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Dillard was also a commercial success, reaching the Publishers Weekly mass market paperback bestsellers list. Subliminally, there were aspects of both. [127] The home video cut was later released for the film's 1999 DVD debut. Transforming an actor into a Klingon took three and a half hours. [15] Effects supervisor William George wanted to make it distinct from the earlier ships, since it was one of the few models that could be altered: "We did some research into military costuming, and came up with the concept that when these ships return victorious from battle, the Klingons build some sort of epaulet onto their wings or paint a new stripe on." [33] To promote the film and the 25th anniversary of Star Trek, Paramount held marathon screenings of the previous five films in 44 select U.S. and Canadian cities. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country subtitles English. [52] Like Plummer, DeSoto requested more subdued ridges, and the result was, according to artist Kenny Myers, a "very regal woman who just happened to be Klingon". Steve Jaffe said, "[Editor] Ron Roose and I pored through the footage to find what amounted to three usable frames that we could use to tell the audience 'we got him! Star Trek: The Cruise V. Miami, FL United States. [37] By February 13, 1991, the film was officially put into production with the agreement it would be in theaters by the end of the year. Gorkon: You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon. Far from being idealized, the characters were shown as bigoted and flawed. See All News & Updates. [41] Narita changed the bright, smooth look of the Enterprise bridge that had been created by Zimmerman for The Final Frontier by lighting the set as spottily as possible. Using footage of Plummer as reference, the effects team created a dummy that was detonated in the same position. Star Trek. A scene where Spock asks Kirk if they have grown so old and inflexible they have outlived their usefulness had two meanings: it was as much Nimoy asking Shatner as it was their characters. [15] Ice caverns producer Jaffe had scouted partially melted before filming; with only two-and-a-third days of time to film, the crew had to do the best they could. He said, "Whether it's pretentious or not, I think it depends on how it's used. This film is tightly written, full of suspense, has many plot surprises, and has outstanding action sequences. [119] Instead of maintaining suspense, The Washington Times's Gary Arnold noted the Rura Penthe sideplot offered "scenic distraction without contributing significantly to the whodunit crisis [...] The crime itself has a promising 'closed-room' aspect that never gets elaborated adequately [...] You look forward to a cleverly fabricated solution." [77], According to scholar Larry Kreitzer, The Undiscovered Country has more references to Shakespeare than any other Star Trek work until at least 1996. Snell worked through several nights to redesign the back of Chang's head and add more detail. [64] Farrar's goal was to economize the remaining effects; if three shots were similar, they would try to tell the story with only one. [60], The last scene in the film was arranged for the last day of filming. Which is your favorite Star Trek: TOS film? Cloak (TOS novel) - The novel Cloak establishes Admiral Cartwright as … The film was initially planned for release a week later on December 13. [40] Meyer acknowledged that had he been the creator of the franchise, "I would have probably designed a much more claustrophobic world because it's much more dramatic. As some ships had not been examined for some time, electrical problems had developed. A major theme of the film is change, and people's response to that change. The shoot lasted several days because of what Plummer called the "horror" of filming the dinner.[8]. While Zimmerman believed Shatner would hate the fight between Kirk and his doppelgänger, the actor enjoyed the theatrical sequence, and contributed to the choreography with his knowledge of judo and karate. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Eidelman, then 26, had made a career in composing for ballets, television, and film, but despite work on fourteen features, no film had been the hit needed to propel Eidelman to greater fame. [3] The Undiscovered Country's strong showing was one of the big successes of 1991, a year in which the film industry experienced disappointing box office results overall. [15], Meyer had never been happy with the brightly lit corridors and feel of the Enterprise, a dissatisfaction that extended to his work on The Wrath of Khan. Filed under: Screencaps Star Trek: TOS Share on Twitter on Facebook on Tumblr by email. He also felt that since the film was darker than its predecessors, it demanded something different musically as a result. [61], The approach to Spacedock was filmed from below the station model, which Bill George found visually interesting and appropriate. The makeup lab employed a staff of 25 and produced over 300 prosthetics, from Klingon foreheads to Vulcan and Romulan ears. [59], The underground prison was shot in real caves left by mining at Griffith Park,[15] in the Bronson Canyon, previously used as the Batcave and in the 1930s Flash Gordon serial. In my opinion, this was the best of their movies. When Spock and his new crew are captured by a monstrous worm-like race of aliens (which Koenig described as "things that the monsters in Aliens evolved from"), the old crew must rescue them. [129] The Undiscovered Country was remastered in 1080p high-definition from the 1999 DVD transfer. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. [68] Meyer described most of the demos as generic "movie music", but was intrigued by one tape by a young composer named Cliff Eidelman. [8] The final sequence married physical effects and stuntwork with computer graphics. [117], The film's original theatrical cut was released on Blu-ray Disc in May 2009 to coincide with the new Star Trek feature,[128] along with the other five films featuring the original crew in Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is a 1991 American science fiction film directed by Nicholas Meyer. [8], Because of the multiple angles and takes required for a single mouthful of food, Meyer offered a bounty of $20 per every shot of a character eating. It asked the question- could two former enemies become friends? Jein was a longtime Star Trek fan who had constructed the props for The Final Frontier, but was forced to remake props that had since mysteriously disappeared. HD. Despite the overall count of effects shots being dropped from over 100 to 51, the project was still large, and required virtually the entire ILM staff to complete. [43] The Klingon cruiser first seen in 1979's The Motion Picture was altered to suggest an important flagship, with a flared design applied to the underside of the vessel. Maybe then I'll care what he has to say. [28] Shatner, Nimoy, and Kelley's salaries were cut with the understanding that they would share in box office profits. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was released in North America on December 6, 1991. Responsibility for shooting the live action footage fell to the second unit under Jaffe's direction. After an explosion on their moon, the Klingons have an estimated 50 years before their ozone layer is completely depleted, and they all die. Since the Klingon phasers were redesigned for the third film, the original holsters no longer fit the weaponry; as a result, no Klingons had ever been seen drawing a phaser. [15] The Excelsior bridge was a redress of Enterprise's command center, with consoles taken from the battle bridge of the Enterprise-D to convey the impression that the Excelsior was a more advanced ship. The new model's running lights were matched to similar intensities, saving the effects artists time because the lights would look correct with only a single pass, instead of three passes required previously (for the sensor dome, running lights, and window lights). [47] Jein added references to the original television series and other science fiction franchises throughout the prop designs; the Rura Penthe warden's staff contained parts of a spaceship from Buck Rogers, while the frong was detailed with a prop from Buckaroo Banzai. "[7], The Final Frontier, the previous film in the series, was a critical and financial disappointment; the cast and crew were worried that the franchise would not be able to recover from the blow. [29], Nimoy visited Meyer's house and suggested, "[What if] the wall comes down in outer space? The set was placed on its end in the tallest soundstage at Paramount, so that the camera looked up towards the ceiling. The site's critics' consensus reads: "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. [89] Nimoy, who had earlier requested $1 million to cameo on The Next Generation, appeared in the two-part episode "Unification" that aired during November 1991 to increase interest in the feature film. In contrast to Roddenberry's vision of the future, Meyer thought there was no evidence that bigotry would disappear by the 23rd century. The model was repainted brown and red and etched with brass. Makeup artist Ed French found a spare Klingon headpiece in Richard Snell's possession and attached it to his own head. play_arrow. Since the only other shot needed was the Enterprise's point of view leaving Spacedock through the doors, it was the only section recreated for the film. The first disc is made up of the complete score and four extra cues. [28], As he had when he directed The Wrath of Khan, Meyer attempted to modify the look of Star Trek to fit his vision. 2. To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales. The story deliberately included references to the contemporary political climate; the character of Gorkon was based on Mikhail Gorbachev,[30] while the assassination storyline was Meyer's idea. When you get into a stage situation of aluminum walls and shiny metal, it can be a problem. A special collectors' edition DVD version of the film was released in 2004, to which Meyer made minor alterations. [39], The main reason for the diversity of Klingon designs, hairstyles, and appliances stemmed from the fact that there were more Klingons featured than in all the previous films combined. The galley was the set used for Deanna Troi's office, the dining hall was a redress of the USS Enterprise-D's Observation lounge, and the Federation president's office was a redesign of the Ten-Forward lounge, the exterior doors to which accidentally retained their Enterprise-D markings. "[109] The dialogue and banter were considered positive and defining aspects of the film. [55], As it was intended to be Nimoy's last portrayal of Spock, the actor was adamant that his appearance be faithful to the original 1960s Fred Phillips and Charlie Schram design of the character. How did the Klingon warden on Rura Penthe know which Kirk to shoot with his blaster? [86] Kirk undergoes a transformation through the film by way of his incarceration; realizing that his hatred is outmoded he allows for a cleansing that restores his son to him in some way. [66] The torpedoes also moved like guided missiles rather than cannonballs. The design changes forced Kenny Myers to abdicate his other makeup job, that of Warner's Gorkon, to Margaret Bessera. Meyer and his friend Denny Martin Flinn wrote the screenplay by the nascent means of e-mail; Meyer lived in Europe while Flinn was based in Los Angeles. [122], The special effects were alternately lauded and criticized; USA Today called them "just serviceable", though Wloszczyna's review for the paper said the Klingon assassination sequence was "dazzling", with "fuchsia blood spilling out in Dalí-esque blobs". [29] Meyer said that when he started work on the screenplay it did not occur to him that he would direct the film. [18] Meyer and production designer Herman Zimmerman were only able to make minor adjustments to these sets, as the television series was still in production at the time of filming. Peace talks don't quite proceed, and Kirk and McCoy are convicted of assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor, and imprisoned on Rura Penthe, a snowy hard-labor prison camp. From his appearance, it was impossible to tell if he was friend or foe. The production suffered from a lack of available set space because of shortages; the Starfleet Headquarters set was actually built a few blocks away from Paramount Pictures at the Hollywood Presbyterian Church. [8], The soundtrack was released on December 10, 1991, through MCA Records and features thirteen tracks of score with a running time of forty-five minutes. [120] Brian Lowry of Variety felt Rura Penthe dragged down the film's pace, and that Meyer paid so much attention to one-liners that there was a lack of tension in the film,[121] a complaint echoed by John Hartl of the Seattle Times. It is a Grand Finale for the classic Trek crew (as played by the original actors, at least) which resolves the previously ongoing conflict between The Federation and the Klingons with a Tom Clancy IN SPACE! McCoy is drunk at a posh medical dinner; Scott is teaching Engineering while the Bird of Prey from The Voyage Home is pulled from San Francisco Bay; Uhura hosts a call-in radio show and is glad to escape; and Chekov is playing chess at a club. Accepting the proposal before the Klingons choose to revert to a more belligerent approach and die fighting, Starfleet sends the USS Enterprise-A to meet with the Klingon Chancellor, Gorkon, and escort him to negotiations on Earth. [101] The film also won a Saturn Award for best science fiction film, making it the only Star Trek film to win the award. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country The Enterprise leads a battle for peace in the most spectacular Star Trek® adventure ever! The yellow overcast was removed by filtration in the optical process, with the result being a clean edge around the ships. As Enterprise cruises towards a nearby star, Kirk records in his log that though this mission is the final cruise of Enterprise under his command, others will continue "to boldly go where no one has gone before". The props featured blue lights that turned on when the trigger was pressed, so effects artists knew when to add the phaser beam effects. With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon. An explosion erupts, creating a massive subspace shock wave.Aboard the USS Excelsior, Captain Hikaru Sulu takes a sip of tea, reads a report handed to him by his science officer Dimitri Valtane, and records his log:Suddenly, red alert klaxons sound on the bridge as the subspace shockwave reaches the Excelsior, throwing Sulu and his crew to the deck. [15] Meyer copied a technique used during filming of Citizen Kane, where the filmmakers let the set fall into darkness to save money on construction. Internal pressures, enormous military expenditures, and the destruction of their primary energy source have brought the Klingon Empire to the verge of catastrophic collapse. "[The compilation] showed me what to stay away from, because I couldn't do James Horner [composer for The Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock] as well as James Horner," he said. View production, box office, & company info. Enterprise and Gorkon's battlecruiser rendezvous and continue towards Earth, with the two command crews sharing a tense meal aboard Enterprise. The special effects, though not remarkable, as in The Wrath of Khan's in-your-face effects, the effects in this movie generally are good, the battle sequences in this movie are just as good as The Wrath of Khan one.Again a nice motif is the scripts placement of Shakespeare quotes into the villain, just like Khan in Star Trek II. The elaborate sheen was never visible on screen (lighting schemes prevented reflections while filming so the ship could be properly inserted into effects shots) and so when the model was repainted with conventional techniques the effect was lost. [117], The Cold War allegory and the whodunit aspects of the film were less positively received. [4] Motion control footage of the Excelsior was then scanned into the computer system and made to interact with the digital wave. [55], Martia was not the first shapeshifter on Star Trek, but the character was the first to be created using computer-generated digital morphing technology. 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