In the late twenty-third century, the gala maiden voyage of the third Starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) boasts such luminaries as Pavel Chekov, Montgomery Scott, and the legendary Captain James T. Kirk as guests. But the maiden voyage turns to disaster as the unprepared ship is forced to rescue two transport ships from a mysterious energy ribbon. The Enterprise manages to save a handful of he ships' passengers and barely makes it out intact...but at the cost of Captain Kirk's life. Seventy-eight years later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soren...who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soren's scheme...and he's been dead for seventy-eight years...

Patrick Stewart - Captain Picard

Jonathan Frakes - Commander Riker

Brent Spiner - Lt. Commander Data

LeVar Burton - Lt. Commander La Forge

Michael Dorn - Lt. Commander Worf

Gates McFadden - Dr. Crusher

Marina Sirtis - Counsellor Troi

Malcolm McDowell - Dr. Soran

James Doohan - Capt. Scott

Walter Koenig - Commander Chekov

William Shatner - Captain Kirk

Alan Ruck - Capt. John Harriman

Jacqueline Kim - Ensign Demora Sulu

Jenette Goldstein - Enterprise-B Science Officer

Thomas Kopache - Enterprise-B Communications Officer

Glenn Morshower - Enterprise-B Conn Officer

Tim Russ - Enterprise-B Tactical Lieutenant

Tommy Hinkley - Journalist 1

John Putch - Journalist 2

Christine Jansen - Journalist 3

Michael Mack - Ensign Hayes

Dendrie Taylor - Lieutenant Farrell

Patti Yasutake - Nurse Alyssa Ogawa

Granville Ames - Transporter Chief

Henry Marshall - Security Officer

Brittany Parkyn - Girl with Teddy Bear

Majel Barrett - Enterprise Computer

Barbara March - Lursa

Gwynyth Walsh - B'Etor

Rif Hutton - Klingon Guard

Brian Thompson - Klingon Helm

Marcy Goldman - El Aurian Survivor

Jim Krestalude - El Aurian Survivor

Judy Levitt - El Aurian Survivor

Kristopher Logan - El Aurian Survivor

Gwen Van Dam - El Aurian Survivor

Kim Braden - Elise Picard

Christopher James Miller - René Picard

Matthew Collins - Matthew Picard

Mimi Collins - Mimi Picard

Thomas Dekker - Thomas Picard

Madison Eginton - Madison Picard

Olivia Hack - Olivia Picard

Cameron - Ensign Kellogg

Whoopi Goldberg - Guinan

Stewart Lew - Crewman in Ten Forward

Lynn Salvatori - Antonia

The horse that William Shatner rides is his, as are the home and farm where the sequence takes place.

Toys based on the popular "Aliens" toy line are apparently still around and doing well in the 24th century. In the scene where Picard enjoys Christmas with his Nexus family, one of his children is playing with his Christmas gift - a slightly modified Aliens "Evac Fighter."

In the movie, Dr. Soren comments on Geordi's response to his interrogation by saying "His heart just wasn't in it." This is a reference to the form of torture used in the book in which Soren used a probe to stop and start Geordi's heart.

In the film, Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes, says that he plans to live forever. In the television series "Gargoyles", Frakes plays David Xanatos, a ruthless billionaire who is obsessed with becoming immortal.

In the opening scenes on board the Enterprise-B, three different news networks (each with a reporter and a cameraperson) are represented. They are: the Federation News Network, Starfleet Broadcasting, and the Earth Broadcasting Service.

The Enterprise-B's science station shows the names of both ships stranded in the Nexus: SS Robert Fox and SS Lakul.

Patrick Stewart was aided in his portrayal of Picard's grief by the script for Jeffrey, which he was reading on the set. It touched him so deeply he cried reading it.

There was a 10-day wait after completing filming of the Star Trek: The Next Generation finale before filming began on this movie. The first scenes shot were the ones on the holodeck with the Star Trek: The Next Generation crew on the wooden ship "Enterprise".

Cameo: Whoopi Goldberg reprising her role as the Enterprise's bartender Guinan from Star Trek: The Next Generation, but is not credited in the cast list.

The model of the Enterprise-B is simply the Excelsior with a few new front details. These hull additions were made so that the "damage" caused by the Nexus ribbon would not require cutting into the actual model. This miniature was seen first in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and was used in several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

In Captain Kirk's house, a wall cabinet features some interesting items, including: a Klingon bat'leth, a picture of the U.S.S. Enterprise (from Star Trek), various pistols, a phaser from Star Trek III - The Search for Spock, an unknown futuristic weapon, a Jem'Hadar weapon from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and a photo of the original crew of the Enterprise. (From Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country)

The Starfleet phaser and the dedication plaque on Captain Kirk's cabinet wall are the only surviving relics from the original U.S.S. Enterprise that was destroyed in "Star Trek III - The Search For Spock."

The only Star Trek film featuring The Next Generation cast that had to use props and styluses (phasers, tricorders, PADDs, etc.) from the television series. In Star Trek: First Contact, the props had been subtly updated. (and were eventually used on both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager).

The sequence for the explosion of the Klingon bird of prey is the same footage, used for the explosion of the Klingon bird of prey in Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country

The redesigned bridge of the Enterprise-D that is used in in this film was inspired by the "alternate-history" bridge of the Enterprise-D from the episode "Yesterday's Enterprise" from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

A new set of Starfleet uniforms was intended to be introduced in the film to be worn by the Enterprise-D crew. These new uniforms would have been similar to the television ones, except the collars would have been the same department color as the rest of the tunic and the rank pips would have been worn on the shoulder with a corresponding rank braid on the wrists. The uniforms were eventually nixed by producer 'Berman, Rick'. The decision was then made to use both the uniforms from Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as the uniforms from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. However, Playmates had already made an action figure line for the film with the Enterprise-D crew wearing the aborted uniforms. It was too late to retract the figures, which is the only place the aborted uniforms can be seen.

Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner were the only cast members to have custom Star Trek: Deep Space Nine uniforms made for use in the film. Jonathan Frakes had to borrow 'Avery Brooks' 's uniform and LeVar Burton had to borrow Colm Meaney's uniform from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, neither of which fit the actors very well (Frakes had to roll up the sleeves and Burton's is obviously too big for him.)

James T. Kirk's final two words, "Oh, my..." are a spontaneous ad lib made by William Shatner. Shatner later explained it was Kirk's reaction to eternity and truly going where Kirk had never gone before.

Tim Russ, who appears as Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager, has a small role as a member of the bridge crew of the Enterprise B.

Most of the Enterprise sets were destroyed during filming of the crash sequence. What was not destroyed, such as crew quarters, transporter rooms, and parts of engineering was integrated into the sets of the U.S.S. Voyager from Star Trek: Voyager. The frame from Data's Lab on Star Trek: The Next Generation can be seen among the wreckage at the Armagosa Observatory. Worf's tactical console was all that remained of the Enterprise-D Bridge after filming.

Sets used for the Enterprise-D bridge scenes are supposedly identical to those used in the television series, upon closer examination however there are two extra crew stations in the movie, one on either side and just to the aft of the main part of the bridge.

Malcolm McDowell was so taken with the line "Time is the fire in which we burn" he had it engraved on the pocket watch he uses in the film.

The second transport ship in the Nexus is named the "SS Robert Fox", a link to the original series. Fox was the ambassador in "A Taste of Armegeddon" whom Scotty refers to as a "popinjay" when he insists on beaming down to the planet Eminiar VII, where he and his aide are taken prisoner and set for execution.

Leonard Nimoy was originally set to reprise the role of Spock during the scenes on the Enterprise-B. However, because he declined the role, the part was changed to James Doohan's character of Scotty, but the lines remained more or less the same; this explains the odd use of Scotty calling Kirk "Jim", something that only Spock or Dr. McCoy would call him.

In the holodeck scene, Troi (when she goes to help Picard) hands over the sailing ship's helm to an elderly man. This man is, in real life, the captain of the boat (the Lady Washington, owned by Grays Harbor Historical Seaport in Aberdeen, Washington) which was used in filming this scene. In addition to the last minute replacement of Spock with Scotty, Dr. McCoy was originally supposed to star in the Enterprise-B scenes. His part was replaced with Chekov.

Leonard Nimoy was originally asked to direct this film, but he declined after reading the script and being told there was not time to fix the parts with which he had problems.

William Shatner has said that his line "Who am I to argue with the Captain of the Enterprise?" from this movie was the hardest line he ever had to deliver.

Marina Sirtis burned herself during the filming of the Enterprise saucer crash when she sat on a burning piece of debris that had landed on the conn station chair.

Although Data is the owner of Spot, the cat, Brent Spiner who plays Data in fact hates cats and objected to the scene where Data finds Spot in the wreckage of the Enterprise, saying "Does he have to find the cat? Can't he find, like, Geordi or something?"

Kirk's death scenes were re-shot after preview audiences reacted badly to the original version, wanting a more "heroic" death. Kirk originally died after being shot in the back by Soran.

Malcolm McDowell received death threats from obsessed Star Trek fans after his character killed Captain Kirk.

Factual error: A bottle of champagne in space rotates around its centre of mass, not the midpoint of its axis of symmetry.

Continuity error: Picard's communicator disappears during his transport down to Veridian III. He leaves the Enterprise in a blue transporter beam, and arrives on the planet in a blue transporter beam, minus his communicator. The Klingon transporter, shown earlier when Dr. Soran beamed up to the Klingon Bird of Prey, is an orange beam, thus Picard didn't transport to the Klingon ship for them to remove the communicator. The communicator then reappears in the Nexus, and disappears again when he returns to Veridian III.

Continuity error: Worf bends over twice when he uncovers Soran.

Continuity error: Worf's sash when he is blown over the console.

Revealing mistake: As Worf climbs up the side of the 19th century ship, you can see that his pants legs are red in front. (The paint on the ship wasn't dry when they filmed it.)

Revealing mistake: When Picard is trying to squeeze through the rock archway, he looks like he's stuck, but a closer look reveals he has enough room above his back to squeeze through without any trouble.

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Kirk circles his horse around Picard, his dialogue concerning the empty captain's chair sounds as if it was dubbed in afterwards.

Continuity error: The ribbon obviously moves faster than light (it covers the distance between star systems in a matter of hours), but when it passes Veridian III it moves much, much slower than light.

Revealing mistake: During Worf's promotion party on the sailing ship, a harbor buoy is clearly seen in the background 20 feet from the ship.

Continuity error: In the final fight between Picard and Soran, the remote control for the rocket falls on the broken bridge. A few shots later, the control is on the other side of the bridge.

Revealing mistake: Before Kirk jumps the gap on his horse while in the Nexus, there is a shot from beneath the gap, looking up, and there appears to be a dark colored board or bridge across the gap. When we see Kirk jump the gap, the board is no longer present.

Crew or equipment visible: Just before Kirk jumps over the broken bridge to retrieve the remote, in the wide pan shot of the bridge you can see what looks like a cameraman below him on the bridge.

Continuity error: When Picard first meets Kirk in the Nexus, Kirk's uniform jacket (which he was wearing aboard the Enterprise-B) is seen lying on a nearby rock with the Starfleet insignia pin still on it, but the Insignia pin is pinned to Kirk's vest for the duration of the movie.

Factual error: When the rocket destroys the sun, the destruction is immediately apparent. From the surface of the planet, the sun would actually appear the same for several more minutes due to the speed of light and the distance between the sun and the planet.

Continuity error: Data recalls the punch line to a joke Geordi told him years ago during the Farpoint mission. The tail end of the punch line is "...but the Ferengi in the gorilla suit has to go." This would seem to imply that at the time of "Encounter at Farpoint", Star Trek: The Next Generation's pilot episode, the Federation had already been in contact with the Ferengi Alliance for some time. However, Picard's opening log entry in the third episode *after* "Farpoint", "The Last Outpost", which he makes while the Enterprise is in pursuit of a Ferengi ship, ends as follows: "If we succeed in this chase, it will be Starfleet's first look at a life-form [the Ferengi] which, discounting rumor, we know almost nothing about." So Geordi's joke shouldn't have been circulating around Starfleet until well after the Farpoint mission.

Revealing mistake: Roads are visible in the background during the climatic fight sequence on Veridia III, even though the planet is uninhabited.

Kirk's death scenes were re-shot after preview audiences reacted badly to the original version, wanting a more "heroic" death. Kirk originally died after being shot in the back by Soran.

There was an alternate opening scene to the movie where Kirk does a skydive from the atmoshpere. It was cut die to time constraints. Stills from this cut scene appeared in Starlog and the Star Trek Communicator magazines.

Fox-TV version removes some footage: During the crisis on the Enterprise B, Kirk starts to stand a number of times to offer a suggestion and then thinks better of it, sitting back down. Scotty leans over after this happens a few times and asks if there's something wrong with his seat. Scotty's remark is cut. After Riker tells the computer to remove the plank, causing Worf to be dumped in the water, his follow-up exchange with Picard is missing: Picard : "Number One, that's 'retract' the plank, not 'remove' the plank." Riker : "Of course, sir. [Shouting over the rail] Sorry!"

When Worf explains the workings of 'trilithium', all his words were overdubbed. In the filmed scene (and in the novelization), Worf simply says that trilithium is a very powerful explosive. In the actual film as seen in theaters, Worf's overdubbed lines now say that trilithium is a "nuclear inhibitor" which can stop all nuclear reactions within a star.

Some scenes were originally scripted and partly filmed and appeared within the theatrical release, but no other.

An extended scene with Soran and LaForge with extra dialogue and Soran injecting LaForge a nano probe to torture him. A dialogue between LaForge and Doctor Crusher references the nano probe still in the final version.

An extra scene with LaForge and the Teddy Bear Girl after the evacuation of the Enterprise.

An extra scene in which Crusher checks Data's emotion chip. This scene ended up in a Captain's Log line, spoken by Picard, about the emotion chip.