Trekkies (1997) on Netflix
PG19971h 26mComedyDocumentary
Devoted Star Trek fans talk about the series and how it shapes their lives. Some dress as Klingons, some join clubs, and one wears a Starfleet uniform at work.
- Netflix3.9/5
- IMDb6.9/105,140 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes85%
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Plot summary
Trekkies examines the followers of Star Trek across the United States. Interviewees explain how the series has shaped their daily lives, from fans who dress as Klingons to members of clubs devoted to a single performer. Barbara Adams wears a Star Trek uniform at her job and asks her coworkers at Kinko's to call her Commander. Gabriel Köerner is a fifteen-year-old computer expert. The project began when a former Star Trek performer suggested a documentary about the fandom to a filmmaker she had worked with before, and the first filming session took place at a science fiction convention in Los Angeles.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Trekkies (1997)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Barbara Adams, one of the fans featured in Trekkies, wore her Starfleet uniform to court while serving as an alternate juror in the 1996 Clinton Whitewater hearings; she was removed from the jury not for the outfit but for giving a TV interview about her Star Trek devotion.
- Trekkies, the 1997 documentary presented by Star Trek: The Next Generation's Denise Crosby, was the first film released by Paramount Vantage, the studio then known as Paramount Classics.
