10 Star Trek Deleted Scenes You Must See

Numerous scenes never made it to the final cut of Star Trek: Generations. The one where La Forge is tortured by nanoprobe aboard the Bird-of-Prey was excised, but later referenced. Several alternate takes were also filmed, such as Data getting high off yet more emotions on the Amargosa observatory, and Kirk dying in silence (oh, my, indeed!). We even missed out on more Christmas in the Nexus. Such a shame! Where’s Tuesday when you need it, ay?

The scene which concerns us here was intended for the film’s opening sequence. Interspersed with familiar shots of the floating Dom Perignon (waste of a good bottle!), we see Scotty and Chekov staring upward in an attempt to spot Kirk, who is on an orbital skydive over Earth. Kirk lands, although he is 35 metres from his precise target according to Chekov. The scene is rather humorous, and blissfully nostalgic. We learn that Kirk has refused to step foot aboard a starship since retirement, a fact made ever more tragic given that we know what happens when he is finally persuaded to do so.

According to director David Carson, the scene was cut as it made the prologue "top-heavy," but it did appear as a bonus feature on the Generations Special Edition DVD, as well as in the novelisation and a comic book adaptation of the film.

The suit that Kirk wore for his skydive was then reused for B’Elanna’s leap from a "[holographic] spacecraft at exospheric altitudes" in Extreme Risk. It was later sold at a Christie’s auction for $8,400 as part of the 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection.