Original DVD release: January 2004
Original theatrical release: 1991You've felt "
The Wrath of Khan" and made "
The Voyage Home" — now, get your DVD collection ready for "The Undiscovered Country."
The "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – Special Collector's Edition" two-disc set is packed with featurettes and bonus material. The film concerns itself with the peace efforts between the Federation and the Klingons and features performances by Kim Cattrall as Spock's protégé Valeris and Christopher Plummer as the villainous General Chang. For a complete synopsis or more information on the film, click here.
The contents of the DVD are as follows:
Disc 1
- The film presented in widescreen format enhanced for 16:9 televisions. Sound is Dolby Digital English 5.1, English and French Dolby Surround. English subtitles are available for the deaf and hearing impaired. The DVD version includes two scene revisions by director Nicholas Meyer.
- Commentary by Meyer and screenwriter Denny Martin Flinn
- Text commentary by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda (co-authors of "The Star Trek Encyclopedia")
Disc 2
Movie Making
Stories from "Star Trek VI": Six featurettes on the making of the film, including interviews with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Plummer, Meyer and additional production members.
The Star Trek Universe
- Conversations with Nicholas Meyer: A biographical overview of Meyer's career.
- Klingons: Conjuring the Legend: A review of the historic, cultural and mythic traditions of the warrior race.
- Federation Operatives: A roster of "Star Trek VI" performers who went on to appear in Trek films and series.
- Penny's Toy Box: Trek archivist Penny Juday displays original props from the film.
- Together Again: Shatner and Plummer reminisce about their friendship as young actors who worked together in the theatre.
Art Imitates Life
- The Perils of Peacemaking: A discussion of the uncanny parallels between the plot of "Star Trek VI" and historic global events in the Soviet Union, with commentators Meyer, Nimoy, Russia expert/scholar Dr. Angela Stent, and others.
A Farewell
- DeForest Kelley: A Tribute: A look at the career of actor DeForest Kelley ("Dr. Leonard McCoy"), with interviews from cast and crew.
- Original cast and crew interviews
Promotional Material
- Theatrical trailers
- 1991 convention presentation by Meyer
Archives
- Production gallery
- Storyboards
The film is rated PG and has a running time of approximately 113 minutes. Bonus features are not rated.