![]() ![]() “He always insisted that you have to have your script solid before you start, you have to know where you’re going and have everything prepared. “’Star Trek’ was the one that got away,” said producer David Fein, who worked with Wise on several home video releases of the film. ![]() In spite of all this, Wise was never happy with the film and it was a sore subject with him for decades after its release. It also nabbed three Academy Award nominations, for Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Score. ![]() “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” was the fourth highest grossing movie of its year (as well as one of the most expensive, costing around $10 million more than that same year’s “Apocalypse Now”) and began the modern “Star Trek” era as we know it, spawning multiple sequels, spinoffs, and television series. When the late director Robert Wise stepped behind the camera for 1979’s “ Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” he reinvigorated a moribund franchise that hadn’t existed in a live-action format for 10 years. ![]()
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