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Trekkies (1997)

Trekkies (1997)
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Thirty years ago, science-fiction editor Art Saha coined the term "trekkies" when he saw a few fans of Star Trek's first season wearing pointy ears. Today, the word is found in the Oxford dictionary, and aficionados of the long-run series have seen their subculture achieve stratospheric status. In this documentary on the fan mania surrounding Star Trek, Denise Crosby (Star Trek: the Next Generation) serves as tour guide, stopping off at a radio talkshow, visiting fans in their homes, interviewing actors of both the original and later series, and visiting fan clubs and conventions. Starbase Dental, a Trek-themed drilling station operated by dentist Dr. Denis Bourguignon, is only one of the unusual fan homages revealed here. World premiere at the 1997 Hamptons and AFI Los Angeles film festivals. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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Director(s):
Roger Nygard
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
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Thirty years ago, science-fiction editor Art Saha coined the term "trekkies" when he saw a few fans of Star Trek's first season wearing pointy ears. Today, the word is found in the Oxford dictionary, and aficionados of the long-run series have seen their subculture achieve stratospheric status. In this documentary on the fan mania surrounding Star Trek, Denise Crosby (Star Trek: the Next Generation) serves as tour guide, stopping off at a radio talkshow, visiting fans in their homes, interviewing actors of both the original and later series, and visiting fan clubs and conventions. Starbase Dental, a Trek-themed drilling station operated by dentist Dr. Denis Bourguignon, is only one of the unusual fan homages revealed here. World premiere at the 1997 Hamptons and AFI Los Angeles film festivals. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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86 mins

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Director(s):
Roger Nygard
Producer(s):
W.K. Border
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Adult Language)
Categories:
Special InterestIndependent FilmsDocumentary
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Christopher A.

"Trekkies" was great. This documentary was very well done, and had good interviews with a number of the principal actors from the various Trek series, including DeForest Kelley and James Doohan, both now deceased. Well worth the time to watch if you're a Trek fan.

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Ronald D.

This was a pretty good documentary, but I only watched it to see how ridiculous people can get about a TV show. About halfway through the movie I had pretty much had enough, but stayed with it to see if the devoted fans got any weirder. I tried like heck to watch Star Trek when I was little, but never got into it. Boy am I glad it's not for me.

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Dave W.

It really is amazing to see this kind of devotion to a freakin' TV show! Star Trek is the center of these people's lives. They derive their pleasure, intellectual stimulation, morals and their very identities from a half decent sci-fi series. At first, you think "Wow, these people are so pathetic!" Then, you laugh at them hysterically. Finally, you just wonder "Why can't we all be this crazy over something worthwhile?" Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

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