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- For the article on the word, see Trekkie
Trekkies is a docu-comedy starring Denise Crosby. It was released by Paramount Classics in 330 movie theaters nationwide on 21 May 1999. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 4, p. 7)
Crosby originally pitched the documentary idea to would-be director Roger Nygard on 12 September 1994. [1] Filming began in August 1996. Over the course of filming, the crew attended about a dozen Star Trek conventions, including Florida, Boston, Las Vegas, Little Rock, and Canada. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 6, p. 66) The crew filmed 35 hours of footage, with final shots on 24 March 1997. It was first screened to a test audience on 4 April 1997. [2]
Summary[]
- The story of the first Star Trek convention.
- An interview with Barbara Adams, the selected Whitewater trial juror who received press attention for wearing her Starfleet uniform, complete with plastic phaser and tricorder, to the jury selection.
- A profile of "Spiner Femme" Anne Murphy, and reaction from Brent Spiner.
- A visit to Orlando, Florida's Starbase Dental, the Trek-themed office of dentist Denis Bourguignon.
- Denise Crosby appears on the CRN talk-radio show "Trek Talk and Beyond", with hosts Joyce Mason and Evelyn DeBiase.
- A visit with Brian Phelps and Mark Thompson, the hosts of "The Mark and Brian Show" on KLOS-FM, Los Angeles.
- Interviews with Dr. Marc Okrand, the inventor of the Klingon language, and Glen Proechel, who runs a summer program for people to learn Klingon language and culture called "The Interstellar Language School".
- A visit to Riverside, Iowa, "the future birthplace of James T. Kirk", and the town of Vulcan, Alberta.
- The profile of Richard Kronfeld, who has built the Total Life Support Unit used by Captain Pike and was building the Nomad probe and the Romulan cloaking device from "The Enterprise Incident".
- A Trek auction, and some odd collectibles like a 30th-anniversary Trek cookie jar.
- SeaTrek, a Trek-themed cruise featuring Trek actors and staff.
- Brannon Braga talks about some of the mail they receive, including one guy who has sent a package to "Star Trek" every day for the last ten years, and a Klingon sex manual.
The Secret Logs of Mistress Janeway as seen in the film
- Interviews with fanzine writers like Debbie Warner, writer of "The Secret Logs of Mistress Janeway".
- A comment from Buzz Aldrin.
- Interviews of numerous Trek actors including George Takei, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett, Nichelle Nichols, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, Grace Lee Whitney, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Jonathan Frakes, Chase Masterson, Kate Mulgrew, Ethan Phillips, Wil Wheaton, and others.
- Various stories about how Trek has influenced lives.
Memorable quotes[]
"Peter, this is the worst time you could have called! Go away! … ok bye."
Background information[]
- Star Trek: Communicator issue 124, p. 66, included an article by Jamie Painter on "The Making of Trekkies."
- To help with the production costs, Crosby would ask that the first class plane ticket that usually accompanied her convention appearances be exchanged for five coach tickets, so the filming crew could join her. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 6, p. 67)
Home video format releases[]
- 1999 – Trekkies (VHS)
- 1999 – Trekkies (DVD)
- 2000 – Trekkies (LaserDisc)
- 2003 – Trekkies (VCD)
- 2022 – Trekkies (Blu-ray)
External links[]
- TrekDoc.com – official website
- Trekkies at Wikipedia
- Trekkies at the Internet Movie Database
- SeaTrek(X) – "the original Star Trek cruise"
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