Persis Khambatta about ST:TMP
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Hm. I probably saw that back in the day, though the host segment would've been different, since the way PM Magazine worked was that each city had its own local hosts (such as local news personalities) introducing the national segments.
What interested me the most were the film clips, which I guess were from trailers, given the temp music tracks. I wonder what movie that music was from.
What interested me the most were the film clips, which I guess were from trailers, given the temp music tracks. I wonder what movie that music was from.
^ Christopher, the music that plays during the first clip is from no particular movie.
It's "Theme from Star Trek" as performed by Maynard Ferguson on his album "Conquistador".
I downloaded it from iTunes a few months ago.
As for the unidentified orchestral music in the two later clips... Sorry, cannot help with that.
It's "Theme from Star Trek" as performed by Maynard Ferguson on his album "Conquistador".
I downloaded it from iTunes a few months ago.
As for the unidentified orchestral music in the two later clips... Sorry, cannot help with that.
What a fantastic find, thanks for the link.
Sound like a Western...
Well, if you say so, but I think the best part is seeing how much of The Motion Picture at the time was the opening effects for the ABC Movie Of The Week.
Not much of an actress, but she was a gorgeous woman. A shame she died so young. And Shatner never fails to come off like a complete tool.
Odd. In his memoir he said the very same thing you said about Khambatta.
^Yea, I remember him talking about how they had to do 20 takes of a scene where her line was "No".
Like when Meyer had Shatner do a zillion takes of "here it comes"? in order to get him to not overplay it?
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Like when Meyer had Shatner do a zillion takes of "here it comes"? in order to get him to not overplay it?[/quote]
"Bill, you really don't have to fall to one knee for that line".
Like when Meyer had Shatner do a zillion takes of "here it comes"? in order to get him to not overplay it?
[/quote] "Bill, you really don't have to fall to one knee for that line".
I find it hilarious, that the interviews so closely mirror the faults I found in ST/TMP when I first saw it. Hokey and overblown pretentious storytelling, wrong casting, and just downright awful speaking dialog by the participants were the chief attributes I remember.
The most telling thing I saw and see here, was the quick shots of DeForest Kelly with his pained "Get me out of this turkey!" expression on his face. At the time and all these years later, I still believe that was his genuine emotion popping through and not his acting.
The most telling thing I saw and see here, was the quick shots of DeForest Kelly with his pained "Get me out of this turkey!" expression on his face. At the time and all these years later, I still believe that was his genuine emotion popping through and not his acting.
And you would be in error, on all fronts.
JMO.
Anyway, this is some lovely contemporaneous footage. As usual, Shatner is aloof, while Khambatta is so exquisitely beautiful and refined that it's difficult to come to terms with. I never thought about baldness being sensual when one experiences running shower water on one's head, but I guess it must be true. Again, Roddenberry was ahead of the game in featuring this wonderful aesthetic choice as the dominant visual motif for Ilia in 1979 -- and think what he saying about it in having Ilia as representative of an extremely cultivated, sensually-aware race.
I respect your personal opinion..........
http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E02E7DB163BE732A2575BC0A9649D946890D6CF
Mine is backed by history then and now..........
http://www.dvdjournal.com/reviews/s/startrek01tmp.shtml
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