Today has very special meaning for us Trek fans, in 1979 the Robert Wise directed "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" hit the big screen.  This also has special meaning for me, ST:TMP is one of the first movies I actually remember seeing in the theater.  In fact, I can recall being with my family on a small vacation in Galveston, Texas and seeing the now famous rainbow styled poster at the movie theater.  It was tiny, single or double screened theater there in Galveston, but I remember being fascinated by the movie.  First thing I asked for that Christmas, Star Trek: The Motion Picture on LP.

To celebrate the anniversary, enjoy the teaser trailer, a few deleted scenes, and small featurette from Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Thanks to HollywoodOutbreak.com for reminding us of the anniversary.

On this day in 1979, PARAMOUNT PICTURES released STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE. Directed by ROBERT WISE and based on the popular TV series, this was the first of many, many big-screen STAR TREK visitations. The cast featured all of the series faves (natch) and included WILLIAM SHATNER, LEONARD NIMOY, DeFOREST KELLY, JAMES DOOHAN, GEORGE TAKEI, MAJEL BARRETT, WALTER KOENIG, NICHELLE NICHOLS, PERSIS KHAMBATTA and STEPHEN COLLINS. (Source HollywoodOutbreak.com)

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