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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Actor(s): William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, James Doohan
Director(s): William Shatner
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Details

MPAA Rating: PG
Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Sci-Fi Violence
Movie Release: 1989
DVD Release: 04/20/1999
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Edition: Special Collection
Audio Tracks: English, French
Subtitles: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 46 mins
Studio: Paramount
Members Wishing: 5
Genres: Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action, Space Adventure
See Also: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier [Collector's Edition]

Synopsis

Kirk (William Shatner), McCoy (DeForest Kelley), and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) are enjoying a vacation in Yosemite National Park when duty calls. Vulcan cult leader Sybok (Laurence Luckinbill) and his followers have invaded a "planet of peace," where delegates from hostile races co-exist in a sort of intergalactic United Nations. Ordered to quell the crisis, the Enterprise crew discovers that it's a ruse perpetrated by Sybok, who takes over the ship, piloting it toward the "Great Barrier," an energy field at the galaxy's rim. Sybok, who is revealed to be Spock's half-brother, possesses the ability to help people face their "inner pain." He also believes that God lies beyond the Great Barrier. Once arriving there, however, Sybok and the Enterprise crew discover only an imprisoned alien entity. Shatner wrote the story and made his directorial debut with the film, failing to ape the success that his colleague Nimoy enjoyed with his pair of "Trek" directing forays. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast

William Shatner - James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy - Mr. Spock
DeForest Kelley - Leonard "Bones" McCoy
George Takei - Hikaru Sulu
James Doohan - Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Walter Koenig - Pavel Chekov

Editorial Review

In an unfortunate exchange of the captain's chair for the director's, William Shatner, who looked like he had a bad head cold, wrote some of the story, such as it was, for this misnamed 1989 flop whose DVD incarnation includes widescreen enhancement, the usual Dolby Digital Audio (with English 5.1 Surround and French subtitles), and two theatrical trailers. Jerry Goldsmith provides a fine score to a confusing and self-indulgent plot with uninspiring special effects. ~ Craig Chalquist, All Movie Guide