Star Trek: First Contact
The Next Generation crew's 1996 film battle with the Borg across time.
Star Trek: First Contact is a 1996 American science fiction film directed by Jonathan Frakes in his feature film debut, the eighth film in the Star Trek franchise and the second starring the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The crew of the USS Enterprise-E travel back in time from the 24th century to the 21st to stop the Borg from conquering Earth by changing the past. Developed by writers Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore, it was released on November 22, 1996, grossed $146 million worldwide and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Makeup.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Jonathan Frakes
- Screenplay
- Brannon Braga; Ronald D. Moore
- Story
- Rick Berman
- Brannon Braga
- Ronald D. Moore
- Based on
- Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry
- Producer
- Rick Berman
- Cinematography
- Matthew F. Leonetti
- Editing
- John W. Wheeler
- Music
- Jerry Goldsmith
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