Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Produced by	Harve Bennett
Directed by	William Shatner
Written by	William Shatner Harve Bennett David Loughery Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
Starring	See table
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography	Andrew Laszlo
Editing	Peter E. Berger
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 9, 1989
Runtime	107 min.
Language	English
Budget	$27,800,000
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (Paramount Pictures, 1989; see also 1989 in film) is the fifth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. It is often referred to as ST5:TFF or TFF. The film was directed by William Shatner, following two films directed by his co-star, Leonard Nimoy. Shatner also came up with the initial storyline. DVD Cover for Star Trek V This is a DVD cover. ... Harve Bennett (born August 17, 1930) is an American television and film producer and scriptwriter, perhaps best known for being the producer on the second through to fifth Star Trek films. ... William Shatner as Captain Kirk William Shatner (born in Montreal, Quebec, March 22, 1931) is an actor, writer and musical performer. ... William Shatner as Captain Kirk William Shatner (born in Montreal, Quebec, March 22, 1931) is an actor, writer and musical performer. ... Harve Bennett (born August 17, 1930) is an American television and film producer and scriptwriter, perhaps best known for being the producer on the second through to fifth Star Trek films. ... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek Eugene Wesley Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was born in El Paso, Texas, USA, and spent his boyhood in Los Angeles, California. ... Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929 - July 21, 2004) was a famous film score composer from Los Angeles, California. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1987 to 1995. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1987 to 1995. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1988 in film, other events of 1989, 1990 in film, list of years in film. Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... William Shatner as Captain Kirk William Shatner (born in Montreal, Quebec, March 22, 1931) is an actor, writer and musical performer. ... Nimoy signing autographs at a Star Trek convention (circa 1978). ...

Cast

William Shatner as Captain Kirk William Shatner (born in Montreal, Quebec, March 22, 1931) is an actor, writer and musical performer. ... James Tiberius Kirk, a fictional character in the Star Trek television series, was the captain of the Starship Enterprise (NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-A). ... Nimoy signing autographs at a Star Trek convention (circa 1978). ... Mr. ... DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Leonard Bones McCoy in the 1966–1969 television series Star Trek (TOS) and the first six Star Trek motion pictures. ... Leonard Horatio McCoy, M.D., nicknamed Bones, is a fictional character in the fictional Star Trek universe, played by the late DeForest Kelley. ... James Montgomery Doohan (born March 3, 1920) is a Canadian actor and linguist best known for his portrayal of Scotty in the television and movie series Star Trek. ... Montgomery Scott, usually known as Scotty, is a character in Star Trek: The Original Series, played by James Doohan. ... George Hosato Takei (born April 20, 1937 in Los Angeles, California) is a Japanese-American actor. ... Hikaru Sulu - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Walter Koenig as Commander Pavel Chekov Walter Marvin Koenig (born September 14, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an actor. ... Pavel Andreivich Chekov, a character from the fictional Star Trek universe, was the Navigator and Weapons Officer on the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk. ... Nichelle Nichols as Lt. ... Commander Uhura is a character from the fictional Star Trek universe and was played by Nichelle Nichols on Star Trek: The Original Series and the first six Star Trek movies. ... David Warner David Warner (born July 29, 1941 in Manchester, England) is a British actor, whose image might be described as sinister. ... Laurence George Luckinbill (born November 24, 1934 in Fort Smith, Arkansas) is an American television and film actor. ... Sybok is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe, played by the actor Laurence Luckinbill. ...

Plot summary

Following the events of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the crew of the USS Enterprise is enjoying some well-deserved shore leave. The newly-christened starship's shakedown cruise goes poorly and is in Earth Spacedock for repairs. In Yosemite, Captain James T. Kirk faces two challenges: climbing El Capitan and teaching camp fire songs to Captain Spock. Unfortunately their rest is interrupted when the crew is sent on an urgent rescue mission on a desolate planet called Nimbus III. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Paramount Pictures, 1986; see also 1986 in film) is the fourth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701 The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) commissioned in 2286 was a Constitution class starship in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... The USS Enterprise approaches Spacedock In the Star Trek fictional universe, Earth Spacedock is a massive Federation starbase, which serves as a manufacturing and support facility orbiting the planet Earth. ... Yosemite National Park (pron. ... James Tiberius Kirk, a fictional character in the Star Trek television series, was the captain of the Starship Enterprise (NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-A). ... This article describes El Capitan in California. ... Mr. ... Nimbus III is a planet from the fictional Star Trek universe that debuted on-screen in the 1989 science fiction film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. ...

A Klingon commander named Klaa learns of the Enterprise's mission and pursues so that he can capture or kill Kirk, whom the Klingon people see as a criminal due to his actions in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701 The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) commissioned in 2286 was a Constitution class starship in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Paramount Pictures, 1984; see also 1984 in film) is the third feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ...

Upon their arrival at Nimbus III, the Enterprise crew discovers that a renegade Vulcan named Sybok, the emotionally-driven half-brother of Spock, has taken Klingon, Romulan and Federation representatives hostage. He uses the hostage situation as a ruse in order to obtain passage onto the Enterprise. Vulcans are a humanoid species in the fictional Star Trek universe who reside on the planet Vulcan and are noted for their attempt to live by reason and logic. ... Sybok is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe, played by the actor Laurence Luckinbill. ... Klingons (tlhIngan in the Klingon language), are a race of humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... The Romulans, a fictional race in the Star Trek universe, are descended from Vulcans and are characterized as being deceitful, cunning, and treacherous. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, the United Federation of Planets is a federation of more than 150 member planets and thousands of colonies, based in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants of the Milky Way galaxy. ...

Sybok then seizes control of the Enterprise, using his unique ability to share with and help conquer a person's greatest emotional trauma to gain the trust of most of the crew, so he can breach a dangerous energy field known as The Great Barrier, to reach a mythical planet named Sha Ka Ree, where a mysterious entity (that could be God) awaits. Sybok claims to have had visions from the entity of its existence, and feels compelled to follow those visions in order to experience the entity's possible wisdom and power first-hand. Together, he and the crew begin to search for this mysterious planet. The Enterprise at the Great Barrier. ... Sha Ka Ree In the Star Trek Universe, Sha Ka Ree is a planet located at the center of the galaxy beyond the great barrier which is supposedly the home of God (several races have different words for the same concept). ...

Notes

This film is generally considered to be one of the weaker entries in the Star Trek film series. In spite of the problems of this movie, many fans feel that the film stayed true to the original series and explored the friendship between Kirk, Spock, and McCoy better than any of the others. Leonard Horatio McCoy, M.D., nicknamed Bones, is a fictional character in the fictional Star Trek universe, played by the late DeForest Kelley. ...

One of the weaknesses of the film is the humor that had to be essentially shoehorned (often with poor results) into the script (written by Harve Bennett and David Lougherty), at the insistence of Paramount. The initial storyline by William Shatner was originally going to be much darker, but after the success of the humor-filled Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Paramount insisted that the story be "lightened up" with humorous elements. Fans complained that too much of the humor was at the expense of the popular supporting characters, particularly Uhura and Scotty, who the film strongly hints are somehow romantically involved. Harve Bennett (born August 17, 1930) is an American television and film producer and scriptwriter, perhaps best known for being the producer on the second through to fifth Star Trek films. ... Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Paramount Pictures, 1986; see also 1986 in film) is the fourth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Commander Uhura is a character from the fictional Star Trek universe and was played by Nichelle Nichols on Star Trek: The Original Series and the first six Star Trek movies. ... Montgomery Scott, usually known as Scotty, is a character in Star Trek: The Original Series, played by James Doohan. ...

Another weakness of the film is the special effects. The best effects teams at Industrial Light and Magic, who were used for most of the earlier Trek films, were unavailable due to their work on the second and third Back to the Future films. So instead the crew went with the much smaller company, Associates & Ferren. The special effects supervisor, Bran Ferren, publicly admitted he did not care about the quality of the effects work, and the end results were predictably poor. Industrial Light + Magic (ILM) is a motion picture special visual effects company, founded in July 1975 by George Lucas and owned by Lucasfilm Ltd. ... Back to the Future is a 1985 film by Robert Zemeckis, written by Robert Zemeckis and Robert Gale, and starring Michael J. Fox. ...

The ending of the movie originally involved Kirk being chased by a creature hewn from the rocky terrain. This footage was scrapped when it was decided that the costume looked unconvincing. Due to budget cuts, Shatner was unable to re-film sequences and ended up having to use stock shots of the false god's face.

Following the success of the Director's Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 2002 and subsequent director's edition DVD releases of the second, third, and fourth films in the series, William Shatner lobbied Paramount to be allowed to film new special effects sequences and otherwise retool Final Frontier in order to improve the film. His request was rejected by the studio and the original release version was reissued instead. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Paramount Pictures, 1979; see also 1979 in film) is the first feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series and is released on Friday, December 7. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for storing data, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

Trek creator Gene Roddenberry jokingly considered elements of this film to be "apocryphal at best". He made similar comments concerning elements of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Exactly what Roddenberry objected to is uncertain, but there is speculation that he disliked the idea that Sarek had fathered a child with a Vulcan female before Amanda. Nonetheless, these movies remain part of Trek canon. Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek Eugene Wesley Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was born in El Paso, Texas, USA, and spent his boyhood in Los Angeles, California. ... Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Paramount Pictures, 1991; see also 1991 in film) is the sixth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... In the context of fiction, the canon of a fictional universe comprises those novels, stories, films, etc. ...

Trivia

• This film marks the first known appearance of the Starfleet marines, seen accompanying the Enterprise crew on their mission to save the hostages on Nimbus III.

• To explain the glaring contradiction of the USS Enterprise being able to reach the center of the galaxy, while later starships (in particular, the USS Voyager) would take decades to complete such a journey, the novel of Star Trek V indicated that Sybok was an engineering genius who had modified both the shields and engines of the Enterprise so that the trip to the center of the galaxy would only take a few days.

• The name of the mythical planet Sha Ka Ree was derived from the name of the actor originally sought for the role of Sybok: Sean Connery, who was unavailable because he was busy filming Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Federation marines have never appeared in any of the incarnations of Star Trek, although Gene Roddenberry once suggested that, in the original Star Trek series, the Enterprise carried a platoon of Federation Marines. ... U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701 The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) commissioned in 2286 was a Constitution class starship in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... USS Voyager can refer to: The motorboat USS Voyager (SP-361) that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919 and in the United States Coast Guard from 1919 to c. ... Sean Connery Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25, 1930 in Edinburgh, Scotland) better known simply as Sean Connery, is a Scottish film actor who has starred in many films and is best known as the original cinematic James Bond. ... Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 movie directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, River Phoenix and John Rhys-Davies. ...

External links

• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier at the Internet Movie Database
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier at StarTrek.com
• Unofficial Star Trek V Information Page

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