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Overview
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Release Date:
22 November 1996 (USA)
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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
Plot Keywords:
Borg
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First Contact
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Alien
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Captain
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Nuclear Missile
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 4 wins
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12 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(30 articles)
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The Best Trek Film
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(Cast overview, first billed only) more
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (Australia) (USA) (DVD box title)
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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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.
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Runtime:
111 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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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
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The film was released on November 22, 1996, the anniversary of the date that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and the characters land on Earth on April 4, 2063, the anniversary of the date that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated.
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Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): After the destruction of the Borg sphere, Picard asks where the Borg were firing on, and Riker heads towards the Science station on his right to read the coordinates from the display. Just a moment after, he asks Lt. Hawk (who is at the helm) for the damage done on the surface. Hawk states that "long-range sensors are still off-line", but at that distance away from Earth, short-range sensors would have sufficed. Furthermore, Hawk shouldn't even be capable of reading long-range science sensors from the helm console, and even if he could, Riker is still next to the science station, with the science officer next to him, AND the information about the surface is still on the display, so there is no need to ask the helmsman for it.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
The Borg Queen: Locutus...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile.
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The Borg Queen: Locutus...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile.
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Movie Connections:
References "Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Big Goodbye (#1.11)" (1988)
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Soundtrack:
Vallon Sonore
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Star Trek:First Contact is the best Star Trek film in my opinion. Far better than the average Star Trek:Generations or any of the films featuring the original crew.
I won't go into the plot too much because I hate spoiling it for fans and it is easy sometimes to give away too much. Let's just say that the cast of The Next Generation take on the inhuman Borg, one of the best race of Star Trek villains ever.
There are no slow spots in this film. It is one big long action fest and every character is utilized. There are some terrific scenes and there is quite a bit of tension between the crew, particularly Worf and Picard. Picard has some harsh words for Worf at one point in the film and it really does look as though Worf will hit Picard. You could cut the tension in this film with a knife.
I'd also like to mention the great job done by the beautiful Alice Krige as the Borg Queen. Again, there is not a wasted moment in this film and Krige does a brilliant job as the Borg Queen.
I strongly recommend Star Trek:First Contact-it is the type of film which you finish watching and feel as though you have spent your money well.