The first of the nine STAR TREK films to feature largely computer-generated special effects and is again directed by Number One, Jonathan Frakes. While on a survey mission, Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise stumble on a conspiracy originating high up the Starfleet chain of command that involves a distressing plan of ethnic cleansing. On a remote planet, a small, peaceful race of human-like beings called the Ba'ku seems to be immune to the ravages of aging. Head bad-guy F. Murray Abraham leads another race for which exposure the planet's radiation is the only cure for an advanced state of degeneration, and, using clandestine Starfleet connections, arranges to wipe out the Ba'ku unless the Enterprise has anything to say about it.
Patrick Stewart married Wendy Neuss on August 26, 2000. The couple had met when Neuss worked behind the scenes on STAR TRK: THE NEXT GENERATION.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
2-Disc Set
Disc One:
Widescreen - 16.9
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Dolby Digital Surround - English
Dolby Digital Surround - French
DTS Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Text Commentary - 1. Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda
Disc Two:
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. Teaser Trailer
3. Borg Invasion Trailer
4. Original Promotional Featurette
Featurettes - 1. It Takes A Village
2. Location, Location, Location
3. The Art Of Insurrection
4. Making Insurrection
5. Director's Notebook
6. Shuttle Case
7. The Drones
8. The Duck Blind
9. Westmore's Aliens
10. Star Trek's Beautiful Alien Women
Text/Image Galleries:
Storyboards
Photo Gallery
Associate Producer
Patrick Stewart: British Stage/TV Actor
Screenplay
Michael Piller:
Story
Michael Piller:
Story
Rick Berman: TV/Film Producer/Writer
Director of Photography
Matthew F. Leonetti: Director of Photography, FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982)
Review 1:
"...A likable combination of action and special effects..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.55-6 02/1999
Review 2:
"...Trekkers will get a kick out of this lavish episode..."
Source: USA Today
p.4D 12/24/1998
Review 3:
"...It still has all the ingredients that have made it a perennial, with a few extras, including improved special effects..."
Source: New York Times
p.E14 12/11/1998
Review 4:
"...Respectable and enjoyable..."
Source: Box Office
p.63 02/01/1999