After The Voyage Home hit big at the box office and scored four nominations at the 1987 Academy Awards, producer Harve Bennett and the whole Trek team felt unstoppable. But before heading into Trek 5, they had one commitment they could not get around: Star William Shatner wanted to direct, or he wouldn’t do it all.

Shatner went for a more-is-more attitude with STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER. More aliens, more sets, more action. Could the film recoup its ballooning budget for Paramount? What does God need with a starship?

Nick, Scott, and guest Kevin Miller uncover these secrets and more on a fiery and explosive FRANCHISOGRAPHY.

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