Trekkies 2

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Trekkies 2
Trekkies 2 FilmPoster.jpeg
DVD cover
Directed by Roger Nygard
Produced byMichael Leahy
Starring Denise Crosby
CinematographyDavid Doyle
Edited byRoger Nygard
Music byJ.J. Holiday
Billy Sullivan
Production
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Neo Art & Logic
Trekkies Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Trekkies 2 is a 2004 American documentary film directed by Roger Nygard, and the sequel to the 1997 film Trekkies . The film travels throughout the world, mainly Europe, to show fans of Star Trek , commonly known as Trekkies. It also profiles people from the first film, including Barbara Adams and Gabriel Köerner. Also featured are Star Trek-themed punk bands from Sacramento, California, including Warp 11 and the "No Kill I" franchise. [1]

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Reception

MaryAnn Johanson of "Flick Filosopher" wrote "this time out the focus is on the real people behind the Spock ears, and the film recognizes that they’re a lot more clever, creative, self-aware, and generous than the uninitiated will have realized." [2]

Nick Schager of "Lessons of Darkness" gave it D+ grade. He called it "a repetitive hodgepodge" and "More sloppily constructed than the first film". [3]

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References

  1. "The No Kill I - Sacramento Star Trek Punk Rock Band". April 17, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. MaryAnn Johanson (21 September 2004). "Trekkies 2 (review)". FlickFilosopher.com.
  3. Nick Schager (July 5, 2005). "Trekkies 2 (2004): D+". Lessons of Darkness.