Episode 579 · Film year 1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
- Special Guests
- Alan Dean Foster, Jon Povill, Walter Koenig
- Guest Co-Hosts
- A.J. Black, Trevor Gumbel
Show notes
Sci Fi July begins with the first entry in the Star Trek film franchise, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). After a decade without a live-action version of Star Trek the crew reunite to embark on a very familiar mission: a Gene Roddenberry special where a god-like creature judges humanity to be lacking.
Our episode features interviews with story writer Alan Dean Foster (opens in a new tab), associate producer Jon Povill, and actor Walter Koenig.
A.J. Black (opens in a new tab) and Trevor Gumbel (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss the unusual path to the big screen the film took as well as how it forges a link between "TOS" and "TNG".
Correction: It was Star Trek: Voyager that lead UPN, not Star Trek: The Next Generation (which was syndicated).
Our episode features interviews with story writer Alan Dean Foster (opens in a new tab), associate producer Jon Povill, and actor Walter Koenig.
A.J. Black (opens in a new tab) and Trevor Gumbel (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss the unusual path to the big screen the film took as well as how it forges a link between "TOS" and "TNG".
Correction: It was Star Trek: Voyager that lead UPN, not Star Trek: The Next Generation (which was syndicated).
Labels: 1979 AJ Black Alan Dean Foster Jerry Goldsmith Jon Povill Leonard Nimoy Sci-Fi Star Trek Trevor Gumbel WIlliam Shatner Walter Koenig
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Music credits
- All Music From Star Trek: The Motion Picture Original Soundtrack Remastered & Expanded by Jerry Goldsmith
Links & resources
- Become a supporter of The Projection Booth (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K (opens in a new tab)
- Buy The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture by Susan Sackett & Gene Roddenberry (opens in a new tab)
- Chekov's Enterprise: A Personal Journal of the Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (opens in a new tab)
- Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek (opens in a new tab)
- Buy These Are the Voyages: Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek in the 1970s, Volume 3 (1978-1980) by Marc Cushman (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Return to Tomorrow: The Filming of Star Trek - The Motion Picture by Preston Neal Jones (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Star Trek: The Motion Picture: The Art and Visual Effects by Jeff Bond (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Star Trek, History and Us: Reflections of the Present and Past Throughout the Franchise by A.J. Black (opens in a new tab)
- Read about The Star Trek Happy Meal (opens in a new tab)
- Read about the differences between the versions of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (2)
ElRobHubbard For those interested in more detail about ADF's novelizations - https://centipedepress.com/sf/fosterdirector.htmlAnonymous Great episode!