Trekkies DVD Star Trek Fan Documentary

This listing is for Trekkies DVD Star Trek Fan Documentary. 

Actors: Denise Crosby, Frank D'Amico, Barbara Adams, Denis Bourguignon, David Greenstein

Director: Roger Nygard

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

MPAA rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Media Format: NTSC, Color, DVD, Dolby, Closed-captioned

Run time: 1 hour and 26 minutes

Release date: November 9, 1999

Dubbed: English

Subtitles: English

Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)

Studio: Paramount

Number of discs: 1 

Uses interviews with Star Trek fans and cast members to present a look at the Star Trek fan-nomenon. "Trekkies," a documentary relative unknown Roger Nygard and hosted by The Next Gen's own Denise Crosby, examines the phenomenal effect that Star Trek has had not on society, not on science fiction, but on the score and scores of Star Trek fans in the world. Some are simply "fans," those who might go to a convention or two, or who read the books, or buy the DVDs, or go opening night for the new movies. Then, there are Trekkies (or "Trekkars," as the more elite and effete fans prefer to call themselves), the people who wear Trek uniforms on a daily basis, build models in their basement, and live their entire lives as Vulcans. It is to these fans that this movie is dedicated, and upon whom it is based. Like most documentaries, there isn't anything terribly groundbreaking in the way of effects, cinematography, or editing, but the subject matter is what carries "Trekkies" and other documentary films into the mainstream. And there's plenty to work with here. The film hops from conventions where people pay thousands of dollars for prosthetics used on the show, to a dentist's office run as a starship, to the basement of a young teenager who is preparing his new outfit for a convention. These fans live, eat, and breathe Star Trek, referring to themselves by "ship assignment" (fan-club designation) and rank. For the most part, the movie remains respectful of these people, but when anyone goes this over-the-top, it's difficult to deal with this kind of subject matter and keep an entirely straight face. Yes, normal human beings might consider them psychotic, but not any more so than other people get about religion, or politics, or actresses and actors (and, to date, there has never been a violent episode involving deranged Star Trek fans that I can think of). The film rounds itself out with interview of most of the cast of the original series and the Next Gen, including an excellent interview with Whoopi Goldberg (Guinan) about how Lt. Uhura inspired her to pursue an acting career. But the "stars" are the fans, and the lengths to which they go in their fan-dom. The DVD presentation is a fullscreen 1.33:1 aspect ratio with a standard 2.0 stereo soundtrack. The transfer is acceptable, reminiscent of other documentaries like "American Movie" and "The Atomic Café."

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