Trekkies is a 1997 documentary film

Documentary film

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 directed by Roger Nygard

Roger Nygard

Roger Nygard is an American film and television director, editor, writer, and producer. His films include Trekkies, Trekkies 2, and The Nature of Existence.-Early life and work:...

 about the devoted fans of Gene Roddenberry

Gene Roddenberry

Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry was an American television screenwriter, producer and futurist, best known for creating the American science fiction series Star Trek. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, California where his father worked as a police officer...

's Star Trek

Star Trek

Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...

franchise. Starring Denise Crosby

Denise Crosby

Denise Michelle Crosby is an American actress best known for portraying Security Chief Tasha Yar on Star Trek: The Next Generation...

 (best known for her portrayal of Security Chief Tasha Yar

Tasha Yar

Lieutenant Natasha "Tasha" Yar, played by Denise Crosby, is a character in Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the fictional series, the character served as chief of security aboard the USS Enterprise-D for the first season....

 on the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...

), the movie

Film

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 contains interviews with Star Trek devotees, more commonly known as Trekkie

Trekkie

A Trekkie or Trekker is a fan of the Star Trek franchise, or of specific television series or films within that franchise.-History:In 1967, science fiction editor Arthur W...

s. The fans range from people who dress as Klingon

Klingon

Klingons are a fictional warrior race in the Star Trek universe.Klingons are recurring villains in the 1960s television show Star Trek: The Original Series, and have appeared in all five spin-off series and eight feature films...

s to members of Brent Spiner

Brent Spiner

Brent Jay Spiner is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films. His portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact and of Dr...

 fan clubs and a club that is producing a Star Trek movie of their own. Trekkies includes many Star Trek actor

Actor

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s and fans, including Barbara Adams, the Whitewater scandal trial juror who arrived in court in her Starfleet

Starfleet

In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet or the Federation Starfleet is the deep-space exploratory, peacekeeping and military service maintained by the United Federation of Planets . It is the principal means by which the Federation conducts its exploration, defense, diplomacy and research...

 uniform

Uniform

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. Another prominent profilee was Gabriel Köerner

Gabriel Köerner

Gabriel Köerner is a visual effects artist and well-known Star Trek fan . Köerner appeared as a profilee in the 1997 documentary Trekkies and its 2003 sequel Trekkies 2, and went on to make guest appearances on The Drew Carey Show and as the "Star Trek Geek" on Beat the Geeks...

, who attained minor celebrity status as a result of his role in the film. In 2003, a sequel

Sequel

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 was launched, entitled Trekkies 2

Trekkies 2

Trekkies 2 is the sequel to the 1997 documentary film Trekkies.In 2003, a sequel to Trekkies was launched, titled Trekkies 2. This documentary film travels throughout the world, mainly in Europe, to show fans of Star Trek, commonly known as Trekkies, who do not live in the United States...

. This documentary travels throughout the world, mainly in Europe

Europe

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, to show fans of Star Trek from outside the United States

United States

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. It also revisits memorable fans featured in the previous film.

External links

• Interview conducted by Slashdot with Roger Nygard