Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Jonathan Frakes

Writers (WGA):

Gene Roddenberry (television series Star Trek)
Rick Berman (story) ...
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Release Date:

22 November 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Resistance is Futile.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Borg | First Contact | Alien | Captain | Nuclear Missile

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander William Riker / Holodeck Musician
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (as Levar Burton)
Michael Dorn	...	Lt. Commander Worf
Gates McFadden	...	Doctor Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi
Alfre Woodard	...	Lily Sloane
James Cromwell	...	Dr. Zefram Cochrane
Alice Krige	...	Borg Queen
Michael Horton	...	Lieutenant Daniels
Neal McDonough	...	Lieutenant Hawk
Marnie McPhail	...	Lieutenant Eiger
Robert Picardo	...	Emergency Medical Hologram
Dwight Schultz	...	Lieutenant Reginald Endicott Barclay III
Adam Scott	...	Defiant Helm Crewman
Jack Shearer	...	Admiral Hayes
Eric Steinberg	...	Lieutenant Paul Porter
Scott Strozier	...	Security Ensign
Patti Yasutake	...	Nurse Alyssa Ogawa
Victor Bevine	...	Security Crewman #1
David Cowgill	...	Security Crewman #2
Scott Haven	...	Security Crewman #3
Annette Helde	...	Security Crewwoman #1
Majel Barrett	...	Enterprise Computer (voice)
C.J. Bau	...	Holodeck Nightclub Bartender
Hillary Hayes	...	Ruby
Julie Morgan	...	Holodeck Nightclub Singer
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	...	Nicky`s Henchman (as Ronald R. Rondell)
Don Stark	...	Nicky the Nose
Cully Fredricksen	...	Vulcan Captain
Tamara Lee Krinsky	...	Townsperson
Don Fischer	...	Borg
J.R. Horsting	...	Borg
Heinrich James	...	Borg
Andrew Palmer	...	Borg
Jon David Casey	...	Borg (as Jon David Weigand)
Dan Woren	...	Borg
Robert Zachar	...	Borg (as Robert L. Zachar)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Boss	...	Extra in Holodeck Nightclub Scene (uncredited)
Brannon Braga	...	Extra Man sitting on table in Holodeck Nightclub Scene (uncredited)
Cameron	...	Ensign Kellogg (uncredited)
Tracee Cocco	...	Ensign Jae (uncredited)
Jeff Coopwood	...	The Borg (voice) (uncredited)
James Mapes	...	Holographic drunk (uncredited)
Ronald D. Moore	...	Extra in Holodeck Nightclub Scene (uncredited)
Ethan Phillips	...	Holodeck Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)
Ray Uhler	...	Dancer in Holodeck Nightclub Scene (uncredited)
Michael Zaslow	...	Eddie, the Town Barkeeper (uncredited)

Directed by
Jonathan Frakes

Writing credits (WGA)
Gene Roddenberry		(television series Star Trek)
Rick Berman		(story) &
Brannon Braga		(story) &
Ronald D. Moore		(story)
Brannon Braga		(screenplay) &
Ronald D. Moore		(screenplay)

Produced by
Rick Berman	....	producer
Marty Hornstein	....	executive producer (as Martin Hornstein)
Peter Lauritson	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Anastasia Emmons
John W. Wheeler

Casting by
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Ron Surma

Production Design by
Herman F. Zimmerman		(as Herman Zimmerman)

Art Direction by
Ron Wilkinson

Set Decoration by
John M. Dwyer

Costume Design by
Deborah Everton

Makeup Department
Lee Ann Brittenham	....	hair stylist
Belinda Bryant	....	makeup artist
Ellis Burman Jr.	....	makeup artist (as Sonny Burman)
Mark Bussan	....	makeup artist
Camille Calvet	....	makeup artist
Jane Galli	....	special makeup effects artist
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist
Brad Look	....	makeup artist
James MacKinnon	....	prostethics makeup artist
Chris McBee	....	hair stylist
Mary Kay Morse	....	makeup artist
Gilbert A. Mosko	....	makeup artist
Joe Podnar	....	special makeup effects artist
Barbara Ronci	....	hair stylist
Danny Valencia	....	hair stylist
R. Stephen Weber	....	makeup artist
June Westmore	....	makeup artist
Michael Westmore	....	makeup designer
Michael Westmore	....	makeup supervisor
Monty Westmore	....	makeup artist
Scott Wheeler	....	makeup artist
Derik Wingo	....	special makeup effects artist
Natalie Wood	....	makeup artist
Bart Mixon	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Alex Proctor	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Marty Hornstein	....	unit production manager (as Martin Hornstein)
Ira S. Rosenstein	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robin Bronner	....	dga trainee
Rosemary C. Cremona	....	second assistant director (as Rosemary Cremona)
Jerry Fleck	....	first assistant director
David Goldfarb	....	additional second assistant director
Peter Lauritson	....	second unit director
David Ticotin	....	second second assistant director (as David A. Ticotin)

Art Department
Thomas J. Arp	....	construction coordinator
Shawn Baden	....	scenic arts/illustrator
Brent W. Bell	....	lead man
Elijah Bryant	....	set dresser
Philip Calhoun	....	set dresser
John M. Carroll	....	propmaker foreperson
Clete Cetrone	....	construction foreman
Gary Clark	....	paint foreperson (as Gary A. Clark)
Joe Colwell	....	painter
Ricardo F. Delgado	....	illustrator (as Ricardo Delgado)
Doug Drexler	....	designer
Doug Drexler	....	scenic artist
Dragon Dronet	....	props, weapons
John Eaves	....	illustrator
Greg Feldman	....	assistant props
David Galvan	....	head paint foreman
David Galvan	....	production painter
Bill George	....	art consultant
Les Gobruegge	....	set designer (as Les D. Gobruegge)
William Hawkins	....	set designer (as William P. Hawkins)
Jeffery J. Jenkins	....	paint foreman
Martha Johnston	....	set designer (as Martha E. Johnston)
Curt Jones	....	construction foreman
John B. Josselyn	....	scenic arts/illustrator
Linda King	....	set designer (as Linda A. King)
Roger L. King	....	property maker
Frank Leasure	....	construction foreperson (as Frank 'Ferb' Leasure)
John Mann	....	storyboard artist
Sam Mendoza	....	propmaker foreperson (as Sammy Mendoza)
Nancy Mickelberry	....	set designer
Steve Morey	....	propmaker foreperson
Joseph Musso	....	illustrator
Michael Okuda	....	scenic art supervisor
Aaron Rockler	....	labor foreperson
Penny Smartt-Juday	....	art department coordinator (as Penny Juday)
Tom Talley	....	location foreman
Barry Tugendhaft	....	greensperson
James Van Over	....	scenic artist (as James E. Van Over)
Jerry Wax	....	set dresser
Dean Wilson	....	property master
Don E. Gaffney	....	prop construction (uncredited)

Sound Department
John Agalsoff Jr.	....	cable person (as John Agalsoff)
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Pamela Bentkowski	....	supervising foley editor
Joseph F. Brennan	....	boom operator (as Joe Brennan)
Ed Callahan	....	foley editor
Thomas Causey	....	sound mixer
Jeff Clark	....	sound effects editor (as Jeffrey Clark)
Richard Corwin	....	dialogue editor
Anne Couk	....	first assistant sound editor
Scott Curtis	....	foley editor
Zack Davis	....	adr editor
Linda Di Franco	....	foley editor
Linda Di Franco	....	sound editor
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Roger Fearing	....	assistant sound editor (as Roger Fearing Jr.)
Tammy Fearing	....	foley editor
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Cameron Frankley	....	supervising sound editor
Scott G.G. Haller	....	sound effects editor
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Doug Jackson	....	sound effects editor
Courtenay Marvin	....	adr assistant
Anthony Milch	....	sound editor
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Robert Morrisey	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Perry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip Rogers	....	sound recordist
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer
Mike Szakmeister	....	supervising dialogue editor
Robert Ulrich	....	supervising adr editor
David F. Van Slyke	....	sound effects editor
Kerry Dean Williams	....	adr editor
James Wolvington	....	supervising sound editor (as James W. Wolvington)
François Blaignan	....	additional sound designer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Anna Albrecht	....	special effects crew
Thomas D. Bacho Jr.	....	special effects technician
Donald T. Black	....	special effects assistant
Patrick Chitty	....	special effects
Eugene Crum	....	special effects foreperson
Greg Curtis	....	special effects foreperson
Andy Evans	....	special effects assistant
Edward J. Franklin	....	special effects crew
Donald Frazee	....	special effects foreperson
Logan Frazee	....	special effects assistant (as Logan Z. Frazee)
Terry D. Frazee	....	special effects coordinator
Patrick M. Gerrety	....	alien creature effects
Russ Herpich	....	special effects mechanic
Scott Lingard	....	special effects assistant
Scott Lingard	....	special effects technician
Heather McCurdy	....	special effects production assistant
Alan McFarland	....	Borg suit & space suit electronics design
Robert Miller	....	helmet & chest designer: Todd Masters Effects
Donald Myers	....	special effects foreperson (as Donald E. Myers Jr.)
Samuel E. Price	....	special effects assistant (as Samuel Price)
John Shea	....	robot suit fabricator
Michael Shelton	....	creature effects crew
Bryan Smith	....	sculptor and painter: Todd Masters Effects
Alan Tuskes	....	special makeup effects crew
Brian Van Dorn	....	mold technician
Harold Weed	....	model maker
Ralph Winiger	....	special effects assistant (as Ralph Allen Winiger)
David W. Mosher	....	mold technician: Todd Masters Company [us] (uncredited)
Michael Walters	....	special costumes (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Barbara Affonso	....	chief model maker
Tim Alexander	....	digital compositor
Rick Anderson	....	model maker: ILM
Joakim Arnesson	....	digital effects artist
Caleb Aschkynazo	....	digital editorial coordinator: p.o.p. digital film group
Bill Barr	....	key grip: ILM
Craig Barron	....	visual effects supervisor: Matte World
Michael Bauer	....	digital effects artist: ILM
Dugan Beach	....	CG technical assistant
Kathleen Beeler	....	digital compositor
Adam Bennes	....	effects technician: ILM
Bethany Berndt-Shackelford	....	digital compositor
Earl Beyer	....	scanning operator
Andrea Biklian	....	negative line-up
Jodi Birdsong	....	optical scanning department assistant
Patricia Blau	....	senior staff: ILM (as Patricia Blau Price)
Rod G. Bogart	....	software development
Todd Boyce	....	CG animator: VisionArt
Steve Braggs	....	digital effects artist: ILM
Noel Brevick	....	digital mattes
Jeff Brewer	....	model maker: ILM
Dale K. Brodt	....	digital production manager: POP (as Dale Brodt)
Carol Brzezinski	....	digital post supervisor: POP
Cathy Burrows	....	digital rotoscope artist: ILM (as Cathy Burrow)
Donald S. Butler	....	digital compositor (as Don Butler)
Kirk Cadrette	....	computer animator: POP
Kyeng-Im Chung	....	digital effects artist
Richard J. Cook	....	digital effects coordinator: VisonArt
Marc Cooper	....	visual effects artist: ILM
Stéphane Couture	....	computer animator (as Stephane Couture)
Betsy Cox	....	digital compositor
David Crawford	....	Inferno compositor
Gail Currey	....	senior staff: ILM
Andrea D'Amico	....	digital visual effects producer: POP film
Youssef Delara	....	visual effects assistant (as A.Y. Dexter Delara)
Krystyna Demkowicz	....	visual effects producer: Matte World Digital
Mitch Deoudes	....	digital effects artist
Bryan Dewe	....	chief model maker
Giovanni Donovan	....	model maker: ILM
Jeff Doran	....	digital compositor
David S. Dranitzke	....	plate coordinator: ILM (as David Dranitzke)
John Duncan	....	model maker: ILM
Syd Dutton	....	matte painter: Illusion Art
Selwyn Eddy	....	digital match mover (as Selwyn Eddy III)
Kate Elsen	....	digital rotoscope artist: ILM
Anastasia Emmons	....	visual effects assistant
Christopher Evans	....	chief digital matte artist: Matte World Digital (as Chris Evans)
Ted Fay	....	director of technology: VisionArt
Jon Foreman	....	chief model maker
Debbie Fought	....	digital rotoscope artist: ILM (as Deb Fought)
Scott Frankel	....	digital compositor
George Gambetta	....	senior scanning operator
John Gazdik	....	assistant motion control unit (as John Gazdick)
Tim Geideman	....	negative line-up (as Timothy Geideman)
Jennifer German	....	digital compositor: POP
Michael Gleason	....	visual effects editor (as Mike Gleason)
Jeremy Goldman	....	digital effects artist
John Goodson	....	model project supervisor: ILM
Caroleen Green	....	digital matte artist: Matte World
John Haggar	....	visual effects
David Hanks	....	digital match mover (as Dave Hanks)
Dorene Haver	....	digital compositor: VisionArt
Aaron Haye	....	modelmaker: ILM
Matthew Hendershot	....	digital effects artist
Robert Hill	....	visual effects camera assistant
Carl Hooper	....	CG animator: VisionArt
Adam Howard	....	visual effects supervisor
Celine Jackson	....	digital I/O: VisonArt
Alex Jaeger	....	visual effects art director: concept design/animatics, ILM
Nancy Jencks	....	dirt removal
Brad Jerrell	....	light technician
Ira Keeler	....	model maker: ILM
Susan Kelly-Andrews	....	digital rotoscope artist: ILM
Greg Kimble	....	digital optical supervisor: POP
John Knoll	....	special visual effects
John Knoll	....	visual effects supervisor
Daniel Kramer	....	senior technical director: VisionArt
Angela Leaper	....	electronic editorial
Tad Leckman	....	rebel unit production manager: ILM
Kenneth Littleton	....	digital compositor: Pacific Ocean Post
Lawrence Littleton	....	digital compositor: Pacific Ocean Post
Nancy Luckoff	....	CG resource manager
Jodie Maier	....	digital match mover
Greg Maloney	....	digital compositor
Jeff Mann	....	senior staff: ILM
Stuart T. Maschwitz	....	digital artist
Fumi Mashimo	....	digital animator: Illusion Art (as Fumi Mashimo)
John McCunn	....	visual effects associate producer
Mickey McGovern	....	visual effects editor (as Mike McGovern)
Brandon McNaughton	....	digital effects compositor
Ladd McPartland	....	assistant visual effects editor
Ed Miarecki	....	model maker: ILM
Richard Miller	....	model maker
Todd Mitchell	....	scanning operator: ILM
Steve Molin	....	digital effects artist
Amanda K. Montgomery	....	computer graphics resource assistant: ILM
George Murphy	....	associate visual effects supervisor
Patrick T. Myers	....	digital effects artist (as Pat Myers)
Kenneth Nakada	....	digital compositing: Illusion Arts
Dan Nelson	....	effects technician: ILM
Cameron Noble	....	motion control camera: Matte World Digital
Luke O'Byrne	....	visual effects production coordinator
Michael Olague	....	visual effects gaffer
Jeff Olson	....	visual effects producer
David Owen	....	still photographer
Richard Patterson	....	matte artist: Illusion Art
Michael Peterson	....	digital compositor: POP
Jeff Pierce	....	digital I/O: VisonArt
Josh Pines	....	film scanning supervisor (as Joshua Pines)
Anthony Pitone	....	digital technical assistant
Scott Rader	....	digital visual effects supervisor: POP
Liz Radley	....	video & computer graphics supervisor
Paul Rivera	....	digital composite supervisor: Mate World Digital
Joshua D. Rose	....	digital producer: VisonArt
Martin Rosenberg	....	director of miniature photography
Thomas Rosseter	....	digital compositor (as Tom Rosseter)
Jonathan Rothbart	....	visual effects artist
Patrice d.S. Saenz	....	digital match mover (as Patrice Saenz)
Heidi Schmidt	....	digital technical assistant
Dan Shumaker	....	CG technical assistant
Douglas James Smith	....	digital effects artist
Doug Smith	....	assistant digital effects artist
Kenneth Smith	....	optical supervisor
Kim Smith	....	chief model maker
Christa Starr	....	visual effects
Chris Stillman	....	digital mattes
Robert Stromberg	....	matte artist: Illusion Art
Pat Sweeney	....	additional visual effects photography (as Patrick Sweeney)
David Takemura	....	visual effects supervisor
Larry Tan	....	digital modeler: ILM
Chad Taylor	....	Sabre artist: ILM
Eric Texier	....	digital effects artist
Paul Theren	....	digital modeler: ILM
Robert Tom	....	digital paint artist: VisionArt
Suzie Vissitzky Tooley	....	CG production manager
Morgan Trotter	....	digital compositor: Matte World Digital
Dennis Turner	....	CG sequence supervisor
Trevor Tuttle	....	model maker
Lam Van To	....	CG technical assistant
Pam Vick	....	digital rotoscope artist
Mike Wassel	....	matte artist: Illusion Arts
Ken Wesley	....	digital effects artist
Jeffery Yost	....	CG artist
Heidi Zabit	....	digital rotoscope artist: ILM
Habib Zargarpour	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Fon Davis	....	model maker: ILM (uncredited)
Christopher Horvath	....	digital compositor: Matte World Digital (uncredited)
Mark Moore	....	concept designer: ILM (uncredited)
Rick Rische	....	matte artist: Matte World Digital (uncredited)
Susumu Yukuhiro	....	visual effects production assistant (uncredited)

Stunts
Kenny Alexander	....	stunts
Joey Anaya	....	stunts: borg (as Joey Anaya Jr.)
Janet Brady	....	stunts
William H. Burton Jr.	....	stunts: borg (as Billy Burton Jr.)
Chic Daniel	....	stunts
Mark De Alessandro	....	stunts
Steve DeRellian	....	stunts: borg (as Steve DeRelian)
Eddy Donno	....	stunts
Tony Donno	....	stunts
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts
Andy Epper	....	stunts: borg
Gary Epper	....	stunts: borg
Richard Epper	....	stunt rigger
Christian J. Fletcher	....	stunts (as Christian Fletcher)
Frankie 'G' Garbutt	....	stunts (as Frankie Garbutt)
Andy Gill	....	stunts
Gary Guercio	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts (as Jim Halty)
Thomas Robinson Harper	....	borg stunt performer
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem	....	stunts
Billy Hank Hooker	....	stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunts
Maria R. Kelly	....	stunts (as Maria Kelly)
Jamie Keyser	....	stunts
Wayne King	....	stunts: Klingon Borg
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunts
Bob McGovern	....	stunts: borg
Joyce McNeal	....	stunts
Dustin Meier	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts (as Johnny C. Meier)
Rita Minor	....	stunts
Jimmy Nickerson	....	stunts
John Nowak	....	stunts
Monte Rex Perlin	....	stunts: borg
Manny Perry	....	stunts
Steve Picerni	....	stunts
Tom Poster	....	stunts: borg
Danny Rogers	....	stunts
Jimmy Romano	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	stunt coordinator (as Ronald R. Rondell)
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunts
John Rottger	....	stunts
Craig Shugart	....	stunts (as Craig Shuggart)
Brian J. Williams	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
John D. Babin	....	rigging grip
William D. Barber	....	additional camera operator
Lloyd Barcroft	....	first company grip
Ben Betts	....	video playback operator
Pat Blymyer	....	chief lighting technician (as Patrick R. Blymyer)
Christian H. Burton	....	assistant camera (as Chris Burton)
Greg Cantrell	....	rigging chief lighting technician
Michael Condro	....	first assistant camera
Armando Contreras	....	second company grip
Tino Contreras	....	rigging second company grip
Tino Coutreras	....	rigging second company grip
Henryk Cymerman	....	director of photography: second unit
Randy Feemster	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Tom Keefer	....	key grip: second unit
Christopher J. Lama	....	rigging assistant chief lighting technician (as Christopher Lama)
David Luckenbach	....	Steadicam operator
David Luckenbach	....	camera operator
Larry Markart	....	video playback operator
Elliott Marks	....	still photographer (as Elliott S. Marks)
Tim Marshall	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Anthony Mollicone	....	rigging first company grip
Lowell Peterson	....	additional photography
Jorge Sánchez	....	additional photographer
Mark Santoni	....	first assistant camera
Paul Santoni	....	second assistant camera
Alan Shultz	....	dolly grip
Gregory Shummon	....	electric rigger
Bing Sokolsky	....	additional photographer (as Ivan 'Bing' Sokolsky)
Bing Sokolsky	....	director of photography: second unit
Wayne Tidwell	....	video assist operator
Francis X. Valdez III	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Frank X. Valdez III)
Michael D. Weldon	....	first assistant camera
Shawn Whelan	....	second company grip
John Young	....	camera loader
Kenneth Estes	....	computer and video playback operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Blackman	....	costume designer: starfleet uniforms
Leah Brown	....	costumer (as Leah P. Brown)
Joe Diaz	....	costumer (as Joe Diaz Jr.)
Christine Heinz	....	key costumer
Matthew A. Hoffman	....	key costumer
Sonny Merritt	....	costumer
Sarah Shawe	....	costume supervisor (as Sarah Shaw)
Heidi Odum Strasburg	....	costumer (as Heidi Strasburg)

Editorial Department
Tim Board	....	additional editor
Mike Milliken	....	color timer
Travis G. Rendich	....	apprentice editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
David Rossi	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Mark Banning	....	associate music executive producer
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Bruce Botnick	....	music editor
Bruce Botnick	....	music mixer
Alexander Courage	....	composer: additional music (from "Star Trek")
Alexander Courage	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Norman Dlugatch	....	assistant music engineer
Jerry Goldsmith	....	conductor
Jerry Goldsmith	....	music producer
Joel Goldsmith	....	composer: additional music
Dominic Gonzales	....	assistant music engineer
Kenneth Hall	....	music editor (as Ken Hall)
Cliff Kohlweck	....	music editor
Arthur Morton	....	orchestrator
Neil Norman	....	executive music producer
Lee Scott	....	music editor
Andrew Silver	....	preview music editor
Nick Vidar	....	music programmer
Paul Wertheimer	....	assistant music engineer

Transportation Department
Tim Edwards	....	transportation captain
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Wayne Nelson	....	transportation coordinator
Kenneth Newland	....	transportation captain
Theresa M. Roehner	....	driver

Other crew
Anthony Bro	....	production assistant
Judi Brown	....	script supervisor
Todd Buhmiller	....	production assistant (as Todd W. Buhmiller)
Kevin A. Canamar	....	set medic
Valerie Canamar	....	assistant: Michael Westmore
Lois Carruth	....	assistant: Mr. Goldsmith
Barbara Casner	....	assistant production office coordinator
Shane Clark	....	production assistant
Eric Darensborg	....	production assistant
Jackie Edwards	....	assistant: Mr. Stewart
Marie Elder	....	assistant auditor
Lolita Fatjo	....	production associate
Primrose Fukuchi	....	assistant auditor (as Primrose Y. Fukuchi)
Karen Garutso	....	production assistant
Katy Genovese	....	payroll accountant
Bob Gillan	....	assistant production associate (as Robert Gillan)
Bob Gillan	....	pre-production associate
Stephanie Gorsuch	....	production assistant
Sam Greenmun	....	spacesuit technician
Vincent Heileson	....	production auditor (as Vincent R. Heileson)
Ellen J. Hornstein	....	production assistant
Cindy Ichikawa	....	assistant production office coordinator
Todd Masters	....	design supervisor: Borg
Robert Mazaraki	....	production assistant (as Robert Newlin-Mazaraki)
Robert Mazaraki	....	production secretary
Bruce Moore	....	assistant craft service
Janet Nemecek	....	assistant production associate
April Nocifora	....	assistant: Peter Lauritson (as April Rossi)
William Nuzzo	....	craft service (as Bill Nuzzo)
Michael Okuda	....	technical advisor
Lisa J. Olin	....	assistant: Mr. Frakes
Karen Ragan	....	assistant to producer
Brandon Ramos	....	assistant to producer
Ira S. Rosenstein	....	location manager (as Ira Stanley Rosenstein)
Debbie Schwab	....	production coordinator (as Deborah L. Schwab)
Jim Selzer	....	assistant location manager
Seth Squadron	....	production assistant
Simon Stotler	....	production assistant
Brenda Taylor	....	production assistant
Nick Vidar	....	computer programmer
Kerry A. Vill	....	production assistant
Smith Wordes	....	choreographer
Alex L. Worman	....	unit publicist
Jeff Coopwood	....	adr voice: Voice of "The Borg" (uncredited)
Alan McFarland	....	puppeteer: "Borg Queen" (uncredited)
Dennis Tracy	....	stand-in: Patrick Stewart (uncredited)

Thanks
Ira Steven Behr	....	special thanks
Dan Curry	....	special thanks
Merri D. Howard	....	special thanks
Wendy Neuss	....	special thanks
Jeri Taylor	....	special thanks
Bill Wistrom	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1999) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• CIC Video (Greece) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Cinema International (1997) (Netherlands) (video)
• Cinéma International Corporation (CIC) (1997) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (Greece) (VHS)
• Paramount Pictures
• Paramount (2000) (Sweden) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Spain)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1997) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (UK)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Greece)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1997) (Sweden) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Todd Masters Company
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
• Pacific Ocean Post Digital Film Group
• Question Mark FX
• Illusion Arts
• Matte World Digital
• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Other Companies

• American Humane Association, The  animal supervision
• Bruce Schluter Design Inc.  main titles
• Cenex Casting  extras casting
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• GNP Crescendo Records  soundtrack
• Pacific Titles & Optical  opticals
• Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M  score recording
• Paramount Pictures  digital sound editing
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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)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sci-fi adventure violence.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Italy:T | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:Livre | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Angeles National Forest, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Although quotes from Moby Dick have been quoted during the life of the Star Trek franchise often, Patrick Stewart is the first to have quoted it as the Captain of a vessel in more than one series. He also did so playing Ahab in the Moby Dick (1998) (TV) TV serial.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Picard goes into the conference room to work on new modulations he and Lily enter it from the left side of the Bridge. When they go back onto the Bridge after Lily convinces him to blow up the ship, they walk through the same door in the conference room, yet come out on the right side.

Quotes:

[first lines]
The Borg Queen: Locutus...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile.

Movie Connections:

References Aliens (1986)

Soundtrack:

Theme from "Star Trek" (1966) TV Series

Perhaps the best Star Trek film to date

Star Trek: First Contact represents, at least to me, the pinnacle of the Star Trek movie franchise. This film was, in my opinion, -by far- the best of the "next generation" outings, and perhaps the finest from the entire collection of silver-screen Treks.

The Borg, a futuristic race of half-man, half-machine cyborgs from the other side of the galaxy, try once again to conquer the Federation, by attacking it at it's very core, our beloved Earth. This time, however, the Borg have a "plan B" up their sleeve. After the destruction of their main vessel, they send a small group of Borg back in time to 2063, a time when Earth is vulnerable after suffering massive casualties due to World War III. Once there they intend to prevent "first contact", an event that dramatically changes the course of human history, when friendly aliens discover humankind has learned how to travel faster-than-light, and make contact with the inventor of the warp drive, Dr Zefram Cochrane.

Of course the Enterprise crew must once again save humanity from certain destruction, by "following them back and repairing whatever damage they've done". When they reach the 21st century, however, the Borg find resistance is not so futile, and begin to take over the crippled Enterprise, deck by deck. Directing every move is the evil Borg Queen, played excellently by Alice Krige.

Patrick Stewart is, as always, fantastic as Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Stewart's background in the dramatic arts shines as he convincingly portrays a somewhat troubled and vengeful Picard, determined to destroy the insidious Borg once and for all.

The direction of Jonathan Frakes is flawless considering this film was his first attempt at directing on the big screen. In a few scenes I get the feeling that Frakes was committed to squeezing the absolute best out of Stewart, and this he did, apparently with ease (earning him the nickname "Two-Takes Frakes" from production members).

This film has it all. A well-conceived, intricate and dramatic plot, excellent acting, fantastic special effects, and real emotion on-screen. Picard's chilling "the line must be drawn here" monologue to Lily represents a scene with such dramatic quality that is rarely seen in science-fiction films. You can completely suspend disbelief and feel the anger, the pain, the sheer hunger for revenge in this broken man. You are there with him, the future of humanity is on the line, and not for a second will you think otherwise.

Whether you are a "Trekkie" or not, this is a film you will enjoy, and while there are references to previous Trek happenings in the film (such as when Picard was captured and assimilated by the Borg several years earlier), non-Trekkie's should definitely be able to follow what's going on.

All-in-all this is one of my favourite films of all time, and one that I can watch over and over and never get tired of. If you haven't seen it, why not grab a copy and check it out? I give it a well-deserved 9 out of 10.