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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   41,337 votes
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Director:
Jonathan Frakes
Writers (WGA):
Gene Roddenberry (television series Star Trek)
Rick Berman (story) ...
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Release Date:
22 November 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
Resistance is Futile. more
Plot:
Capt. Picard and his crew pursue the Borg back in time to stop them from preventing Earth from initiating first contact with alien life. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(24 articles)
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[DVD Review] The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Finally! more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Star Trek 8 (USA) (informal alternative title)
Star Trek VIII (USA) (working title)
Star Trek: Borg (USA) (working title)
Star Trek: Destinies (USA) (working title)
Star Trek: Future Generations (USA) (working title)
Star Trek: Generations II (USA) (working title)
Star Trek: Renaissance (USA) (working title)
Star Trek: Resurrection (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sci-fi adventure violence.
Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
In earlier versions Picard's character was supposed to be the one helping Zefram Cochrane on Earth, with Riker fighting the Borg on the Enterprise. The main story was also focused on the happenings on Earth. After Patrick Stewart objected to that, the characters of Riker and Picard were swapped. This also resulted in making Picard more of an action hero and the story more focusing on happenings on the Enterprise. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Data jumps down while Lily is shooting at him, he has no bullet holes in his clothing as he walks towards her. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
The Borg Queen: Locutus...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile.
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Ooby Dooby more

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26 out of 30 people found the following comment useful:-
Finally!, 3 December 2005
9/10
Author: russem31 from United States

Star Trek VIII: First Contact - Stardate: 50893.5

Finally, after the dismal Generations outing, they got it right with this one! First Contact indeed is on par with the very best of the Star Trek films - The Wrath of Khan and The Undiscovered Country. Unfortunately, they won't get it right again to the present day (with the above average but still not as good Insurrection and awful Nemesis). The script is very solid, the acting above par (with kudos going to Alice Krige as the seductive Borg Queen and Alfre Woodard as the trusting Lily Sloane), and the score by Jerry Goldsmith again another hit. All of that combined with visual effects that service the story and not is the story makes this outing a spectacular success - a solid 9 out of 10!

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