7mins and 7 seconds in, she looks so _cool_! Like she could be in a cyberpunk movie or something. So modern. Then later eith the full shaved head - she looked likenshe though - actually it looks oretty great! I hope shebwas happybwith how it turned out. She was a great character. (A race they've never gone back and revisted which is a great shame)
WOW is all I can say, very amazing features done in small and large sets! Ilia I assumed to be shaved and was beautiful! I love Star Trek, always have since I was a little boy! Born in 1963, it was my escape to the bullying and loneliness I had! But have overcome those and have a great life and family who supports me in my collection of Star Trek! DON'T STOP, PLEASE!
I guess it makes sense why they spent scenes with the crew just looking at the ship. I didn’t realize how much effort they put into the ship. Still a boring ass film but great documentary
Amazingly, I just bumped into this gem for the first time. With something approaching religious reverence I hit play, but quickly tempered my over-the-moon expectations, consigned to the fact that it would probably be quite dull. HOLY HORTA... this all-too-brief docu managed to touch on just about _every_ geeky aspect of STTMP's production that a lifelong fan of the film could ever ask for!
Oh man, I totally feel for her, I'd probably cry if I had to shave my head too. She had gorgeous hair! good thing her head looks nice even without it XD
I love the Making Of features that were produced at the time the movie was made. Retrospectives are great, but the original Making Of features always have the charm of that time. You're getting a true look behind the scenes.
This documentary is AWESOME!!! But it could use a remasteization, in mi humble opinion. Besides, poor Persis!! The hair cut secuency reminds me of "V For Vendetta". And poorer Presis, she perished, but I thpugh it had benn not much later and from a car accident; reading these comments, I learn it was from herat attack.
I ended up with the flu decided to watch all the Star Trek movies in order. I was always a fan not a mega fan but definitely a fan and more of a fan of Star Trek then I was Star Wars. Watching the Star Trek Movie series I realize how wonderful and enjoyable intelligent and BEAUTIFUL it truly is. There is something truly to be said about grown-ass adults doing grown-ass adult things having grown-ass adult emotions in the movies we don't make movies like this no more. The true bond between teammates, the true bond between friends intellect as something wonderful to have. The adventures in life is life it's self. 🌟 A team that had one concept in mind to seek knowledge, from the cradle to the grave. 🌟
Found this on IMDB: The rec-deck briefing was filmed to finally show the entire crew complement of the Enterprise, something that had always been impossible during the television series due to the low budget. All of the extras in the rec-deck briefing sequence were Star Trek fans called upon to appear in the film. Most of their checks were not cashed; Harve Bennett said that they were probably framed as souvenirs by the fans.
Loads of problems in this 1st movie that were of course not mentioned here especially with production and the story that originally would be a lot different involving time travel etc which they got to go into later on,the movie had amazing effects but had less focus on characters like ST was known for,still it was a special movie and i liked it a lot when i saw it in the theaters as a Kid they made an amazing Enterprize model and many other practical models and effects i just have to mention,Persis was really gorgeous with or without hair.
1 second ago Making the beautiful Persis Khambatta shave off her gorgeous black hair was a sick sexual fantasy of Gene Roddenberry's. I cringe whenever I see the video of her crying while being sheared and it is almost like watching a woman being raped.
The original shooting script had a space battle at the end. The Klingon ships from the beginning were to emerge along with the Enterprise after the "birth/evolution" of V'ger.
Persis has to be without a doubt one of the most beautiful women, if not the most beautiful woman, in all of Star Trek and there are a lot of them. She had a beautiful smile.
7mins and 7 seconds in, she looks so _cool_! Like she could be in a cyberpunk movie or something. So modern. Then later eith the full shaved head - she looked likenshe though - actually it looks oretty great! I hope shebwas happybwith how it turned out. She was a great character. (A race they've never gone back and revisted which is a great shame)
WOW is all I can say, very amazing features done in small and large sets! Ilia I assumed to be shaved and was beautiful! I love Star Trek, always have since I was a little boy! Born in 1963, it was my escape to the bullying and loneliness I had! But have overcome those and have a great life and family who supports me in my collection of Star Trek! DON'T STOP, PLEASE!
That's so bad they cut off her hair 😢.
8:05 😄😄😄
Poor Persis - you could see just how much having her beautiful locks shaved off upset her. Such a shame she passed away so young.
Like Leonard Nimoy, she was a heavy smoker. This contributed to her untimely death.
I guess it makes sense why they spent scenes with the crew just looking at the ship. I didn’t realize how much effort they put into the ship. Still a boring ass film but great documentary
Persis, you'll always be on my mind and in my memories forever
Amazingly, I just bumped into this gem for the first time. With something approaching religious reverence I hit play, but quickly tempered my over-the-moon expectations, consigned to the fact that it would probably be quite dull. HOLY HORTA... this all-too-brief docu managed to touch on just about _every_ geeky aspect of STTMP's production that a lifelong fan of the film could ever ask for!
Oh man, I totally feel for her, I'd probably cry if I had to shave my head too. She had gorgeous hair! good thing her head looks nice even without it XD
I love the Making Of features that were produced at the time the movie was made. Retrospectives are great, but the original Making Of features always have the charm of that time. You're getting a true look behind the scenes.
To cut off all of that beautiful hair from Persis Khambatta's head was a sin. I felt her pain.
This documentary is AWESOME!!! But it could use a remasteization, in mi humble opinion. Besides, poor Persis!! The hair cut secuency reminds me of "V For Vendetta". And poorer Presis, she perished, but I thpugh it had benn not much later and from a car accident; reading these comments, I learn it was from herat attack.
Oh gawd the awful puns
I ended up with the flu decided to watch all the Star Trek movies in order. I was always a fan not a mega fan but definitely a fan and more of a fan of Star Trek then I was Star Wars. Watching the Star Trek Movie series I realize how wonderful and enjoyable intelligent and BEAUTIFUL it truly is. There is something truly to be said about grown-ass adults doing grown-ass adult things having grown-ass adult emotions in the movies we don't make movies like this no more. The true bond between teammates, the true bond between friends intellect as something wonderful to have. The adventures in life is life it's self. 🌟 A team that had one concept in mind to seek knowledge, from the cradle to the grave. 🌟
Found this on IMDB: The rec-deck briefing was filmed to finally show the entire crew complement of the Enterprise, something that had always been impossible during the television series due to the low budget. All of the extras in the rec-deck briefing sequence were Star Trek fans called upon to appear in the film. Most of their checks were not cashed; Harve Bennett said that they were probably framed as souvenirs by the fans.
I always wondered how they lit the bridge for those shots with the Vger plasma probe. Glad to see that crazy bright lighting rig. Very cool.
One thing was indeed a fact; she was fuckin' hotttt!
over 2 minutes of her hair being cut, awesome
Crazy how nuts it was to make movies back then compared to now
Loads of problems in this 1st movie that were of course not mentioned here especially with production and the story that originally would be a lot different involving time travel etc which they got to go into later on,the movie had amazing effects but had less focus on characters like ST was known for,still it was a special movie and i liked it a lot when i saw it in the theaters as a Kid they made an amazing Enterprize model and many other practical models and effects i just have to mention,Persis was really gorgeous with or without hair.
nice footage
I guess we know where the TNG theme music came from
Floyd Looney you are exactly right. Composed & Conducted by Jerry Goldsmith. Adapted for TNG by Dennis McCarthy.
I wonder if Persis had to pay for the haircut
1 second ago Making the beautiful Persis Khambatta shave off her gorgeous black hair was a sick sexual fantasy of Gene Roddenberry's. I cringe whenever I see the video of her crying while being sheared and it is almost like watching a woman being raped.
Awesome doesn't begin to describe this.
I love TMP and I love this vintage footage. So great to have run across with this video.
Poor Persis.
I cry too when I get my back waxed
Persis Khambatta was beautiful with or without hair. I think she realised that after though.
Persis Khambatta was incredibly beautiful - with or without hair. She looked amazing. So sorry to learn that she is no longer with us.
At 3:41 in, that's Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart getting attacked by William Shatner.
I'm sure that they were just mugging it up for the camera crew.
Worst Movie I feel asleep watching.
Wow, so much work for such a "meh" film!
She looked so much better bald.
Bald girls are SO sexy. (joking) They're only for sex with robot types of guys.
Masako Natsume who played Tripitaka in Monkey and had her head shaved bald for the role in 1979 died from acute leukemia at the age of 27 in 1985.
interesting! Thanks for posting. I love that movie and it's fun seeing behind the scenes footage!
If you stop it at @7:12, it could be 2018.
it never showed us how they "pushed" the ship out of the dock.
holy shit....this documentary is outstanding. never seen any of this footage before. how the hell did you find this treasure???? NICE WORK!
When in the movie did a klingon ship get "blown up"??
The original shooting script had a space battle at the end. The Klingon ships from the beginning were to emerge along with the Enterprise after the "birth/evolution" of V'ger.
The Klingons didn't blow up did they?
Persis has to be without a doubt one of the most beautiful women, if not the most beautiful woman, in all of Star Trek and there are a lot of them. She had a beautiful smile.
Persis Khambatta Such beautiful features She died of a heart attack on August 18, 1998 at age 49, her funeral was held in Mumbai.......RIP.......
7:08 Good bye my darling and Hello Viet Nam!
Wait what? They actually shaved Persises head? I thought the baldness--effect was created by using of some sort of wig. Poor lass. :-/
Great stuff! Thanks for posting!
She sure was beautiful in that film. I fell in love all over again. I mean the Enterprise.
Why did they rig the Klingon ship models to explode when in the film they were simply 'digitized'?
There may have been alternative scenes. They tried some stuff and then decide to what we can see in film.
I have forgotten how gorgeous Persis/Ilia was back in the day. RIP to all the cast who have passed on.