{"id":51248,"date":"2019-07-29T16:39:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T23:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=51248"},"modified":"2019-07-29T16:39:29","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T23:39:29","slug":"star-trek-the-motion-picture-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2019\/07\/star-trek-the-motion-picture-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trek: The Motion Picture Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of <em>Star Trek: The Motion Picture<\/em>\u00a0 shown on the big screen, rejoice because the film will return to theaters for two days this September.<\/p>\n<p><em>Entertainment<\/em> reports that the limited re-release via <em>Fathom Events<\/em> and <em>Paramount<\/em> will be &#8220;presented in its original widescreen aspect ratio in more than five hundred theaters and include the behind-the-scenes documentary short <em>The Longest Trek: Writing the Motion Picture<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This release comes as the 40th Anniversary of the release of the movie (December 7, 1979) approaches.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by <strong>Robert Wise<\/strong>, <em>Star Trek: The Motion Picture<\/em> featured the original cast; <strong>William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Grace Lee Whitney, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry<\/strong>, and <strong>George Takei<\/strong>, along with guest stars <strong>Persis Khambatta, Stephen Collins, Mark Lenard<\/strong>, and more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Star Trek \u2014 The Motion Picture<\/em> is a visual marvel and a film that even many ardent <em>Star Trek<\/em> fans have never had an opportunity to see on a big screen,&#8221; said <strong>Tom Lucas<\/strong>, <em>Fathom Events<\/em> Vice President of <em>Studio Relations<\/em>. &#8220;<em>Fathom Events<\/em> is honored to celebrate this cinematic classic&#8217;s 40th anniversary with this special theatrical presentation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Star Trek: The Motion Picture<\/em> &#8220;became the fourth highest grossing of the year and earned three <em>Academy Award<\/em> nominations, including <em>Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction<\/em>, and <em>Best Music, Original Score<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the event, which will take place on September 15 and September 18, will go on sale August 2. 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