Star Trek: The Motion Picture - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Timing:
2:11 (131 min)
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Actors and characters
Roger Aaron Brown
Character Epsilon Technician
Gary Faga
Character Airlock Technician
Joel Kramer
Character Klingon Crewman
David Gautreaux
Character Cmdr. Branch
John Gowans
Character Assistant to Rand
Howard Itzkowitz
Character Cargo Deck Ensign
Jon Rashad Kamal
Character Lt. Cmdr. Sonak
Marcy Lafferty
Character Chief DiFalco
Michele Povill
Character Lieutenant
Jeri McBride
Character Technician
Terrence O'Connor
Character Chief Ross
Michael Rougas
Character Lt. Cleary
Susan O'Sullivan
Character Woman
Ralph Brannen
Character Crew Member
Paula Crist
Character Crew Member
Iva Lane
Character Crew Member
Momo Yashima
Character Crew Member
Jimmie Booth
Character Klingon Crewman
Tom Morga
Character Klingon Crewman
Tony Rocco
Character Klingon Crewman
Joel Schultz
Character Klingon Crewman
Craig Thomas
Character Klingon Crewman
Edna Glover
Character Vulcan Master
Norman Stuart
Character Vulcan Master
Paul Weber
Character Vulcan Master
Joshua Gallegos
Character Security Officer
Lisa Chess
Character Yeoman
Leslie C. Howard
Character Yeoman
Sayra Hummel
Character Technical Assistant
Junero Jennings
Character Technical Assistant
Bill McIntosh
Character Klingon Crewman (as Bill McTosh)
Doug Hale
Character Enterprise Computer (voice)
David Armstrong
Character Enterprise Crew Member (uncredited)
Richard Arnold
Character Crew Member (uncredited)
Rosanna Attias
Character Enterprise Crew Member (uncredited)
Jerry Best
Character Enterprise Sciences Crew Member (uncredited)
Christopher Doohan
Character Extra (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- As stated in the "Guinness Book of World Records," "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979) was the most expensive film upon its release. It cost $46 million to produce. With the 1980 release of "Superman II," the combined budget of the first two Superman films reached $109 million, and these films were shot simultaneously as a single whole. Later, their producers stated that the production of the first film (1978) cost $55 million and the second, $54 million, so the title of "most expensive film" should belong to them.
- The voice of Majel Barrett, wife of Gene Roddenberry, who played Christine Chapel (as well as other characters, including Troi in the 1987 film "Star Trek: The Next Generation"), was also used to voice the computers of Starfleet—specifically, the onboard computer of the starship "Enterprise" from the "Star Trek" franchise (1966-1969) to the eleventh feature film "Star Trek" (2009). She voiced few lines, but the voice is easily recognizable.
- The costumes of some alien races at Starfleet Headquarters were sewn from unused rolls of fabric remaining after the filming of Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" (1956).
- The character of Lieutenant Uhura, played by Indian model and actress Persis Khambatta, was intended to also appear in the subsequent television series.
- Nichelle Nichols wrote in her autobiography that she was one of those who objected to the new uniforms sewn for the film, reasonably believing that her character, Uhura, was too beautiful for the drab "unisex" style.
- The prop object "V-Ger" turned out to be so large that work on assembling some of its parts continued even during the filming of other parts.
- Following the resounding success of the television series "Star Trek," Paramount decided to release a full-length feature film based on the series. One plot was selected from several proposals (authored by well-known American science fiction writers) with the working title "Star Trek: Planet of Titans" by Chris Bryant and Allan Scott. However, due to the immense popularity of the then-released film "Star Wars," the studio halted further work.
- Paramount planned to create its own television channel with the subsequent filming and broadcast of a new series, "Star Trek: Phase II." For this series, Gene Roddenberry created the script "The Return of the Robot," which was later reworked by Alan Dean Foster and given the title "The Counterpoint." This plot was to become a two-hour pilot episode of the new series. In 1977, Paramount Pictures decided to cancel work on the new series, and the finished script was decided by the company's producer, Michael Eisner, to be used in the creation of a full-length film. However, preparations for the creation of the series continued until 1978.
- The film's production utilized sets and models created for the canceled series.
- Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock, refused to appear in the upcoming series, and his character's place in the script was taken by the character of Zorn (actor David Gautreau). Upon learning that a film would be shot instead of a series, Nimoy agreed to participate in it. Thus, at the last moment, Spock returned to the script, and actor David Gautreau played the role of Commander Branch.
- The film was one of the first to feature composite shots created using the Vista Flex motion control system, which allowed for the combination of multiple objects and background elements filmed separately from each other in several exposures.
- To create the theme for V-Ger, composer Jerry Goldsmith used an experimental string instrument called the blaster-beam, invented in the 1970s.
- According to "The Guinness Book of Records," "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979) was the most expensive film upon its release, costing $46 million to produce. With the 1980 release of "Superman II," the combined budget of the first two Superman films reached $109 million, as they were filmed simultaneously as a single unit. The producers later stated that the production of the first film (1978) cost $55 million and the second $54 million, meaning the title of "most expensive film" should belong to them.
- The costumes of some alien races at Starfleet Headquarters were made from unused rolls of fabric left over from the filming of Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" (1956).
- Nichelle Nichols wrote in her autobiography that she was one of those who objected to the new uniforms sewn for the film, reasonably believing that her character, Uhura, was too beautiful for the dreary "unisex" style.
- The prop object "V-Ger" turned out to be so large that work on assembling some of its parts continued even during the filming of other parts.
- Following the resounding success of the television series "Star Trek", Paramount decided to release a full-length feature film based on the series. One plot was selected from several proposals (authored by well-known American science fiction writers), tentatively titled "Star Trek: Planet of the Titans" by Chris Bryant and Allan Scott. However, due to the immense popularity of the then-released film "Star Wars", the studio halted further work.
- Paramount planned to create its own television channel with the subsequent filming and showing of a new series, "Star Trek: Phase II". For this series, Gene Roddenberry created the script "The Return of the Robot", which was later reworked by Alan Dean Foster and given the title "The Counterfeiters". This plot was to be turned into a two-hour pilot episode of the new series. In 1977, Paramount Pictures decided to cancel work on the new series, and the completed script was decided by the company's producer Michael Eisner to be used in creating a feature film. However, preparations for creating the series continued until 1978.
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