Leonard Nimoy Tribute at Webster University – Seven Star Trek Movies This Month

The folks at The Webster University Film Series are going all-out to celebrate the career of the late Leonard Nimoy. You’ll have the opportunity to enjoy the first six Star Trek movies on the big screen this weekend as well as a documentary about the Star Trek phenomenon. The Nimoy Tribute starts this Thursday. All films are shown at Winifred Moore Auditorium – 470 E. Lockwood Ave., St. Louis, MO 63119
Here’s the line-up:

Trek Nation  – Thursday, May 21 at 7:30pm
 (directed by Scott Colthorp, 2010, USA, 88 min.)
Twenty -years after Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s death, his son Eugene “Rod” Rodenberry examines the cultural and philosophical impact of the visionary science fiction franchise. Eugene was just 17 years old when his influential father passed away. At the time he couldn’t quite grasp the influence that the imaginative, unapologetically optimistic series had on generations of fans. As Eugene matured, however, his appreciation for Star Trek began to deepen. In this documentary, Eugene speaks not only with the writers and actors who helped to bring his father’s unique vision to the screen, but with other well-known producers, performers, artists, and fans who have drawn inspiration from Star Trek over the decades.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Friday, May 22 at 7:30pm to 9:45pm
(directed by Robert Wise, 1979, USA, 132 min.)
Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) resumes command the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 and reunites his former crew to save Earth from an enormous power that is destroying everything in its path as it approaches Earth.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan – Saturday, May 23 at 7:30pm
(directed by Nicholas Meyer, 1982, USA, 113 min.)
In the spirit of the TV series, Admiral James Kirk (William Shatner) joins Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy (DeForest Kelley) and the rest of the Enterprise crew as they must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban), from using his son’s life-generating device, the Genesis Device, as the ultimate weapon.

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock  -Sunday, May 24 at 7:30pm
(directed by Leonard Nimoy, 1984, USA, 105 min.)
Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Mr. Spock’s (Leonard Nimoy) body

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home  – Friday, May 29 at 7:30pm
(Leonard Nimoy, 1986, USA, 119 min.)
To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) and his fugitive crew go back in time to 20th century Earth to retrieve the only beings that can communicate with it, humpback whales.

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier  – Saturday, May 30 at 7:30pm
(William Shatner, 1989, USA, 107 min.)
Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and McCoy (DeForest Kelley) have their vacation to Yosemite National Park cut short when they are ordered to return to the ship and head for Nimbus III, the so-called “Planet of Galactic Peace,” to resolve a hostage situation involving a mysterious renegade Vulcan.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – Sunday, May 31 at 7:30pm
(Nicholas Meyer, 1991, USA, 113 min.)
On the eve of retirement, Kirk (William Shatner) and McCoy (DeForest Kelley) are charged with assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor and imprisoned on a Klingon penal colony. The Enterprise crew must help them escape and stop the attempt to sabotage the opportunity for peace between the Federation and the Klingons.
Cost:
$6 for general admission, $5 for seniors (60 +), students from other schools and Webster alumni, and free to Webster University students, School of Communications faculty and staff.