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Written by James M. Tate / 8/01/2022 / No comments / dennis hopper , don marshall , gary lockwood , nichelle nichols , ricardo montalban , scott wilson , sixties , star trek , TV , woody strode

LIEUTENANT UHURA ON GENE RODDENBERRY'S THE LIEUTENANT'

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The series starred Gary Lockwood as Lt. Bill Rice, in charge of a troop of Marines in Camp Pendleton, California. And in this particular episode titled TO SET IT RIGHT, Rice tries getting the two loggerheads in rhythm by sparring them in the boxing ring and eventually, tied together, to climb up a mountain so they work as a team, or else...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span></span></p>

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LIEUTENANT UHURA ON GENE RODDENBERRY'S THE LIEUTENANT'

Future Star Trek Nichelle Nichols on THE LIEUTENANT: TO SET IT RIGHT Year: 1964 Rating: *** Gene Roddenberry's STAR TREK made Nichelle ...

AESTHETICALLY MARVELING OVER 'STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE'

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george takei, james doohan, leonard nimoy, nichelle nichols, robert wise, seventies, star trek, stephen collins, walter koenig, william shatner

AESTHETICALLY MARVELING OVER 'STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE'

Title: STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE Year: 1979 Rating: ***1/2 All the Original Cast STAR TREK films have titles that fit the plot... from a...

GREAT NOVELIZATIONS: AN INTERVIEW WITH ALAN DEAN FOSTER

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<i>A long time ago, in... the seventies and early eighties, it wasn’t so easy for a movie buff to own a film they’d enjoyed in theaters. DVDs and the Internet weren’t invented; and Beta/VHS tapes, which did exist, weren’t as abundant or readily available as DVDs are now or that VHS would be only a few years later.</i><br>
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<i>But one thing that fans of  ALIEN, THE BLACK HOLE, THE THING, CLASH OF THE TITANS, THE LAST STARFIGHTER and other films did have were novelizations: books that covered the scripted story but also provided insight into back-story, character-development, and coolest of all, entire scenes/segments that didn’t make the film’s final cut i.e. deleted scenes that are brought to life. And before the novelizations began, he was the perfect candidate as ghostwriter for a young filmmaker named George Lucas, who had embarked on a risky science-fiction project titled STAR WARS, and the STAR TREK Log Books along with the screenplay for STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE. </i><br>

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GREAT NOVELIZATIONS: AN INTERVIEW WITH ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Star Trek The Motion Picture Early Artwork for Vulcan Shuttle A long time ago, in... the seventies and early eighties, it wasn’t so easy...

SPOCK BRANCHES OUT: EVERYBODY MUST GET SPORED ON STAR TREK

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SPOCK BRANCHES OUT: EVERYBODY MUST GET SPORED ON STAR TREK

Just Say No To Spores In the Original STAR TREK: SEASON ONE episode THIS SIDE OF PARADISE, Captain James T. Kirk is up against an advers...

Written by James M. Tate / 4/09/2014 / No comments / christopher lloyd , deforest kelly , eighties , franchise , leonard nimoy , nineties , science-fiction , sequel , seventies , star trek , william shatner

BEAMING INTO THE ORIGINAL CAST STAR TREK MOVIES

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Reviews of the Original Star Trek Movies 1979-1991</u></td></tr>
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<i>The original STAR TREK series is a miraculous enigma: it only lasted three seasons and grew more popular throughout the years, spawning countless spinoffs and a reboot, making TREK perhaps the greatest cult franchise of all time...  </i><br />
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<i>A decade after the original series came to an end, and after over ten years with an animated series in-between, Trekkies got these handful of films with the original cast... some of the films are better than others but all are pretty entertaining in their own right, winding up on the big screen by the success of STAR WARS paving the way... </i><br />
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<i>Although it wasn't initially meant to revitalize TREK onto the big screen, it happened, and, here's what Alan Dean Foster has to say about creating/writing the rudimentary MOTION PICTURE: </i><i>"Gene Roddenberry  gave me a two-page outline titled ROBOT'S RETURN and asked 
if I could  expand it," author Alan Dean Foster, who also adapted the STAR TREK cartoon into LOG BOOKS: "I developed a long treatment I called IN THY 
IMAGE. This was  to be the opening episode of the new, revived network series. They then  decided they wanted to open with a two-hour movie for
 TV, and I again  expanded and revised the treatment, which subsequently 
became the basis  for the film..." This collected bagful of reviews, covering all six STAR TREK original-cast movies, were taken from individual archives, each written in various stages, and some opinions have changed, especially with this review...</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><u>STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE</u>: </span>Veteran director Robert Wise brings to the big screen the beloved characters from the classic '60s sci-fi TV show that, although it didn't last very long, snowballed into an even larger cult following throughout the '70s, enough to merit (thanks to STAR WARS, which made outer space bankable) a <i>motion picture</i>: too bad it had to be this one...<br />
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William Shatner, as Captain James T. Kirk, returns to the Enterprise with a solemn bitterness, as does McCoy, with a fake beard and even grumpier than his boss... And finally Spock, duller than even a Vulcan should be... As they set out to intercept a giant mysterious cloud destined to blow up earth. A slow-paced  side-story involves the new young Enterprise commander, played by an otherwise talented 
Stephen Collins, and a sexy bald woman as grumpy as the rest 
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 especially when she becomes a robot, or something possibly non-human.<br />
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Most of the film has the crew standing on the bridge, gazing out in 
awed-wonderment at all the expensive, and impressive, special effects...<br />
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The only thing somewhat worthwhile. But the eye-candy gets stale quick since there's nothing "solid" to chase it with, and we're finally led to a limp twist ending that tries hard for Kubrick inspired wonderment but ends up pretentiously stale...<br />
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If this were a condensed forty-five minute 
episode of the original series, it'd still be a throwaway, lacking the 
mysteriously brainy chess match that made the show so endearing, 
interesting, and fun. Kirk, having no chance at outsmarting this 
particularly formidable "alien,” must simply <i>learn</i> about it... so 
where's the challenge?<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><u>STAR TREK: THE WRATH OF KHAN</u>:</span><b> </b>What probably makes KHAN the fan favorite of the STAR TREK films, featuring the cast of 
the original television series, is not only the villain, played 
wonderfully by Ricardo Montalban... returning from
 a beloved episode titled THE SPACE SEEDS... but the fact 
there's a real challenge for Captain Kirk.<br />
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An important aspect of any 
key Trek plot is how Kirk and crew... as one mind and body with various 
traits all serving a single frame...
 has to overcome an impending element out to destroy them. There's no 
attempt to save the human race or an over-done sense of awe like the 
first movie, but rather, a head-to-head grapple based on pure vengeance 
that doesn't neglect the mental element, essential to the franchise, and there's a perfect mix of brain and brawn, and a side-story involving 
Chekov and his new Captain, played by Paul Winfield, adds a nifty 
peripheral factor. The only drawback is the far-fetched "Genesis" 
project, and while it's extremely important to the plot, for some 
reason, with all the fun of watching Kirk and Khan as loggerheads, 
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<span style="background-color: white;"><u>STAR TREK: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK</u>:</span><b> </b>It’s said that <i>every other </i>original cast TREK movie is good, beginning
 with WRATH OF KHAN. So with that rock-skipping theory in place, the 
only decent Trek flicks are two, four and six... Not true! <br />
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Part three, while merely serving as a 
wedge between two and four, has some terrifically intense moments: like the 
crew "stealing" the Enterprise from dry-dock; or a Vulcan, having lined 
up three people, walking behind each, choosing which to kill. Meanwhile, the lack 
of Spock throughout most of the film gives other characters a chance to 
shine a bit...<br />
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Sulu beating up a six foot bully soldier is a hoot and 
McCoy, moved to second-banana, gets particularly more attention as he 
channels Spock's personality, turning him into a punch-drunk 
"spaced-out" loon (what Spock would become in part four). And Christopher 
Lloyd, as a menacing rogue Klingon, is almost too perfectly cast and 
somewhat dated today... Sure he overacts... but it's Star 
Trek!<br />
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Plot has the crew out to find Spock's body that was left in a coffin on a revived planet, all the while battling the nefarious Lloyd. The "Genesis" concept, introduced in part two, is a bit far-fetched even for sci-fi... But seeing this sublime invention destroy itself lends more believability to the entire concept. <br />
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Directed by Leonard Nimoy, this outing, 
although ultimately filler, is pretty entertaining, and at times 
borrows from the Star Wars universe: like when McCoy's 
looking for illegal transport in a Cantina full of strange-looking 
aliens, or Lloyd's pet monster-hell-dog, seeming right out of Jabba's 
palace.<br />
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The last twenty minutes, showing in detail the Vulcan ritual
 in bringing Spock back to life, is long-winded and suited for hardcore 
Trekkies only. And yet, despite the flaws, this is a decent enough entry that
 blows the <i>every-other</i> theory to smithereens.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><u>STAR TREK: THE VOYAGE HOME</u>:</span> The concept of humpback whales saving the planet is hokey and, at times, environmentally preachy, but one of the great things about 
part four is the entire cast getting their own special time on screen, 
filling out their abilities like in no other Trek film.<br />
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Our story begins
 with an odd spaceship resembling a giant link-sausage carrying an 
illuminating fooz-ball, trying to read the ocean to make contact with 
what Kirk and Spock realize are extinct humpback whales. So the crew 
must go back in time (by circling the sun... not an easy feat) to the 
20th century/mid-1980's to find the whales and bring them home before 
the vessel blows up earth. The crew takes to the streets of modern 
day San Fransisco and not only must find the whales, but a container in which to hold the “beasties” (as Scotty describes them), <i>and</i> 
something nuclear to fix the Klingon ship inherited from the previous 
film.<br />
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In this thoroughly involving journey we really get to know the 
side-characters: Scotty trying to 
communicate with a computer by speaking into the mouse is hilarious; Sulu knows his stuff as a helicopter pilot; and Chekov is given a nail-biting mission.
 On the forefront, William Shatner's acting is less contrived, his speech not as halting, 
and HOME is possibly his best performance in all the Trek films.<br />
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moments where Kirk plays off Spock, punchy from having been resurrected 
in the last outing, are hilarious. And Catherine Hicks, as an idealistic, 
uptight and beautiful whale researcher, is a terrific addition – and we 
get to see Kirk's famous ability with the ladies at a more mature, 
genuine level.<br />
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The highly progressed 23rd Century humans dealing with 
20th century chumps is not only fun but downright insightful: kind of 
how Spock sees advanced humans in the 23rd century, giving the crew a Vulcan-like perception into our very own "primitive" society. And a fantastic pre-climax, rescuing a dying Chekov from a hospital, is suspenseful and humorous – especially as McCoy critiques our "medieval" surgical 
methods. So while WRATH is, technically, the best of the series, VOYAGE HOME is personal favorite and the peak of the franchise.<br />
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<u><span style="background-color: white;">STAR TREK: THE FINAL FRONTIER</span></u> and THE MOTION PICTURE have something in common: Both are thoroughly maligned and, upon initial viewing, lack the adventurous elements that make the other Trek theatricals worthwhile… And yet they also attempt to be more low-key and cerebral like the classic, groundbreaking television series, and FRONTIER is, for the most part, a far superior episode than its predecessor…<br />
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<span id="goog_902584852"></span><span id="goog_902584853"></span>There are several problems, most having to do with uneven, awkward direction by William Shatner, who doesn’t allow the story to flow like his co-star Leonard Nimoy did for SEARCH FOR SPOCK and especially VOYAGE HOME... Also, the budget seems much lower this time around... Then again, this adds to the nostalgic value, bringing us back to basics:<br />
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The lackluster opening desert sequence, establishing the film’s troubled antagonist Sybock, a Vulcan in search of God, is bland, overwrought... And then we change location to Yosemite, where a middle-aged overweight Kirk climbs a mountain before falling to his near-death and, at the very last minute, is rescued by a hovering Spock: like a Roadrunner cartoon...<br />
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And then... get this... Kirk, Spock and McCoy attempt to sing <i>Row, Row, and Row Your Boat</i> around a campfire: Cringe-worthy moments that feel nothing like science-fiction... But the ball gets rolling once Sybock takes over the Enterprise to reach this “final frontier” to literally meet his maker, and the ragtag crew has to work together, as captives on their own vessel… This following a fun, horse-riding siege on a primitive planet, where the gang initially meet the rogue Vulcan… And in that role, character-actor Laurence Luckinbill delivers an antagonist both formidable and sympathetic. <br />
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Through all the ups and downs, it's the last act that really matters, a mind-trip conclusion at the brink of the galaxy where, once again, Captain Kirk has to make a decision that can make and break everything, providing enough suspense and camaraderie that not even the "merrily" return of <i>Row, Row, Row Your Boat</i> can diminish.<i></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><u>STAR TREK: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY</u>:</span> Not a terrible movie, but seemed too much like NEXT GENERATION in its 90's squeaky-clean-TV special-effects, while a much too obvious modern commentary on politics, bringing the 
viewer out of the 23rd Century... like Spock mentioning Richard Nixon... is downright distracting...  <br />
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Meanwhile, The
 Klingons quote Shakespeare (hence the title) and their benign planet 
way-too-obviously represents the just-fallen Soviet Union... This feels like STAR TREK invading C-SPAN, or vice versa... And other 
distractions include Sulu as the captain of his own ship, something Takei wanted for many years; a pointlessly
 intrusive cameo by Christian Slater; and the feeling
 that the original cast are simply going through the motions...<br />
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In all, COUNTRY is more of a courtroom drama than a mission of any kind: Basically A <i>Bridge</i> too far... Standard orbit, and nothing more...<br />
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But not entirely shabby either... There are moments of suspense and good performances... After all, you've got Christopher Plummer on board and they brought back KHAN director Nicholas Meyer to close the book on the original STAR TREK movie franchise.

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THREE NON BLONDE STAR TREK BEAUTIES

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We recently payed homage to a <a href="http://www.cultfilmfreaks.com/2012/12/startrekblondes.html">few lovely blondes</a> from the original STAR TREK universe. Now we sneak a peak at three brunettes... The first is SHERRY JACKSON, who played a sexy android in the episode WHAT ARE LITTLE GIRLS MADE OF?<br />
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Following orders from her scientist creator, who was engaged to Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett), Sherry Jackson's Andrea is more than a pretty face... She'll flip the power switch to turn Captain Kirk into his own android, and she'll shoot him with a laser gun (but is it really Captain Kirk she disintegrates?). And before all this Kirk teaches her a lesson in tough love with a forced smooch. That Shatner had all the fun, didn't he? <br />
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GIRLS is a great episode, combining a <i>mad scientist lurking in a hidden labryth </i>horror theme with a tragic love story, and providing Roddenberry's fiance (and future wife) Majel Barrett with a moving performance...<br />
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Although it's the lusious robot Andrea that grabs our attention...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Remarkable, isn't she?"
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dark-haired hottie Maggie Thrett as Ruth</td></tr>
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For our second brunette we visit the previous episode, MUDD'S WOMEN, where smuggling pirate Harry Mudd, who resembles a cross between Dom DeLuise and Alex Karras with the personality of a game show host, brings three women on board... all with a hynotic power over the crew members.<br />
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Of the dirty Mudd starlets, one stands out: the voluptuous brunette Ruth, played by MAGGIE THRETT, who, knowing a thing or two about seduction, has her sites set on Dr. McCoy. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maggie Thrett and DeForest Kelly</td></tr>
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But the gorgeous trio aren't what they seem. Without a pill to rejuniate their outward appearence, they turn old and downright hideous...<br />
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Making MUDD'S WOMEN, written by Gene Roddenberry, an episode with a blatant message: the women you lust after aren't always the ones you (should) wind up with. <br />
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And last but not least we have MARIANNA HILL, who plays Dr. Helen Knoll in the episode DAGGERS OF THE MIND. A former girlfriend of Kirk (who wasn't?), Knoll refuses to believe a renown doctor has turned a seemingly cozy mental institution into a mind controlled purgatory.<br />
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This is a good not great outing highlighted by Morgan Woodward, a former doctor of the asylum, freaking out like there's no tomorrow.     <br />
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And if you remember, Marianna Hill is the loudmouth bombshell who, married to John Cazale's Fredo in THE GODFATHER II, tells her wimpy husband, "You couldn't belt your mama" before being escorted from the dance floor. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marianna Hill in THE GODFATHER PART 2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sherry Jackson pulls the switch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maggie Thrett as a Muddy Slutty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Now show us what's behind non-blonde number two!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>BONUS PHOTO:</b> Sherry Jackson triple shot from VEGAS with Tony Curtis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Maggie Thrett posing a threat to Richard Dawson in THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE circa 1968</u></td></tr>
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