In that sense, we predicted the Soviet coup and we were ahead.
We were absolutely right about the Soviet coup, in fact, when former Soviet Union leader Gorbachev was abducted and no one knew whether he was dead or alive we were already in the cutting room. And in other cases, as time has passed, we were behind. It was inspired by the headlines, and it was inspired by a changing world that we were trying to keep up with it, and in some cases we not only kept up with it, but we were ahead of it. I think in a way The Undiscovered Country is a very odd film in the context of what you call “the franchise.” It is without a doubt, it is the grittiest and most realistic, and most realistically bound.
I’ve been fortunate to see The Undiscovered Country with an audience, and I remember once the Air Force showed it and I watched it with a whole bunch of and it played like gangbusters. When you are watching a film, maybe a comedy, and there’s only three people there and suddenly it isn’t as funny. It’s also true that one’s experience of a film is inevitably colored by the audience with whom you watch it, and when you are watching a film with an audience who is loving it, the film plays great. Nicholas Meyer: I think within the past five years. TrekMovie: When is the last time you saw the film? As per our agreement with CBS to interview Meyer, we were not allowed to ask any questions about Star Trek: Discovery. This interview was conducted in mid-September 2016. For the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the release of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country this week, TrekMovie had the pleasure and honor of speaking with writer/director Nicholas Meyer about the film’s legacy, what he would have changed about the film, the possibility of a director’s cut, and the film’s position in the Star Trek franchise.
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