Star Trek: Nemesis

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Star Trek: Nemesis Trivia

The Reman Viceroy's (portrayed by Ron Perlman) look is inspired by Count Orlok from the film Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922). The Viceroy's name was Vkruk, according to the writers.
Riker comments that he first saw Data on the Holodeck trying to whistle a tune, but cannot remember which tune. This refers to the pilot "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {Encounter at Farpoint (#1.1)}, and the tune was "Pop Goes the Weasel".
In one deleted scene, in which Picard and Data discuss the concept of family (and emotions toward family), Data cradles a small flute. The flute is a treasured item of Picard's from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {The Inner Light (#5.25)}, widely considered as one of the best of the series. In it, Picard lives out another life and raises a family of his own in a condensed, simulated reality. The flute prop was often visible in episodes of TNG, during scenes in Picard's quarters.
This film was originally slated to be a direct follow-up to the events of Star Trek: Insurrection.
Denise Crosby discussed with executive producer Rick Berman the possibility of using her Star Trek: The Next Generation character Sela in the film, but they could not work out a way to properly fit the character into the movie.
The title "Nemesis" was originally considered as one of the titles of the previous film of the series, Star Trek: Insurrection.
Jonathan Frakes refused to shave his back for the love scene turned rape with Troi. The hair on his back was digitally removed by an effects house.
In a deleted scene near the beginning of the film, it is mentioned that Dr. Crusher is preparing to leave for Starfleet Medical. This further adds to the sense of the ship emptying, and further cements this as the final TNG film.
Is the lowest grossing "Star Trek" film in the history of the franchise.
At one point, the script would have called for Shinzon to be an exact clone of Captain Picard, where Patrick Hewes Stewart would have played both roles. But the idea of his clone coming to be from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {Unification I (#5.7)} and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {Unification II (#5.8)} wasn't seen as valid.
There is a persistent rumor that Michelle Forbes can be seen reprising her Star Trek: The Next Generation character Ro Laren (who defected to the Maquis) during the wedding reception. It is claimed that she is the dark haired woman seen smiling behind Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) during Picard's speech. This actress is not Forbes.
In order to get the job of directing the film, Stuart Baird did uncredited re-editing work on two other Paramount films, Mission: Impossible II and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Data's cat Spot, and Picard's family album both make an appearance. The last time they were seen was in Star Trek: Generations.
The Romulan Warbird Bridge set in this film is an extensive redress of the Enterprise-E bridge. After the Enterprise scenes were shot, the set was refurbished to meet the needs.
CAMEO(Whoopi Goldberg): reprising her role as the Enterprise-D's bartender Guinan from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The Enterprise's sick bay in Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Insurrection is a redressed sick bay from Star Trek: Voyager. Now that Voyager had wrapped, the Enterprise-E suddenly got a different sick bay.
The knives used by Shinzon were all designed by Gil Hibben, an American knife-designer who also designed the Rambo III knife. The knives used in "Nemesis" were not specifically designed for film; all of the designs used are at least ten years old.
Nicholas Meyer was approached to direct the film by Rick Berman, but told Berman that he would want to do a rewrite of the screenplay. Berman was forced to refuse, as he had already promised John Logan full control over the screenplay, and so Meyer respectfully turned the offer down. Berman next considered offering LeVar Burton the chance to direct, but was then ordered by the studio to hire Stuart Baird.
Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine) had a cameo in the earliest draft of the movie's script. It was scrapped when Ryan got a part on Boston Public. The cameo was given to Kate Mulgrew (Captain/Admiral Janeway).
Every previous Star Trek series gets some sort of mention or reference. There's a maneuver named for Captain Kirk from Star Trek: The Original Series. There is mention of the Dominion War from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Captain Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager has a cameo. And one of the ships that the Enterprise was to rendezvous with is the USS Archer, named for the captain in Star Trek: Enterprise.
The wine that the crew drinks at the end of the movie is from Chateau Picard. This is a reference to the Picard vineyard seen in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {Family (#4.2)} and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {All Good Things... (#7.25)}.
Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher) was invited back to the cast by executive producer Rick Berman after Wheaton spoke with LeVar Burton (Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge) on a special Star Trek edition of NBC's "The Weakest Link" (2001/II). Wheaton remains in the end titles although all of his scenes were cut from the final version of the film and he can only be seen as a non-speaking extra during the wedding scene.
Michael Dorn was reportedly very upset about Woff having nothing to do.
The Enterprise-E observation lounge is an extensive redress of the Enterprise-D Observation lounge as seen on Star Trek: The Next Generation. The set's aft video wall and console were refurbished for the third season of Star Trek: Enterprise, and the set as a whole was restored to its "Next Generation" appearance in the "Enterprise" series finale.
Instead of choreographing actors throwing themselves across the sets to simulate impacts, sets like the Enterprise-E bridge were built on gimbals to provide the shudder.
Jude Law was originally considered for the role of Praetor Shinzon.
This was Jerry Goldsmith's final score for a feature film.
Aside from the explosions, the ramming of the Scimitar by the Enterprise is not computer-generated. The filming crew actually ran a model of the forward saucer into a buildup of the Scimitar, shot it in slow motion, and hung it upside down to give the illusion of the hull flotsam drifting into space.
The Engineering lab, Engine Room, and Stellar Cartography sets were all the same set just redressed multiple times.
According to his interview in the DVD's special features, Patrick Hewes Stewart did all of his own driving for the ARGO scenes, with the exception of the opening shot leaping out of the shuttle and the subsequent sharp turn.
The knife used by Shinzon, featured prominently in the posters and used briefly in the film, is known as "The Jackal" and was forged by United Cutlery.
CAMEO(Bryan Singer): guest appearance by the man who directed Patrick Hewes Stewart in X-Men and X2: X-Men United. He is the crew member who takes Worf's place at the Tactical console.
"Shinzon" is loosely adapted from "xingzong", which in Mandarin means "inside one's heart".
The ships backing the Enterprise in Federation territory according to Data (Brent Spiner) and Picard's (Patrick Hewes Stewart) meeting in stellar cartography are, USS Intrepid, USS Valiant, USS Galaxy, USS Aries, USS Nova, USS Hood and USS Archer (named for the Captain in the Star Trek series Star Trek: Enterprise).
The flowers behind Captain Picard at the wedding party are stargazer lilies. Picard's first command was the USS Stargazer.
Actor Michael Shanks read for the role of Praetor Shinzon.
Patrick Hewes Stewart was paid nearly as much for this movie as he made in the entire run of Star Trek: The Next Generation
This is the only "Star Trek" film to be released during the same year as a "Star Wars" film: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.
The farewell scene in Picard's ready room, near the end of the movie, had to be re-shot after Patrick Hewes Stewart unintentionally started crying.
After its release Patrick Hewes Stewart appeared on various talk shows and blamed "Franchise Fatigue" as the reason for poor box office receipts.
In at least one earlier version of the script, Data's brother, eventually called B-4, was named B-9 (benign).
The Enterprise Bridge, Ready Room, observation lounge, engine room and some of the corridor sets are the only pre-existing sets to remain from previous films, as sets such as the transporter room, sickbay, and crew quarters were reused from Star Trek: Voyager. For this film, new crew quarters sets similar to the ones seen in the previous film but more detailed, were built, along with a new sickbay and science lab set.
Patrick Hewes Stewart and Brent Spiner both accepted acting salary cuts in order to keep the film's budget under control.
Scenes deleted from the end of the film would have introduced Steven Culp as Cmdr. Madden, Riker's replacement as the Enterprise's first officer. Culp later appeared as Major Hayes in the third season of Star Trek: Enterprise.
Midway during shooting, the captain's chair from the bridge set disappeared, apparently stolen. While the film crew scrambled to find a way to work around the problem, the Star Trek: Enterprise cast and crew shooting in the soundstages next door decided to have a little fun at their franchise-mate's expense: Scott Bakula visited Patrick Hewes Stewart's trailer to present him with a makeshift wooden "replacement" chair with the letters K-A-P-T-I-N painted on it.
Director Stuart Baird called the scene in which Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and the Viceroy (Ron Perlman) chase each other through the bowels of the ship the 'Alien moment' of the movie.
The first Star Trek movie not to name the cast in the opening credits.
The final film featuring the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation according to key cast members (as well as the low box office returns).
In an early draft of the script Ashley Judd, was supposed to briefly reprise Robin Leffler, her recurring role from the TV-series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
CAMEO(Kate Mulgrew): Admiral Kathryn Janeway, from the series Star Trek: Voyager.