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Christian Slater ( born 18 August 1969 ; age 54) is an American actor hailing from New York, New York. (His father, actor Thomas Slater, used Michael Hawkins and Michael Gainsborough as his stage names.) Slater appeared in a cameo role as the night-duty officer in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country . The character was not named in the script or in dialogue and is credited as " Excelsior Communications Officer" (an identical credit was given to Grace Lee Whitney , and in fact, the scene in the novelization of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country featured her character instead of Slater's). Slater is a big Star Trek fan and got the part through his mother, Mary Jo Slater , who was in charge of casting the film. ( Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages , p. 142) Slater filmed his scene on Friday 21 June 1991 at Paramount Stage 5 .

A huge Trekkie , Slater even joked once that he would shave his eyebrows to dress up as Spock for Halloween. This started a rumor that his eyebrows never grew back in properly, giving them a distinctive look. His link to Trek goes even further – his godfather was Michael Zaslow , who appeared in two episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series .

He later revealed in an interview with Graham Norton that the costume he had worn on the film had actually been the same one worn by William Shatner in The Wrath of Khan , and that he had later stolen it for his own personal use. [1]

  • 1 Early career
  • 2 Box office stardom
  • 3 Later career
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Early career [ ]

Slater began acting at the age of seven, making his debut on the ABC soap opera The Edge of Night . Following a run on another ABC soap, One Life to Live , Slater began appearing in Broadway plays. His first play was the 1980 revival of The Music Man , playing the son of a trumpet player. His subsequent Broadway credits include a revival of Macbeth and the original production of Merlin , in which he played the title character in his youth.

In an early television appearance, Slater starred opposite Brent Spiner in a 1984 episode of Tales from the Darkside . That episode, entitled "A Case of the Stubborns", was based on a story by Robert Bloch .

He made his feature film debut in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985, co-starring Dean Stockwell ). He followed this with The Name of the Rose (1986, with Sean Connery , F. Murray Abraham , and Ron Perlman ).

In 1988, he played Junior Tucker in Tucker: The Man and His Dream . By this time, he had been gaining recognition in Hollywood, allowing him to land lead roles in several films. He had his first starring role in Gleaming the Cube (1989, co-starring Art Chudabala , Richard Herd , and Ed Lauter ). Later that year he again worked with F. Murray Abraham in Beyond the Stars , playing the teenage son of a computer scientist played by Robert Foxworth . Slater's girlfriend in this movie was played by Olivia d'Abo .

More notably, Slater co-starred with Winona Ryder in the 1989 black comedy Heathers , which has become a cult classic. This film's success garnered Slater even more recognition, paving the way for him to become a successful Hollywood leading man.

Box office stardom [ ]

Slater was at the peak of his popularity during the early to mid-1990s. During this time, he had the lead roles in such films as Pump Up the Volume (1990, for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award), co-starring Gregg Daniel , Alexander Enberg , Clayton Landey , Robert Schenkkan , John Kenton Shull , and Ed Trotta . He played the title character in Kuffs (1992, for which he received an MTV Movie Award nomination as "Most Desirable Male"), which co-starred George De La Peña and Leon Rippy as the lead villains, and featured Ashley Judd in a small guest role filmed concurrently with her appearance on TNG : " The Game ".

1993's True Romance earned him a Saturn Award nomination and an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Kiss; his character happens to be a Trekkie who is excited that his actor friend could meet William Shatner . This film also starred Saul Rubinek and was photographed by Jeffrey L. Kimball .

Slater also had supporting roles in a number of box office hits, including Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh in Young Guns II (1990, co-starring Alan Ruck and Leon Rippy), Will Scarlett in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), and the interviewer in Interview with the Vampire (1994, with Kirsten Dunst ). He was again nominated by the MTV Movie Awards as Most Desirable Male for the latter film, which was based on the bestselling novel written by Anne Rice.

His role in 1993's Untamed Heart won him two MTV Movie Awards, one as Most Desirable Male and one for Best Kiss (with Marisa Tomei ). In contrast, his performance as "Lucky" Luciano in 1991's Mobsters (co-starring F. Murray Abraham, Seymour Cassel , and Titus Welliver ) earned him a Razzie Award nomination as Worst Supporting Actor. In addition, Slater voiced the role of Pips in the 1992 animated film FernGully: The Last Rainforest , which also featured the voices of Geoffrey Blake , Harvey Jason , Pamela Segall , and Robin Williams .

Following Star Trek VI , Slater again worked with his mother, Mary Jo Slater, when he starred in the 1995 crime drama Murder in the First along with Brad Dourif , Ben Slack , Eve H. Brenner , Time Winters , and Stefan Gierasch . Slater then played the hero in the 1996 action film Broken Arrow , which also featured Bob Gunton , Casey Biggs , Vyto Ruginis , Kurtwood Smith , Vince Deadrick , James MacDonald , and Raymond Cruz .

Later career [ ]

Although his popularity and box office draw has decreased since the 1990s, Slater has continued to star in a number of high profile films. Some of these films include Very Bad Things (1998, featuring Leland Orser and Lawrence Pressman ), The Contender (2000, cast by his mother and featuring his True Romance co-star and fellow Trek alum Saul Rubinek), 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001, with Morgan H. Margolis ), Windtalkers (2002, with Holmes R. Osborne ), and Mindhunters (2004, with Clifton Collins, Jr. ). He has even returned to the stage, starring in the Broadway productions of Side Man and a 2005 revival of The Glass Menagerie , in addition to a production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in London. In 2007, he starred in a stage production of Swimming with Sharks at London's Vaudeville Theatre.

Slater has also returned to television. He made three appearances on The West Wing in 2002, playing US Navy Lieutenant Commander Jack Reese. He later appeared in two episodes of J.J. Abrams ' Alias as scientist Neil Caplan, with Tracy Middendorf playing his wife. He also provided voice-overs for the television shows The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Robot Chicken and appeared in an episode of My Name Is Earl .

Slater was part of the large ensemble cast that made up Bobby (2006). Afterward, he starred with Fionnula Flanagan and William Lucking in Slipstream (2007). He then starred in the title role of He Was a Quiet Man (2007). His other recent films include Love Lies Bleeding (2008) and Lies & Illusions (2009). He also lent his voice to Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010), with Robert Picardo , but he was later replaced (and his vocal work redubbed) by Star Wars actor Hayden Christensen .

Slater starred in the one-hour spy drama My Own Worst Enemy , which aired on NBC in the fall of 2008 but was canceled after nine episodes. On the show, Slater portrayed a middle-class efficiency expert who discovers he is also a secret government agent, a separate personality which manifests itself through a microchip implanted in his brain. Three other Star Trek alumni were cast members on this series: Mädchen Amick (as the wife of Slater's character), James Cromwell (as the chief of operations at Slater's character's organization), and Alfre Woodard (as Slater's character's supervisor).

Slater starred in the crime drama The Forgotten , which aired on ABC in September 2009 until its cancellation in 2010. On 22 January 2010, Slater participated in the fund-raising program Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief . He was among the celebrities who operated the phones for the benefit, along with Chris Pine , Zoe Saldana , Tyler Perry , Jeri Ryan , and Robin Williams . [2] In 2011, he starred in the short-lived Fox TV series Breaking In . In the pilot of that show, his character is seated in what he claims is the actual captain's chair from the original Star Trek .

Slater's project Playback costarring Mark Metcalf was the lowest grossing film of 2012, taking in just $264US at the box office. [3]

More recently, he starred in the short-lived drama series Mind Games (2014), voiced a recurring character in the animated series Archer (2014-2015), and starred in the crime drama series Mr. Robot (2015-2016) for which he won the 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie. [4] For his role of "Mr. Robot", he is also nominated for a Critic's Choice Award and a Satellite Award.

Most recently, Slater lent his voice to episodes of Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2015) and The Lion Guard (2015, with Gabrielle Union and Kevin Michael Richardson ) and wrapped the crime drama King Cobra (2016).

External links [ ]

  • ChristianSlater.com (X) – former official site
  • Christian Slater at Wikipedia
  • Christian Slater at the Internet Movie Database
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  • 3 Kol (Klingon)

Christian Slater reveals he stole the costume from his Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country cameo

And yes, his mum did land him the gig.

Christian Slater attends the press night after party for 'Glengarry Glen Ross'

Slater was a huge Trek fan and a pretty big star by that time too, having already appeared in the likes of 1989's Heathers and 1991's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as the Will Scarlett to Kevin Costner's Robin Hood.

But when it came to landing a cameo part, it seems it was very much a case of who you know – and in this case, that was actually his mum Mary Jo Slater, who happened to be the casting director on the film.

Mary Jo Slater, Christian Slater during party for the opening night of 'The Glass Menagerie' in 2005

[Christian Slater with mum Mary Jo in 2005]

"Oh yes," he said on Graham Norton's BBC Radio 2 programme today (December 9) when asked about how the cameo came about. "My mother was the casting director, so...

"Yeah, that was a bit of nepotism there for me. I'm not even going to kid around, I had an in, and that was it."

Slater appeared in the film in a cameo role as an unnamed night-duty officer, who is credited as Excelsior Communications Officer.

Christian Slater in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

And while Slater was being candid about his Star Trek past, he also opened up about some of his more nefarious actions on set too.

"I stole the costume, by the way," he revealed. "I have it in a box somewhere. It was William Shatner's costume from Star Trek II , actually."

And when Graham asked if he got to keep it, Slater replied: "Well, I wasn't supposed to. I walked off [the set]."

Well, there we have it. Don't invite Slater to cameo in anything if you want to keep the costume afterwards...

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Review/Film; Aging Trekkers to the Rescue One Last Time. Really.

By Janet Maslin

  • Dec. 6, 1991

Review/Film; Aging Trekkers to the Rescue One Last Time. Really.

"IS it possible that we two, you and I, have grown so old and inflexible that we have outlived our usefulness?" Mr. Spock asks Captain Kirk in "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country," the sixth and supposedly last installment in the "Star Trek" saga. It's possible, but not likely. Never mind that the crew of the starship Enterprise is supposedly only months away from mothballs as this story begins; never mind that most of the principals have reached Hairpiece Heaven. Never mind that this film, supposedly the "Star Trek" valedictory, gives fans the stars' autographs with its closing credits. The title, from "Hamlet," may refer to the afterlife, but in the words of a different poet, it ain't over till it's over.

And "Star Trek VI," directed by Nicholas Meyer, is as lively a tale as any Trekkie might want, even if it's not free-standing enough to bring in new recruits. (Anyone who thinks Klingon sounds like a new synthetic fabric need not apply.) There are no signs of waning energy here, not even in an Enterprise crew that looks ever more ready for intergalactic rocking chairs. The principals' enthusiasm for their material has never seemed to fade. If anything, that enthusiasm grows more appealingly nutty with time.

A "Star Trek" film is such a collection of wild cards that this latest one refers to Richard Nixon, Sherlock Holmes and Peter Pan, among other notables. The plot alludes to ecology, racism, the cold war, detente and Nazi Germany. William Shakespeare is a generous contributor to the screenplay, although it is credited to Mr. Meyer and Denny Martin Flinn (from a story by Leonard Nimoy and Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal -- punctuation theirs). In this kind of anything-goes atmosphere, creative ferment is whatever one makes of it, and the "Star Trek VI" principals have done their best to make it fun. That's no small achievement after 25 years.

They always promised to go where no man had gone before, and in a way they kept their word. The "Star Trek" films make their own rules, rules not always readily intelligible to the non-aficionado. But the heart of the matter this time is that the evil Klingons, the ridge-skulled villains who have come to represent all manner of bogymen, threaten to disrupt attempts at an intergalactic peace settlement. And it falls to the Enterprise crew to put matters back on course. "Once again we have saved the world as we know it," says Captain Kirk at the conclusion of this last adventure. "And the good news is they're not going to press charges," says Dr. Leonard (Bones) McCoy (DeForest Kelley), the ship's resident cynic.

In the process of fighting a band of subversive Klingons and thwarting an assassination attempt, Kirk and Bones wind up on a snowy gulag where one of their fellow prisoners (Iman) has bright orange eyes and can perform the "Terminator 2" liquid transformation trick. They also invite a band of Klingon diplomats to dinner and drink blue ale. And there is a lethal attack in an anti-gravity zone, in which the victims emit spheres of fuchsia blood. So "Star Trek VI" is definitely colorful, but even more of its color comes from conversation, which can take some amusingly florid turns. Christopher Plummer, as the Klingon General Chang, produces a Shakespearean quote for every occasion, until Kirk grouses, "I'd give him real money if he'd just shut up." ("To be or not to be . . ." Chang commences, when, of course, he meets his unfortunate end.)

As Chang, Mr. Plummer sports the furrowed head, small wisp of hair and studded eyepatch that are but a small example of the cosmetic feats attempted here. Some of the effects are garish, and not all the results have even this much wit, but the film makers have been tireless in trying to make their otherworldly characters look strange. Whenever a skilled actor like Mr. Plummer or David Warner, who plays the Klingon Chancellor, manages to emerge from behind all this camouflage with his personality intact, it's a notable accomplishment. Among those who appear without elaborate makeup, Christian Slater has an uncredited cameo as a minor crew member and deserves some credit just for having shown up.

Also in "Star Trek VI" are Kim Cattrall as the sultry Vulcan who is Mr. Spock's protegee, Rosana DeSoto as the politically aware Klingon who objects vehemently to such phrases as "inalienable human rights," and Kurtwood Smith as the Federation President whose tonsorial style Confucius would have envied. Then, of course, there are the regulars, all looking pert in their vaguely military uniforms as they pursue the quest for peace. These principals, including Nichelle Nichols, James Doohan, Walter Koenig and George Takei, as well as the dependably wry William Shatner and Mr. Nimoy, are a welcome sight, especially if this really is their final bow.

But the film's production notes refer to "Star Trek's first 25 years." And the crew, however gracious, doesn't sound entirely sanguine about turning their ship over to younger, stronger replacements. Last seen bound for Never-Neverland, the Enterprise team may or may not be amenable to a curtain call. In the meantime, "Star Trek" devotees have one more fanciful chapter to this story. And they have their memories.

"Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" is rated PG (Parental guidance suggested). It includes mild violence. Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country Directed by Nicholas Meyer; screenplay by Mr. Meyer and Denny Martin Flinn; story by Leonard Nimoy and Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal, based on "Star Trek," created by Gene Roddenberry; director of photography, Hiro Narita; edited by Ronald Roose; music by Cliff Eidelman; production designer, Herman Zimmerman; produced by Ralph Winter and Steven-Charles Jaffe; released by Paramount Pictures. Running time: 110 minutes. This film is rated PG. Kirk . . . William Shatner Spock . . . Leonard Nimoy McCoy . . . DeForest Kelley Scotty . . . James Doohan Chekov . . . Walter Koenig Uhuru . . . Nichelle Nichols Sulu . . . George Takei Lieutenant Valeris . . . Kim Cattrall General Chang . . . Christopher Plummer Klingon Chancellor . . . David Warner Azetbar . . . Rosana DeSoto Federation President . . . Kurtwood Smith Crew Member . . . Christian Slater

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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

1991, Sci-fi, 1h 49m

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The Undiscovered Country is a strong cinematic send-off for the original Trek crew, featuring some remarkable visuals and an intriguing, character-driven mystery plot. Read critic reviews

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Capt. James Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the USS Enterprise are carrying Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner) to Earth to negotiate a peace treaty with the United Federation of Planets. The ship appears to fire on a Klingon vessel, and Gorkon is killed in the subsequent confusion. Kirk and the ship's doctor, Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley), are arrested for murder, leaving Spock (Leonard Nimoy) to figure out who is behind the attack and save the negotiations.

Genre: Sci-fi

Original Language: English

Director: Nicholas Meyer

Producer: Steven-Charles Jaffe , Ralph Winter

Writer: Leonard Nimoy , Lawrence Konner , Mark Rosenthal , Nicholas Meyer , Denny Martin Flinn

Release Date (Theaters): Dec 6, 1991  wide

Release Date (Streaming): Dec 16, 2009

Box Office (Gross USA): $71.7M

Runtime: 1h 49m

Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Production Co: Paramount Pictures

Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Surround, Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR

Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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Cast & Crew

William Shatner

Captain James Tiberius Kirk

Leonard Nimoy

Captain Spock

DeForest Kelley

Commander Leonard H. McCoy, M.D.

James Doohan

Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

Walter Koenig

Commander Pavel Andreievich Chekov

Nichelle Nichols

Commander Nyota Uhura

George Takei

Captain Hikaru Sulu

Kim Cattrall

Lieutenant Valeris

David Warner

Chancellor Gorkon

Christopher Plummer

General Chang

Mark Lenard

Vulcan Ambassador Sarek

Grace Lee Whitney

Commander Janice Rand

Brock Peters

Admiral Cartwright

Leon Russom

Chief in Command

Kurtwood Smith

Federation President

Rosanna DeSoto

Chancellor Azetbur

John Schuck

Klingon Ambassador

Michael Dorn

Colonel Worf

Paul Rossilli

Brigadier Kerla

Christian Slater

Excelsior Communications Officer

Nicholas Meyer

Lawrence Konner

Mark Rosenthal

Screenwriter

Denny Martin Flinn

Brooke Breton

Associate Producer

Marty Hornstein

Co-Producer

Steven-Charles Jaffe

Executive Producer

Ralph Winter

Alexander Courage

Additional Music

Cliff Eidelman

Original Music

Narita Hiro

Cinematographer

Ronald Roose

Film Editing

Mary Jo Slater

Herman F. Zimmerman

Production Design

Nilo Rodis-Jamero

Art Director

Mickey S. Michaels

Set Decoration

Dodie Shepard

Costume Design

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Star Trek's attempt at a murder mystery/political thriller. Story was the idea of Leonard Nimoy's and the entire movie seems pretty flat until the end when the crew of the Enterprise has to race to stop an assassination. Guess the entire original cast needed one big send off before the Next Generation cast took the torch.

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The Star Trek series has had its fair share of ups and downs with the previous 5 films, but luckily 'The Undiscovered Country' rights some of the wrongs of past entries all while presenting a fitting finale to the original crew's story. The film sees the return of the entire original Enterprise crew for one last ride. Much like the previous 5 films, it developed its own distinct story. Instead of saving wales, the crew were thrust into a mystery surrounding the death of the Klingon leader. The mystery behind why Kirk and Bones were charged with his murder is really what I appreciated most about the film. Instead of a largely comedic take or a space bound CGI fest, it was grounded with real mystery leaving the enterprise crew with one last epic task. Now the mystery doesn't necessarily last all that long if you realize how the film set up the story, but that also doesn't take away from the execution. As cheesy as the last 15 minutes are, it's hard not to feel a rush of emotion and a great sense of finality. I also appreciated how they took the Klingon side of things and brought it full circle as Kirk's regret and anger towards his son's death definitely plays a role. Even amongst the heavy mystery, we do get some great space action with improved visuals the 3rd act. As much as I think there have been much better entries in the series, The Undiscovered Country is about as fitting of a send-off for Shatner and crew as any Trek fan could have asked for. With an added intelligent script with important themes explored within the context of an epic conclusion, there's more than enough good material for fans and non-fans alike. +Satisfying conclusion +Mystery centric +Involvement of the Klingons -Cheesy -Some clumsy elements 7.2/10

After the somewhat lacking The Final Frontier, The Undiscovered Country manages to retain a new found vigor in storytelling in the franchise. I found this film to be the best since the Wrath of Kahn and it was a well crafted Science Fiction film that had a vibe that this one had something to prove. Although I didn't mind the previous film in the franchise, I felt that there was something missing. With this entry, the filmmakers manage to deliver a picture that adds what was missing, and it's an exciting, thrilling feature that has a good story, effective performances and memorable thrills. The Undiscovered Country is a much more refined sequel, one that is a return to form of the first few films, and in doing so, the filmmakers also add much needed depth to the story, which makes for a truly interesting film. This is a highly engaging film, one that is sure to delight fans of the franchise as well as genre fans. Considering that this is a sixth entry, the film manages to work well to entertain viewers and offer everything you'd expect from a Star Trek film. I think that this is one of the strongest efforts in the franchise, and not since the second film, has a film in this series been this good. The film may not be perfect, but it's nonetheless worthwhile entertainment for viewers that want an effective and memorable Science Fiction film to watch. There are plenty of good moments to be had here, and The Undiscovered Country is a strong entry in the franchise, and like I've said, one of the best since The Wrath of Kahn. With great effects, good performances, a well developed script, this film is a highly entertaining film going experience, one that is sure to entertain you from start to finish.

When Praxis, the Klingon moon and site of their energy production facility, explodes, the Klingons decide they must come to a peaceful agreement with the United Federation of Planets in order to survive. Much to his chagrin, Kirk (Shatner) is ordered to take the Enterprise to meet with Gorkon (Warner), the Klingon High Chancellor, and escort him to Earth to begin negotiating peace. After sharing a meal with the Klingons, someone on the Enterprise fires torpedoes at Gorkon's battlecruiser, disabling the anti-gravity mechanism. Two assassins in Starfleet suits, equipped with gravity boots, beam aboard and kill Gorkon. When Kirk and McCoy (Kelley) beam aboard to explain they weren't responsible, the Klingons refuse to listen, placing the pair on trial for Gorkon's murder. The original series of 'Star Trek' was known for tackling the contemporary issues of the day through a science fiction filter. While 'The Voyage Home' had addressed environmental issues, it did so in a blatant manner rather than an allegorical one. For the sixth film, Leonard Nimoy suggested a plot-line which would mirror the ending of the cold war, as the Berlin wall had just come down in 1989. The relationship between the Federation and the Klingons had always been a thinly veiled allegory of that of the U.S and U.S.S.R so it made sense to now bring the onscreen cold war to an end. With the preceding three movies directed by Nimoy and Shatner, the director of the series' best installment, 'Wrath of Khan', Nicholas Meyer, was brought back. As a result, this movie has a level of class that had been absent from Nimoy and Shatner's work. Despite working with the same level of budget, Meyer's film looks like a much larger scale movie, utilizing the relatively modest sets (many of which were borrowed from 'The Next Generation') to great effect. It's a shame Meyer never went on to bigger things as few of today's Hollywood directors have either his talent or integrity. Should you ever get the chance to listen to one of his DVD commentaries, I thoroughly recommend it, as he provides some great insights into the story-telling process. This was the final film to feature the original crew in its entirety and, although he would return in a reduced role in the next installment, Shatner really milks his screen time here, putting in a tour de force like only he can. Kirk had fought himself in the original series and does so again here, thanks to the shape-shifting alien played by Iman. The dialogue here references the actor's notorious ego as Kirk exclaims "I can't believe I kissed you", only for his adversary to reply "Must have been your life's ambition!". The legendary Plummer is fantastic as the Klingon, Chang, replete with an eyepatch nailed into his skull. Cattrall, relatively unknown at this point, is perfectly cast as a deceitful Vulcan. Youthful composer, Cliff Eidelman, took over soundtrack duties, providing one of the series' best. The opening credits theme is a rousing riff on Gustav Holst's 'The Planets', at Meyer's suggestion. There's little reference to previous Trek themes as Meyer wanted the score to feel like a "fresh start". This is the sort of Hollywood movie that's all too rare now, fun without being dumb, involving without being convoluted. It's a shame the cast found themselves at an age too advanced to be taken seriously any longer as, under Meyer's guidance, this film feels like a new beginning, with Trek just hitting its stride as a big-screen franchise. Although 'Generations' ends the story-line of Kirk, it's 'The Undiscovered Country' which really acts as a farewell to the original crew. A fitting farewell.

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Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country

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Peace talks between the Federation and the evil Klingons go awry.

Nicholas Meyer

Mark lenard, robert easton, clifford shegog, walter koenig, kurtwood smith, jeremy roberts, matthias hues, grace lee whitney, carlos cestero.

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William Shatner

Doug engalla, judy levitt, boris lee krutonog, leonard nimoy, george takei, michael snyder, kim cattrall.

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Christopher Plummer

Nichelle nichols, deforest kelley, james doohan, angelo tiffe, john schuck, katie jane johnston, ed fitzgerald, david warner.

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Brock Peters

Michael bofshever, leon russom, darryl henriques, morgan sheppard, david orange, edward clements, paul rossilli, rosanna desoto, aaron albucher, janice alexander, jon alexander, scott e anderson, bunny andrews, mike apperson, roland armstorff, eric armstrong, keith baber, rhonda baer, gordon baker, bobbi banks, sheila barnes, craig barron, gary baxley, richard j bayard, randall k bean, richard beck, kathleen beeler, bruce e bell, scott benton, jil-sheree bergin, cliff bergman, tom bertino, john andrew berton, johnny beyers, bob bornstein, jeff bornstein, cliff boule, eddie braun, faye brenner, brooke breton, charles brewer, rebeca r brookshire, thomas r bryant, jamie buckley, scott caldwell, daniel candib, greg cannom, gene s cantamessa, steve cantamessa, james cavarretta, adrienne childers, wade childress, dorothy ching-davis, ian christenberry, barbara cimity, donald clark, gary a. clark, charlie clavadetscher, richard l cohen, henry s coia, daniel cook, alexander courage, bob crockett, peter t crosman, eugene crum, gregroy j curda, gail currey, john cybulski, peter daulton, bret davidson, frank del boccio, richard demolski, maria doest, john downer, jeff durling, selwyn eddy, cliff eidelman, robin k eidelman, thom embree, wendy engalla, john v. fante, scott farrar, john paul fasal, bob fernley, robert finley, dennis flanderka, denny martin flinn, jon foreman, carl fortina, donald l. frazee, logan frazee, terry frazee, edward french, buffee frieldlich, marva fucci, thomas fucci, george gambetta, katy garretson, laurie gauger, mary beth gentle, william george, brian gernand, christopher t gerrity, marcy stoeven gibbens, r harrison gibbs, kristin r glover, john goodson, john graves, christopher green, timothy greenwood, carol lee griswold, jeffrey j. haboush, greg a hall, nelson hall, jennifer hall lee, david hanks, rick hannigan, barbara harris, matthew harrison, jeffrey harstedt, christine heinz, linda henry, michael herbick, brent lon hershman, rebecca heskes, robert hill, joel hladecek, michael hofacre, martin hornstein, sandy houston, frank howard, alan howarth, william hoy, thomas j huff, don l hulett, margaret hunter, gregory jein, mark r jennings, jeffrey s jensen, clinton o johnson, keith johnson, suhail f kafity, david karpman, michael william katz, alan s kaye, pamela j kaye, william kidd, robert king, lawrence konner, deborah l krainin, kevin kutchaver, charles lang, joe letteri, scott lingard, karen logan, ross lorente, joseph e lotito, nancy luckoff, al magliochetti, shari malyn, alan marcus, joe markham, victoria martin, pete martinez, elaine maser, tina matthies, chuck maytum, michael mccusker, michael mcgovern, mark mckenzie, brian k mcmanus, mickey s. michaels, f hudson miller, award nominations, best makeup, best sound effects sound editing, miscellaneous notes.

Released in United States Winter December 6, 1991

Released in United States on Video July 1, 1992

Released in United States February 1992

Shown at Berlin Film Festival (out-of-competition) February 13-24, 1992.

Casting director Mary Jo Slater is the mother of actor Christian Slater, who makes a cameo appearance in the film.

Second unit photography took place in Alaska.

Began shooting April 16, 1991.

Completed shooting July 2, 1991.

Film is dedicated to Gene Roddenberry.

Released in United States February 1992 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival (out-of-competition) February 13-24, 1992.)

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Introduction

Star Trek

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic sci-fi show take a look at some of the guest stars the show brought in who ended up being household names.

Tom Hardy

Long before Tom Hardy starred opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in films like “Inception” and “The Revenant,” he played Shinzon, the villain in “Star Trek: Nemesis.” Shinzon was a clone of Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

Dwayne Johnson

An appearance on “Star Trek: Voyager” was one of the first non-wrestling roles that Dwayne Johnson took. He played the Pendari Champion who defeated Jeri Ryan’s Seven of Nine in combat.

Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall

Before playing the fabulous Samantha Jones on “Sex and the City,” Kim Cattrall donned prosthetic ears to play the Vulcan helmsman Valeris in “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.”

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

“Spider-Man” and “Fargo” star Kirsten Dunst appeared in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” at the age of 11. She played Hedril, a young member of a telepathic alien race known as the Cairn.

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Most well-known for his role as Emmett “Doc” Brown in the “Back to the Future” trilogy, Christopher Lloyd also played the Klingon Commander Kruge in “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.”

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Christian Slater played an unnamed officer in “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.” Slater is known for “Interview with a Vampire,” “True Romance,” and most recently “Mr. Robot.”

Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman

Comedian Sarah Silverman appeared in an episode of “Star Trek: Voyager” where the crew was sent back in time on Earth. Silverman played a scientist based in Los Angeles.

Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander

“Seinfeld’s” Jason Alexander also appeared on “Star Trek: Voyager” as Kurros, a member of a group of scholars who traversed the galaxy looking for employment in solving problems.

Teri Hatcher

Teri Hatcher

“Desperate Housewives” and “Lois and Clark” star Teri Hatcher appeared in an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” as a Starfleet lieutenant.

Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

Frasier himself, Kelsey Grammer, appeared in an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” as the captain of ship caught in a time loop and on a collision course with the Enterprise.

Bebe Neuwirth

Bebe Neuwirth

Kelsey Grammer’s TV wife — Bebe Neuwirth — also appeared on “The Next Generation.” She played an alien nurse who promised to help Commander Riker escape confinement in exchange for sexual favors.

Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Alley

Another “Cheers” star — Kirstie Alley — played Saavik in “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.”

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Jeffrey Dean Morgan is familiar with playing the villian. Before he was cast as baseball bat-wielding Negan in “The Walking Dead,” Morgan played a Xindi-Reptillian tasked with destroying Earth in “Star Trek: Enterprise.”

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop, the punk legend who created “The Passenger,” “Search and Destroy” and more, appeared in “Star Trek: Deep Space 9” as a Vorta negotiator named Yelgrun.

Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen

Eight years before Famke Janssen and Patrick Stewart would star together in “X-Men” the actress appeared in an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” where she seduced Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard.

Seth Macfarlane

Seth Macfarlane

Based on the sheer number of references in his shows “Family Guy,” “American Dad” and films “Ted” and “Ted 2,” it’s evident that Seth Macfarlane is a Trekkie. Happily, Macfarlane was able to appear in two episodes of “Star Trek: Enterprise” as a Starfleet engineer.

Andy Dick

“NewsRadio” alum Andy Dick was in an episode of “Star Trek: Voyager” as a holographic ship doctor.

Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd

“Heat” and “Divergent” star Ashley Judd guest starred in two episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Judd also had her first on-screen kiss on the show with Wil Wheaton’s Wesley Crusher.

Terry O’Quinn

Terry O'Quinn

Before Terry O’Quinn headed to the island in “Lost” as John Locke, he appeared in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” as an admiral and friend of William Riker.

Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim

Another “Lost” alum appeared in “Star Trek.” Daniel Dae Kim, who would go on to play Jin in “Lost,” appeared in an episode of “Star Trek: Voyager” and later as a different character in three episodes of “Star Trek: Enterprise.”

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

“Eraser” and “Shaft” star Vanessa Williams guest starred on “Star Trek: Deep Space 9” as Arandis, an inhabitant of a pleasure planet.

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking appeared in an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” as a holographic version of himself playing poker with Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton.

Adam Scott

“Parks and Recreation” and “Step Brothers” star Adam Scott had a blink and you’ll miss it role in “Star Trek: First Contact” as a crew member.

Kurtwood Smith

Kurtwood Smith

“That 70s Show’s” Kurtwood Smith has appeared in numerous Star Trek projects. He was an Efrosian Federation president in “Star Trek VI: Undiscovered Country,” as the predecessor to Odo in an episode of “Star Trek: Deep Space 9,” and as Annorax in two episodes of “Star Trek: Voyager.”

Mick Fleetwood

Mick Fleetwood

Mick Fleetwood, of Fleetwood Mac fame, underwent heavy make-up for a role in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” as an Antedean dignitary.

Tom Bergeron

Tom Bergeron

Tom Bergeron, host of both “Dancing with the Stars” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” appeared in two separate episodes of “Star Trek: Enterprise.”

Jane Wiedlin

Jane Wiedlin

“Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” featured a cameo from Trekkie and The Go-Go’s vocalist Jane Wiedlin.

John Tesh

The former “Entertainment Tonight” host and musician played a Klingon hologram who helped Worf complete his second right of ascension ceremony.

Tom Morello

Tom Morello

Tom Morello, of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave fame, appeared twice in the “Star Trek” universe. He had a small cameo in the “Star Trek: Insurrection” and then appeared in an episode of “Star Trek: Voyager.”

Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

“L.A. Law” and “Psych” alum Corbin Bernsen played a member of the omnipotent Q Continuum in an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”

James Avery

James Avery

“Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s” Uncle Phil, James Avery, played a Klingon general in an episode of “Star Trek: Enterprise.”

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino, who starred in “Goodfellas,” “Romeo + Juliet” and the father of Mira Sorvino, played Worf’s foster brother in an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”

Billy Burke

Billy Burke

“Twilight” star and “Revolution” alum Billy Burke made his first TV appearance on an episode of “Star Trek: Deep Space 9” as a Cardassian soldier.

Abdullah II ibn al Hussein

Abdullah II ibn al Hussein

Perhaps the most powerful guest star to appear in the show, King of Jordan Abdullah II ibn al Hussein had a non-speaking role in “Star Trek: Voyager” while he was still a prince.

John Larroquette

John Larroquette

Best known for playing a lecherous lawyer on “Night Court,” John Larroquette played the Klingon Maltz in “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.”

Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough

Before “Arrow” and “Marvel: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,” Neal McDonough played Lt. Hawk in “Star Trek: First Contact.”

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Star trek: 10 best cameos in the franchise.

Supporting Star Trek roles are fine and dandy, but these juicy cameos are sweet like candy.

With the news that the Star Trek: The Next Generation crew would be at long last reuniting next year in the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard , it's a good time to be a Trekker. The recent glowing reception of Paramount Plus' newest Trek offering, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , has proved that diehard Trek fans are still able to enjoy a decades-spanning legacy of both new and recurring characters.

There's no shortage of celebrities appearing across all the assorted series, some in extended roles as supporting guest stars and some few putting in brief blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameos along the way.

Mick Fleetwood - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 - 1994)

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The legendary drummer from Fleetwood Mac was a well-known Trekker and was all too happy to appear in one of The Next Generation' s early episodes as an Antedean ambassador and secret assassin, albeit unrecognizable under a mountain of makeup and prosthetics. In 'Manhunt,' the 19th episode of TNG 's second season, the Enterprise-D crew is assigned to escort a pair of Antedeans to a conference while also picking up Deanna Troi's mother.

Related: 10 Best TV Shows Like Star Trek Lower Decks

Lwaxana Troi episodes are often marginalized by hardcore TNG fans, despite the charismatic presence of Majel Barret-Roddenberry, but Mick Fleetwood was more than game even for a small part, though he asked that his character got to either beam down or up.

Adam Scott - Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

An image of Adam Scott in Star Trek First Contact is shown.

The now prolific star of Apple TV's newest hit Severence and a former significant supporting actor alongside Amy Poehler in the much-loved sitcom Parks And Recreation did in fact appear briefly in one of Star Trek's more revered properties. Long had Trekkers awaited a proficiently rendered sequence in which Star Trek: Deep Space 9 's U.S.S. Defiant might show its teeth. In the opening salvo of what's considered to be the TNG crew's best film, the Defiant didn't disappoint.

Captained by Commander Worf on loan to counter a looming Borg incursion, DS9's best anti-Borg countermeasure suffers heavy damage and is ready for a last-ditch ramming speed charge until "Defiant Conn Officer" Adam Scott informs Worf that the Enterprise has arrived to save the day.

Christian Slater - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

An image of Christian Slater in Star Trek VI is shown.

In the theaters, it was easy to miss Christian Slater's extremely brief cameo in Star Trek VI. The scene in which he appears was purposely lit dark because he was playing a night duty officer on the Excelsior and was waking up Captain Sulu in the middle of the night with an urgent message from Starfleet. In fact, many fans missed it entirely on the first run, and the few that didn't only surmise Slater's participation because of his signature Jack Nicholson-esque voice inflection for which he is well known.

Related: 10 Star Trek Characters That Deserve Their Own Spinoff

Slater was a rabid Trekker in his youth and even claimed he shaved his eyebrows as a child to dress up as Spock for Halloween, thus feeding the rumors that this was what resulted in them never growing back properly, giving him his distinctive brow look.

Stephen Hawking - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 - 1994)

An image of Stephen Hawking appearing on Star Trek The Next Generation is shown.

The late professor Stephen Hawking has the unique distinction of being the only person in the 50-plus year history of the entire Star Trek franchise to play themselves. In the sixth season finale episode 'Descent Part One,' notably known as one of TNG 's best story arcs when Data's evil brother Lore teamed up with a rogue Borg regiment, Hawking appeared in the episode's cold open as his famous scientist self alongside the likes of Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein playing poker.

Writer Ronald Moore ensured Hawking would be the capstone of the scene by having him bust the chops of both Einstein and Newton, resulting in a hilarious homage to a trio of the finest minds humanity has yet to offer.

Corbin Bernsen - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 - 1994)

A photo of Corbin Bernsen as a second Q in Star Trek TNG is shown.

At the height of his popularity during his television reign as Arnie Becker in the late '80s TV hit LA Law , Bernsen was approached by Trek producers to appear as Q2, a fellow Q to John DeLancie's wildly popular demigod nemesis to Jean-Luc Picard. While he didn't know much about Star Trek outside of the original series, he knew The Next Generation was hot at the same time as Seinfeld (in which he also appeared in a cameo fashion) and readily agreed.

Related: 10 Star Trek Memes That Perfectly Sum Up Picard As A Character

In the third season TNG episode 'Deja Q,' DeLancie's Q is demoted to human status and put aboard Picard's Enterprise, where shenanigans, of course, ensued. Ultimately, he's reinstated due to a rare selfless act, courtesy of Bernsen's Q2 who was in fact the deity who booted him in the first place.

John Larroquette - Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1984)

An image of John Larroquette as a Klingon in Star Trek III is shown.

It's no coincidence that the '80s heyday of Star Trek resulted in a bounty of '80s movie and TV stars becoming part of the Star Trek mythos. Best known from NBC's cult classic sitcom Night Court, where he played famous slimeball Dan Fielding , John Larroquette won four consecutive Emmy awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in the role which made him famous.

Though his appearance as Klingon subordinate Maltz to Christopher Lloyd's Kruge was short-lived, he did end up being a part of one of James T. Kirk's more infamous exchanges, in which Kirk returns to Maltz's ship after killing Kruge and Maltz claims, "I do not deserve to live," whereupon Kirk responds "Fine, I'll kill you later."

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson - Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

An image of The Rock from Star Trek Voyager is shown.

Aside from his battles on the mat in the old-school WWF, The Rock's first of many onscreen brawls was with Seven of Nine from Star Trek: Voyager, as wild as it sounds. In the 15th episode of the sixth season, Seven is kidnaped and forced by her captors to battle opponents in a fighting arena, wherein the titular wrestler-turned-international-movie-star appeared as a Pendari champion.

Related: 10 Professional Wrestlers Who Played Very Different Roles From Their Wrestling Personas

Jeri Ryan found her unassuming co-star sweet and unobtrusive, completely unknowing of his background in the World Wrestling Federation. While a crossover between UPN's Voyager and WWF Smackdown was a theretofore unheard of mashup marketing ploy, it was met with decidedly mixed reactions from the existing Trek fan base.

Ben Vereen - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 - 1994)

A picture of Ben Vereen in a cameo role in Star Trek TNG is shown.

This outstanding reunion between Roots stars Ben Vereen and Levar Burton was a lovely homage to their roles as Kunta Kinte and Chicken George in the groundbreaking miniseries of such wide acclaim. At Burton's request , in the famous seventh season TNG episode 'Interface,' Vereen appeared as Commander Edward LaForge, father to Burton's Geordi, informing the vaunted engineer via subspace channels that the ship which his mother was posted on had disappeared.

In fact, Vereen had been binging TNG episodes while in rehab recovery after an accident in 1992 and was thrilled to appear. This cameo was a bit more of a supporting role than a one-off, but such a respectful nod to pop culture legacy must be noted.

Kelsey Grammar - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 - 1994)

An image of Kelsey Grammar's TNG appearance as Captain Bateman is shown.

One of the most lauded episodes of the entire series, the 18th show of the fifth season was called 'Cause and Effect' and directed by Will Riker himself, Jonathan Frakes. Caught in a causality loop, the Enterprise D crew eventually figures it out and breaks the cycle, learning they'd been repeating their ship-to-ship collision with the U.S.S. Bozeman for the better part of 17 days. Grammar's Captain Morgan Bateman, unfortunately, had been enduring the endless event for over 90 years.

Related: 10 Reasons Why Picard Is The Best Star Trek Captain According To Reddit

Actually, Star Trek has a bit of history when it comes to sharing cast with Cheers and Frasier , thanks to its parent company, Paramount, with the likes of Patrick Stewart and Nana Visitor appearing on Grammar's solo show and classic cast members Bebe Neuwirth and Kirstie Alley appearing in Trek properties.

Deforest Kelley - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 - 1994)

Deforest Kelley as Bones in the debut pilot of Star Trek The Next Generation.

It's hard to envision a more iconic cameo appearance throughout the franchise than DeForest Kelley appearing as his foundation character, Leonard 'Bones' McCoy, in the pilot episode 'Encounter at Farpoint' of The Next Generation 's first season. Literally crafted by showrunners as a passing of the baton to the new crew, Bones was written in as a Starfleet consultant to check the medical facilities of the new Starfleet flagship.

In his famous TNG scene, he's being escorted off the Enterprise by Data, who notes his advanced 137 years, to which the always acerbic doctor checks the android for pointy ears. Kelley was the first of the original crew to cross paths with the TNG cast, ahead of his former castmates Leonard Nimoy, James Doohan, and William Shatner.

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Watch: Christian Slater Reveals His Inner Trekkie On ‘Conan’

| April 3, 2012 | By: TrekMovie.com Staff 40 comments so far

Christian Slater talks Star Trek on Conan

Christian Slater reveals his inner Trekkie on Conan.

If you haven’t seen the show, Slater can regularly be seen in his Captain Kirk chair on Breaking In .

And if you don’t remember Slater’s Trek claim to fame, here he is popping in on Captain Sulu in 1991’s Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country .

More Tranya-Cheers!

Nick Meyer: George, can you spare a few hours to shoot a bedroom scene with a hot young actor?

George Takei: Oh My !

Argh. Can’t watch the video due to my geographical handicap. Can anyone summarise?

I remember watching TUC back in 1991 and letting out an audible “oh sh*t!” in the theater when I realized that it was CS on screen. I gotta say, he was a cool dude before the appearance and the cameo just made him even cooler.

They should have him do another cameo in JJ’s movie, this time waking up John Cho, “Uh, sir?”

Same here DJT. You could here the *Christian Slater!* whispered around the theater. Over twenty years ago. wow

Good times. Great Trek film.

I knew CS is a real Trekkie. But come on now; Taun Tauns are the beasts that Han and Luke rode on Hoth in ‘Star Wars V – The Empire Strikes Back’!

Years ago, after seeing “The Name of the Rose,” I thought Christian Slater would be the next Spock:

http://movieactors.com/actors/christianslater.htm

(or at least some kind of Vulcan.)

Now that he’s fleshed out a little bit, I guess it’s too late.

@Philip Dunlop – Conan asks Christain Slater about Star Trek. CS reveals he’s a fan, how much of a big deal having a part in ST VI was and getting to have a scene with George Takei. He also reveals he collects memorabilia and claims to have the Captain’s chair from 1963. There are a couple references to his new show. He talks about tweeting because one of the tweets he got back was a picture of a guy in Starfleet uniform sitting in a captain’s chair. Conan insinuates that CS maybe puts on a uniform and sits in his Captain’s chair at home. Then there’s a Star Wars reference and the clip is over

There *was* no Captain’s chair in 1963!!! Gene Roddenberry wrote the first outline for the series in 1964.

The chair was built in November of 1964. That’s what it says on the bottom of the cushion of the prop. http://www.startrekpropauthority.com/2008/06/captain-kirks-chair-from-star-trek.html

There’s allways one. How dare Slater have a career and not have time to memorise every small fact!

Pretty sure he says 1960s, not 1963.

@6 CS is just being a true Trekker by insulting Star Wars.

@8/9 Star Trek started filming on 27 November 1964. The sets were built in advance though… so even if he did say 1963, he’s only a couple months off.

Slater does indeed have one of the original chairs, it’s in one or two episodes of Breaking In in his characters office!

I that when he was asked to sign cards for the lastest card set by Rittenhouse he took a discount on the rate he was being paid because he said that all he really wanted was a complete set of the cards and auto’s from it.

Im amazed there hasnt been a post on here about the episode a couple weeks ago when CS used the light ark from TNG where Picard was being interrogated by the Kardassian. “How many lights are there?” CS used it on one of his employes while sitting in his Captain Kirk chair. He was turning 1 more light on every time he didnt get the right answer. I was like this is going to be on trekmovie tomorrow… but nothing.

Christian Slater is one of those guys in Hollywood that somehow continues to get work even though he has no talent and everything he’s done lately has bombed!

I always thought CS should’ve played the young Jack Napier in the flashback scene of the Waynes’ murder in 1989’s Batman. He looked and sounded more like a young Jack Nicholson than the unknown who filled the role.

Wow he barely looks any different than he did 20 years ago…

Good interview! Now I need a Captain’s Chair… :)

Great video. After reading that one of the posters here could not see it, I thought, “Uh, oh” but it turns out that I could watch it… One question though, why do the interviewer and actor have to yell out the questions and answers?

#4 – “They should have him do another cameo in JJ’s movie, this time waking up John Cho, “Uh, sir?””

That would be so good! Except that the John Cho Sulu would be more pleasant towards this Ensign Slater and not so snarly and up-himself as the Takei Sulu behaved in Star Trek VI.

Is it just me, or does he look like he’s had serious plastic surgery..? Something about him looks a bit “off” to me…

CS is great. He needs a Trek series of his own. Paying attention CBS?

Slater and his mom are part-time neighbors of mine here in NYC, always good to see him around at our local restaurants.

I Think his Mum did the Casting on VI.

26 – Yeah as the article says “and how his mom got him a cameo in Star Trek VI. Watch the segment below.”

From interviews back in 91, Slater mentioned he also appeared as an alien in TUC, I think during the big meeting almost-assassination bit at the end.

I also thought Slater would be a natural if TOS absolutely HAD to be rebooted or if they did another 23rd century series. He would’ve been inexpensive enough, too.

Slater, you rock!

Mary Jo Slater was casting director of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Christian was inserted in place of Grace Lee Whitney in that scene. I don’t mind him being in the movie but I wish it hadn’t reduced her part.

Slater may be a good actor, but I will not waste my time and watch Conan. He is a waste of Air Time

#31 What did Conan do to you? Drink your prune juice?

18. Red Dead Ryan

You always have to be a Negative Nellie.

Cool stuff.

It’s too bad the second season of Breaking In blows. The first season had me laughing my ass off… even if it got a little TOO ridiculous.

The second season… not nearly as zany. Fox obviously had them tone it down. :P

Listen, I just prefer to tell the truth. And if that means I have to be a “Negative Nellie” so be it. It’s reality. The truth often hurts. But it has to be told.

Anyway, if you’re a fan of Christian Slater, then all the power to you. I just don’t think he’s a good actor.

Well, you’re wrong ;)

Though Breaking In is currently breaking my heart. The first season was some of the fastest, funniest, best-written comedy I’ve seen in ages, and this second season is terrible and unfunny in a way I couldn’t even imagine possible.

#36 Couldn’t agree more. Seems they are trying to get some of The Big Bang Theory audience with all the Trek SW references.

Yoeman Slater?

“The casting director was Mary Jo Slater, mother of Christian Slater. Thus his small role as a Communications Officer aboard the Excelsior”

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102975/trivia

Underrated actor. I highly suggest anyone who missed his show ‘my own worst enemy’ to check it out. One of the best, short lived shows ever. Too bad todays viewing audiences are so short sighted and suffer severe ADHD.

Christian Slater's Road From '80s Movie Heartthrob To Television Legend

Christian Slater

Christian Slater has seemingly been around forever. He first made a name for himself in a very big way in the 1980s and 1990s, playing a wide variety of cool, tough, and sketchy characters in favorites of the era like "Heathers," "Pump Up the Volume," "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,"  "True Romance,"  and "Kuffs." And after some years in the relative wilderness of smaller roles and a string of short-lived TV series, Slater experienced one of the biggest comebacks in recent Hollywood history in 2015, landing a role on USA's acclaimed hacking thriller "Mr. Robot." 

So yeah, Slater has been popping up on the big and small screen alike for decades, and millions of fans are familiar with his instantly recognizable voice and on-screen presence. However, just because Slater seems to be everywhere, that doesn't mean the public knows everything about his impressive achievements and wild lifestyle. As it turns out, Christian Slater is a man of many secrets, and today, we're diving deep into his biography and exploring his adventures in the entertainment industry. From family drama to workplace crushes, here's the untold truth of Christian Slater.

The whole Jack Nicholson thing is on purpose

He's a famous actor with a very distinctive style, delivering lines in a slow, deliberate, almost sarcastic sounding drawl, complete with a cocksure, mischievous smile and a hint of danger behind the eyes. We're speaking, of course, of three-time Academy Award-winning actor Jack Nicholson . Oh, and Christian Slater, it would seem. Slater is well aware of the criticisms and comparisons between himself and the legendary star of "Batman" and "Terms of Endearment." And he doesn't really mind them, because doing a career-long Jack Nicholson impression was originally Slater's idea. 

Slater deliberately paid homage to Nicholson with his performance as dark teen J.D. in "Heathers." As far as he's concerned, Nicholson is "the best actor around," Slater told Rolling Stone . "I don't care. I did it. F*** it. I had fun doing it." He added that were he to ever come face-to-face with Nicholson, "I don't know what the hell I would do. I would probably die." Slater later explained to Yahoo! Movies that when he filmed "Heathers," he'd just watched "Easy Rider,"  " One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," and "The Witches of Eastwick," and so "there was a great deal of Jack Nicholson in my brain," which he says gave way to "a very conscious channeling."

He could've been in some iconic '90s movies

Christian Slater has appeared in all kinds of movies and TV shows, and his acting resumé definitely doesn't lack cult classics. After all, he's starred in a number of enduring, off-kilter films, such as "Heathers," "True Romance," "Pump Up the Volume," and "Interview with the Vampire." There's only so much time in an actor's schedule, however, and they can't land every role for which they're considered, but it's interesting to imagine a world where Slater also starred in two other pillars of '90s cinema.

In 1994, Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction"  was bookended with a young couple — known by their pet names for each other, Pumpkin and Honey Bunny — robbing a diner at gunpoint. According to Jerome Charyn's "Raised by Wolves: The Turbulent Art and Times of Quentin Tarantino," the filmmaker wrote the male role specifically for Tim Roth, who'd starred in his previous film, "Reservoir Dogs," but studio bosses didn't want the then-little-known actor in the pivotal part. So they urged Tarantino to instead cast one of his back-up options, Christian Slater. But obviously, that didn't work out.

The people who wrote the checks for "The Crow" similarly wanted Slater to play the film's title role of Eric Draven, a murdered rock star-turned-avenging dark angel. The actor was reportedly very interested  but asked for too big of a salary. Newcomer Brandon Lee got the gig instead, and tragically, he died during filming.

The tragic reason Christian Slater appeared in Interview with the Vampire

Christian Slater was among a group of young actors who lit up Hollywood in the late 1980s and early '90s. These were brooding, intense, and handsome guys like Johnny Depp and the late River Phoenix.  "I thought we'd be in this business forever, and we'd be competing for the same roles and doing all these things, and instead, that tragedy happened," Slater told Yahoo! Movies,  referring to Phoenix's death from a drug overdose outside of a Los Angeles nightclub on Halloween 1993. 

At the time of his passing, Phoenix was days away from beginning work on "Interview with the Vampire," a major adaptation of Anne Rice's supernatural bestseller. Phoenix's role was that of Daniel Molloy, the reporter who interviews a 200-year-old vampire (Brad Pitt). Rather than have the studio cancel or greatly delay the film, Slater took on the role of the interviewer with very little prep time. "It was awkward. It was uncomfortable. It was hard," Slater told Yahoo! Movies. "How to replace somebody that died in that way, and somebody that I admired greatly." Slater ultimately made peace with it by donating his entire salary for the film to some of Phoenix's favorite causes and charities. 

He's still in love with Winona Ryder

Plenty of actors fall in love with their co-stars. Honestly, it's surprising that actors don't always fall in love with other actors on movie sets because there's so much romance-creating machinery in place there, such as spending lots of time together, accessing deep feelings as part of the acting process, and pretending to be on-screen-lovers. The lines between fictional and real love has blurred a couple of times for Christian Slater, and more than 30 years after two notable made-for-the-movies love affairs, he still harbors some special feelings. 

Slater's first film was the 1985 teen drama "The Legend of Billie Jean ." He played the brother of the title character portrayed by Helen Slater (no relation), and he fell hard for the actress. "At the time, she was Supergirl. So when you talk about mad crush, I had a mad crush on her. That was a hard one to get through. I was madly in love with her," Slater told Yahoo! Movies . "I thought because we had the same last names we should've been married, ya know?"

As for his second big crush, well, that was his co-star in the 1988 dark comedy Heathers, Winona Ryder.  Countless kids fell for Ryder, including Slater. Two decades later, Slater told PR Inside (via Vulture ) that she still held a special place in his heart. "We don't speak on a regular basis, but I love her. I've never gotten over the crush I had on her then," Slater said. "She is still the woman of my dreams."

He's been in trouble with the law ... a lot

In the '80s and '90s, Christian Slater enjoyed a "Hollywood bad boy" reputation. Not only did he play dangerous types on-screen in films like "Heathers," "Mobsters," and "True Romance," but he acted out that role off-screen, too, compiling a long police record. In 1990, he was sentenced to 10 days in jail over a drunk driving arrest the previous year. He fled from police, and the chase ended when Slater hit a utility pole and reportedly kicked a police officer when he exited his vehicle. Five years later, Slater was arrested at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on an illegal gun charge. He'd packed a weapon in his suitcase, which is a big no-no. (He later made a bargain with prosecutors, and as a result, he spent time working with less fortunate kids to avoid prison.) 

In the summer of 1997,  some people at a party in Los Angeles summoned police to calm down Slater after he got into a fight with a man who tried to prevent the actor from striking his girlfriend. Reportedly swinging his arms and screaming, Slater also allegedly lashed out at a police officer. After later admitting that he was under the influence of cocaine, heroin, alcohol, and a lack of sleep, he was sentenced to three months in prison. Then in 2005, New York police arrested Slater on a third-degree abuse charge over an incident in which the actor, reportedly intoxicated, grabbed the rear end of a woman on the street.

Christian Slater was a Broadway baby

Christian Slater is a quintessentially cinematic actor. He's all subtle facial expressions, eyebrow movements, and voice modulation. That, coupled with his appearances in so many artsy and edgy movies, makes it a little surprising (or maybe it's a testament to his versatility) that he got his start on the New York stage.  And while for most theatrical actors, it's a dream and a goal to get to Broadway eventually, Slater first hit the Great White Way before he was old enough to drive. 

At age 10, Slater co-starred in the 1980 revival of "The Music Man" as Winthrop Paroo (the lisping kid portrayed by Ron Howard in the film version). A year later, he had a supporting role and understudied for a lead in the 1981 musical "Copperfield." In 1982, Slater portrayed Macduff's son in a production of "Macbeth ," and he followed that by playing Young Merlin and Arthur in the musical-magic show "Merlin ." After he found fame as a movie star, Slater returned to Broadway in 1998 to star in "Side Man," which won the Tony Award for best play . 

Chris Farley was obsessed with him

Not counting his career's second act with a Golden Globe-winning turn as a mysterious hacking collective leader on USA's "Mr. Robot ," Christian Slater's career reached its highest levels in the early '90s. The man was so popular and famous that he was asked to host "Saturday Night Live" — twice . It was quite an "SNL" era to be a part of, and Slater was lucky enough to appear in a classic sketch that will live on forever in compilations and video sharing sites: "Matt Foley: Motivational Speaker," one of Chris Farley's first appearances as the abrasive character who tries to scare wayward teens out of choices that will make them end up like him, a guy who "lives in a van down by the river!"

While viewers loved Farley as Foley, Farley gave his love to Slater. According to the documentary "I Am Chris Farley" (via Esquire ), Farley became transfixed by Slater after working together on "SNL ." During the actor's hosting stint, Farley told co-star David Spade, "Christian Slater is cool." A day later, Slater wasn't the only guy in the studio with hip, slicked-back hair –  Chris Farley was, too.

His father sued him

Christian Slater isn't one of those actors with the romantic story of riding a bus from his Midwestern hometown to Hollywood. He's got show business in his blood , and he grew up around the entertainment industry. His mother is casting director Mary Jo Slater,  and his father is Michael Hawkins, also known as Tom Slater, a stage and soap actor probably best known for the title role on "Ryan's Hope."  

Mary Jo and Tom Slater split up long ago, but in February 2016, the elder male Slater filed a $20 million lawsuit against his son. He claimed that Christian and Mary Jo Slater had defamed him and ruined his acting career after they told the public that he suffered from schizophrenia. Christian Slater moved for a dismissal, filing a declaration that his father had been diagnosed with the mental illness in 1972 following his admission to a hospital in a straitjacket after threatening to kill his family. Just five months after the lawsuit was filed, Los Angeles area Judge Suzanne Bruguera threw out Tom Slater's lawsuit, citing the case's lack of "significant legal grounding." 

Christian Slater is a hardcore Trekkie

Christian Slater is a man of many passions, but the biggest of them all just might be "Star Trek ." He's a hardcore fan, and as an actor with Hollywood connections, he was able to wrangle a small part as "Excelsior Communications Officer" in the 1991 film "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country." After all, the casting director on that movie was Slater's mother, Mary Jo Slater. "I'm not even going to kid around. I had an in, and that was it," Slater said on Graham Norton's BBC Radio 2 show (via Comicbook.com ). 

Slater's costume for his part happened to be the same one William Shatner — Captain James T. Kirk — wore for "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." That became a souvenir for Slater. "I stole the costume, by the way," the actor said. Beyond pants worn by the William Shatner, Slater is in possession of another piece of one-of-a-kind "Trek" memorabilia. "A buddy of mine did get me the Captain Kirk chair," Slater said on "Conan"  in 2012, meaning the actual captain's seat from the original 1960s TV series. "You can push the buttons and the lights go on. I love it!"

He's still trying to get his passion project off the ground

For any kind of Hollywood luminary to get a dream movie into production — a "pet" or "passion project," as they're often called — circumstances have to be just right. That writer, director, or actor has to have the clout and connections to get a studio involved, and they've also got to have the time to make the thing. In other words, it's no walk in the park, even if you're somebody like Christian Slater.

Back in 1995, small publisher Wild Card Press released its one and only title: Will Viharo's "Love Stories Are Too Violent for Me," a gritty detective thriller about an investigator named Vic Valentine. Christian Slater discovered this very obscure, then-out-of-print book in a Los Angeles store in 2001, and he loved it so much that he secured the film rights, adapted it into a screenplay, and made plans to star and direct the resulting movie. That saga began more than 20 years ago, and the project went into limbo in 2015, when Slater got too busy with his work on "Mr. Robot."  He hasn't gotten around to "Love Stories Are Too Violent for Me" yet, but there's always tomorrow.

Becoming Mr. Robot

Christian Slater has spent time working on more than a few TV shows, but none have quite reached the heights of "Mr. Robot." The show, which ran for four seasons from 2015 to 2019, has received rave reviews  and that's thanks in no small part to Slater who starred in all 45 episodes alongside the show's other lead, Rami Malek.

Malek plays Elliot Alderson, a drug addict and hacker who dreams of living in a world that isn't dominated by corporate power and greed. Slater plays the titular Mr. Robot, a man who seemingly has a plan that could make Elliot's dream a reality, but the cost might be too much to bear. From beginning to end, "Mr. Robot" is not just an accomplished techno-thriller, but also an astoundingly deep character-driven drama.

From the get-go, Slater was in love with the role and the project as a whole. In 2015, he attended the San Diego Comic-Con for the first time in his life to promote the show, and he later told The Hollywood Reporter,  "I wouldn't have wanted to come to Comic-Con for any other reason than to have someone like Mr. Robot to share." Slater fans who haven't seen the show need to add it to the top of their must-watch list immediately.

He believes Val Kilmer's spirit was present on the Willow set

Christian Slater's spent a ton of time on TV in recent years, from taking on shows like "Mr. Robot" to "Dr. Death." Though he's usually tackling roles in gritty, realistic dramas, in 2022 Slater got to dive into a world of fantasy when he joined the cast of the Disney+ remake of the 1988 movie "Willow."

The original "Willow" features Warwick Davis in the title role starring alongside Val Kilmer as the roguish Madmartigan. Davis reprised his role for the new series, but because Kilmer wasn't able to return, the show introduces Madmartigan's friend Allagash to somewhat fill the Kilmer-shaped void. Slater has spoken on honoring Kilmer with the role and his genuine excitement about the project. "Willow" debuted when Slater was just 16 years old, so he's spent most of his life as a fan of the story.

Slater's also a huge fan of Kilmer, and the two of them have previously worked together on a handful of movies like "True Romance," "Hard Cash," "Masked and Anonymous," and "Mindhunters." When it came to "Willow," Slater had some big shoes to fill, but he didn't feel like he was alone in the work. "It always felt like Val's spirit was involved in some way," the actor said.

He's 18 years older than his wife

Christian Slater has played some edgy roles and might've even seemed like a dangerous individual in the real world at specific points in his life. Fortunately, Slater married his wife Brittany Lopez on Christmas in 2013,  and appears to have lived a comparatively wholesome existence ever since.

Slater first met Lopez back in 2009, when she was just 21 years old (via Hollywood Life ). Slater was at Little Palm Island in Florida when he saw Lopez get down on one knee in front of an older woman. He went over to congratulate the two on their engagement, only to realize the older woman was Lopez's aunt, and Lopez was just trying to take a picture of her.

Not quite four years after that picture-perfect meet-cute, Slater and Lopez were married. For the most part the two of them lead private lives, but according to US Weekly,  the couple had their first child together in August 2019. Slater's youngest daughter also has two older siblings, Jaden Christopher and Eliana Sophia, from his previous marriage with journalist Ryan Haddon.

He had fun voicing Vance Maximus on Rick and Morty

Through his more than 40-year career, Christian Slater has never been one to take it easy. He's always jumping from one project to the next. IMDb  lists Slater as having performed in well over 100 projects, and his recent shift in focus might actually let him rack up roles even faster.

For years now, Slater has been picking up voice acting jobs in a huge variety of shows. DC fans might recognize Slater as the voice of Deadshot in "Justice League Action," and he's delved into other comic book universes by joining the cast of "The Boys Presents: Diabolical." He's also put his vocal talents behind recurring roles in "Archer" and Netflix's "Inside Job."

There's one voice acting role, however, that really made an impression on Slater. He played Vance Maximus in a 2017 episode of "Rick and Morty," and he later told Comic Book Movies that he loved working with Dan Harmon on the episode. He liked it enough to come back to the role in 2022 for six episodes of "The Vindicators,"  and there's always a chance he'll be back for more.

He's committed to staying sober

Slater's well-documented problems with substance abuse and the law culminated when a multi-day drug and alcohol bender ended with an  ugly, violent incident in 1997. For Slater, this was his wake-up call (via  Parade ). After finishing a not-quite 60-day stint in jail, Slater decided that he needed to make a change in his life or things would only get worse. He got sober, and though his 2005 arrest indicates at least one relapse, for the most part he's been committed to staying on the wagon. In a 2013 interview with The Guardian,  Slater acknowledged that "There are definitely challenges" with staying sober in his career field, but added that, "It makes me feel sexier."

If you or anyone you know needs help with addiction issues, help is available. Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

Pump Up the Volume is his favorite movie

There's no shortage of fantastic movies in Christian Slater's filmography. From "Heathers" to "Broken Arrow" to "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves," there's something for every kind of film fan. Slater himself has noticed that one movie in particular seems to inspire the most comments from his fans. He told The Guardian,  "85% of the time people want to talk about 'True Romance.'" Apparently, that's just one of those magical movies that people never seem to forget about.

Setting aside what his fans seem to like the most, there's one movie that's never released its hold on Slater's own imagination. Released in 1990, "Pump Up the Volume" is about high school student Mark "Hard Harry" Hunter running a pirate radio station from his bedroom. It might come across as a piece of ancient history to today's audiences, but it has all the ingredients of a classic teenage rebellion story.

In a 2022 interview with AwardsRadar,  Slater said, "That's my favorite movie that I've done. I mean that honestly." He worked on the project at a special time in his life, and the nostalgia mixed with the film's fantastic characters have stuck with him through all of these years.

He's gotten into painting

Christian Slater spends a huge amount of time working on his career, and when he's not acting, he's busy being a husband and father. Still, everyone needs a hobby. What does a renowned movie and TV star do to unwind in his free time?

Slater told The New York Times back in 2021 that he's taken up a real interest in visual art. From painting to charcoals, Slater is willing to try his hand at just about everything. The actor said that his wife pushed him to give art a try and even went as far as signing him up for a watercolors class. He decided that he might as well give it a try and discovered that it's something he genuinely enjoys. "It's great," he said. "It's definitely meditative and relaxing."

Don't expect to see an exhibit from Slater anytime soon. He's found a perfect way to use art to relax when he's in between acting roles, and even though he says he's proud of the work he's doing, he doesn't seem to be in a rush to share it with the world at large.

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1991 Directed by Nicholas Meyer

The battle for peace has begun.

After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an apparent attack from the Enterprise. Both worlds brace for what may be their deadliest encounter.

William Shatner Leonard Nimoy DeForest Kelley James Doohan George Takei Walter Koenig Nichelle Nichols Christopher Plummer Mark Lenard David Warner Kim Cattrall Rosanna DeSoto Kurtwood Smith Brock Peters Paul Rossilli John Schuck Iman Leon Russom Michael Dorn Robert Easton Grace Lee Whitney Christian Slater Jeremy Roberts Darryl Henriques Matthias Hues Clifford Shegog William Morgan Sheppard Brett Porter Angelo Tiffe Show All… Boris Lee Krutonog Tom Morga Todd Bryant John Bloom Jim Boeke Michael Snyder Denise Lynne Roberts

Director Director

Nicholas Meyer

Assistant Directors Asst. Directors

Katy Garretson Douglas E. Wise Christopher T. Gerrity

Additional Directing Add. Directing

Steven-Charles Jaffe

Producers Producers

Steven-Charles Jaffe Ralph Winter Brooke Breton

Executive Producer Exec. Producer

Leonard Nimoy

Writers Writers

Nicholas Meyer Denny Martin Flinn

Casting Casting

Mary Jo Slater Jan Glaser

Editors Editors

William Hoy Ronald Roose

Cinematography Cinematography

Hiro Narita

Camera Operators Camera Operators

Kristin R. Glover Eric Anderson

Lighting Lighting

Additional photography add. photography.

John V. Fante

Production Design Production Design

Herman F. Zimmerman

Art Direction Art Direction

Nilo Rodis-Jamero

Set Decoration Set Decoration

Mickey S. Michaels Ron Wilkinson Alan S. Kaye Gene Nollman Louise Nielsen

Special Effects Special Effects

Terry D. Frazee

Title Design Title Design

David Oliver Pfeil

Stunts Stunts

Cole S. McKay Charlie Brewer Erik Stabenau Ed Anders BJ Davis Eric Norris Don Pike Gary Pike Jeffrey Scott Jensen Jeff Imada Spike Silver Joyce Agu Don Ruffin Joe Farago Tommy J. Huff Rob King Noon Orsatti Pat Romano Scott Leva Gary Baxley Don Pulford Alan Marcus Jeff Bornstein Danny Rogers Hal Burton Joy Hooper

Composer Composer

Cliff Eidelman

Sound Sound

Greg P. Russell Jack Woods David Lee Fein Jeffrey J. Haboush Ken Dufva Thomas A. Fucci George Watters II Michael Herbick Suhail Kafity Greg Curda Frank Howard Gary Ritchie Matthew Harrison R.J. Palmer F. Hudson Miller Victoria Martin Butch Wolf James Cavarretta Bruce Bell Mike Haney

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Dodie Shepard

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Ed French Rick Stratton Steve Neill Mary Burton R. Christopher Biggs Kenny Myers Wayne Toth Dean Jones Todd Tucker Gerald Quist Dayne Johnson Michael Mills Tina Hoffman Gilbert A. Mosko Michael Key Cat'Ania McCoy-Howze Ron Walters Art Harding

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Show me a Star Wars that's half as good as this AARP commercial in space. If you say Empire I'll concede that that one is exactly half as good. But that's it.

Beautiful movie. I wish Roddenberry hadn't been quite so utopian in his vision for the future. Admirable as it is (and if I really stop to think about it, I think that optimism is the secret ingredient to Star Trek's magic) utopia is worth investigating and criticizing. We can never really be done, even in a post-money society where Russian men are free to wear toupees and act bashful well into their fifties. The Parallax View suits Star Trek well. This movie isn't calling for an end to…

Mr. DuLac

Review by Mr. DuLac ★★★★ 3

There is an old Vulcan proverb: only Nixon could go to China. -Spock

The film that helped solidify the myth that the odd numbered Star Trek films were cursed, while the even numbered films were the only good ones. There's a much more simpler explanation for this occurrence however and it's the simple fact that all the even numbered films, including this one, had major involvement from writer/director Nicholas Meyer while the others didn't.

The 25th Anniversary of Star Trek was looming and Paramount Pictures wanted a new film to mark the occasion. Harve Bennett , the producer and co-writer of every film since Wrath of Khan , brought up a story idea that Gene Roddenberry had over 20 years earlier. He…

Sean Fennessey

Review by Sean Fennessey 2

Terrific last-gasp of practical sci-fi about the impossibility of diplomacy amongst tribes with grudges that cannot be forgiven. Unusually cynical for a  Trek and featuring a delicious turn by Christopher Plummer as a Shakespeare-quoting Klingon warmonger. This was released five months after Terminator 2: Judgment Day , and feels as though it could have been made 10 years earlier. But that never stops it from calmly, elegantly executing its story about old soldiers trying to survive. The older I get, the more Trek stories resonate.

Ian West

Review by Ian West ★★★★★ 1

MURDER MYSTERY POLITICAL THRILLER SPACE GIALLO!

matt lynch

Review by matt lynch ★★★½ 2

fun facts: this breezy, thoughtful and inventive adventure is actually the first cinematic "Star Trek" entry to be about a secret Starfleet false flag operation to destabilize/colonize the Klingon Empire, and it also happens to be directed and co-written by the director and co-writer of the indelible THE WRATH OF KHAN.

zero g pepto bismol blood ftw.

Will Menaker

Review by Will Menaker ★★★ 4

The one where everyone looks old as hell.

DS9 vets René Auberjonois and Michael Dorn both have small parts in this. Dorn plays a Klingon character called "Worf" even though this movie takes place 70 years before the events of TNG. I think he's supposed to be an ancestor or something. Kim Catrall is the third, and hottest Lt. Saavik, Christian Slater shows up for about three seconds, and special RIP love going out to angel in heaven Christopher Plummer who plays the villainous Shakespeare quoting "General Chang."

They're pretty stingy with the space battles and action in this one, but there's some solid political intrigue, and still pretty good.

UPDATE - It occurs to me that Brock Peters as…

Joe

Review by Joe ★★★★½ 2

This is unbelievably good, a wealth of genres all mixed together: political thriller, naval battle, whodunit, prison break, and I'm sure I'm missing one or two. Could have used more Plummer but then again what couldn't?

20oldboy03

Review by 20oldboy03 ★★★★ 9

Vor nicht allzu langer Zeit, in einer Galaxy, näher als gedacht: Feierabend! Meine wöchentliche Knechtschaft neigt sich dem Ende entgegen. Mit Ausdauer, einem zentimeterdicken Fell und viel Sonnetanken, gelang es mir das Ende der Arbeitswoche einzuläuten. Die sich mit dem morgigen Tag schließlich und endlich dem endgültigen Ende neigt.

Verfolgt von tausenden anderen Filmen, begab ich mich auf die Aufgrabe, alle Filme zu sehen…

Weder beruft es auf Originalität oder Innovation aber ebenso wenig auf Faulheit oder Profitgier das Prunkstück aus dem Star Trek-Universums neben den vielfältigen Themen um Gott, Leben und Nicht-Leben, Künstliche-Intelligenz, Außerirdische und ihre Physis wie ihr Denken, Naturphänomene und ihr Auftreffen auf den Menschen wie hier mit den Klingonen abermals ihre völlig berechtigte, wenn nicht gar…

andy levy

Review by andy levy ★★★★½ 3

i have watched this three times in the last four days and honestly i think i may like it as much as 'wrath of khan'

Deckk

Review by Deckk ★★★★ 4

100-word review: As the Klingons' home planet faces destruction, the hostile race pursues peace with the Federation, but negotiations can't commence, because — seemingly — the Enterprise attacks the Klingon representative's spaceship they were supposed to escort, and murder him in the process. The Undiscovered Country falls into the same trap as most of these Star Trek pictures: losing my interest in the third act after two very solid ones (centred, in this case, on captivating political intrigue and an actually well-written murder mystery). Nevertheless, it manages to end this generation's series on a definitive high note, paving the path for the next.

Part of my September 2021 Live Long and Prosper challenge; 6th out of 13 films.

HKFanatic

Review by HKFanatic ★★★★ 3

I'd argue that many of the elements that folks say they don't like about Part V—mostly the corny jokes and the sense that this cast may be getting a little long in the tooth—are present here, it's just that these flaws are papered over by director Nicholas Meyer's technical proficiency, some thought-provoking political subtext, and the novelty of "Star Trek" trying on a Agatha Christie-style drawing room mystery. And, hey, that's a lot to appreciate!

Yes, "Wrath of Khan" director Nicholas Meyer is back at the helm and he brings a welcome dose of seriousness—the stakes are high for this politically-charged storyline and the Enterprise is awash in moody lighting, mimicking the interior of a submarine. (1990's "Hunt for Red…

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Published Dec 6, 2015

Star Trek VI Opened 24 Years Ago Today

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It was on December 6, 1991 that Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country debuted in movie theaters across the country. And, for all intents and purposes, it capped the TOS era and the big-screen adventures of the original Enterprise crew. It did so in style, of course – with a meaningful, often action-packed conspiracy/assassination story that allowed William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei and Walter Koenig take their final bows.

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The plot, with its political intrigue involving the Vulcans, Federation and Klingons, mirrored the realities of the time, most specifically the Cold War, but also perestroika. Rura Penthe is unmistakably a gulag. Spock even invokes a Vulcan proverb: “Only Nixon could go to China.” Meanwhile, Kirk contemplates his own prejudices and the possibility of a universe without an enemy against which to wage war. Further, Nicholas Meyer, who’d helmed The Wrath of Khan , returned to the director’s chair, working from a script he co-wrote (with Denny Martin Flinn) based on an idea developed by Leonard Nimoy. And Meyer made the most of state-of-the-art technology, including the very-cool CGI that enabled Martia (Iman) to morph. At the time, the effect was only just starting to impress people who'd seen it put to use in the music video for Michael Jackson's song “Black or White” and in the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day .

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Star Trek VI guest stars included Kim Cattrall as the duplicitous Lt. Valeris, David Warner as Klingon Chancellor Gorkon and Christopher Plummer as the Shakespeare-quoting General Chang. Memorable grace notes included the sight of George Takei as Captain Sulu racing to assist the Enterprise and Captain Kirk, and appearances by Michael Dorn (as Colonel Worf), Mark Lenard (as Sarek), John Schuck (reprising his Star Trek IV role as the Klingon Ambassador) and Brock Peters (reprising his Star Trek IV role as Admiral Cartwright).

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Make no mistake, Star Trek VI is far from perfect. It’s a bit dated and a tad slow. Many of the costumes worn by the original cast seem worn out, as if they were simply pulled off a hanger and dry cleaned rather than remade for the latest production.

  • There’s lots more to love and to debate. We'll start the ball rolling with the following:
  • "If I were human I believe my response would be 'Go to hell.'... If I were human."
  • Kirk against Kirk, mano a mano
  • Uhura saves the day (“The thing must have a tailpipe.”) Great moment for Nichols and the Uhura character, but, really? A tailpipe on a starship?

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  • Montgomery Scott, action hero
  • Fuschia blood... or hot pink or purple... or... what color is that, actually? (Whatever it was, it was a digital effect)
  • Christian Slater’s cameo
  • “I’d give real money if he’d shut up”

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  • References to not just Shakespeare, but Sherlock Holmes and Peter Pan
  • “Must have been your lifelong ambition”
  • Just how great was Cliff Eidelman's score?
  • "Is it possible that we two, you and I, have grown so old and so inflexible that we have outlived our usefulness?"
  • "You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon."
  • The cast’s farewell signatures during the end-credit sequence

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OK, what's your opinion of Star Trek VI ? How does it hold up? Where does it rank amongst the TOS fetaures? What are your favorite/least favorite aspects of the film?

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