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Trekkies (1996)

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Reviews Counted:39

Fresh:33

Rotten:6

Average Rating:7.2/10

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Television

Synopsis: Denise Crosby hits the Star Trek conventions in this breezy and off-kilter documentary that offers a look at the fans referred to as Trekkies, who run the gamut from Starfleet jurors to... Denise Crosby hits the Star Trek conventions in this breezy and off-kilter documentary that offers a look at the fans referred to as Trekkies, who run the gamut from Starfleet jurors to miniature-golfing Klingons. [More]

Starring: Denise Crosby, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, LeVar Burton

Starring: Denise Crosby, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, LeVar Burton

Director: Roger Nygard

Director: Roger Nygard
Producer: W.K. Border

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Serves as a funny and insightful glimpse into the world of that strangest creature of all--the 'Star Trek' fan.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
Thom Bennett
Thom Bennett
Film Journal International

Reveals the desperate lengths people will go to find a sense of meaning and community in their lives. Here entertainment becomes a surrogate religion.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/04/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

All of this holds a strange fascination, but it does get somewhat redundant after a while.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

A sort of neutral valentine to Trek die-hards.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
08/05/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Love them or hate them, Trek fans make fine entertainment.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Chris Gore
Chris Gore
Film Threat

My enjoyment of this sci-fi series is nothing compared with the fanaticism of hard-core devotees of Gene Roddenberry's cultural phenomenon.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
rec.arts.movies.reviews

it doesn't have to try hard to get a laugh because the Trekkies provide the comedy with their mere existence - and the comedy is golden!

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

Laugh long and prosper.

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
Elias Savada
Elias Savada
Nitrate Online

very interesting

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
07/05/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

I mean, let's face it: a poodle dressed up in a Star Trek uniform--that's good comedy.

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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
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Jack Garner
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MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
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Edward Johnson-Ott
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02/27/01
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