Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Patrick Stewart
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes
Commander William T. Riker / Director
Brent Spiner
Lieutenant Commander Data
LeVar Burton
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn
Lieutenant Commander Worf
Gates McFadden
Commander Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis
Counselor Deanna Troi
James Cromwell
Dr. Zefram Cochrane
Alfre Woodard
Lily Sloane
Alice Krige
Borg Queen
Neal McDonough
Lieutenant Hawk
Dwight Schultz
Lieutenant Barclay
Gene Roddenberry
Writer
Cameron Oppenheimer
Ensign Kellogg
Robert Picardo
Enterprise EMH
Adam Scott
Defiant Con Officer
Ray Uhler
Holodeck Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Eric Steinberg
Porter
Joey Anaya
Borg (uncredited) / Stunts
Don Stark
Nicky the nose
Patti Yasutake
Nurse Ogawa
Jack Shearer
Admiral Hayes
Michael Horton
Security Officer
Ethan Phillips
Holodock Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)
Majel Barrett
Computer (voice)
Marty Hornstein
Executive Producer
Ron Wilkinson
Art Direction
Peter Lauritson
Producer
Ronald D. Moore
Screenplay / Story
Matthew F. Leonetti
Director of Photography
John W. Wheeler
Editor
Ron Surma
Casting
Herman F. Zimmerman
Production Design
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Brannon Braga
Screenplay / Story
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Casting
Anastasia Emmons
Editor
Deborah Everton
Costume Design
John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
Robert Blackman
Costume Design
Sarah Shawe
Costume Supervisor
Barbara Ronci
Hairstylist
Mark Bussan
Makeup Artist
Camille Calvet
Makeup Artist
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Joe Podnar
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lee Ann Brittenham
Hairstylist
Belinda Bryant
Makeup Artist
Scott Wheeler
Makeup Artist
Jane Galli
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Danny Valencia
Hairstylist
Ellis Burman Jr.
Makeup Artist
Derik Wingo
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Michael Westmore
Makeup Designer / Makeup Supervisor
Brad Look
Makeup Artist
Gilbert A. Mosko
Makeup Artist
Rick Berman
Producer / Story
Tina Hoffman
Makeup Artist
Chris McBee
Hairstylist
James MacKinnon
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Natalie Wood
Makeup Artist
Jake Garber
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Toby Lamm
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Mary Kay Morse
Makeup Artist
R. Stephen Weber
Makeup Artist
June Westmore
Makeup Artist
Michael D. Weldon
First Assistant Camera
Christine Heinz
Key Costumer
Yvette Ammon
Set Costumer
Curt Jones
Construction Foreman
Brent W. Bell
Leadman
John Young
Camera Loader
Bogdan Iofciulescu
Techno Crane Operator
Clete Cetrone
Construction Foreman
Gary Metzen
Painter
Linda A. King
Set Designer
William D. Barber
Camera Operator
Jennifer Bender
Extras Casting
Mike Milliken
Color Timer
Bruce Botnick
Music Editor
Jeff Atmajian
Orchestrator
Anthony Milch
Sound Editor
Jeff Olson
Visual Effects Producer
Elijah Bryant
Set Dresser
Philip Calhoun
Set Dresser
Tim Marshall
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Francis X. Valdez III
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Randy Feemster
Camera Operator
Bryan McMahan
Colorist
Leah Brown
Costumer
Larry D. Koszakovszky
Set Dresser
John Mann
Storyboard Artist
David Luckenbach
Steadicam Operator
Matthew A. Hoffman
Key Costumer
Thomas J. Arp
Construction Coordinator
Frank Leasure
Construction Foreman
Martha Johnston
Set Designer
Henryk Cymerman
Second Unit Director of Photography
Norman G. Langley
Electrician
Dean Wilson
Property Master
Les Gobruegge
Set Designer
Lee Scott
Music Editor
Glen R. Feldman
Assistant Property Master
Joe Colwell
Painter
Roger L. King
Property Master
Tom Keefer
Key Grip
Heidi Odum Strasburg
Costumer
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutter
Cliff Kohlweck
Music Editor
Penny Smartt-Juday
Art Department Coordinator
William Hawkins
Set Designer
J. Chuck Biagio
Best Boy Grip
Wayne Tidwell
Video Assist Operator
Gina DeDomenico Flanagan
Costume Illustrator
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Lowell Peterson
Additional Photography
Christian H. Burton
Assistant Camera
Barry Tugendhaft
Greensman
Jerry Wax
Set Dresser
Mike Weathers
Chief Lighting Technician
Michael Condro
First Assistant Camera
Tim Board
Additional Editor
Pat Blymyer
Chief Lighting Technician
Gregory Shummon
Lighting Technician
Sonny Merritt
Costumer
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Robert Morrisey
Assistant Sound Editor
John Agalsoff Jr.
Cableman
Jeff Clark
Sound Effects Editor
Kerry Dean Williams
ADR Editor
Krystyna Demkowicz
Visual Effects Producer
Bob Baron
ADR Mixer
Alex Jaeger
Visual Effects Art Director
David Lee Fein
Foley Artist
Tammy Fearing
Foley Editor
Scott G.G. Haller
Sound Effects Editor
John McCunn
Visual Effects Producer
Dennis Turner
Sequence Supervisor
Craig Barron
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joseph F. Brennan
Boom Operator
Robin Harlan
Foley
Tom Perry
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jason Bardis
Special Effects Technician
Zack Davis
ADR Editor
Richard Corwin
Dialogue Editor
Sarah Monat
Foley Artist
Philip Rogers
Sound Recordist
Samuel E. Price
Special Effects Assistant
Habib Zargarpour
CG Supervisor
David Takemura
Visual Effects Supervisor
Anne Couk
First Assistant Sound Editor
Cameron Frankley
Supervising Sound Editor
James Wolvington
Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Evans
Special Effects Assistant
Adam Howard
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ken Dufva
Foley Artist
Randy Singer
Foley Mixer
Steve Pederson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Curtis
Foley Editor
Ed Callahan
Foley Editor
Brad Sherman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Szakmeister
Supervising Dialogue Editor
John Deall
Mechanical Designer
Ralph Winiger
Special Effects Assistant
Jeffery Yost
CG Artist
Roger Fearing
Assistant Sound Editor
Doug Jackson
Sound Effects Editor
David F. Van Slyke
Sound Effects Editor
Thomas Causey
Sound Mixer
Thomas D. Bacho Jr.
Special Effects Technician
Donald T. Black
Special Effects Assistant
Carl Hooper
CG Animator
Mark Santoni
First Assistant Camera
John D. Babin
Rigging Grip
Nick Vidar
Music Programmer
Judi Brown
Script Supervisor
Terry D. Frazee
Special Effects Coordinator
Logan Frazee
Special Effects Assistant
Scott Lingard
Special Effects Assistant
Todd Boyce
CG Animator
David Owen
Still Photographer
Michael McGovern
Visual Effects Editor
Alan Shultz
Dolly Grip
Joe Diaz
Costumer
Robert Ulrich
Supervising ADR Editor
Pamela Bentkowski
Foley
Linda Di Franco
Foley Editor
Michael Gleason
Visual Effects Editor
Jimmy Nickerson
Stunts
John Knoll
Visual Effects Supervisor
Daryl Tucker
Grip
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem
Stunts
Jerry Fleck
First Assistant Director
Rosemary C. Cremona
Second Assistant Director
Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Brian J. Williams
Stunt Double
Kenny Alexander
Stunts
Janet Brady
Stunts
Chic Daniel
Stunts
William H. Burton Jr.
Stunts
Eddy Donno
Stunts
Tony Donno
Stunts
Mark De Alessandro
Stunts
Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Andy Epper
Stunts
Gary Epper
Stunts
Steve DeRelian
Stunts
Richard Epper
Stunts
Andy Gill
Stunts
Christian J. Fletcher
Stunts
James M. Halty
Stunts
Gary Guercio
Stunts
Frankie 'G' Garbutt
Stunts
Billy Hank Hooker
Stunts
Thomas Robinson Harper
Stunts
Maria R. Kelly
Stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts
Wayne King
Stunts
Bob McGovern
Stunts
Kim Robert Koscki
Stunts
Dustin Meier
Stunts
John C. Meier
Stunts
Joyce McNeal
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 22, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$46,000,000
Box Office$150,000,000
Filming LocationsParamount Stage 29 · Paramount Stage 14 · Paramount Stage 15 · Paramount Stage 17 · Paramount Stage 5 · Paramount Stage 9 · Arizona · California · Angeles National Forest · Titan Missile Museum · Los Angeles Union Station, United States of America
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Wiki.
Star Trek: First Contact is a 1996 American science fiction film directed by Jonathan Frakes in his feature film debut. It is the eighth movie of the Star Trek franchise, and the second starring the cast of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the film, the crew of the starship USS Enterprise-E travel back in time from the 24th century to the 21st century to stop the cybernetic Borg from conquering Earth by changing the past.
After the release of Star Trek Generations in 1994, Paramount Pictures tasked writers Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore with developing the next film in the series. Braga and Moore wanted to feature the Borg in the plot, while producer Rick Berman wanted a story involving time travel. The writers combined the two ideas; they initially set the film in Renaissance Italy, but changed the time period that the Borg corrupted to the mid-21st century, after fearing the Renaissance idea would be "too kitsch". After two better-known directors turned down the job, cast member Jonathan Frakes was chosen to direct to make sure the task fell to someone who understood Star Trek.
The film's script required the creation of new starship designs, including a new USS Enterprise. Production designer Herman Zimmerman and illustrator John Eaves collaborated to make a sleeker ship than its predecessor. Principal photography began with weeks of location shooting in Arizona and California, before production moved to new sets for the ship-based scenes. The Borg were redesigned to appear as though they were converted into machine beings from the inside-out; the new makeup sessions took four times as long as their appearances on the television series. Effects company Industrial Light & Magic rushed to complete the film's special effects in less than five months. Traditional optical effects techniques were supplemented with computer-generated imagery. Jerry Goldsmith composed the film’s score.
Star Trek: First Contact was released on November 22, 1996, and was the highest-grossing film on its opening weekend. It grossed a worldwide total of $146 million. Critical reception was mostly positive; critics including Roger Ebert considered it to be one of the best Star Trek films. The Borg and the special effects were lauded, while characterization was less evenly received. Scholarly analysis of the film has focused on Captain Jean-Luc Picard's parallels to Herman Melville's Ahab and the nature of the Borg. First Contact was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Makeup, and won three Saturn Awards. It was followed by Star Trek: Insurrection in 1998.