Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country TEASER REACTION

[@Trekapedia]

I remember watching the teaser for this with my dad. I think we saw it on The Naked Gun 2 1/2 and we were so excited for it. Sadly, he passed away a few weeks later of a heart attack. His last gift to me was The Search For Spock VHS on my birthday that he had bought for me before he passed. I saw The Undiscovered Country that December and still think it’s a good movie. Can’t wait to hear what you guys think of this movie. Ty again for what you do and keep it coming please!

[@targetaudience]

I’m sorry about your father and that unfortunate timing. Just by hearing he gifted you Search for Spock I know he was an amazing guy and had great taste. 🖖❤️

[@Trekapedia]

@@targetaudience ty he got me The Wrath of Khan a few weeks before and made sure I got to watch it so we could go see The Undiscovered Country together. We’d watched Parts IV and V together back in 1989 so we were both looking forward to Part VI. He was a really good guy and ty again.

[@wforge]

Yes, I went to see Naked Gun 2 1/2 to watch this trailer. Still deciding whether it was worth the movie ticket price.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@targetaudience I'm glad you enjoyed that. I've probably forgotten all about that trailer. Suffice to say, TNG season 4 does feed nicely into the film, which has a few subtle call outs in return...

[@Rick-c5s]

Your comment had crying right away... I miss my dad too... Thank God we have so many things in our lives like Star Trek to remember our dads and make us feel they are still with us... ❤

[@Asher8328]

I don't mind saying that I get teary eyed seeing that, even after all these years.

[@martinfehringer6408]

The older it gets the more teary eyed we get

[@SophieGreene91]

It must be good you're so sweet! about it. ❤

[@keithbk]

Star Trek VI remains my favorite of ALL the Star Trek movies... can't wait!

[@flotilha935]

I always loved it too

[@theendistheend123]

My favorite as well. By a lot.

[@Vulcanerd]

As much as I love STII, my all time favorite is VI as well!

[@AlexandreMS71]

The best, easy pick.

[@danjam888]

@@keithbk same

[@tinkinc85]

This blew me away the first time I saw it in 1991. And the last two shots are the first and last times we saw Spock and Kirk.

[@Phantassm]

One of the best teasers ever made. "They have been our guides, our protectors...and our friends." So emotional.

[@miller-joel]

The trailer is better that what they have been trying to pass as "star trek" for a few years.

[@jamesknight3070]

@@miller-joel I binged Lower Decks and Prodigy recently and they weren't too bad actually, with LD showing the universe from the perspective of a non-hero ship just doing the grind, with a humerous edge. Prodigy is great, an epilogue for old characters, best watched with kids.

[@hippusmaximus9319]

Narrated by Christopher Plummer.

[@ironaspect6850]

I teared up watching this

[@StevenJShow]

This, and the Terminator 2 teaser are some of my personal favorites. T2, all original footage of Skynet building Terminators.It's great.

[@patsk8872]

For those wondering, looks like ST6 (chronological release order) will be after S5E9.

[@maxshenkwrites]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who went in and figured this out...

[@shannonmullins5097]

Thanks, I was wondering when.

[@astrostar49]

Thanks for reacting to this. Definitely my favorite Star Trek trailer of all time. Christopher Plummer's voice-over was epic.

[@EricTheSaylorman]

I never noticed that was his voice until now.

[@kennethwood4501]

I remember this! My goosebumps reaction was the same as yours both then and now. Outstanding!!! It's my personal favorite! Can't wait.

[@richdurbin6146]

I was at University and a bunch of the Star Trek club got together in a dorm basement and watched all the prior movies before heading off to Cincinnati to see STVI in the theater. Great time.

[@PNolandS]

I am SO hyped for this reaction, been waiting for this one for a while but we're almost there

[@Polymathically]

I was lucky enough to see Star Trek VI in the theaters back in the day. It's a serious contender for my favorite Star Trek movie, and you're going to see why soon enough. This may be the final voyage for TOS, but I'm so glad you've finally made it this far.

[@AzBats0221]

same - I was wanting to go explore space asap after watching

[@Arthezius]

Vi was still very much wanted by the fans. My friend and I drove 45 minutes to watch it in a nicer theater just because we knew it was final one. Good memories of that night.

[@darthmaul13]

I still get goosebumps watching that trailer!!! The hype was real. It was so exciting lining up to see the film with this crew for their last time.

[@anthony1701d]

VI was released one week early, on December 6th of that year.

[@greyinvader]

Sorry, I'm not waiting for you guys. Going to watch it NOW.🖖

[@johnallen4030]

I saw this opening weekend in 91. It was a sad realization that it was going to be the last time I saw my old friends. Its a great send off for this crew

[@randyranderson690]

I saw this in the theater and I was absolutely pumped. I have been dying to see you react to this movie

[@ObriensKayak]

What I loved is that this teaser had 25 years of memories behind it. Very few things can compare.

[@TheOldJedis]

My favorite teaser trailer. It always gave me goosebumps because it's perfect. This video was the first time that I've seen this trailer in decades & yep...goosebumps all over again!

[@kraft75]

Wow what a trailer, and reaction. Thank you both, this brought a few tears to my eyes 🥲❤️🖖🏽 I saw it back then but it seeing it with you guys here was like seeing it for the first time again. I remember revering the original crew up to that point, but seeing the potential that was tng and beyond (ds9…). Thank you for the cosmic journey Alex and Josh, I was always into Star Trek for the optimistic vision of the future, and the undiscovered country was a fruitful experience 🙏🏽❤️😊🖖🏽

[@targetaudience]

WOW! Thank you! We feel that too, it's really something special. Glad you’re along with us for the ride 🖖❤️

[@Rick-c5s]

I remember the cool thing about that trailer was seeing TV footage on a giant screen in the theater! This was long before large flat screen tv's in everyone's home...

[@KenGascoigne]

1:34 I certainly remember hearing this for the first time. I had star trek 1-5 then this one came out & OMG

[@maestro80smusic93]

I remember being home from college and the E! channel was advertising that they were gonna show this teaser exclusively... Threw in a VHS tape and recorded it. At the time, I had a Star Trek themed radio show on campus radio (asked trivia questions, gave away prizes, etc...) I remember copying the audio onto a cartridge and airing it during a show...

[@1978rharris]

I remember this coming out on the videos before the movie came out. The line about being guide, protectors and friends always hits me.

[@danielwarrenguitar]

This teaser was at the beginning of all the Star Trek VHS tapes I bought in the early 90s.

[@paulschuckman6604]

I saw this in the theater with my dad. We had to sit in the very front row and it made the battles even more epic. This is still my favorite Star Trek movie.

[@JamesDatWork]

I remember my local theater actually had employees dressed in the Red movie-era uniforms and the hype was so real that people actually cheered at the end. It helped that they really told us it was the last one.

[@Rah84eem]

One warrior to another I think this is my fav from ost movies.

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

In space all warriors are cold warriors

[@kennethcastelino3033]

Star Trek VI is such a damn good movie. Nicholas Meyer coming back after the disaster that was 5 and giving us one more banger of a movie. It's the perfect sendoff to the TOS crew. Good plot, good acting from Christopher Plummer and David Warner. You're gonna love it.

[@Blazingstoke]

I don't think I ever saw this teaser before. I remember very well seeing the full "here's the basic plot" trailer, though - twice in one day, in fact. It was September 6, 1991, the 25th anniversary of the first broadcast of _Star Trek_ (in Canada, which got it a couple days before the U.S.), and a local movie theater was doing a 12-hour marathon of all five movies plus the trailer for the sixth. I still have my ticket for that event.

[@samlanganke1262]

I saw a movie marathon of all six before Generations came out. The theater was packed with Trekkies from all over my local area here in Austria. It was the first time I realized I was not alone to be so passionate about Trek. Still gives me goosebumps.

[@SBatts-vn1bd]

The TV spots for this movie were just as emotional. Please watch! 😄

[@uileagmacamhairghin5333]

Yes, a real tearjerker of a trailer, and for the fandom at the time, yes, we were thrilled for this AND fully bought in on TNG. The images projected on the Enterprise itself are fantastic - especially considering the last ones. Kirk and Spock from their first episode together on the saucer, Kirk and Spock from ST V on the secondary hull. Did you notice that, guys?

[@CaptainJZH]

I think my favorite part is at the end, showing Kirk and Spock from the second pilot episode, then Kirk and Spock from The Final Frontier, like the perfect book-end

[@artboymoy]

That gave me goose bumps too. It's just gets you jazzed for the coming movie. And having all the images shown on the Enterprise really pushes home how important she was in bringing us our journey.

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

After crying insanely over the Unification vid that hit, this is starting the floodgates. Can't wait for your reaction to drop!!

[@TReynard11]

My fave original Star Trek movie. Glad you're reacting to this!

[@penoyer79]

we were bought in to TNG and we couldnt wait for Star Trek VI.

[@DOSv622]

I remember seeing this teaser in the theater and oh boy was I pumped! I don’t think I even knew another movie with the TOS cast was coming until I saw this. Rumors in the fan community were that Paramount was going to do a TOS prequel which was actually planned but scrapped because the head of the studio wanted one final TOS cast film to celebrate the franchise’s 25 anniversary. This amazing teaser was produced to announce to audiences of this and hype up the fans.

[@raymacdonaldcreations505]

My favorite of all the Star Trek original movies... Been waiting for you guys to watch this...

[@jeffgay4290]

Love that you have not been spoiler'd by trailers. I watched all the ST movies in the theatre as they came out and the plot was always a surprise, as it should be.

[@patrickbollinger774]

I have the box set of I-V on vhs that came out right before VI and this teaser is on all of them.

[@jgw1846]

This is an amazing teaser trailer. How can a trailer tell me absolutely nothing about the movie but still get me excited about it. Pure genius doesn’t begin to describe.

[@mindlessmeat4055]

I remember when this teaser came out. My family was super excited for it. I absolutely love tgis movie.

[@Reepicheep-1]

I went to a Sit Long And Prosper event. ST 1-5 and this teaser in one day, and a 25th anniversary pin.

[@feenix219]

i remember that voice-over so incredibly clearly. i don't know from what or where, but i must have had it taped as a kid....

[@theiran]

I was 13 when this played in theaters. I went to see it with my mom. And then again by myself. And then again with my trekkie friends.

[@SophieGreene91]

So looking forward to seeing this film with you! ❤

[@trayolphia5756]

I thought I’d seen trailers for the film…but I have never seen this before. Nice

[@cortruisse]

Saw this in the theatre when I was 11 with my dorky friends. Still one of the best theatre experiences of my life. I remember waiting for this all 1990-91 and it did not disappoint.

[@derekseven1647]

One of the best teasers ever made

[@SPVFilmsLtd]

ST6 is a helluva sendoff. The fact that its subtitle is literally a Shakespearean phrase (from "Hamlet" and is his term for 'death') tells you the level of class you're in for. Enjoy!

[@greenbrown7776]

I really like how much Star Trek leaned into Shakespeare.

[@hobbz7126]

Maybe I'm a bit biased... it's incredibly artistic and the most masterful teaser made. I remember seeing it in the theater and couldn't wait for the movie to come out.

[@loudoesreviews]

Gives me goosebumps everytime. Man - tempus warpus.

[@Lans32485]

Make sure you guys watch the extended dvd version because the theatrical version cuts out some scenes.

[@matts9525]

They’ve already announced that they’ll be watching the theatrical cut. Maybe someday they’ll check out the director’s cut too as it’s the better version.

[@astrostar49]

Something else. I love how in the final images we see Kirk, and Spock in their first episode of Star Trek together, and up to that point their most recent appearance which was Star Trek V.

[@jokerz7936]

This is such an iconic trailer the Star Trek animated series Lower Decks is airing their 5th and final season now and they used this trailer as their inspiration for their final season trailer.

[@BlameThande]

They put this promo before some of the TNG VHS tapes that came around the same time which I was getting on subscription at the time, due to how long a delay there was for them coming out on terrestrial TV in the UK. I remember it gave me the chills even though I'd already seen Star Trek VI by that point!

[@MJE-riffs]

Wild that they managed to get Christopher Plummer to do the voiceover. I wonder what was in it for him.

[@The-Secret-Door]

Canadians will work for coffee and donuts

[@EvanG529]

yes a very interesting choice

[@kunserndsittizen2655]

Shatner and Plummer were friends.

[@StoptheInsanityofRegressivism]

Curious question. Plummer was in the movie, was friends with Shatner, and liked Star Trek. Besides all that he's an actor. I'm sure he got paid for it and still had whatever other motivations he had for doing it. There are plenty of reasons there for him to do it.

[@helixspiral]

Whoosh​@@StoptheInsanityofRegressivism

[@victorjohnson7512]

In the early eighties, there was an Atari arcade Star Trek video game. Graphics were simple by today's standard. But the theme song kicked in whenever you dropped a quarter and hit start. It brings back memories.

[@keithbrown8490]

The voice you hear on the teaser is actor Christopher Plummer who plays a major role in the movie and knew Shatner way back in the 1950's when they were both up and coming Canadian stage actors !

[@itubeutubewealltube1]

lol..thats not Plummer..lol

[@christopherferrarelli2262]

2:55 You have to remember that movie trailers were starting to get very innovative when hyping a given film; especially in the late 1980’s to early 1990’s. Look up the first teaser trailer for Batman (1989), and then check out the teaser trailer for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) to give you an idea of what I’m saying. BTW, they had to release the film a week early from December 13th to December 6th; 33 years ago today. The reason behind this move was because of two films coming out in mid-December that were poised to be box-office hits: Steven Spielberg’s Hook (1991); with Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman. And Oliver Stone’s JFK (1991); with Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones.

[@alexrobinson8029]

Hopefully you'll be watching the director's cut. Either way I'm looking forward to your reaction.

[@karlsmith2570]

I'm hoping that they react to the Director's Cut of Star Trek VI also

[@matts9525]

They’re not, they’ve already announced they are watching the theatrical cut. Maybe they’ll watch the directors cut later someday, as I agree it’s the better version.

[@JamesDatWork]

Without spoiling anything for THEM, what is the difference? I remember I didn't really like any of the extra ST 2 stuff, but I don't remember a director's cut for ST 6?

[@karlsmith2570]

@JamesDatWork extra scenes that were Either deleted or trimmed down from the original recording of the movie

[@TimelyAbyss]

This was the first Trek movie I saw ever as a new fan just getting on board TNG and was the first time I saw the original crew. I made a point to see it in theaters on opening night and it locked in my fandom for life.

[@MackerelCat]

Stoked for you fellas to see this one! ❤

[@royfugate]

In my town at the time i went to a theater having a special re-release showing of st2 and this played before the showing. Also if you want another trailer that builds up the movie without any scenes i recommend the trailer for Psycho (1960) that is 6:30 of Hitchcock at his finest.

[@davewilliams1157]

I think I remember them showing this at the pre-release Star Trek convention that year. I still have one of the posters!

[@gumbomudderx7503]

My old VHS Star Trek movie tapes all had this teaser on it. I was 12 when it came out in the theaters, and it’s the first Star Trek movie I ever saw in the theater. It also happens to be my favorite of all the movies.

[@rhaedas9085]

They had the advantage of a fandom and nostalgia to pull from. This being the last of the original crew it was the most logical way to do it. No need to advertise the movie plot itself, the fans would show up regardless.

[@hippusmaximus9319]

Actually, ST6 release date was moved up one week to Friday December 6th, 1991. I remember that date.

[@astrostar49]

Will you guys watch the Star Trek 25th anniversary special that was aired at this time in 1991? It's an hour, and a half. It's readily available on KZbin. You get a good vibe of the franchise, and where it was at at the time in 1991 with the final TOS film, and the completion of TNG's 4th season.

[@targetaudience]

Yes

[@astrostar49]

@@targetaudience Oh my goddess thank you thank you!!!! This made my day!!!

[@ammaleslie509]

​@@targetaudiencecool!!!!!

[@jacobdavidlet]

Undiscovered Country is definitely one of the better Star Trek films.

[@Solo_Traveling]

This was the first Star Trek movie that I watched in a theater.

[@brentoutashape9141]

I agree, the best trailers are the ones that get you excited to see a film without giving you the entire story in 5-second cuts. I don't know your thoughts on Stargate (the film), but when that first trailer came out, I said to my friends, "I have no idea what this is, but we have to go and see it."

[@davidbourhenne8540]

Wrath of Khan and VI are my two favorite films from this crew. Please for the love of Spock, watch the extended edition. It'll make more sense. It's only a couple scenes but it changes a lot of the plot. Also, in the theater opening night, when the final credits ran, huge cheers and applause. I do remember it was freezing cold since it was December in Boise Idaho. Only one theater was playing it. That theater is no longer around sadly.

[@lowkee1205]

One of my favorite of the original crew movies. I can't wait to see you reaction!

[@J4ME5_]

So glad the last entry in the TOS movies is worthy. I loved this film. Great trailer.

[@MattRibera-d4e]

this is a fantastic teaser. glad you did a review of it

[@gggooding]

Gonna be a full length watch along on y'alls Patreon, yes? I'd buy that for a dollar!

[@targetaudience]

Yes

[@StarlancerAstro]

Still one of the best films I've seen in the theater, this teaser still gives me goosebumps

[@CrimsonRevenant666]

I still remember the day I got this movie on VHS, I was a kid, learned that I was missing one of the movies, last one of the series and it blew my mind.

[@RubesGoodBrainCoffee]

I was working at a United Artists movie theatre where we had monitors in the lobby playing a laser disc full of trailers endlessly on repeat. I never got sick of seeing this when it came on. The feeling I got was that they were going to correct the errors from Star Trek V, so I was hyped up.

[@sonicsean34]

Super excited for you to watch this film (and all the rest of trek )

[@StevenJShow]

This teaser, and the teaser for Terminator 2 where they show a Terminator being built are some of the best teasers for films out there.

[@Straximus]

I was insanely hyped for ST6, because it was the first one I'd get to see in the theater! I rented the first five on VHS and marathoned them to get ready.

[@dgmelvin]

Start Trek VI has always been my faorite of the movies. I'm excited to see what you think of it.

[@AlexandreMS71]

ST VI is the best ST movie ever.

[@JarodCain]

This was the last TOS film and one of my favorites. I'm looking forward to seeing how you guys feel about the movie that fluxes between Khan for being my favorite ST movie.

[@WyattsWildNature]

see if you can find a copy of The Art of Star Trek, one of my favorite art books. Lots of details from this and the other series around this time period.

[@targetaudience]

We own it, someone sent it to us

[@WyattsWildNature]

@@targetaudience that is awesome, enjoy

[@chrissharkey3085]

This trailer definitely got me psyched. The one closer to the movie release with scenes was very good too. One of if not my favorite theater experience. Place went nuts near the end (no spoilers).

[@DefiantMacho]

I read somewhere at that time that the movie almost didn't get made as they had a hard time obtaining life insurance (or some sort of coverage) for some of the actors.

[@hagbardceline7118]

My favorite TOS movie. And the number one box office movie the week i was born! You're in for a treat.

[@duncandavenport7007]

This teaser was also narrated by a VERY famous actor.

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

Edelweiss 😍

[@g8kpr3000]

can't wait for them to watch this movie. This is my favourite trek movie.

[@cteal2018]

Undiscovered Country is low-key top teir Trek!

[@Skippy2k81]

Can't wait for this reaction! I remember being so hyped for VI! Was a Trekkie kid before it came out but the first Trek movie I was of the age to see it in the theater, guess I was 10 then haha. The full movie trailer is an awesome one as well but I understand, maybe watch it after!!

[@MTLMedia]

Star Trek VI is in my opinion the best movie of them all.

[@ShamrockParticle]

Shivers and goosebumps. Loved that teaser in the theater in 91... 🥲

[@ShamrockParticle]

Loved your reaction to it more 😊❤

[@SMUPony]

Love this teaser. Still watch it every now and then if I'm feeling a bit nostalgic.

[@coulsonintahiti]

This is what Paramount has lost about Star Trek. The heart and soul.

[@williampilling2168]

ST VI ties in with certain events in TNG season 5. So glad you are doing thos in release date order. At some point you will be doing Deep Space Nine and TNG concurrently.

[@SophieGreene91]

Cant wait