Star Trek: Insurrection is a 1998 American science fiction film directed by Jonathan Frakes. It is the ninth film in the Star Trek film series, as well as the third to star the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation, with F. Murray Abraham, Donna Murphy, and Anthony Zerbe appearing in main roles. In the film, the crew of the USS Enterprise-E rebels against Starfleet after they discover a conspiracy with a species known as the Son'a to steal the peaceful Ba'ku's planet for its rejuvenating properties.
Star Trek: Insurrection is the second Star Trek film to be directed by Jonathan Frakes.
Filmed scenes featuring Armin Shimerman and Max Grodénchik were cut from the final release of the film.
Ira Steven Behr (pictured) reviewed the first script at the request of Michael Piller.
The Sierra Nevada portrayed the mountains of Ba'ku.
Jonathan Scott Frakes is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films and series. He has also hosted the anthology series Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, voiced David Xanatos in the Disney television series Gargoyles, and narrated the History Channel documentary, Lee and Grant. He is the credited author of the novel The Abductors: Conspiracy, which was ghostwritten by Dean Wesley Smith.
Frakes at GalaxyCon Austin in 2023
Frakes in 2005