Trekkies

Trekkies is a 1997 documentary film directed by Roger Nygard about the devoted fans of Gene Roddenberry's series Star Trek. Starring Denise Crosby, the movie contains interviews with devotees of Star Trek, more commonly known as Trekkies. The fans range from people dressed as Klingons to members of Brent Spiner fan clubs to a club working on a Star Trek movie of their own. Trekkies includes many Star Trek actors and fans, including Barbara Adams, the Whitewater scandal trial juror who arrived in court in her Starfleet uniform. Another prominent profilee was Gabriel Köerner, who went on to minor celebrity status. In 2003, a sequel was launched, entitled Trekkies 2. This documentary travels throughout the world, mainly in Europe, to show fans of Star Trek from outside the United States. It also revisits prominent profilees from the previous film.

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