Author Joanna Zylinska notes that while other alien species are tolerated by humanity in Star Trek, the Borg are viewed differently because of their cybernetic alterations and the loss of freedom and autonomy. [100] Lloyd Rose of The Washington Post felt that while Woodard and Cromwell managed to "take care of themselves", Frakes' direction of other actors was not inspired;[101] Steve Persall of the St. Petersburg Times opined that only Cromwell received a choice role in the film, "so he steals the show by default". Search for "Star Trek: First Contact" on Amazon.com, Title: Other Star Trek actors present included DeForest Kelley, René Auberjonois, Avery Brooks, Colm Meaney, Armin Shimerman, Terry Farrell, Kate Mulgrew, Roxann Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang and Robert Picardo. The doctors, while trying to assess Riker's injuries, notice various peculiarities in his physiology – the cardial organ in the wrong place, missing costal struts, and digits on his terminus. He suggested adding an individual Borg villain with whom the characters could interact, which led to the creation of the Borg Queen. We were on a circle, which has no geography to it. [20] One camera shot begins inside the iris of Picard's eyeball and pulls back to reveal the captain aboard a massive Borg ship. Jaeger came up with a set of cables that sprang from the Borg's knuckles and buried themselves in the crewmember's neck. Star Trek: First Contact is a 1996 American science fiction film directed by Jonathan Frakes (in his motion picture directorial debut) and based on the franchise Star Trek. Each drone received an electronic eyepiece. Star Trek: First Contact (1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The nebular columns and solid areas were modeled with basic wireframe geometry, with surface shaders applied to make the edges of the nebula glow. These lights were then directed towards the actors' faces at 90-degree angles. Sloane confronts the captain and makes him realize he is acting irrationally because of his own past with becoming Locutus of the Borg. Enterprise arrives in time to assist the crew of USS Defiant and its captain, the Klingon Worf. Everyone just uncomfortable in their presence. [107] Thompson's assessment mirrored Carr's; he agreed that the film managed to convey much of the original 1960s television show, and contained enough "special effects wonders and interstellar gunplay" to sate all types of viewers. Using different-colored gels made the rocket appear longer than it actually was; to complete the effect, shots from the Phoenix's nose downwards and from the engines up were filmed with a 30 mm lens to lengthen the missile. 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Moore, Wikipedia indefinitely move-protected pages, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Wikipedia articles with multiple identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 6 April 2021, at 23:03. Star Trek: First Contact The Borg are back, the future is in peril and the "Star Trek" mythos proceeds apace. [12], In December 1992, Paramount Pictures executives approached Star Trek: The Next Generation producer Rick Berman and engaged him to create two films featuring the cast of the television series. Two "making of" television specials premiered on HBO and the Sci-Fi Channel, as well as being promoted during a 30th-anniversary television special on UPN. McDonough recalled that he joined Stewart and Dorn in asking whether they could do the shots without the 10-to-15-pound (4.5 to 6.8 kg) weights, as "they hired us because we are actors", but the production insisted on using them. [18] The final appearance involved pale gray skin and an elongated, oval head, with coils of wire rather than hair. Riker's and Picard's roles were swapped, and the planetside story was shortened and told differently. "It just didn't make sense [...] that Picard, the one guy who has a history with the Borg, never meets them," Braga recalled. [54] The Borg scenes were received positively by test-screening audiences, so once the rest of the film had been completed, a Borg assimilation scene of the Enterprise crew was added in using some of the money left in the budget to add action. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. Small 30- and 50-watt lights were used to throw localized shafts of light onto the sets. [62], Frakes considered the entrance of the Borg Queen—when her head, shoulders, and steel spine are lowered by cables and attached to her body—as the "signature visual effect in the film". Smaller effects sequences, such as phaser fire, computer graphics, and transporter effects, were delegated to a team led by visual-effects supervisor David Takemura. [8] It was decided to stay with someone who understood the "gestalt of Star Trek", and Frakes was given the job. Enterprise NCC-1701-E has been ordered to patrol the Romulan Neutral Zone by the Federation to avoid interference with their battle against the insidious Borg. "[107], Star Trek: First Contact was first released on VHS in late 1997 as one of several titles expected to boost sluggish sales at video retailers. The film was presented in its original 2.35:1 anamorphic aspect ratio, with a surround sound Dolby Digital 5.1 audio mix. [42], First Contact was the last film to feature a physical model of the Enterprise. Drawing on clues from previous Star Trek episodes, Cochrane was placed in mid-21st-century Montana, where humans recover from a devastating world war. 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