Wise, Part 1: Trek.

In 1979, ten years after the cancellation of the original series, Star Trek made the jump to the big screen. In an effort to pull out all the stops, Paramount hired Oscar-winning director Robert Wise to helm Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The rest is history.

In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars, Max and Mike are joined by Larry Nemecek to look at Wise's work on the film. We discuss Wise's place in film history, the atmosphere of fan culture leading up to the picture's release, and whether or not Wise was the right choice to direct the first Star Trek movie.

Hosts

Max Hegel and Mike Schindler

Editor and Producer

Mike Schindler

Associate Producer

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Chapters

Robert Wise (1:55)

TMP Fan Culture (8:20)

Fan Reaction to TMP (29:06)

Was Wise the Right Choice? (40:37)

Final Thoughts (1:00:44)

Wrap-up (1:11:26)

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