Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
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Short description
A renegade Vulcan named Sybok seizes control of the U.S.S. Enterprise and forces its crew to undertake a search for a legendary world he believes holds the source of all life. Sent to Nimbus III, a neutral planet, to deal with hostages taken by rebels, Captain James T. Kirk and his officers discover that the man behind the uprising is Spock's half-brother. Sybok possesses an unusual ability to win the absolute trust of nearly everyone he meets, and even Spock finds himself unable to act against his own kin. With the ship under Sybok's command, Kirk, Spock and Dr. McCoy are drawn into a journey toward the center of the galaxy.
The film is the fifth entry in the Star Trek series and the first directed by William Shatner, who also stars as Kirk. Leonard Nimoy returns as Spock and DeForest Kelley as McCoy, alongside James Doohan, George Takei and Walter Koenig. David Loughery wrote the screenplay and Harve Bennett produced. Shatner went on to direct Groom Lake and The Captains.
Released in 1989, the film had a budget of 33 million dollars and took in about 63 million worldwide. On IMDb it holds a rating of 5.5 from roughly 68,000 votes, and on TMDB it rates 5.7 from around 1,350 votes; critics gave it 4.1 from 54 reviews, considerably lower than the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- According to George Takei, the most difficult part of working on this film was learning how to ride a horse.
- An enlarged photograph of a lobster claw was used to create the image of the planet Sha Ka Ree.
- William Shatner's director's cut ran for just over two hours, which Paramount Pictures considered too long. They insisted on a film length of 1 hour 45 minutes, which would allow for double the number of screenings in cinemas. Despite Shatner's claims that nothing more could be cut, producer Harvey Bennett (1930-2015) was tasked with reducing the film to the required length. The way he set about this task horrified Shatner, and Shatner and Bennett argued about it for a long time afterward.
- After filming, another six weeks were required to finalize the special effects used in the film's finale. Once completed, it was shown to William Shatner, but he was disappointed with the quality of the special effects. Shatner and Bennett appealed to the studio to finance a reshoot of the finale, but their request was denied.
- Initially, it was planned for the characters played by Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015) and DeForest Kelley (1920-1999) to team up with Cybo, but Nimoy and Kelley objected, arguing that their characters would never betray Captain Kirk. Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991), the screenwriter and creator of the entire Star Trek universe, agreed with this argument.
- Originally, Captain Kirk's ascent of El Capitan was intended to be part of a general map of the Milky Way galaxy, transitioning into a view of the Solar System and, finally, the mountains of Yosemite National Park. This, however, proved to be too expensive to implement, but the idea was later used at the beginning of Jonathan Frakes' sci-fi action film 'Star Trek: First Contact' (1996).
- Film producer Harvey Bennett played the role of the Starfleet Commander.
- Linda Peters played the role of the exotic dancer. She was on screen for just over 53 seconds, while the makeup application took about 6 hours. The makeup covered almost her entire body, with prosthetic claws on her hands and feet, as well as a wig, detachable tail, prosthetic buttocks, contact lenses (which made her eyes look feline), and a mask that completely covered her face.
- During one working meeting, screenwriter David Lochery jokingly suggested making Uhura an exotic dancer in one of the film's scenes. To his surprise, the idea was immediately embraced.
- The scene in which Spock talks to Captain Kirk while he is climbing to the top of El Capitan mountain in California (the rock surface is visible directly behind Kirk) was filmed in a parking lot with a wonderful view of the valley.
- According to George Takei, he initially refused to participate in the filming because he did not want to work with William Shatner, with whom he had always had a strained relationship, but Shatner nevertheless persuaded him to play Sulu.
- While preparing for the role, William Shatner did gymnastics and muscle building every day. Because of this, and combined with the need to perform directorial duties, he had to wake up at 4 a.m. every day.
- Initially, the role of Cybok was offered to Sean Connery (1930-2020).
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