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45 Years Ago, Star Trek Proved That Even A Box Office Hit Could Feel Like A Flop
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scrn loglineThe unlikely tale of how a box office hit for the iconic Star Trek franchise still felt like a failure for its studio.beat sheet- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) earned $139 million at the box office but Paramount saw it as a disappointment due to its bloated $46 million budget.
- Director Robert Wise and screenwriter Harold Livingston clashed over the film's tone, leading to a messy postproduction process that failed to satisfy Trekkies or casual moviegoers.
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45 Years Ago, Star Trek Proved That Even A Box Office Hit Could Feel Like A Flop
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Ryan Scott)
scrn logline
The unlikely tale of how a box office hit for the iconic Star Trek franchise still felt like a failure for its studio.
beat sheet
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) earned $139 million at the box office but Paramount saw it as a disappointment due to its bloated $46 million budget.
- Director Robert Wise and screenwriter Harold Livingston clashed over the film's tone, leading to a messy postproduction process that failed to satisfy Trekkies or casual moviegoers.
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Robert Wise, Harold Livingston, Paramount Pictures, Star Trek: The Motion Picture