- "This is the final cruise of the Starship Enterprise under my command. This ship and her history will shortly become the care of another crew. To them and their posterity will we commit our future. They will continue the voyages we have begun, and journey to all the undiscovered countries, boldly going where no man... where no one has gone before."
- ―Captain James T. Kirk
| Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country |
| Director: | Nicholas Meyer |
| Writers: | Leonard Nimoy; Lawrence Konner; Mark Rosenthal; Nicholas Meyer; Denny Martin Flinn |
| Producers: | Leonard Nimoy; Steven-Charles Jaffe; Ralph Winter |
| Composer: | Cliff Eidelman |
| Cinematography: | Hiro Narita |
| Editors: | William Hoy; Ronald Roose |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Paramount Pictures |
| Released: | December 6th, 1991 |
| Rating: | PG |
| Running time: | 113 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $30,000,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $94,000,000 [2] |
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| Next: | Star Trek: Generations (1994) |
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is an American science fiction/adventure film and the sixth installment in the Star Trek franchise. It was directed by Nicholas Meyer and written by the collective team of Leonard Nimoy, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Denny Martin Finn and Nicholas Meyer. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on December 6th, 1991. It is the final film in the series to feature the full cast from the 1960s Star Trek television series. The movie stars William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Captain Spock, DeForest Kelley as Doctor Leonard "Bones" McCoy, James Doohan as Captain Montgomery Scott, Walter Koenig as Commander Pavel Chekov, Nichelle Nichols as Commander Nyota Uhura and George Takei as Captain Hikaru Sulu. Other cast members include Christopher Plummer as the antagonist General Chang, Kim Cattrall as the Vulcan lieutenant Valeris, Brock Peters as Admiral Cartwright, David Warner as Chancellor Gorkon and Rosana DeSoto as Azetbur.
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Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| William Shatner | Captain James T. Kirk |
| Leonard Nimoy | Captain Spock |
| DeForest Kelley | Doctor Leonard "Bones" McCoy |
| James Doohan | Captain Montgomery "Scotty" Scott |
| Walter Koenig | Commander Pavel Chekov |
| Nichelle Nichols | Commander Nyota Uhura |
| George Takei | Captain Hikaru Sulu |
| Kim Cattrall | Lieutenant Valeris |
| Mark Lenard | Ambassador Sarek |
| Grace Lee Whitney | Commander Janice Rand |
| Brock Peters | Admiral Lance Cartwright |
| Leon Russom | Starfleet Commander-in-Chief |
| Kurtwood Smith | Federation President |
| Christopher Plummer | General Chang |
| Rosana DeSoto | Azetbur |
| David Warner | Chancellor Gorkon |
| John Schuck | Klingon ambassador |
| Michael Dorn | Klingon defence attorney |
| Paul Rossilli | Brigadier General Kerla |
| Robert Easton | Klingon judge |
| Clifford Shegog | Klingon officer |
| W. Morgan Sheppard | Klingon commander |
| Brett Porter | General Stex |
| Jeremy Roberts | Lieutenant Dimitri Valtane |
| Michael Bofshever | USS Excelsior engineer |
| Angelo Tiffe | USS Excelsior navigator |
| Boris Lee Krutonog | Helmsman Lojur |
| Christian Slater | USS Excelsior communications officer |
| Iman | Martia |
| Tom Morga | The Brute |
| Todd Bryant | Klingon translator |
| John Bloom | Behemoth alien |
| Jim Boeke | Klingon general #1 |
| Carlos Cestero | Munitions man |
| Edward Clements | Young crewman |
| Katie Jane Johnston | Martia (as a child) |
| Douglas Engalla | Prisoner at Rura Penthe |
| Matthias Hues | Klingon general #2 |
| Darryl Henriques | Ambassador Nanclus |
| David Orange | Sleepy Klingon |
| Judy Levitt | Military aide |
| Shakti | ADC |
| Michael Snyder | Crewman Dax |
| Rene Auberjonois | Colonel West |
| John Beck | Waiter |
| Barron Christian | Klingon assistant to Commandant |
| Douglas Dunning | Klingon |
| Trent Christopher Ganino | Klingon judge #2 |
| James Mapes | Zelonite |
| Alan Marcus | Man who killed Klingon |
| Douglas Price | Khitomer flag bearer |
| Eric A. Stillwell | Courtroom Klingon |
| J.D. Walters | Klingon |
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Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is "The battle for peace has begun."
- Production on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country began on April 16th, 1991 and concluded on July 2nd, 1991.
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was produced on a budget of $30,000,000 and grossed $94,000,000 worldwide.
- Nicholas Meyer also directed Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
- Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry passed away on October 24th, 1991, little more than a month before the US theatrical release of the film. He did however get to see the completed film.
- This film marks the final appearance together of the original series' cast. It also marks the last appearance to date of Nichelle Nichols as Uhura and the final appearance of DeForest Kelley as Doctor McCoy prior to his death in 1999.
- 1991 proved to be a busy year for Leonard Nimoy. In addition to starring in as well as co-writing and co-producing Star Trek VI, Nimoy also reprised the role of Spock for the two-part "Unification" storyline from Star Trek: The Next Generation, which aired in November, 1991.
- Spock makes a reference to former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon with the line, "Only Nixon could go to China". This was a reference to Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China where he met with Chairman Mao Zedong, making him the first U.S. President to ever travel to the PRC.
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