Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
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21% of critics liked it
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35% of users liked it
(56,796 ratings)
Kirk (William Shatner), McCoy (DeForest Kelley), and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) are enjoying a vacation in Yosemite National Park when duty calls. Vulcan cult leader Sybok (Laurence Luckinbill) and his followers have invaded a "planet of peace," where delegates from hostile races coexist in a… More Kirk (William Shatner), McCoy (DeForest Kelley), and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) are enjoying a vacation in Yosemite National Park when duty calls. Vulcan cult leader Sybok (Laurence Luckinbill) and his followers have invaded a "planet of peace," where delegates from hostile races coexist in a sort of intergalactic United Nations. Ordered to quell the crisis, the Enterprise crew discovers that it's a ruse perpetrated by Sybok, who takes over the ship, piloting it toward the "Great Barrier," an energy field at the galaxy's rim. Sybok, who is revealed to be Spock's half-brother, possesses the ability to help people face their "inner pain." He also believes that God lies beyond the Great Barrier. Once arriving there, however, Sybok and the Enterprise crew discover only an imprisoned alien entity. Shatner wrote the story and made his directorial debut with the film, failing to ape the success that his colleague Nimoy enjoyed with his pair of Trek directing forays. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- William Shatner
- Written By
- David Loughery
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Jun 9, 1989 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
William Shatner's inauspicious feature directing debut is a double letdown.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
[The] special effects, despite the hefty budget, look strictly bargain basement.
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, Time Out
The plot, about a quest for the Ultimate Answer, resembles something Douglas Adams would have thrown in the bin.
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Caryn James, New York Times
Captain Kirk and his crew go where too many film makers have too often gone before.
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Bloated, bombastic and maddeningly pretentious.
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Cast
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William Shatner
as James T. Kirk
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Leonard Nimoy
as Mr. Spock
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DeForest Kelley
as Leonard "Bones" McCoy
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George Takei
as Hikaru Sulu
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James Doohan
as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
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Walter Koenig
as Pavel Chekov
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Nichelle Nichols
as Uhura
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David Warner
as St. John Talbot
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Laurence Luckinbill
as Sybok
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Charles Cooper
as Korrd
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Cynthia Gouw
as Caithlin Dar
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Todd Bryant
as Captain Klaa
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Spice Williams
as Vixis
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Rex Holman
as Yonn
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George Murdock
as "God"
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Cynthia Blaise
as Amanda
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Bill Quinn
as McCoy's Father
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Melanie Shatner
as Yeoman
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Harve Bennett
as Starfleet Chief of Staff
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Steve Susskind
as Pitchman

