Generations

Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Patrick Stewart	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	Commander William T. Riker
Brent Spiner	Lt. Commander Data
LeVar Burton	Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn	Lt./Lt. Commander Worf
Gates McFadden	Commander/Dr. Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis	Commander Deanna Troi
Malcolm McDowell	Dr. Tolian Soran
James Doohan	Capt. Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Walter Koenig	Commander Pavel Chekov
William Shatner	Captain James T. Kirk, retired
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 (with head set)
Christine Jansen	Journalist #3

Director	David Carson
Producer	Rick Berman; Peter Lauritson; Bernard Williams
Writer	Gene Roddenberry; Rick Berman; Ronald D. Moore; Brannon Braga

There were only two ways for "classic Trek" cast members to appear in a movie with the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation: either Captain Kirk and his contemporaries would have to be very, very old, or there would be some time travel involved in the plot. Since geriatric heroes aren't very exciting (despite a welcomed cameo appearance by the aged Dr McCoy), Star Trek: Generations unites Capt. Kirk (William Shatner) and Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) in a time-jumping race to stop a madman's quest for heavenly contentment. When a mysterious energy coil called the Nexus nearly destroys the newly christened USS Enterprise-B, the just-retired Kirk is lost and presumed dead. But he's actually been happily trapped in the timeless purgatory of the Nexus--an idyllic state of being described by the mystical Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) as "pure joy". Picard must convince Kirk to leave this artificial comfort zone and confront Dr Soran (Malcolm McDowell), the madman who will threaten billions of lives to be reunited with the addictive pleasure of the Nexus. With subplots involving the android Data's unpredictable "emotion chip" and the spectacular crash-landing of the starship Enterprise, this crossover movie not only satisfied Trek fans, but it also gave them something they'd never had to confront before: the heroic and truly final death of a beloved Star Trek character. Passing the torch to the Next Generation with dignity and entertaining adventure, the movie isn't going to please everyone with its somewhat hokey plot, but it still ranks as a worthy big-screen launch for Picard and his stalwart crew. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com