Star Trek Generations (1994)
63%RT Audience Score: 57%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Generations stands as a mediocre changing of the guard for crews of the Enterprise, with a dull plot that sometimes seems like an expanded episode of the television series
Star Trek Generations” is like a pizza with all the toppings you love, but the crust is a bit soggy. It’s got William Shatner’s iconic performance, some cool sci-fi sequences, and Patrick Stewart’s commanding presence, but it falls short in some areas. The plot is well-plotted, but not mind-blowing, and the Kirk-Picard team-up is over before you know it. It’s still a fun ride for Trekkies, but it won’t convert any non-believers. Overall, it’s a decent addition to the franchise, but not the best slice of the pie.
Production Company(ies)
Lurker
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-PG
Year of Release
1994
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:4:03
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Runtime:1h 58m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 1994 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 30, 2013
Genre(s)
Sci-fi
Keyword(s)
Star Trek Generations, PG, Sci-fi, 1h 58m, directed by David Carson, written by Ronald D Moore and Brannon Braga, produced by Rick Berman and Peter Lauritson, starring Patrick Stewart as Picard, William Shatner as Kirk, Malcolm McDowell as Soran, Jonathan Frakes as Riker, Brent Spiner as Data, LeVar Burton as Geordi, box office gross of $74.6M, Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Stereo, Dolby A, Dolby Digital sound mix, Scope (2.35:1) aspect ratio, Star Trek, sci-fi action, some mild language, reviewed by Leonard Pitts Jr., Carrie Rickey, Jay Boyar, Jay Carr, Kenneth Turan, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Mal Vincent, Mike Massie, Shaun Munro, Stephen Hunter, Zaki Hasan, Patrick W, Alex r, The Movie W
Worldwide gross: $75,671,125
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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US/Canada gross: $75,671,125
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Budget and Earnings Details
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William Shatner – Kirk
Malcolm McDowell – Soran
Jonathan Frakes – Riker
Brent Spiner – Data
LeVar Burton – Geordi
Director(s)
David Carson
Writer(s)
Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga
Producer(s)
Rick Berman, Peter Lauritson
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (59) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (28) | Rotten (31)
As Kirk’s showdown with Soran makes painfully apparent, it was time for him to boldly go.
August 17, 2021 | Rating: 2/4
Leonard Pitts Jr.
Miami Herald
TOP CRITIC
Three things make the film worthwhile: [William] Shatner’s performance; the sequence involving Data getting his “emotion chip” implant; and John Alonzo’s crystalline cinematography, which makes Generations the most beautiful Trek ever.
March 25, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
TOP CRITIC
It’s well-plotted, cleanly staged and, on the whole, not badly acted.
March 25, 2020
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
“Star Trek Generations” never beams us down. It’s good cornball mainstream sci-fi, as close to brand-name reliability as this genre gets.
April 26, 2018
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
Fns of the series will no doubt be happy to see Kirk again under any circumstances, and if you hunger for the “Star Trek” experience, this will keep you nicely occupied.
September 7, 2016
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: B
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
There are lots of colored lights, and it is always fun to share the Trekkies’ enthusiasm for characters who are so well ingrained in pop culture. Star Trek: Generations, though, speaks clearest to the already converted.
February 25, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
Mal Vincent
The Virginian-Pilot
It’s not merely a couple of episodes strung together; it’s a surprisingly bland selection of possibly unused concepts from the show, fleshed out in an unspectacular fashion.
September 24, 2020 | Rating: 3/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Though not the worst of all the Trek movies, the stupefying Generations is easily the most disappointing, with the much-hyped Kirk-Picard team-up lasting all of 20 minutes.
May 31, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/5
Shaun Munro
Flickering Myth
The best thing about “Star Trek Generations” is [Patrick] Stewart, as Captain Picard, and the way the movie allows this powerfully charismatic Englishman to swagger the center and take command of one of America’s most cherished fables.
March 25, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4
Stephen Hunter
Baltimore Sun
Pretty much everything from the time Kirk leaves to the time he reappears is a distraction.
April 12, 2019 | Rating: C-
Zaki Hasan
Zaki’s Corner
A perfect microcosm on the film’s problems can be found in Data’s emotion chip snafu, a B-plot that runs the course of the whole film.
January 14, 2019
Emmet Asher-Perrin
Tor.com…
Plot
Set in the 24th century and seven to eight decades after the adventures of the original crew of the starship Enterprise, this series is the long-awaited successor to Star Trek (1966). Under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the all new Enterprise NCC 1701-D travels out to distant planets to seek out new life and to boldly go where no one has gone before.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny or odd comment about the film in the Fresh Kernels summary.
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