Best Of Star Trek 5 Rifftrax The Final Frontier

A compilation of the best riffing parts of "Star Trek V - Shatner ruins the Franchise!"
Disclaimer: Do not own the Star Trek franchise nor the fantastic commentary by the Rifftrax crew.

[@CaptainAshSpearow]

Nimoy: When I directed Star Trek IV, I got a magnificent performance out of William because I respected him so much. Shatner: And when I directed Star Trek V, I got a magnificent performance out of me because I respected me so much. -Futurama, "Where No Fan Has Gone Before"

[@pittland44]

I still love that whole episode. Bill! I'd Hug but you have no body, and we're both men!

[@brandonandcharlene9527]

Welshieeeeee!!!!!!!

[@ForceMaximus84]

How can you do a spoken word version of a rap song?

[@trier4952]

"is God really out there?" "God is in here" *points to heart* "Bullshit, Captain" LMAO

[@jamesanthony8438]

Kirk: "I got your trash!" Mike: "But... we didn't bring a copy of the script with us."

[@chopper2429]

The line is "Pack up your trash." Because they're camping.

[@Silvaria928]

As a lifelong Trekkie who actually saw this movie in the theater, I laughed my a$$ off!!

[@Si1entshad0w]

"Wee. Wahoo, captain." Always cracks me up!

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

"Las Vegas - a scant three weeks after Carrot Top opened." Most jokes about Carrot Top consist of other comedians saying "Carrot Top isn't funny!" and just leaving it at that. That one actually made me laugh.

[@eddieolshefski6467]

And even more ironic, Carrot Top is performing today at the Luxor.

[@Hollowshape]

"They believed in a place in which these questions of existence would be answered!" "WIKIPEDIA!"

[@monkeymouse]

LOL at "Spock bought those jet boots used from Wile E. Coyote."

[@KyleRayner12]

"Oh, they fight a lot, but right now Bones and Spock are curled up together, arms and legs intertwined... sweating." "But if I ever get you in front of the Romulans, I'll shake the paint off your walls." Pick a side, dammit!

[@professionalnerd4055]

I believe they are Mcspirk fans😆 I personally favor Spirk, but there's no accounting for tastes...😏

[@MASSEFFECTfan101]

"Ah, it's either a Klingon Bird Of Prey, or a ruptured duck."

[@RaoulDuke77]

"Do not force me to fill you with tasty cheese Captain..." I laughed for ten minutes at that one, lol.

[@raygiordano1045]

I did the same thing with Puma Man/"I kiss my frog in your honor"

[@fantom5894]

Tons of styrofoam gave their lives for the special effects in this thing.

[@DiggerjohnKansas]

"You're as Russian as my Irish Grandma, you hack!" - As someone who had an Irish grandma, and took 4 years of Russian at Uni.......Yep.

[@elafimilo8199]

Of course he's not Russian! But he's wonderful in Babylon 5.

[@zarasbazaar]

Ironically, his parents are Russian.

[@Andreazor]

"What up dog? "Kapla, foo' shiggity."

[@knightclawer]

Also Starting, Deforest "Look, Just give me 1/10th of Shatner's take ........." Kelly This is a very funny Rifftrax LOL

[@ngobleus]

"We have traveled FAR!" "Can we get a TACO, or something?!"

[@manicpixiefangirl4189]

Does anyone remember when this was the worst thing in Star Trek? Ah, such simpler times.

[@fishcutter395]

Isn't it still?

[@christopherwall2121]

@@fishcutter395 not when there's the first two seasons of Enterprise.

[@fishcutter395]

Christopher Wall I like Enterprise

[@himwhoisnottobenamed5427]

@@christopherwall2121 Any season of Enterprise is far better than any season of Discovery.

[@ForceMaximus84]

Then we got Star Trek: Insurrection. Then Enterprise. Then the reboot trilogy. Then Discovery. Then Lower Decks. Then Picard.

[@Chrisindapurplehouse]

I did actually find God in this scary as a kid especially when he appears out of no where and just makes the most random but scary sound

[@viastephtop]

"Bullshit, Captain."

[@GrizDrummer25]

LOL, 'Lets sing 'The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins' "

[@Hakkai87]

I don't know why a lot of Trekkies claim Into Darkness is the worst Star Trek film, did they conveniently forget about this one?

[@ElvenRaptor]

***** Actually, it is a good movie. You Trekkies need to stop being so uptight.

[@CognizantCheddar]

***** Into Darkness was a solid film. Nothing mind-blowing, but entertaining enough, and certainly not a chore to watch. I can't say the same for Generations and Final Frontier. Trekkies trash Into Darkness so hard because essentially it rebooted, altered, and condensed Wrath of Khan and Search for Spock's hallowed plotlines. If considered in and of itself, without comparison to those two other movies, Into Darkness was legitimately a pretty strong film.

[@WayWardWonderer]

I'm a (vintage) Trekkie and I really enjoyed 'Into Darkness'. Then again, I understand re-boots don't copy the original scene for scene, detail for detail and delve into different adaptations to help expand the universe and keep it fresh.

[@ElvenRaptor]

Thank you!

[@FLAME4564]

Interesting question. Well lets just say the only difference is between this and Into the darkess is the who directed them. Into The Darkess directed by everybodies hated director name. JJ Abrams. This i think Directed by William Shatner? i think? idk correct me if im wrong on that.

[@TheyRiseBand]

2:29. "Ohura, I owe you one." "Ohurhrrrhrr.." 😂

[@Rockulaproductions]

The VHS tape snapping comment was the best part

[@johntumahab323]

"Book of Hezekiah"... One of the oldest Bible jokes there is. Well played.

[@KaladinVegapunk]

Haha I mean bible freaks are kind of the original trekkie, obsessing over a fictional series and taking it too seriously I mean, no offense to trekkies, I've seen it all from ToS to DS9, it's great And jesus freaks, well, you'll be offended anyway

[@kakashi76767]

David Warner... "him again". Quest of the Delta Knights anyone?

[@jamesanthony8438]

Liked him better as Chancellor Gorkon in Star Trek VI. Really made up for this movie in a big way. :)

[@jakebryant3445]

That was him?

[@jamesanthony8438]

Ed Dillinger/Sark ("Tron"), Evil ("Time Bandits"), Gul Madred ("Star Trek - The Next Generation"), Chancellor Gorkon ("Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" *AND* "Star Trek: Klingon Academy" video game). I loved him as the vampire hunter in "My Best Friend Is A Vampire," too. :)

[@jamesanthony8438]

Says he was in "Star Trek V," too... but I honestly don't remember much about that movie other than it sucking about as much as "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" :)

[@Azmina_the_warlock]

The AMV TOP 50 1:52 is that him?

[@Anynom]

"I've reached the blue screen, I'm going to be ok!" "Shatner's already cashing the check in his mind." Actually, in his book "Star Trek Movie Memories" Shatner acts like he was held back delivering a fantastic Trek film fans would love. Yeah, delusional to the extreme.

[@AdhamOhm]

"'Story by William Shatner' in the sense that he said 'We should do another Star Trek and I should direct it.'"

[@ForceMaximus84]

That was literally the main reason why Shatner came back for Voyage Home: The promise to direct the next one.

[@WayWardWonderer]

Spaaawk...

[@Comanche_moon]

David Warner... him again

[@21melpomene]

"Be-wigged one"-- XD

[@teedup8995]

The one with the bald chick and the legs, LOL!

[@Kazeromaru]

Would've found this whole movie scarier had they gone with Shatner's Original vision for it. Kirk has to save his crew from Satan. Yes, Satan himself drags the crew into HELL and he has to go save them. This was Shatner's original idea for the script.

[@eighty1net]

Spooooooooock.

[@morsvincit]

Thank God, a new "best of Rifftrax"! You just made my day. I check almost every day for new ones of these.

[@williamhowe1]

This was a low point in the star trek franchise until star trek insurrection.

[@ForceMaximus84]

I’ll still take both over Discovery, Lower Decks and Picard.

[@joemasters2270]

LMAO (insert MST3K character silouettes in the corner)

[@BionicleChicken66]

Ironically, the Priceline Negotiator supposedly met his end by falling down the side of a mountain

[@baljot1231]

Ooooh how Quaker!

[@JamesOhGoodie]

It's really sad that David Warner has turned up in a lot of the movies they've riffed.

[@cremetangerine82]

Reminds me of the quote about John Candy, David Warner’s been in more turkeys than stuffing.

[@eddieolshefski6467]

He’s still a great actor. But yeah, it is a bit sad 🙁

[@ForceMaximus84]

To be fair, he’s always a bright spot in an otherwise average or bad movie.

[@mstcrow5429]

Why do they keep mispronouncing "Uhura" as "Uhuru?"

[@rabbitalmighty]

Whoah, paint injected into water, cool!

[@suzylovesmambo]

"Speak, bewigged one" lmaooo

[@davidbonnett8954]

i liked this star trek, it was one of my favorites.

[@gsaum]

Who is "Uhuru"?

[@RingLordSonic]

SPOOOOOCK!!!

[@titansful]

it was a very good movie

[@renaesmith9944]

thanks so much for sharing they are always funny !😅😅😅😅 they are awesome!

[@ianschulz1]

6:35 NEVER fails to make me laugh.

[@kittehmama77]

Hilarious riffs! Of course, the movie was so gut-wrenchingly awful that it was probably easy to riff

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

So what does that make Jj Abrams shite trek films?

[@seamusburke639]

0:58 "Him again!" Hah, nice callback to Delta Knights.

[@hodgepodgebuhgodge3739]

I thought Scott Bacula ruined the franchise.

[@TheHutchy01]

New name: Sybok Hussain

[@scottreacher4620]

A bear! *lol*

[@STEPHANTODD]

This is the only way I'll ever watch Star Trek 5 and 6

[@wcharliewilson7004]

We now spell Sybok, M I C H A E L B U R N H A M

[@TheMilwaukeeProtocol]

11:27-11:31 Okay, good, so my utter apathy at this moment the first time I saw this movie wasn't because I had spaced out and missed something.

[@NateSean]

Ah, Star Trek 5. Shatner's Love Letter to Kirk. I always wondered this, because no one ever seems to talk about it, but when did Kirk write Tek War? I saw an episode of the show years ago but I never got into the books.

[@ForceMaximus84]

Tek War was the late 80s and early 90s.

[@IrishQT07]

Whee! Wahoo, Captain! :)

[@SwankyKitteh82]

5:59 Nice to see that the Enterprise A's warp core is still LSD fueled.

[@Magnero]

I liked the first Star Trek movie.

[@jamesanthony8438]

Ladies and gentlemen,... I give you the Loneliest Fan in the world :)

[@KatarnCrusader]

+corvusala I liked it too

[@400KrispyKremes]

+RTG2000 I'll give you this, it is a good sleep aid.

[@OpenMawProductions]

TMP was the first Star Trek I ever saw. At age 4. Set my imagination alight with life.

[@KatarnCrusader]

OpenMawProductions Its also my favourite of the Star Trek movies

[@bobert4him]

You boys are right. But you still need to open the garage door.

[@gravynegrodick]

a spelling error in the credits of one of the films that these guys use as a running gag

[@ForceMaximus84]

Which error?

[@UKISOCIETY]

Me too. We need more. MOAR!

[@DigiAkuma]

2:50 - In the Middle of the Earth In the land of the shire lives a brave little hobbit we can all admire with his long wooden pipe and his fuzzy willy toes he lives in a hobbit hole and everybody knows he's Bilbo (Bilbo!) Bilbo Baggins! he's only three feet tall...

[@kellyweingart3692]

🎵bravest little Hobbit of them all🎵

[@hodgepodgebuhgodge3739]

K'plah, Fo Shiggity. Hi-larious!

[@jamesfrank3213]

So David Warner starred in 2 consecutive Star Trek movies as completely different characters? Interesting...

[@aeonjoey3d]

"okay folks, we're gonna scoot, you can have your own star trek argument without us, and truth is you probably will" PEGGED ME. BAYAM. hahahaha XD

[@valtiansrevenge86ed]

I like this movie...

[@davidandadamplaygamesphelp3601]

"Bullshit, Captain." 🤣

[@ZM7241994]

Campfire songs are the first thing that comes to my mind when Star Trek is mentioned so this movie was a Khan/Khan for me.

[@Nick_the_Troubadour]

I personally love it, because I love the idea they question the god thing again

[@Katiedid1985]

Damnit! I was taking a drink and then out of nowhere I hear "Oh looks. Its a Rainbow Ship" and I about spit all over my computer. Thanks alot!

[@purplegreenredyellow]

good. not great. good. I miss the bots. may the force be with you.

[@stankystankyrat9575]

Aren't the little blue lights technically converging? Diverging would be heading away from each other.

[@heyitsthatmadhatterperson117]

"He's just some hammy Canadian."

[@Sanctimoniously]

. . .Spoooock.

[@swthair]

The parody at the end almost caused me to pass out from laughing so hard.

[@Trilaan]

Guys, it's Uhura! Uhur-Ah! Oh, wait, they probably did that just to trap unwary nerds like me. Well-played, boys. Well-played.

[@PHANTOMZ0NE]

5:58 That was hilarious!

[@RingLordSonic]

Him again haha!

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

Nope, that was Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which was originally In Thy Image, the pilot of ST: Phase II. Two other Phase II episodes were made into TNG stories, The Child (Season 2) and Devil's Due (Season 5). THIS film was made instead of Starfleet Academy, with Young Spock and Kirk etc. Amazingly, THIS was better than what that one woulda been like.

[@dfailsthemost]

I'm forever curious about what the original ending of the movie would have been. This one was tacked on in haste.

[@VideoAmateurLuxembourg]

This Star Trek movie is still superior to JJ Abraham's Star Trek

[@ElvenRaptor]

Except not. And it's Abrams.

[@Kornknealious]

I honestly wish they had sung The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" instead

[@heartlessmushroom]

"YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU" -God/Santa Claus

[@Clenched.Cheeks]

Did anyone else notice tha "in what would become known as 'the 3 and a half minute war" sounds exactly like a scene from tje 21 minute long star trek axanar video? Does that make this a prelude to axanar?

[@DenOfVipers]

Bear in mind that this came out - this riff - in 2010.

[@RustyMuck]

“...you’re that Priceline idiot!” LMAO

[@Suedeheadlover]

Busta Rhymes! WOO-HAH! Got you all in check.

[@aaronz7056]

So instead of just putting the Enterprise's phasers on stun, knocking out everybody on the planet's surface and taking everybody into protective custody, Kirk just takes himself and his ageing crew down the the surface and engages the bad guys is risky gunfights that get several people killed and themselves captured....

[@GUNDAMLOCKON]

8:40 Spoony reference! thank you Kevin Murphy!

[@OpenMawProductions]

I don't know how you can say that. Star Trek IV was the most successful and arguably most in keeping with TOS of any of the first four films.

[@markuscriticus8278]

MCcoy: Is god really out there? Kirk: Maybe he's right here. In front of you.

[@l.a.gothro3999]

Okay, so Lt. Scanlon, the IA cop from "Barney Miller" is God?

[@aaronz7056]

Shatner: saves all the best lines for himself. Seems to be setting up one big action scene after another, then throws it away time and time again. Hires his own daughter to play his yeoman and a California valley girl as a Romulan. Leaves the woman that attacks him in the bar to drown. Never explains why Sybok is so stupid he thinks he'll find "God" on this planet. Hires David Warner, then gives him nothing to do. Etc.

[@CaptainBlaine]

I actually really liked this movie. I have no idea why people hate it so much.

[@TheBrigantii]

Clumsy writing, poor acting, and plot holes you could pilot the Enterprise through. Just awful.

[@CaptainBlaine]

Thanks, I'll log that opinion away, along with everyone else's

[@CaptainBlaine]

Are you trying to convince someone of something? I still think it was a good movie.

[@xxlCortez]

For me, the movie was rather boring, even though it's one of my childhood movies. The God part was rather cool in my opinion and it had a lot of potential, but they screwed it by not explaining a thing about him and making him quickly destroyed by a klingon ship. Considering the immortal star trek assholes like Armus or the violence-feeding energy entity, I expected this sha ka ree "god" to be stronger.

[@LordDavid04]

xxlCortez It should have been a different story from the start. The basic premise should have been Sybok (who is not Spock's half brother, but a surrogate brother perhaps, fulfilling the childhood role of a brother for Spock who was an only child. The story would be that Sybok, rejected by both the Vulcan Science Directorate and Starfleet goes his own journey, a journey which leads him in his quest to find "god". Using supposed clues, he is lead to Nimbus III, so-called planet of galactic peace, but is plagued by the rebellion (of local Nimbus inhabitants) who seek independence from the failed Federation/Klingon/Romulan experiment (the planet was chosen as it intersects the 3 Neutral Zones). The story would follow the rebellion who fight amongst themselves (thus sparing the capital from siege) and without the numbers are unwilling to take on the capital (defended by loyalists and remnants of the combined taskforce initially sent to stop the rebellion). Sybok, upon uncovering the final clue to "god's" whereabouts, sets forth to unite the disputing fractions of the rebellion and combined take over the capital via a siege. This could have easily been the highlight of an otherwise special-effects limited film. Rather than a climatic space battle, we see much like the battle of Hoth in Star Wars: V Empire Strikes Back. A large land battle in the desert city of Paradise City (or a better named one), with dune buggies and the like, like in Mad Max 2: Road Warrior. The Federation, Klingons and Romulans respond to the distress signal of the ambassadors, with the Romulans being the ones who have setbacks, perhaps their ship sabotaged by a member of Sybok's cult? Thus leaving only 2 ships to rescue the ambassadors, Sybok counting well on the more easier target of the expected Federation ship. The transporters should not be malfunctioned at the start of the film, it should really be explained away as Nimbus III having an ionized atmosphere which naturally prevents beaming. The film then follows the botched rescue attempt, Sybok and his most loyal of followers taking over the ship, and the Enterprise going through a wormhole to reach the god planet at the center of the galaxy (as a way of explaining how the ship can travel 1,000's of light years within the span of a few days. They could have also used the wormhole bits from the first film as a way of showing this, remember we don't need to see the Klingons going through the wormhole, just a mention that they are following the Enterprise's trajectory, we see the computer monitor show that the Klingons have arrived as well later in the film). They meet god, find out he's not the real god, but someone who has been trapped on the planet, where his powers are useless (a Q analogy perhaps? With this "god" attempting to convince the others that his "powers" can be used if he gets onboard their starship), God attempts to kill Kirk, Spock and McCoy, with Sybok doing his sacrifice to save the 3. In effect we have a cult, a rebellion, a huge land battle at the start of the film, the search for god, the Klingons following the Enterprise (with the Romulan ship being disabled), finding god (who wants to escape his imprisonment) and the crew escaping after they find out that "god" is just an omnipotent being (a Q perhaps).

[@Icanhasautomaticcheeseburger]

Worst to best Star Trek movies: 1, 5, 3, 6, 4, 2. And that ranges from "cash grab" to "a fantastic film and what fan service SHOULD be."

[@NateSean]

Thank you.

[@untunedguitar45]

Actually it was 2006

[@hezekiahramirez6965]

Uhuru is the Swahili word for freedom. Nichelle Nichols is the one who came up with the variation. A lot of people think her name is Uhuru, actually. It was misspelled in VI but that's not where it comes from.

[@roxanneweichinger9318]

Hezekkiah Ramirez, Not that it’s any big deal, but I thought the communications officer’s name was (spelled)Uhura.