Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture was the first movie set in the Star Trek universe. It was made in 1979 by Paramount Pictures. A strange and dangerous alien cloud called V'ger is coming straight at Earth, destroying everything in its path. Admiral James T. Kirk becomes captain of his old ship - the USS Enterprise - to save the Earth.
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Wise |
| Produced by | Gene Roddenberry |
| Written by | Screenplay: Harold Livingston Gene Roddenberry (uncredited) Story: Alan Dean Foster |
| Starring | See table |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Richard H. Kline |
| Edited by | Todd C. Ramsay |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | December 7, 1979 |
Running time | 136 minutes (Director's cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Media
Ray Bradbury was one of the science-fiction writers who offered a premise for the Star Trek feature film.
Roddenberry and the Star Trek cast on hand for the space shuttle Enterprise's rollout on September 17, 1976.
Barry Diller planned on anchoring a new Paramount television network with a new Star Trek series.
After the original model was rejected, designer Syd Mead created a new version of the V'Ger ship.
As the Paramount executive in production, Katzenberg tried to keep costs down as filming lagged behind schedule.:188
Minerva Terrace served as the stand-in for the planet Vulcan.
Douglas Trumbull was given the task of finishing The Motion Picture's opticals in time for a December 1979 release date.
Jerry Goldsmith began a long association with Star Trek by scoring The Motion Picture.:87
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