Movie Budgets?

[AdmiralBruno]

Why did one of the best Star Trek movies have the lowest budget?(TWOK), while one of the worst(Insurrection) have the highest?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(film_series)#Box_office_performance

 

[BillJ]

Paramount cut the budget for TWoK after cost overruns on TMP. Though I doubt TWoK could've been made as cheaply without all the standing sets and miniatures already built.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Why did one of the best Star Trek movies have the lowest budget?(TWOK), while one of the worst(Insurrection) have the highest?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(film_series)#Box_office_performance

Have the numbers been adjusted for inflation? 1982 dollars vs 1998 dollars?

 

[AdmiralBruno]

Even with inflation it would still be the same issue.

Oh, and why have the last 3 movies had larger budgets than all before?

 

[Nerys Myk]

Even with inflation it would still be the same issue.

Oh, and why have the last 3 movies had larger budgets than all before?

Paramount cares more.

 

[RAMA]

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If you are planning to go see Star Trek Beyond, Simon suggests you avoid all TV Spots and trailers from this point forward.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

Why did one of the best Star Trek movies have the lowest budget?(TWOK), while one of the worst(Insurrection) have the highest?

As Nicholas Meyer has said many a time, art thrives on restrictions.

 

[Warped9]

Paramount cut the budget for TWoK after cost overruns on TMP. Though I doubt TWoK could've been made as cheaply without all the standing sets and miniatures already built.

This is basically the same reason a pilot episode is a lot more expensive than a production episode--most everything has already been built.

A lot of TMP's cost overruns were also of their own doing rather than Robert Wise's or Gene Roddenberry's. Two basic things would have helped TMP immeasrably: having a completed script and making up their mind what the hell they wanted to do (TV movie, no a series, no a TV movie, no a feature film... ) before building things.

 

[AdmiralBruno]

This is basically the same reason a pilot episode is a lot more expensive than a production episode--most everything has already been built.

A lot of TMP's cost overruns were also of their own doing rather than Robert Wise's or Gene Roddenberry's. Two basic things would have helped TMP immeasrably: having a completed script and making up their mind what the hell they wanted to do (TV movie, no a series, no a TV movie, no a feature film... ) before building things.

Star Trek ended in 91' and began again in '13? Weird perspective

 

[Warped9]

^^ After TNG Season 4 I didn't care anymore until STC.

 

[wayoung]

Expense and quality are not cause and effect.

 

[AdmiralBruno]

^^ After TNG Season 4 I didn't care anymore until STC.

STC?

 

[Kor]

STC?

Star Trek Continues, one of the best fan film projects.

Kor

 

[Tuskin38]

^^ After TNG Season 4 I didn't care anymore until STC.

... why?

 

[Maurice]

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If you are planning to go see Star Trek Beyond, Simon suggests you avoid all TV Spots and trailers from this point forward.

What the heck was that photo?

 

[Warped9]

... why?

It wasn't interesting to me.

 

[Tuskin38]

It wasn't interesting to me.

Did you give anything a chance?

 

[Warped9]

Did you give anything a chance?

I've seen all of TNG (I like the first 3-4 seasons), most of DS9 (I like Babylon 5 much better) and I tried VOY and ENT and they just didn't work for me. Still don't.

 

[Tuskin38]

I've seen all of TNG (I like the first 3-4 seasons), most of DS9 (I like Babylon 5 much better) and I tried VOY and ENT and they just didn't work for me. Still don't.

Oh ok. Fair enough.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

Did you give anything a chance?

It amuses me that Warped9 had most likely watched Star Trek for well over a decade by 1991, but somehow he still hadn't given ST a chance. It is possible to enjoy a show, or a series of shows, without enjoying every single thing about them.