Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) Review
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
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“Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” continues the storyline of the “Trek” movies with the Klingons deciding to pursue peace with the United Federation of Planets after the destruction of their moon Praxis, a mining planet that was their primary source of income. This film is also the last to feature the entire cast of the original television series.
Director Nicholas Meyer (“Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” 1982), who also co-wrote the screenplay with Denny Martin Finn, helped to save the “Trek” from a mediocre predecessor as he had done with “Khan” (“Star Trek – The Motion Picture” 1979). 1989’s “Star Trek: The Final Frontier” was a box office disappointment.
As mentioned, this is the swan song of the original “Trek” tv series family, including William Shatner as James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock, DeForest Kelly as Leonard McCoy, James Doohan as Montgomery Scott, Walter Keonig as Pavel Chekov, Nichelle Nichols as Nyota Uhura, and George Takai as Hikaru Sulu. The supporting cast includes Kim Cattrall, David Warner, Christopher Plummer, Rosanna DeSoto, Iman, and Brock Peters.
There were also cameo appearances by Rene Auberjonois as Col. West (he would later become Odo in “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” 1993-1999); Michael Dorn as Col. Worf (grandfather of Worf, his character in “Star Trek: TNG” & “Star Trek: DSN”); Grace Lee Whitney as Lt. Commander Janice Rand (she had the recurring role of Yeoman Rand in the original series); Mark Lenard doing another turn as Ambassador Sarek, Spock’s father, for the final time on the big screen; and Christian Slater as the Excelsior communication officer. His mother is the Mary Jo Slater, the film’s casting director.
“Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” was successful in theatrical release for Paramount Pictures.
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
cinema
My Review
“Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” continues the storyline of the “Trek” movies with the Klingons deciding to pursue peace with the United Federation of Planets after the destruction of their moon Praxis, a mining planet that was their primary source of income. This film is also the last to feature the entire cast of the original television series.
Director Nicholas Meyer (“Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” 1982), who also co-wrote the screenplay with Denny Martin Finn, helped to save the “Trek” from a mediocre predecessor as he had done with “Khan” (“Star Trek – The Motion Picture” 1979). 1989’s “Star Trek: The Final Frontier” was a box office disappointment.
As mentioned, this is the swan song of the original “Trek” tv series family, including William Shatner as James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock, DeForest Kelly as Leonard McCoy, James Doohan as Montgomery Scott, Walter Keonig as Pavel Chekov, Nichelle Nichols as Nyota Uhura, and George Takai as Hikaru Sulu. The supporting cast includes Kim Cattrall, David Warner, Christopher Plummer, Rosanna DeSoto, Iman, and Brock Peters.
There were also cameo appearances by Rene Auberjonois as Col. West (he would later become Odo in “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” 1993-1999); Michael Dorn as Col. Worf (grandfather of Worf, his character in “Star Trek: TNG” & “Star Trek: DSN”); Grace Lee Whitney as Lt. Commander Janice Rand (she had the recurring role of Yeoman Rand in the original series); Mark Lenard doing another turn as Ambassador Sarek, Spock’s father, for the final time on the big screen; and Christian Slater as the Excelsior communication officer. His mother is the Mary Jo Slater, the film’s casting director.
“Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” was successful in theatrical release for Paramount Pictures.