1979 – Based on the popular television show, “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” opened wide on this day. Robert Wise, who had previously won Oscars for directing and producing musicals “West Side Story” (1961) and “The Sound of Music” (1965), helmed the sci-fi epic, which brought back many of the actors from the long-running TV series, including William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Eleven sequels have been made since, including J.J. Abrams “Star Trek... more 

1979 – Based on the popular television show, “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” opened wide on this day. Robert Wise, who had previously won Oscars for directing and producing musicals “West Side Story” (1961) and “The Sound of Music” (1965), helmed the sci-fi epic, which brought back many of the actors from the long-running TV series, including William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Eleven sequels have been made since, including J.J. Abrams “Star Trek Into Darkness,” which opens May 17th, 2013.
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