Discover 5 Facts on Star Trek: Insurrection the ninth film in the science fiction series
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STAR TREK: INSURRECTION (1998)
Directed by Jonathan Frakes.
In an attempt to stop a morally bankrupt Starfleet Admiral from destroying a small alien community, the Enterprise crew must turn renegade and fight the very organisation they swore loyalty to. Below you will discover 5 interesting facts on the ninth Star Trek film. |
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5. CROSSOVER In a deleted scene from the end of the movie, Star Trek: DS9 character Quark (Armin Shimerman) turns up and tries to profit from the Ba’ku planet. A further deleted scene was to include another DS9 actor, Max Grodenchik. Perhaps this was the producers’ attempt to redress the balance of 2 Star Trek: Voyager actors appearing in the previous movie.
4. AWARDS GALORE The film features not only an Emmy Award winner (Anthony Zerbe), a multi-Tony and Emmy Award winner (Donna Murphy), but also an Oscar winner (F. Murray Abraham). During an interview Abraham even admitted that he loved Star Trek so much that he would gladly spend the rest of his career involved with it.
3. TREK EFFECT ILM could not provide effects for the film due to other commitments, which resulted in the contract going to Santa Barbara Studios and Blue Sky Studios. Although CGI has been present in Star Trek since Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), this is the first film to feature the method exclusively for all the shots set in outer space, with no models used whatsoever.
2. FORMAT: THE NEXT GENERATION Star Trek: Insurrection was the first piece of Star Trek to be released on DVD beyond America (Star Trek: First Contact (1996) had been released first, but only in Region 1). Insurrection was released on Region 1 in May 1999, Region 2 in June 2000 and Region 4 in April 2001.
1. BIG Estimated to be $58 million, the film was the most expensive up to this point, costing more than Star Trek 2, 3 and 4 combined. Grossing just under $70 million domestically however, means that it only made $12 million profit at the box office before world-wide receipts are taken into account.
5. CROSSOVER In a deleted scene from the end of the movie, Star Trek: DS9 character Quark (Armin Shimerman) turns up and tries to profit from the Ba’ku planet. A further deleted scene was to include another DS9 actor, Max Grodenchik. Perhaps this was the producers’ attempt to redress the balance of 2 Star Trek: Voyager actors appearing in the previous movie.
4. AWARDS GALORE The film features not only an Emmy Award winner (Anthony Zerbe), a multi-Tony and Emmy Award winner (Donna Murphy), but also an Oscar winner (F. Murray Abraham). During an interview Abraham even admitted that he loved Star Trek so much that he would gladly spend the rest of his career involved with it.
3. TREK EFFECT ILM could not provide effects for the film due to other commitments, which resulted in the contract going to Santa Barbara Studios and Blue Sky Studios. Although CGI has been present in Star Trek since Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), this is the first film to feature the method exclusively for all the shots set in outer space, with no models used whatsoever.
2. FORMAT: THE NEXT GENERATION Star Trek: Insurrection was the first piece of Star Trek to be released on DVD beyond America (Star Trek: First Contact (1996) had been released first, but only in Region 1). Insurrection was released on Region 1 in May 1999, Region 2 in June 2000 and Region 4 in April 2001.
1. BIG Estimated to be $58 million, the film was the most expensive up to this point, costing more than Star Trek 2, 3 and 4 combined. Grossing just under $70 million domestically however, means that it only made $12 million profit at the box office before world-wide receipts are taken into account.
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