Star Trek 6 - Undiscovered Country Se [DVD] [1991]

As this political plot unfolds Star Trek VI takes on a sharp-edged tone with Kirk and Spock confronting their opposing views of diplomacy and testing their bonds of loyalty when a Vulcan officer (Kim Cattrall) is revealed to be a traitor. With a dramatic depth befitting what was to be the final movie mission of the original Enterprise crew, this film took the veteran cast out in respectably high style, with the torch being passed to the crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation in the following movie, Star Trek: Generations. --Jeff Shannon

On the DVD: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is a two-disc set with the main feature presented in anamorphic widescreen at the fascinating (as Mr Spock would say) ratio of 2.00:1. Sound is strong Dolby Digital 5.1. Director Nicholas Meyer and screenwriter Denny Martin Flinn provide an audio commentary and Trek-trivia gurus Michael and Denise Okuda give another of their fact-packed text commentaries. The second disc has several lengthy and interesting documentaries: The Perils of Peacemaking delves into the many deliberate parallels with the Cold War; Stories from Star Trek VI consists of eight separate chapters about the making of the film (where it's revealed that "Gene Roddenberry hated the script", and that "The studio was not ready to relinquish the original actors possibly because they were still ambulatory"!); The Star Trek Universe has various nuggets of information, including the creation and evolution of the Klingons. Finally, in Farewell there are interviews with the principal cast from the set, plus a tribute to DeForest Kelley. Nicholas Meyer, Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner all provide up-to-date contributions throughout. --Mark Walker

Disc 2
Six featurettes on the making of ST VI including interviews with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Christopher Plummer and Director Nicholas Meyer
Original cast and crew interviews - a collection of interviews by the filmmakers and cast of ST VI
DeForest Kelley: a tribute - An endearing look at the career of DeForest Kelley (Dr McCoy) with interviews by cast and crew
A conversation of Nicholas Meyer - a biographical overview of director/writer Nicholas Meyer's career
Klingons: conjuring the legend - A review of the historic, cultural and mythic traditions of the ST infamous warrior race
Federation operatives - A roster of ST VI performers who went on to appear in related ST films and TV series
Penny's toy box - ST archivist Penny Juday displays original props from film
Together again - William Shatner and Christopher Plummer reminisce about their friendship as young actors who had worked together in the theatre
The Perils Of Peacemaking - A discussion of the uncanny parallels between the plot of ST VI and historic global events in the Soviet Union, with commentaries by Nicholas Meyer, Leonard Nimoy and others
Theatrical trailers
1991 Convention presentations by Nicholas Meyer
Production Gallery
Story Boards