatner can be funny, but he stinks as a director.

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02/04/05
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
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Disappointing production, but always good to visit the old crew.

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01/03/05
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
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No review available.

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02/22/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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No review available.

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01/29/04
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)
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No review available.

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01/06/04
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
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Isn't horrible, but I'd only recommend to a diehard.

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12/25/03
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
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The only thing worse than letting William Shatner act in a movie is letting William Shatner direct one.

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12/19/03
Blake Davis
KFOR Channel 4 News
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It will likely maintain its long-cemented reputation as the worst film in the series.

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10/22/03
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
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absolutely terrible... a vanity project for William Shatner

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10/11/03
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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No review available.

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09/30/03
Robert Roten
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