Editing Star Trek Generations (section)

{{short description|1994 film by David Carson}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Star Trek Generations
| image          = S07-Star Trek Generations-poster art.png
| alt            = Two partially-shadowed faces look at the camera. In the center, a sleek spaceship emerges from a lens flare.
| caption        = Theatrical release poster art
| director       = [[David Carson (director)|David Carson]]
| producer       = Rick Berman
| screenplay     = {{plainlist|
* [[Ronald D. Moore]]
* [[Brannon Braga]]
}}
| story          = {{plainlist|
* [[Rick Berman]]
* Ronald D. Moore
* Brannon Braga
}}
| based_on       = {{based on|''[[Star Trek]]''|[[Gene Roddenberry]]}}
| starring       = <!-- Per [[Template:Infobox film#Parameters]], you must keep infobox parameters in line with the poster billing. --> {{plainlist|
* [[Patrick Stewart]]
* [[Jonathan Frakes]]
* [[Brent Spiner]]
* [[Levar Burton]]
* [[Michael Dorn]]
* [[Gates McFadden]]
* [[Marina Sirtis]]
* [[Malcolm McDowell]]
* [[James Doohan]]
* [[Walter Koenig]]
* [[William Shatner]]
}}
| music          = [[Dennis McCarthy (composer)|Dennis McCarthy]]
| cinematography = [[John A. Alonzo]]
| editing        = [[Peter E. Berger]]<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=October 17, 2011|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/editor-peter-e-berger-dies-1118044606/|title=Editor Peter E. Berger dies|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127054804/https://variety.com/2011/film/news/editor-peter-e-berger-dies-1118044606/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| studio         = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| distributor    = Paramount Pictures
| released       = {{Film date|1994|11|18}}
| runtime        = 118 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 118:05--><ref>{{cite web|title=''Star Trek Generations'' (PG)|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/star-trek-generations-1970-4|work=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=November 29, 1994|access-date=May 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030436/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/star-trek-generations-1970-4|archive-date=May 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $35&nbsp;million<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |title=Star Trek Generations |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=startrek7.htm |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |date=May 26, 2007 |access-date=March 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511125339/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=startrek7.htm |archive-date=May 11, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross          = $118&nbsp;million<ref name="mojo"/>
}}

'''''Star Trek Generations''''' is a 1994 American [[science fiction film]] and the seventh film in the [[Star Trek (film series)|''Star Trek'' film series]]. [[Malcolm McDowell]] joins cast members from the 1960s television show ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' and the 1987 sequel series ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'', including [[William Shatner]] and [[Patrick Stewart]]. In the film, Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]] joins forces with Captain [[James T. Kirk]] to stop the villain Tolian Soran from destroying a [[planetary system]] in his attempt to return to an extra-dimensional realm known as the Nexus.

''Generations'' was conceived as a transition from the original cast of the ''Star Trek'' films to the cast of ''The Next Generation''. After developing several film ideas concurrently, the producers chose a script written by [[Ronald D. Moore]] and [[Brannon Braga]]. Production began while the final season of the television series was being made. The director was [[David Carson (director)|David Carson]], who previously directed episodes of the television series; photography was by franchise newcomer [[John A. Alonzo]]. Filming took place on the [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Studios]] lots, and on location in [[Valley of Fire State Park]], [[Nevada]], and [[Lone Pine, California]]. The film's climax was revised and reshot following poor reception from test audiences. The film uses a mix of [[Practical effect|traditional optical effects]] alongside [[computer-generated imagery]] and was scored by regular ''Star Trek'' composer [[Dennis McCarthy (composer)|Dennis McCarthy]].

''Star Trek Generations'' was released in the United States on November 18, 1994. Paramount promoted the film with merchandising tie-ins, including toys, books, games, and a website—a first for a major motion picture. The film opened at the top of the United States box office its first week of release and grossed a total of $118&nbsp;million worldwide. Critical reception was mixed, with critics divided on the film's characters and comprehensibility to a casual viewer. It was followed by ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'' in 1996.