Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is the fifth Star Trek movie and is based on the television series Star Trek. In this movie first comes the Enterprise -A used, which was placed at the end of Star Trek IV in service. The film was directed by William Shatner again one of the main characters.

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The neutral in the zone, a demilitarized space area, situated planet Nimbus III was once a joint project of the Federation, the Klingons and Romulans. Then settlers of all three warring nations should live peacefully as in a free trade zone. But the plan failed, and Nimbus III degenerated into a wasteland, which is now inhabited by nomads, thieves and outcasts.

In this situation, Sybok, who, although he is Vulcan, very emotional behavior appears. With a kind of hypnosis, he is able to influence the settlers and capture the consuls of the three nations. The Federation then sends the Starship Enterprise under the command of Captain Kirk on the planet to restore order. To start the mission may need to Kirk and his leading officers to cancel the holiday together in Yosemite Park at precisely the moment when trying to move Kirk and McCoy on a campfire Spock to sing along to the children rhyme Row, Row, Row Your Boat. From Kirk Spock learns that Sybock as a child rejected the strictly logical, volcanic education and was therefore banished from his people.

Kirk arrives with his team on the planet. However, the mission seems broke while Kirk's team gets into an ambush Syboks with which to work the consuls now. Kirk and his team are captured, and Sybok takes possession of the Enterprise.

On board the Enterprise Kirk, Spock and McCoy are imprisoned in a holding cell. It reveals Spock that Sybok is his half brother. The three over there Sybok his true plans known: He wants to break with the help of the Enterprise, the " Great Barrier " in the center of the galaxy, since it behind her the mystical planet, " Sha -Ka- Ree " suspects which is believed he is not calling paradise is and is inhabited by God.

In addition, Kirk has Sybok rest of the crew, including Uhura and Sulu, but brought with the exception of Scott, under his spiritual power. With the help of Scott can escape the first three out of the cell and by a turbo shaft, but are soon taken up again. Subsequent attempts by the cult leader, Kirk, McCoy and Spock influence, but fail.

The Enterprise succeeds as the first spacecraft ever to traverse the barrier. One will also find and discovered Sha -Ka- Ree. Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Sybok break to the surface and come there on a being who claims to be a God. Kirk has doubts and also reserves the right: the phenomenon is merely a powerful energy beings that wants to use the Enterprise to escape from the planet. Sybok realizes his mistake and sacrifices himself to allow his comrades to escape. With the help of a Klingon starship can also published Spock, McCoy and Kirk later also escaped from Sha -Ka- Ree and return to the Enterprise.

Back in Yosemite Park, the three sit again while singing Row, Row, Row Your Boat campfire.

Reviews

According to the review website Rotten Tomatoes rated only 21 % of 42 studied film reviews the film positive.

" Interplanetary Humbug on the edge of ridiculousness, formal average. "

" Shatner's director remains prosaic, albeit at a television -like manner professionally: the special effects are lagging about five years behind the current state of the art here and testify - in particular, what the blue glowing mist tank barrier and the presentation of God ' as a white radiant light pillar terms - of frightening visual of imagination; the plot itself eventually turns out to be banal remake of Star Trek. , the film, the ambivalent drawn V'ger simplicity sake is mutated to an exclusively evil, undefined entity "

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The film won the 1990 Golden Raspberry for worst film, also William Shatner the negative honor was awarded in the categories of Worst Director and Worst Actor. The film was also nominated for three Golden Raspberries, namely for the worst screenplay, worst supporting actor ( DeForest Kelley ), and as the worst film of the decade. In these categories, but it stayed with nominations.

Background and Other

The original English title takes up the second line of text from the intro to the series (English: "Space - The Final Frontier " ) to what in the German translation ( " Space - the final frontier " ) was lost. The German title on the edge of the universe is a mistranslation; the Enterprise flies into the center of the galaxy.
Filmed Star Trek V, inter alia, in Yosemite National Park in California. The mountain on which Kirk is climbing around, the El Capitan. For the scenes where Spock talks to the climbing Kirk, Shatner hung on a mountain backdrop, which had been built on a parking lot with mountain views. Was used buildings from the Starship Enterprise for the interior sets: The Next Generation. In the film, the corridors and the medical ( for the film converted ) station can be seen.
Actually, another end was planned. The trick of ILM technicians should be involved in the effects for the showdown, however, were busy with work for Ghostbusters II and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Shatner later tried to convince Paramount to provide for the DVD edition once a budget is available to stage the originally planned end, but what Paramount refused.
The name of the god - planet Sha Ka Ree - is a word game and is a reminder of Sean Connery. This was originally intended to be part of Sybok. When Connery was not available due to simultaneous filming of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Laurence Luckinbill was hired for the role and the planet Sha Ka Ree - (remember that Connery was supposed to play ) baptized. Was also provided for the role of Sybok, the Swedish actor Max von Sydow.
William Shatner's daughter, actress Melanie Shatner (born 1964 ), makes an appearance as a secretary.
The production costs were approximately 27.8 million U.S. dollars.

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