Star Trek: The Motion Picture

– When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the St..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 12 Minutes
Release Year:
1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - Trailer

Release Date:

08 Dec 1979

Language:

English, Klingon

MPAA Content-Rating:
G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Director:

Robert Wise

Writer:

Gene Roddenberry (based on "Star Trek" created by), Harold Livingston (screenplay), Alan Dean Foster (story)

Main Actors:

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan

Plot:

A massive alien spacecraft of enormous power destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, entering Federation space. Admiral James T. Kirk is ordered to take command of the USS Enterprise for the first time since her historic five-year mission. The Epsilon IX space station alerts the Federation, but they are also destroyed by the alien spacecraft. The only starship in range is the Enterprise--after undergoing a major overhaul at Spacedock on Earth. Kirk rounds up the rest of his crew, and acquires some new members, and sets off to intercept the alien spacecraft. However, it has been there years since Kirk last commanded the Enterprise... is he up to the task of saving Earth?

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 16 nominations.

Production:

Paramount Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
42%
Metacritic:
48%