Ten years after the cancelation of Star Trek: The Original Series, James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and his Enterprise crew made the transition to the big screen in 1979's The Motion Picture.

In the end, they succeed. Of course, Star Trek is also about adventure, and has been since the original series. This is, admittedly, where The Motion Picture is a little light.

When Star Trek: The Motion Picture hit theaters on Dec. 6, 1979, it not only brought back the Star Trek brand from TV purgatory, it transformed the entire Trek world into a movie franchise.

A decade after the original series came to an end, Star Trek: The Motion Picture reached theaters on December 7, 1979. In this behind-the-scenes image from the set, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley ...

Find out how to watch every 'Star Trek' movie in order, from 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' to 'Section 31' ...

Although "Star Trek" started on TV in the 1960s, the iconic sci-fi franchise achieved wider success on the big screen, thanks to a series of movies starting with 1979's "Star Trek: The Motion ...

And, at a retail price hovering around $50, this is one of the better Star Trek movie deals in several stardates past. The revamped USS Enterprise from Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

The Original Series Films: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) – this set includes the 2022 Directors Edition Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984 ...

The franchise introduced Deltans in Star Trek: The Motion Picture via Enterprise officer Lt. Illia (Persis Khambatta). All we learned about these new humanoid (and bald) aliens from Delta IV is ...

Over the course of 46 years, "Star Trek" has released 14 films; from 1979's "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" to this year's streaming movie "Star Trek: Section 31." Fans and critics will always ...