10 Films That Wanted To Be Star Trek
These are the films that wanted so desperately to boldly go out into the world of Star Trek.
Star Trek, appearing on screens for the first time back in 1966, has been one of the most influential franchises in the history of film and television. Countless productions have used the final frontier as a jumping-off point, with varying levels of success. With that being the case, just how many films have there actually been, clamoring to get their names included in Roddenberry's hall of fame?
The answer varies. Several of the titles here are probably not the ones that one might expect when thinking of Starfleet and the Prime Directive. Who, for example, would have imagined demons from Hell serving aboard the Enterprise, or god-like entities hunting people down for a chance at a longer life?
Star Trek, at its core, is about many things and also centers on the idea of communication through adversity. This is a theme prevalent through many of the films here, even if they may, at first, not be the most obvious candidates for Starfleet Academy.
Having said that, there are the obvious ones as well. We all know that Galaxy Quest is on the list, so what are the other movies selected here?
10. Avengers: Endgame
This is one that's actually been confirmed by the Russo Brothers, both of whom openly admitted to being heavily inspired by Star Trek: The Next Generation. Specifically, they said that All Good Things was the main point of reference when putting the film together.
Both stories see the heroes traveling to various points in time, affecting the past and future. Both also see them, when in the past, trying their hardest not to interfere with the normal flow of time, though this proves impossible in the big-budget film. There is a large emphasis on technobabble in Endgame, along with the standard explanations that tended to follow Trek's technobabble, allowing for plenty of in-jokes with the audience.
Finally, once all was said and done with the film, the end credits begin to roll. Oddly enough, that's when the Star Trek inspiration is most brazenly on show. When the big six stars are credited, their signatures appear on-screen, while the original Avengers theme swells around them. This is a direct lift/borrow from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, another nod to the Star Trek fans, and another little inclusion that makes this movie far closer to a Trek film than many in the audience ever expected.