For the Love of Spock (2016) on Netflix
NR20161h 45mBiographyDocumentary
Leonard Nimoy played Spock for almost fifty years. His son looks at the character's place in science fiction and popular culture, and at the weight that fame put on the family.
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Interviews with cast members, crew and others connected with Star Trek run alongside fans at conventions and memories from people close to Leonard Nimoy. It also examines the character he played for almost fifty years, Spock, and the hold that role kept on science fiction and popular culture. A second thread is the strain the character's fame placed on Nimoy's personal and family life, told from the viewpoint of his son. The project began as a way to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the original Star Trek series; after Nimoy's death in 2015, the response from fans led his son to widen it to the whole of the actor's life and career.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about For the Love of Spock (2016)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- To license Spock's still photographs and film clips in time to finish the documentary by 2016, Adam Nimoy launched a June 2015 Kickstarter seeking US$600,000; 9,439 backers pledged US$662,640, making it the most successful crowdfund of the period.
- Adam Nimoy began the documentary with his father, Leonard Nimoy, around Thanksgiving 2014 to mark Star Trek: The Original Series' 50th anniversary, but after the actor died on February 27, 2015, fan affection led him to widen its scope to cover his father's whole life and career.
- Zachary Quinto had been announced as the documentary's narrator, but Adam Nimoy found there were "so many archival interviews and voice recordings" that narration was not needed.
