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{{Infobox film
| name           = Star Trek: Insurrection
| image          = Star Trek Insurrection.png
| alt            =
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Jonathan Frakes]]
| screenplay     = [[Michael Piller]]
| story          = {{Plainlist|
* [[Rick Berman]]
* Michael Piller
}}
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Star Trek]]''|[[Gene Roddenberry]]}}
| producer       = Rick Berman
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Patrick Stewart]]
* Jonathan Frakes
* [[Brent Spiner]]
* [[LeVar Burton]]
* [[Michael Dorn]]
* [[Gates McFadden]]
* [[Marina Sirtis]]
* [[F. Murray Abraham]]
* [[Donna Murphy]]
* [[Anthony Zerbe]]
}}<!-- Per poster -->
| cinematography = [[Matthew F. Leonetti]]
| editing        = [[Peter E. Berger]]
| music          = [[Jerry Goldsmith]]
| studio         = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| distributor    = Paramount Pictures
| released       = {{Film date|1998|12|11}}
| runtime        = 103 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 103:01--><ref>{{cite web|title=''STAR TREK - INSURRECTION'' (PG)|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/star-trek-insurrection-3|work=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=December 9, 1998|access-date=May 22, 2013|archive-date=September 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907220105/https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/star-trek-insurrection-3|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $70&nbsp;million<ref name="numbers">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Star-Trek-Insurrection|title=Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) - Financial Information|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-date=September 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907220042/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Star-Trek-Insurrection|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross          = $117.8&nbsp;million<ref name="numbers" />
}}
'''''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)|''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 (NCC-1701-E)|USS ''Enterprise''-E]] rebels against [[Starfleet]] command after they discover a conspiracy with a species known as the Son'a to steal the peaceful [[List of Star Trek races#Ba'ku|Ba'ku's]] planet for its [[Fountain of Youth|rejuvenating properties]].

[[Paramount Pictures]] sought a change of pace after ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'' (1996). [[Michael Piller]] was asked to write the script of the next installment, which was created from story ideas by Piller and producer [[Rick Berman]]. The story's first drafts featured the [[Romulan]]s, and the Son'a and Ba'ku were introduced in its third draft. After [[Ira Steven Behr]] reviewed the script, Piller revised it and added a subplot involving a romantic interest for [[Jean-Luc Picard]]. The film's ending was further revised after test screenings. The special effects depicting outer space were completely computer generated, a first for a ''Star Trek'' film. The Ba'ku village was fully built on location at [[Lake Sherwood, California]], but suffered weather damage. Sets from the ''Star Trek'' television series ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' were reused and redressed.

Upon its release in theaters on December 11, 1998, ''Insurrection'' went on to gross $117.8 million worldwide. Critical responses to the film were mixed; the performance of [[Patrick Stewart]] and the directing of Jonathan Frakes were praised, while many critics compared it to an extended episode of the television series. ''Insurrection'' was nominated for both a [[Saturn Award]] and a [[Hugo Award]], but the only award it received was a [[Youth in Film Award]] for [[Michael Welch (actor)|Michael Welch]].  It was followed by ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'' in 2002.

==Plot==
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Lieutenant Commander [[Data (Star Trek)|Data]], an android, is temporarily transferred to an undercover mission observing the peaceful [[List of Star Trek races#Ba'ku|Ba'ku]] people. He suddenly malfunctions and reveals the presence of the joint [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]]–Son'a task force observing the Ba'ku. Admiral Matthew Dougherty contacts the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|USS ''Enterprise''-E]] to obtain Data's schematics for recovery purposes, but adamantly states the ''Enterprise's'' presence is unneeded. Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] ignores orders and takes the ''Enterprise'' to recover Data. Upon successfully recovering and repairing Data, Picard becomes suspicious when Dougherty insists that the ''Enterprise'' is no longer needed and orders Data's malfunction to be investigated. 

The crew discovers that the Ba'ku are technologically advanced with warp capabilities, but have rejected the use of technology for simpler lives. Due to unique "metaphasic particles" emanating from the planet's rings, the inhabitants are effectively immortal. By contrast, the Federation's allies, the Son'a, are a decrepit race who rely on medical technology to delay death; excessive [[Rhytidectomy|cosmetic surgery]] gives them a mummified appearance. The ''Enterprise'' crew experience the rejuvenation effects of the planet: Lt. Commander [[Geordi La Forge]] can now see without ocular implants, Lt. Commander [[Worf]] experiences puberty symptoms, Commander [[William Riker]] and Counselor [[Deanna Troi]] rekindle their long-abandoned relationship, and Picard develops a romantic relationship with Anij, a Ba'ku woman.

Data and Picard discover a submerged and cloaked Federation ship containing a gigantic [[holodeck]] that recreates the Ba'ku village. Data's malfunction stemmed from a Son'a attack, the result of his accidentally discovering their vessel. Picard confronts Dougherty and learns that top Federation officers colluded with the Son'a to relocate the Ba'ku to another planet deceptively, allowing the particles to be collected massively (poisoning the planet in the process). Dougherty then orders ''Enterprise'' to leave. Picard defiantly retorts that the particles' medical benefits do not justify Dougherty's plans for the Ba'ku and that they violate Starfleet's [[Prime Directive]].

Picard and some crew help the Ba'ku escape abduction while Riker moves the ''Enterprise'' to transmission range to communicate the violation to Starfleet. The Son'a launches robotic probes to locate and capture the fleeing Ba'ku. The Son'a leader, Ahdar Ru'afo, convinces Dougherty to allow two Son'a ships to attack the ''Enterprise'', but ''Enterprise'' escapes. Their plan was exposed, and Ru'afo insisted on immediately harvesting the radiation source. Picard, Anij, and several Ba'ku are transported as prisoners onto the Son'a ship. Dr. [[Beverly Crusher]] discovers that the Son'a and the Ba'ku are the same race. Picard then informs Dougherty that the Son'a are a splinter faction of Ba'ku who abandoned their bucolic existence a century earlier and embraced technology. Their attempt to seize power failed, and the Ba'ku elders exiled them from the planet, denying them the rings' rejuvenating effects. The Son'a developed an artificially imperfect means to extend their lives at the cost of disfigurement and now seek revenge. Ru'afo kills Dougherty after he reneges on their plan and moves to complete the collection.

While Picard is prepared for execution, he convinces the disillusioned Son'a Gallatin to help him stop Ru'afo. Picard masterminds a ruse to transport Ru'afo and his bridge crew to the holoship and disable the harvester. Ru'afo discovers the deception and transports to the harvester ship to manually restart the process. Picard follows and sets the harvester to self-destruct, killing Ru'afo just as the ''Enterprise'' rescues Picard. The remaining Son'a are forgiven and welcomed back by the Ba'ku. Picard arranges a meeting between Gallatin and his Ba'ku mother to thank him for his help. The crew takes a moment to enjoy their rejuvenated selves before returning to their previous mission.

==Cast==
* [[Patrick Stewart]] as Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]]
* [[Jonathan Frakes]] as Commander [[William Riker|William T. Riker]]
* [[Brent Spiner]] as Lieutenant Commander [[Data (Star Trek)|Data]]
* [[LeVar Burton]] as Lieutenant Commander [[Geordi La Forge]]
* [[Michael Dorn]] as Lieutenant Commander [[Worf]]
* [[Gates McFadden]] as Doctor [[Beverly Crusher]]
* [[Marina Sirtis]] as Counselor [[Deanna Troi]]
* [[F. Murray Abraham]] as Ru'afo, the commander of the Son'a.
* [[Donna Murphy]] as Anij, a Ba'ku woman.
* [[Anthony Zerbe]] as Vice Admiral Dougherty.
* [[Gregg Henry]] as Gallatin, a member of the Son'a crew and Ru'afo's second in command.
* [[Daniel Hugh Kelly]] as Sojef, a Ba'ku man.
* [[Michael Welch (actor)|Michael Welch]] as Artim, Sojef's son.
* Mark Deakins as Tournel, a young Ba'ku man.
* [[Stephanie Niznik]] as Ensign Perim.

Patrick Stewart thought that the first ''Next Generation'' film, ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'', was too much like a television episode but thought that his character, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, was redefined as a "movie hero" in ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''.<ref name="reeves278">[[#Reeves-Stevens1998|Reeves-Stevens (1998)]]: p. 278</ref> He was concerned that in the new film the character would return to that seen in the television series. Michael Piller said that in order to be a hero, Picard "should be acting out of a moral and ethical mindset, and stand for principles that are important to [humanity]".<ref name="reeves278"/> Stewart was later pleased with the film's romantic sub-plot, calling it "charming" and saying that he was "feeling very good about it."<ref name=picardknight>{{cite news|last=Boyar|first=Jay|title=Patick Stewart's Capt. Picard gets a love life in 'Star Trek: Insurrection'|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-53341131.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=Knight Ridder/Tribune News|date=December 3, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316201834/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-53341131.html|archive-date=March 16, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> He thought that the film had a lighter tone than previous films, saying, "It shows our crew having a little more fun than we normally see them doing".<ref name=picardknight/> Stewart was disappointed that a scene in which Picard and Anij kiss was cut from the final version of the film,<ref>{{cite news|title=Patrick Stewart's view|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60223697.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=The Daily Mirror|date=January 1, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120042442/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60223697.html|archive-date=November 20, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> saying that "It was a studio decision, but still somewhat inexplicable to me as I feel the audience were waiting for some kind of romantic culmination to the relationship, which did happen and was extremely pleasant."<ref name=brumnotasweknow>{{cite news|title=It's Star Trek Jim... but not as we know it!|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17573985.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=Birmingham Evening Mail|date=January 2, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326170026/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17573985.html|archive-date=March 26, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Stewart received a producer's credit on the film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Star kisses goodbye to a cling-on|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60940104.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=Daily Record|date=December 16, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120045748/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60940104.html|archive-date=November 20, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref>

[[image:Jonathan Frakes cropped1.jpg|thumb|''Star Trek: Insurrection'' is the second ''Star Trek'' film to be directed by Jonathan Frakes.<ref name=frakesdirecting/>]]

Jonathan Frakes appeared as Commander William Riker, and as with ''First Contact'' he directed the project.<ref name=frakesdirecting>{{cite news|date=July 19, 2002|last1=Dunkley|first1=Cathy|last2=Harris|first2=Diana |title=Frakes set to direct 'Thunderbirds' kidpic|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-90038519.html|newspaper=[[Daily Variety]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313055548/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-90038519.html|archive-date=2016-03-13}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= July 19, 2002 |last1= Dunkley |first1= Cathy |last2= Harris |first2= Diana |title= Frakes set to direct 'Thunderbirds' kidpic |url= https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/helmer-frakes-treks-to-thunderbirds-kidpic-1117869913/ |newspaper= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date= January 6, 2019 |archive-date= August 7, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200807092818/https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/helmer-frakes-treks-to-thunderbirds-kidpic-1117869913/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Brent Spiner starred as Lieutenant Commander Data, asking for the character to be killed in ''Insurrection'' out of concern for aging out of the role. His copy of the script came with a note from the production team saying, "Sorry, kill you later".<ref>{{cite news|title=Brent Spiner's view of Star Trek: Insurrection|newspaper=The Daily Mirror|date=January 8, 1999}}</ref> The underwater scene required Spiner to wear extra makeup to make it waterproof.<ref name=brumnotasweknow/> LeVar Burton reprised his role of Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge; a month before the release of ''Insurrection'' he appeared in the role in a guest appearance in the ''Star Trek: Voyager'' episode "[[Timeless (Star Trek: Voyager)|Timeless]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Eramo|first=Steve|title=To Boldly Go – LeVar Burton Talks Star Trek: The Next Generation|url=http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/television/to-boldly-go-levar-burton-talks-star-trek-the-next-generation/|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=The Morton Report|date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=May 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526095700/http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/television/to-boldly-go-levar-burton-talks-star-trek-the-next-generation/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Michael Dorn returned as Lieutenant Commander Worf, having portrayed him in ''Deep Space Nine'' since 1995.<ref name=newpitts>{{cite news|title=Burton, Dorn co-star in top rated 'Star Trek' film|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-480946371.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=New Pittsburgh Courier|date=December 19, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410001844/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-480946371.html|archive-date=April 10, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Reprising her role as Doctor [[Beverly Crusher]], [[Gates McFadden]] said that "Shooting ''Star Trek'' and getting paid to do it is great. But what's actually changed my life the most is traveling around and&nbsp;...&nbsp;being a tiny little part of this huge mythology that has changed people's lives, in many ways for the better."<ref>{{cite news|last=Groves|first=Bob|title='Star Trek' Fans Beaming|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22445265.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=The Record|date=November 29, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409181824/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22445265.html|archive-date=April 9, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Marina Sirtis appeared once more as Counselor Deanna Troi. She was positive about the film, saying "we've been involved with this for eleven years, we've done 179 episodes, three movies, and there are still surprises. There are more layers in this movie, it's not as black and white. It goes back to a lot of what Gene Roddenberry felt about ''Star Trek''&nbsp;— I think he's going to be very happy up there when he sees this movie."<ref name=prodnotes />

Before the casting process, no actors had been considered for the roles of the Son'a leader, the Ba'ku woman, and the Starfleet admiral.<ref name="reeves283">[[#Reeves-Stevens1998|Reeves-Stevens (1998)]]: p. 283</ref> The Son'a leader, Ahdar Ru'afo, was portrayed by F. Murray Abraham, who won an [[Academy Award]] for his performance in ''[[Amadeus (film)|Amadeus]]''.<ref name="nemecek337">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 337</ref><ref name="reeves284"/> Abraham was given the role without an audition.<ref name="reeves284"/> Abraham said of the franchise, "I was around when the series was first introduced to television and it was a hoot".<ref name=brumnotasweknow/> He praised his make-up and prosthetics, saying "The idea that you can be somebody else behind the mask is an extraordinary feeling&nbsp;— it's very primitive and mysterious. A gap opens somewhere in the brain and it encourages wildness. It had me chewing at the scenery".<ref name=brumnotasweknow/> He was particularly pleased to be working with Patrick Stewart.<ref name=prodnotes/>

Donna Murphy played the Ba'ku woman Anij, who is Picard's love interest. Eighty actresses auditioned for the role,<ref name="nemecek336">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 336</ref> which was awarded to Murphy who had previously won two [[Tony Award]]s for her roles in the Broadway musicals ''[[Passion (musical)|Passion]]'' and ''[[The King and I]]''.<ref name="nemecek337"/><ref name="reeves284">[[#Reeves-Stevens1998|Reeves-Stevens (1998)]]: p. 284</ref> Murphy was such a favorite of Frakes and the producers that after auditioning, only a small number of other actresses were seen.<ref name="reeves284"/> She said of the role, "I feel a great honor and responsibility to be a part of this film, because I know that the ''Star Trek'' audience has such a devotion to and affection for these richly drawn characters."<ref name=prodnotes>{{cite web|title=Star Trek: Insurrection Production Notes |url=http://insurrection.startrek.com/html/main.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990221110921/http://insurrection.startrek.com/html/main.html |publisher=Star Trek.com |archive-date=February 21, 1999 |access-date=March 22, 2013}}</ref>

[[image:Shimerman and Grodénchik by Beth Madison, 1.jpg|thumb|right|Filmed scenes featuring Armin Shimerman and Max Grodénchik were cut from the final release of the film.<ref name="nemecek343"/>]]

[[Anthony Zerbe]] originally auditioned for the role of Ru'afo,<ref name="nemecek337"/> and was considered to be the best choice for it.<ref name="reeves284"/> However, the production team decided instead to cast him in the role of Admiral Matthew Dougherty.<ref name="nemecek337"/> During Zerbe's audition, instead of reading the lines provided, he recited ''[[Dante's Inferno]]'' before seamlessly moving into the script. Frakes and the producers unanimously decided to award him the part of Dougherty.<ref name="reeves285">[[#Reeves-Stevens1998|Reeves-Stevens (1998)]]: p. 285</ref> In the film's smaller roles, [[Stephanie Niznik]] played Ensign Kell Perim and [[Daniel Hugh Kelly]] appeared as Sojef. Gregg Henry appeared as Gallatin, and 10-year-old [[Michael Welch (actor)|Michael Welch]] played the Ba'ku child Artim.<ref name="nemecek338">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 338</ref> [[Michael Horton (actor)|Michael Horton]] returned as the tactical officer he portrayed in ''First Contact''; his character was called [[List_of_characters_in_Star_Trek:_Enterprise#Daniels|Lieutenant Daniels]] in this film.<ref name="nemecek322">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 322</ref> [[Rage Against the Machine]] and [[Audioslave]] guitarist [[Tom Morello]] played a Son'a warrior.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rage's Tom Morello To Turn Up in New "Star Trek" Film|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1433573/rages-tom-morello-turn-up-new-star-trek-film.jhtml|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=MTV News|date=December 9, 1998|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118043016/http://www.mtv.com/news/1433573/rages-tom-morello-to-turn-up-in-new-star-trek-film/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Morello's make-up regime began at 5&nbsp;am, at which time he said he would normally "be crawling back into my coffin".<ref name=brumnotasweknow/>

Several of the film's actors had previously appeared in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. [[Bruce French (actor)|Bruce French]], who portrayed Son'a Officer Number 1, appeared as Sabin Genestra in ''The Next Generation'' episode "[[The Drumhead]]" and as the Ocampa doctor in the ''Voyager'' [[Caretaker (Star Trek: Voyager)|pilot episode]]. Son'a Officer Number 3 was played by [[Joseph Ruskin]], who appeared in four episodes across the ''Star Trek'' franchise: ''The Original Series'' episode "[[The Gamesters of Triskelion]]",<ref name="nemecek342"/> and the ''Deep Space Nine'' episodes "[[Improbable Cause]]" and "[[Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places]]" and the ''Voyager'' episode "[[Gravity (Star Trek: Voyager)|Gravity]]".<ref name="nemecek343">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 343</ref> [[McKenzie Westmore]], daughter of make-up supervisor [[Michael Westmore]], played a Ba'ku woman.<ref name="nemecek338"/> She previously appeared as a child in ''The Next Generation'' [[Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1|season one]] episode "[[When the Bough Breaks (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|When the Bough Breaks]]" and as Ensign Jenkins in the ''Voyager'' episode "[[Warhead (Star Trek: Voyager)|Warhead]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Westmore, McKenzie|url=http://www.startrek.com/database_article/westmore-2|publisher=Star Trek.com|access-date=March 22, 2013|archive-date=December 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229120716/http://www.startrek.com/database_article/westmore-2|url-status=live}}</ref> Scenes cut from the film would have featured two of the actors who played [[Ferengi]] on ''Deep Space Nine'': [[Max Grodénchik]], more familiar as [[Rom (Star Trek)|Rom]], was to have appeared as a Trill in the library scene. [[Armin Shimerman]] filmed a scene in his role as [[Quark (Star Trek)|Quark]], in which he tries to set up [[timeshare]]s on the Ba'ku planet at the end of the film.<ref name="nemecek343"/>

==Production==
===Development and writing===
Following the success of ''First Contact'', Paramount Pictures wanted a change in pace to give the follow-up film a lighter tone.<ref name="nemecek334"/> Because ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'' is light in tone, yet was the most successful of all the ''Star Trek'' films at the box office as of then, Paramount reasoned that this success could be repeated with the new film.<ref name="piller11">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 11</ref> [[Michael Piller]] was asked to write the script, and accepted the position.<ref name="nemecek334"/> Piller wished to escape the [[development hell]] his other projects were stuck in.<ref name="piller7">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 7</ref> He wanted to give the crew a feeling of family, with a story featuring overtones of the [[Joseph Conrad]] novel ''[[Heart of Darkness]]''.<ref name="nemecek334">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 334</ref> [[Rick Berman]] wanted to see Picard undertake a rescue mission in a similar manner to the 1937 film, ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film)|The Prisoner of Zenda]]''.<ref name="nemecek334"/> Berman also originated an idea to have Picard kidnapped, and replaced with a surgically modified imposter. Piller was doubtful about Berman's idea, reasoning that the audience would not want to see an entire film in which Picard is not the lead star&nbsp;— the character would look like Patrick Stewart, but would be different.<ref name="piller10">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 10</ref> A further idea from Berman would have seen the return of [[List of Star Trek: The Next Generation characters#Lore|Lore]], last seen in the episode "[[Descent (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Descent]]", in a film which was described as similar in tone to ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''.<ref>{{cite journal|title=ST IX pitches for a slice of Khan's accalaim|journal=[[Dreamwatch]]|date=September 1997|issue=37|page=9}}</ref>

Piller initially thought to write a [[Fountain of Youth]]-type story, later saying: "Everybody's consumed with images of youth. There's commercials, plastic surgery&nbsp;— our culture seems obsessed with youth."<ref name="nemecek334"/> He called the initial treatment "Heart of Lightness".<ref name="piller12">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 12</ref> Piller's first draft treatment for the film was titled ''Star Trek: Stardust'', taken from the 1927 song [[stardust (1927 song)|"Stardust"]] by [[Hoagy Carmichael]]<ref name="nemecek334"/> after hearing [[Nat King Cole]]'s version on the radio.<ref name="piller12"/> The treatment featured Picard resigning from Starfleet after he is sent to retrieve a population and their youth-giving power, and bring them to an alien government, and included a betrayal by Picard's rogue colleague. The draft went through several versions with only the crew's mission and the [[List of Star Trek regions of space#The Briar Patch|Briar Patch]]&nbsp;— named after the area from the [[Br'er Rabbit]] stories&nbsp;— remaining. Berman suggested that Data become the renegade crew-member that Picard must deal with.<ref name="nemecek334"/> The plot was similar to ''The Next Generation'' episode "[[Homeward (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Homeward]]" in that a people were being relocated through use of a holodeck. The use of a duck blind to observe cultures was previously used in the episode "[[Who Watches the Watchers]]".<ref name="nemecek343"/>

In one draft, Picard kills Data early in the film, and the android is later resurrected to help the Captain in the finale. The first two drafts featured the Romulans as the antagonists,<ref name="nemecek334"/> since they had never prominently appeared in a ''Star Trek'' film.<ref name="piller12" /> The second draft was seen by Jonathan Dolgen at the studio; Dolgen was not pleased and Patrick Stewart thought that it would have been only suitable for a television episode.<ref name="piller34">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 34</ref><ref name="piller35">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 35</ref> In the third draft, the Son'a were introduced as the children of the Ba'ku and the alien race that wanted to plunder the planet. That version also included the crew sub-plots, such as the Troi-Riker romance and the regeneration of La Forge's eyes.<ref name="nemecek334"/> Stewart, who was concerned that the film was a step back in scope from ''First Contact'', was consulted on the treatments.<ref name="nemecek335">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 335</ref>

[[image:Ira Steven Behr.jpg|thumb|right|Ira Steven Behr ''(pictured)'' reviewed the first script at Michael Piller's request.<ref name="nemecek335"/>]]
Piller drafted the first version of the script and asked [[Ira Steven Behr]], executive producer of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', to review it. Behr was critical of the script, describing the Son'a as "[[paper tiger]]s".<ref name="nemecek335"/> Piller said that "I knew he was right. There's no question that first draft was trying to tell two stories, and that's one too many for a movie."<ref name="nemecek335"/> Piller re-drafted the script, adding a romantic subplot for Picard in the shape of Anij, a Ba'ku woman. He added gravitas to the Son'a to make them more menacing, and the ending was changed to include a massive Son'a collector ship and a confrontation between Picard and Ru'afo aboard the ship.<ref name="nemecek335"/> A version of the script was subsequently leaked onto the internet.<ref name="nemecek337"/> At the same time, Piller and Berman were exploring titles for the film, including ''[[Prime Directive]]'', ''The Directive'', ''The Resignation'', ''The Enemy Within'', ''Breach of Promise'', ''Dereliction of Duty'' and ''Apostasy'', because, they reasoned, that they could not submit it to the studio under the title of ''Stardust''. They could not settle on a title, so they submitted it as ''Star Trek IX''.<ref name="piller55">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 55</ref>

The studio was pleased with the post-Behr version of the script, which was the first version of the script they saw, having previously only seen pre-script treatments.<ref name="piller57">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 57</ref> In a memo to Piller, it was described as "easily the funniest and sexiest ''Star Trek'' story to date".<ref name="piller57"/> They gave Piller a series of directions, including a request for a resolution to the Troi and Riker romance and for the character of [[Reginald Barclay]] to be replaced with expanded roles either for Beverly Crusher, Worf, or a new character.<ref name="piller58">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 58</ref><ref name="piller59">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 59</ref>

Patrick Stewart sought a change to the script to have the crew defend the Ba'ku village in the manner of the [[Battle of the Alamo]] instead of fleeing into the mountains. Piller could not find a feasible way to include this in the script, and the budget ruled out the creation of Alamo-like structures in the mountains.<ref name="piller72">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 72</ref> Several titles were considered for the film as shooting approached. ''Star Trek: Where Time Stands Still'', ''Star Trek: Forever'' and ''Star Trek: Beyond Paradise'' were all considered but were rejected. Piller's favorite was ''Star Trek: Sacred Honor'', but the studio rejected this, because they were concerned that it sounded too religious. When shooting began, the film was still called ''Star Trek IX''.<ref name="piller87">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 87</ref>

The final version of the script was distributed to the cast, but Patrick Stewart did not receive a copy. Berman was concerned that if anyone had a problem with it, they would call Stewart to complain, and it would appear as though Stewart was being left out because he had criticized the story. LeVar Burton called Stewart to praise the script. Stewart was sent a copy and requested a meeting to discuss changes. Piller feared the worst, but after a twenty-minute meeting with Stewart, who requested several dialogue changes, the script was finalized.<ref name="piller92">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 92</ref> During pre-production, the marketing department wanted to decide a title, preferring ''Star Trek: Revolution''. [[Alan Spencer (writer)|Alan Spencer]], a friend of Piller, suggested ''Insurrection'', which was selected from a choice of ''Insurrection'', ''Rebellion'', ''High Treason'' and ''Act of Treason''.<ref name="piller59" />

After filming was complete, test screenings were held,<ref name="nemecek337"/> and the production team became aware of a problem with the ending.<ref name="piller98">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 98</ref> In the original ending, Ru'afo is ejected into space from the Son'a collector ship and de-ages rapidly as he floats amongst the rings of the planet Ba'ku. Test audience members found this climax underwhelming, and some weren't even sure that Ru'afo had died.<ref name="piller98"/> The revised ending saw the ''Enterprise'' swoop in at the last minute to save Picard while the collector ship explodes with Ru'afo aboard.<ref name="piller102">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 102</ref> The studio liked the new ending but wanted a bigger space battle. The production team agreed providing they could postpone the release to allow enough time for this. Because the studio wanted ''Insurrection'' to be released in time for Christmas, no further revisions were made to the ending.<ref name="piller109">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 109</ref>

Piller would agree to write a book about the making of ''Insurrection'' and the writing process for [[Pocket Books]]. They hired [[Eric A. Stillwell]] as Piller's typist and research assistant (he was also Piller's executive assistant and script coordinator).<ref>{{cite web|title=Recalling "Yesterday's Enterprise" with Eric Stillwell – Part 2|url=http://www.startrek.com/article/recalling-yesterdays-enterprise-with-eric-stillwell-part-2|publisher=Star Trek.com|date=February 18, 2011|access-date=March 22, 2013|archive-date=March 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318040705/http://www.startrek.com/article/recalling-yesterdays-enterprise-with-eric-stillwell-part-2|url-status=live}}</ref> The book, however, went unpublished, and it was alleged that Paramount Pictures suppressed it due to its portrayal of the development process. Following Piller's death in 2005, the book, titled ''Fade In'', was published on the internet for free.<ref name="piller2">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 2</ref>

===Costumes and make-up===
Make-up supervisor Michael Westmore aimed to create a look for the Son'a that was not exaggerated. He consulted several sculptors; [[Dean Jones (designer)|Dean Jones]], who was on the production staff for ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', created the look. The prosthetics for Ru'afo consisted of overlapping layers that were stretched over Abraham's head. Westmore said Abraham's prosthetics was "like a rubber band, F. Murray Abraham could turn his head and the skin would look translucent. It was so thin, and the layers were pulling on each other."<ref name="nemecek336" /> The two other aliens on the Son'a vessels also had specific prosthetic make-up designs created. The Tarlac's look was based on reptilian skin, while the Ellora required only nose and forehead prosthetics.<ref name="nemecek336" />

The film also gave costume designer [[Robert Blackman]] an opportunity to address issues with the Starfleet dress uniforms, which Blackman had changed on several occasions during ''The Next Generation''.<ref name="nemecek336" /> The uniforms appeared for the first time in the episode "[[Lonely Among Us]]", and were based on the 18th century designs for the [[Royal Navy]].<ref name="nemecek39">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 39</ref> For ''Insurrection'', Blackman initially thought of creating a uniform with short jackets in blue, red and gold, which he later said was "not a good idea".<ref name="nemecek336" /> His eventual design minimized the use of division-specific colors. Blackman said, "No matter what, white over black has a formal look to it."<ref name="nemecek336" /> Sanja Milkovic Hayes created the remaining new costumes for the film. She avoided making the Ba'ku look too cute, and used material made from cellulose fiber specifically created for ''Insurrection''. She said it was organic, and was simply cooked and then glued together.<ref name="nemecek336" /> The Son'a costumes were made from layers of crushed velvet and metal strips. The female bodysuits were made of latex; Hayes wanted them to appear "sexy, but not vulgar" and described the outfits as "very conservative".<ref name="nemecek336" />

===Design and visual effects===
''Insurrection'' was the first ''Star Trek'' film with space-based effects produced entirely using [[computer-generated imagery]] (CGI).<ref name="nemecek335" /> While CGI had been used for specific effects since ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''; ''Insurrection'' was the first ''Star Trek'' film to be made without using physical models of spacecraft.<ref name="reeves274" /> Santa Barbara Studios produced the effects, which included CGI starship models.<ref name="nemecek342" /> The texture on the model of the Enterprise-E was created from a series of close-up photographs of the model ''Enterprise'' which had been used in ''First Contact''.<ref name="reeves275">[[#Reeves-Stevens1998|Reeves-Stevens (1998)]]: p. 275</ref> The planet-based effects, such as [[Phaser (Star Trek)|phaser]] fire, [[Transporter (Star Trek)|transporter]] effects and the Son'a drones were created by [[Blue Sky Studios]].<ref name="nemecek342" /><ref name="nemecek335" /> [[Peter Lauritson]] was the co-producer for post-production.<ref name="nemecek335" />

[[Herman Zimmerman]] was the production designer, and had three months to design and construct 55 full sets for the film, eighteen more than used in the previous film in the series.<ref name="nemecek335" /><ref name="reeves265">[[#Reeves-Stevens1998|Reeves-Stevens (1998)]]: p. 265</ref> Zimmerman said that it was "probably the most scenery we've built for a ''Star Trek'' motion picture since the first one, when everything was brand new".<ref name="prodnotes" /> The Ba'ku village was built in full scale on location at Lake Sherwood, California, with architectural designs combining Thai, Balinese and Polynesian styles.<ref name="nemecek335" /> The village included a bakery, a farm with a full irrigation system, a city hall, and a city square which was referred to as the "rotunda".<ref name="reeves265" /> The location shoot lasted for six weeks.<ref name="reeves266">[[#Reeves-Stevens1998|Reeves-Stevens (1998)]]: p. 266</ref> The buildings included sections built with [[styrofoam]], which were cut out using [[computer aided design]] and [[manufacturing|computer-aided manufacturing]] techniques.<ref name="reeves267">[[#Reeves-Stevens1998|Reeves-Stevens (1998)]]: p. 267</ref> These were covered in hardcoat to make them look as though they were made from stone,<ref name="reeves267" /> but they were not made waterproof. The set suffered water damage following record levels of rainfall during the spring of 1998. The foam warped as it dried out in the sun, causing delays in shooting while repairs were made.<ref name="nemecek341">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 341</ref>

[[File:Mount Darwin.jpg|thumb|right|The Sierra Nevada portrayed the mountains of Ba'ku.<ref name="prodnotes" />]]
Sets built for use in ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' were redressed to appear as the ''Enterprise''-E in ''Insurrection''; Captain [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]]'s quarters became Picard's, the ''Voyager'' briefing room became Riker's quarters, and part of the ''Voyager'' engineering set became the ''Enterprise'' library. The interior of the scoutship flown by Data was originally the cockpit of the ''Voyager''{{'}}s [[Shuttlecraft (Star Trek)|shuttlecraft]],<ref name="nemecek341" /> while the interior of the ''Enterprise'' shuttlecraft used the interior set from a ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' [[Runabout (Star Trek)|runabout]].<ref name="nemecek342">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 342</ref> Filming began on March 31, 1998, and concluded on July 2.<ref name="prodnotes" /> According to Frakes, half of the time shooting was spent on location. The scenes in which the ''Enterprise'' crew and the Ba'ku take refuge in the mountains were shot on location above [[Lake Sabrina]] in the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] in locations which could only be reached by helicopter. The location was around {{convert|10000|ft|m}} above sea level, and a medic was on standby with oxygen if the cast or crew required it.<ref name="prodnotes" />

After filming, parts of the interior sets of the So'na ships were added using CGI.<ref name="reeves271">[[#Reeves-Stevens1998|Reeves-Stevens (1998)]]: p. 271</ref> Stage 15 on the Paramount lot was used for the climactic scene between Picard and Ru'afo. Because of the dangers of the four-story scaffolding-like set, the actors were attached by safety cables at all times.<ref name="prodnotes" /><ref name="reeves274">[[#Reeves-Stevens1998|Reeves-Stevens (1998)]]: p. 274</ref> Paramount's B tank, which was used to represent [[San Francisco Bay]] in ''Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'', was used to shoot footage of Picard, Data and Anij at the Ba'ku lake. For a scene in which Data walks along a lake bed, the actor's [[tricorder]] prop was covered with plastic to make it watertight.<ref name="nemecek342" />

===Music===
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The score for ''Insurrection'' was composed by [[Jerry Goldsmith]]; his fourth score for the franchise.<ref name="bond-163">[[#bond|Bond (1998)]]: p. 163</ref> Goldsmith continued using the march and Klingon themes written for ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' in 1979, adding new themes and variations. ''Insurrection'' opens with [[Alexander Courage]]'s ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' fanfare, introducing a six-note motif used in many of the film's action sequences. The Ba'ku are scored with a pastoral theme with repeating harps, string sections and a woodwind solo. The Ba'ku's ability to slow time was accompanied with a variation of this music.<ref name="bond-164">[[#bond|Bond (1998)]]: p. 164</ref>

Goldsmith used quick bursts of brass music to accompany the starship sequences. For scenes in which observers are watching the Ba'ku unseen, Goldsmith used a "spying theme" that resembles his conspiracy theme from ''[[Capricorn One]]''. Composed of a piano, timpani percussion, and brass, the theme builds until it is interrupted by the action theme as Data opens fire. Goldsmith did not write a motif for the Son'a, but scored the action sequence without designating the Son'a as an antagonist, suggesting the film's revelation that the Son'a and Ba'ku are related. The film's climax is scored with the action theme, which is balanced with "sense of wonder" music similar to cues from ''The Motion Picture''.<ref name="bond-164"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Star Trek: Insurrection|url=http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/star_trek9.html|publisher=Film Tracks|date=December 6, 1998|access-date=March 22, 2013|archive-date=May 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501231412/http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/star_trek9.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

One scene in the film shows Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner conducting a duet of "A British Tar" from the [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] comic-opera ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]''.<ref name=brumnotasweknow/> This replaced the original idea of Picard and Data reciting scenes from [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[King Lear]]''.<ref name="piller80">[[#piller1998|Piller (1998)]]: p. 80</ref> Stewart had suggested that they sing "[[Three Little Maids From School Are We]]" from ''[[The Mikado]]'' instead, but the producers described this as "too vulgar".<ref name=brumnotasweknow/> Stewart and Spiner had previously sung together on Spiner's 1991 album ''[[Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back]]''.<ref name=brumnotasweknow/>

In 2013, [[GNP Crescendo Records]] re-released the soundtrack for the film as an expanded collector's edition [GNPD 8082], featuring previously unreleased tracks by Goldsmith plus four bonus tracks.<ref>[[Jerry Goldsmith]] (1998). [http://store.gnpcrescendo.com/new/product_info.php?products_id=231&osCsid=2d68487d12453bdfe6ba473b0a408d31 "Star Trek: Insurrection Expanded Collector's Edition"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007121942/http://store.gnpcrescendo.com/new/product_info.php?products_id=231&osCsid=9593662e260fae9930ead6b4c16cc928 |date=October 7, 2013 }} GNP Crescendo Records. Retrieved August 21, 2013</ref>

==Reception==

===Release===
The world premiere of ''Insurrection'' launched the 1998 [[CineVegas]] film festival.<ref>{{cite news|title=World Premiere of Latest 'Star Trek' Movie Launches Cine-Vegas Film Festival|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23077730.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=The Buffalo News|date=December 13, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307154322/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23077730.html|archive-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> It went on general release in the U.S. and Canada on December 11, 1998. The film grossed $22.4&nbsp;million over the opening weekend; the most of any film during that period.<ref name=openingweekendusa>{{cite news|last=Fleeman|first=Michael|title=Ninth 'Star Trek' movie beams up $22.4&nbsp;million for first place|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-19429658.html|access-date=March 19, 2013|newspaper=Associated Press|date=December 14, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325132926/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-19429658.html|archive-date=March 25, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> It averaged a total of $8,417 per location across 2,620 theaters,<ref name="mojo">{{cite web|title=Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=startrek9.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-date=February 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222231226/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=startrek9.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> but fell short of the opening weekend takings of both ''First Contact'' and ''Generations'', which were $30.7&nbsp;million and $23.1&nbsp;million respectively.<ref name=openingweekendusa/>

''Insurrection'' was the highest-grossing film during the first week of its release in the United States, beating ''[[A Bug's Life]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/12/14/star-trek-squashes-bug-s-life-at-box-office/|title='Star Trek' squashes "Bug's Life' at box office|work=[[The Tampa Bay Times]]|date=December 14, 1998|access-date=February 3, 2022|archive-date=October 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011150552/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/12/14/star-trek-squashes-bug-s-life-at-box-office/|url-status=live}}</ref> and stayed in the top ten for a further three weeks.<ref name="mojo"/> During its first week of release in the UK, it was the highest-grossing film, exceeding the takings of the [[Will Smith]] film ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=UK Top 10 films|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60222248.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=The Daily Mirror|date=January 8, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054652/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60222248.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> ''Insurrection'' enjoyed a two-week spell at the top of the UK box office and eventually earned £7,429,398, roughly the same as ''Generations''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.25thframe.co.uk/detail-page/?rimage=star_trek_insurrection |title=Star Trek: Insurrection |access-date=March 21, 2020 |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024030612/https://www.25thframe.co.uk/detail-page/?rimage=star_trek_insurrection |url-status=live }}</ref> It went on to gross $70,187,658 in the US and $47,612,342 in other countries for a total of $117,800,000 worldwide against a $70 million budget.<ref name="numbers" /> It was the first ''Star Trek'' film to be promoted through the official website, which was called the "Star Trek Continuum" at the time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hartigan|first=Paul|title=Techie Trekkies in Cyberspace|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8517034.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=December 4, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415214506/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8517034.html|archive-date=April 15, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Following the success of the film, Rick Berman said that he wanted to release the next film in the series three years after ''Insurrection''. Referencing [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', he said: "The notion of releasing a science fiction film in the year 2001 is very seductive."<ref name=brumnotasweknow/>

===Critical response===
The critical response to ''Insurrection'' was mixed. Review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gave the film a score of 55% based on 67 reviews, with critic consensus being that, "Although not terrible, the sluggishly paced ''Insurrection'' plays like an extended episode of the TV series."<ref>{{cite web|title=Star Trek – Insurrection (1998)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_trek_insurrection/|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=March 20, 2013|archive-date=February 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226172648/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_trek_insurrection/|url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] the film has a score of 64 out of 100, based on reviews from 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/star-trek-insurrection | title=Star Trek: Insurrection (1998): Reviews | website=[[Metacritic]] | access-date=January 5, 2019 | archive-date=September 30, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930050723/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/star-trek-insurrection | url-status=live }}</ref> Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a grade B+.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ | title= CinemaScore | access-date= January 5, 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180722041238/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ | archive-date= July 22, 2018 | url-status= dead | df= mdy-all }}</ref>

The ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]'' said that the film had the "bare bones of one of those pseudo-philosophical political allegories ''Trek'' has always done so entertainingly. But the movie blows it." It praised the directing of Jonathan Frakes and the computer generated special effects and gave the film two and a half stars overall.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lower Orbit for 9th Trek Film|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83848040.html|access-date=March 19, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|date=December 11, 1998|last=Strauss|first=Bob |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115130652/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83848040.html|archive-date=November 15, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> The ''[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|Daily Herald]]'' also gave the film two and a half stars, describing it as a "slickly made" movie with a plot "scaled down to its TV roots", and criticized the "frivolous" romance between Riker and Troi.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rebel with a Cause|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-68879637|access-date=March 19, 2013|newspaper=Daily Herald|date=December 11, 1998|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118042914/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-68879637/rebel-with-a-cause-picard-and-pals-head-out-to-save|url-status=live}}{{subscription required}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Times]]'' gave the film one and a half stars, saying that it was "consistently flat-footed and slow on the uptake", and that there was "ramshackle confusion during the climactic scenes".<ref>{{cite news|last=Arnold|first=Gary|title='Insurrection': Placid planet, inert enterprise|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-56757088|access-date=March 19, 2013|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=December 11, 1998|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118043033/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-56757088/insurrection-placid-planet-inert-enterprise|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Scottish [[Daily Record (Scotland)|''Daily Record'']] praised F. Murray Abraham and described Anthony Zerbe as "ever-dependable". It said the plot was good, but that it was simply an extended episode of ''The Next Generation'', and gave it a score of six out of ten.<ref>{{cite news|title=Love written in the stars|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60364870|access-date=March 19, 2013|newspaper=Daily Record|date=January 1, 1999|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118043017/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60364870/love-written-in-the-stars-star-trek-insurrection|url-status=live}}{{subscription required}}</ref> The British newspaper ''[[The People (newspaper)|The People]]'' also said it was an extended television episode.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bald truth as the Starship crew go oldly|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60165217.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415121016/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60165217.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 15, 2016|access-date=March 19, 2013|newspaper=The People|date=January 3, 1999}}</ref>

''[[The Independent]]'' said that ''Insurrection'' "never stops being familiarly jolly and antiquated", and called the entire ''Star Trek'' film franchise "old-fashioned".<ref>{{cite news|last=Quirke|first=Antonia|title=Film: Also showing – The Vegetarian's Guide to the Galaxy, Star Trek: Insurrection (PG) The Acid House (18)|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4972051.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411022222/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4972051.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|access-date=March 19, 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=January 3, 1999}} {{subscription required}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' also called the film old-fashioned, but "in the best sense of the word", and said that the film did what the "doctor – make that [[Leonard McCoy|Dr. 'Bones' McCoy]] – ordered".<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Sullivan |first=Michael|title='Insurrection': Resistance Is Futile|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-700664.html|access-date=March 19, 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=December 11, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308214653/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-700664.html|archive-date=March 8, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> British journalist [[Simon Rose (journalist)|Simon Rose]], writing for ''[[The Daily Mirror]]'' was more critical of the film, saying that it failed to break the odd-numbered ''Star Trek'' film curse, and that it was "feeble", "moribund" and "tedious".<ref>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Simon|title=Film: Star Trek: Insurrection: To baldly go there.. again|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60223704|access-date=March 19, 2013|newspaper=The Daily Mirror|date=January 1, 1999|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118042955/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60223704/film-star-trek-insurrection-to-baldly-go-there|url-status=live}}{{subscription required}}</ref> However, [[Josh Spiegel]] writing for ''[[The Buffalo News]]'' said that ''Insurrection'' broke the odd-numbered film rule.<ref>{{cite news|last=Spiegal|first=Josh|title='Insurrection' Breaks an Odd 'Star Trek' Streak|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23080135.html|access-date=March 19, 2013|newspaper=The Buffalo News|date=December 29, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308234206/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23080135.html|archive-date=March 8, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Further criticism came from the ''[[Birmingham Evening Mail]]'', which said that it was "an adult form of entertainment equivalent to ''Teletubbies'' for babies", and that there were "lots of repetition, rubbery faces, gibberish dialogue, characters leaping up and down in funny suits and some very basic effects". The reviewer gave the film two stars for fans, and none for non-fans.<ref>{{cite news|title=Film: This weary old space yawn is a Trek too far|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60345164|access-date=March 19, 2013|newspaper=Birmingham Evening Mail|date=January 1, 1999|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118043029/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60345164/film-this-weary-old-space-yawn-is-a-trek-too-far|url-status=live}}{{subscription required}}</ref> In ''Folklore/Cinema: Popular Film as Vernacular Culture'', the actions of Data and the Ba'ku child Artim in ''Insurrection'' are seen as "a metamorphosis motif where a child becomes computerlike and a computer/android becomes more childlike".<ref>[[#shermankoven|Sherman; Koven (2007)]]: p. 4</ref> Data specifically "is a metaphor for a child who seeks to understand what being human means and then, like the velveteen rabbit, wishes to become. From confronting his father and evil brother to finding his mother, Data also represents the potential within all of us to quest for a fuller humanity".<ref>[[#shermankoven|Sherman; Koven (2007)]]: p. 87</ref>

===Accolades===
The film was nominated for the [[Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film]] at the 25th [[Saturn Awards]]; the prize was shared by ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'' and ''[[Dark City (1998 film)|Dark City]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rice|first=Andrew|title=Sci-Fi Saturnalia in La-La Land|url=https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1999/06/20100|access-date=March 20, 2013|newspaper=Wired|date=September 6, 1999|archive-date=November 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114030036/http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1999/06/20100|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Past Saturn Awards |url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html#scifi |publisher=Saturn Awards |access-date=March 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207072429/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=February 7, 2008 }}</ref> In 1999, it was nominated for the [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation]], which went to ''[[The Truman Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=1999 Hugo Awards |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1999-hugo-awards/ |publisher=The Hugo Awards |access-date=March 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164745/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1999-hugo-awards/ |archive-date=May 7, 2011 }}</ref> It was nominated for Best Family Feature Film: Drama at the [[20th Youth in Film Awards]] and won the individual award for Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor for Michael Welch.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 20th Annual Youth in Film Awards |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm |publisher=Young Artist Awards |access-date=March 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907122639/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm |archive-date=September 7, 2013 }}</ref>

==Home media==
The first home media release of the film was made simultaneously on [[VHS]], [[Laserdisc]] and [[DVD]] on May 11, 1999, in the United States,<ref>{{cite news|title=Stores Going Hog Wilf|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-64098398.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411021848/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-64098398.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=May 8, 1999}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Star Trek: Insurrection Review|url=http://www.ign.com/movies/star-trek-insurrection/dvd-377775|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=[[IGN]]|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118042919/https://www.ign.com/movies/star-trek-insurrection|url-status=live}}</ref> and outside the US on VHS later that year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Top Videos|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60144830.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=The People|date=August 22, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414075959/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60144830.html|archive-date=April 14, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> The film was released on June 5, 2000, in the United Kingdom, and was one of the first titles to be released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment International in Europe and Japan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amazon Advantage Links With Internet Movie Database To Showcase Indie Films|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0A4EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22star+trek+insurrection%22+VHS&pg=PA63|page=63|access-date=March 20, 2013|newspaper=Billboard|date=April 8, 2000|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118042920/https://books.google.com/books?id=0A4EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22star+trek+insurrection%22+VHS&pg=PA63|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Beckley|first=Piers|title=Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/09/04/star_trek_insurrection_1998_review.shtml|access-date=March 20, 2013|newspaper=BBC|date=September 4, 2001|archive-date=May 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522045613/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/09/04/star_trek_insurrection_1998_review.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

A video game which followed up on the events of ''Insurrection'' was released in 2000. Entitled ''[[Star Trek: Hidden Evil]]'', it was set nine months after the events depicted in the film. In its narrative, a Son'a colony has been created on Ba'ku, and an archaeological discovery which shares similarities with ''The Next Generation'' episode "[[The Chase (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Chase]]" is made. The game was developed by [[Presto Studios]] and published by [[Activision]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Samuel|first=Jason|title=Star Trek: Hidden Evil|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-59449819.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=Australian PC World|date=February 1, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414123119/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-59449819.html|archive-date=April 14, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref>

An ''Insurrection'' "Special Collector's Edition" two-disc set was released in 2005 at the same time as three other ''Next Generation'' films and ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''{{'}}s fourth season, marking the first time that every film and episode of the franchise was available on home video.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff|date=December 14, 2005|title=Star Trek burns up|work=[[Herald Sun]]|page=H10}}</ref> The film was presented with the same technical specifications as the previous release and a new [[DTS (sound system)|DTS]] soundtrack, but it shipped without an audio commentary.<ref name="ign-dvdreview2">{{cite web|last=Schorn|first=Peter|date=May 31, 2005|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/31/star-trek-insurrection-special-collectors-edition|title=Star Trek: Insurrection Special Collector's Edition|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=March 20, 2013|archive-date=March 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322094816/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/31/star-trek-insurrection-special-collectors-edition|url-status=live}}</ref> The DVD includes a text track by [[Michael Okuda|Michael]] and [[Denise Okuda]] that provides production trivia and relevant facts about the ''Star Trek'' universe.<ref name="ign-dvdreview2"/><ref>{{cite news| last = Szadkowski | first = Joseph | date=March 7, 2005|title=Star Fox unleashes adorably furry fury|work=[[The Washington Times]]|page=B4}}</ref> The second disc contains six "making-of" videos, including one about the construction of the Ba'ku village and one about Michael Westmore's make-up designs for the film.<ref name="ign-dvdreview2"/>

As part of a collection of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' films, ''Insurrection'' was released on [[Blu-ray]] and DVD on September 22, 2009. The Blu-ray transfer is presented in [[1080p]] high definition enhanced for widescreen television and features 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio in English, French and Spanish. The release also contains "Creating the Illusion" featurettes and new commentary by Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pascale|first=Anthony|date=July 20, 2009|url=http://trekmovie.com/2009/07/20/details-on-star-trek-tng-movie-blu-ray-dvd-tos-season-two-sets-more/|title=Details On Star Trek TNG Movie Blu-Ray & DVD + TOS Season Two Sets + more|publisher=TrekMovie|access-date=March 20, 2013|archive-date=July 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722074150/http://trekmovie.com/2009/07/20/details-on-star-trek-tng-movie-blu-ray-dvd-tos-season-two-sets-more/|url-status=live}}</ref> The four ''Next Generation'' feature films were released on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] on April 4, 2023, in standalone and collected formats.<ref>{{cite web|last=Axon|first=Samuel|date=April 10, 2023|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/for-the-first-time-you-can-now-watch-every-star-trek-movie-in-4k-hdr/|title=For the first time, you can now watch every Star Trek movie in 4K HDR|website=[[Ars Technica]]|access-date=June 27, 2023|archive-date=June 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627175057/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/for-the-first-time-you-can-now-watch-every-star-trek-movie-in-4k-hdr/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Star Trek (film series)|''Star Trek'' film series]]
* [[List of films featuring extraterrestrials]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
* {{cite book|last=Piller|first=Michael|title=Fade In: From Idea to Final Draft, The Writing of Star Trek: Insurrection|url=http://pineapples101.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/fade-in-mid-res.pdf|year=1998|ref=piller1998|access-date=March 22, 2013|archive-date=April 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428232743/https://pineapples101.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/fade-in-mid-res.pdf|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite book|last1=Reeves-Stevens|first1=Judith|last2=Reeves-Stevens|first2=Garfield |title=Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Continuing Mission|year=1998|publisher=Pocket Books|location=New York|edition=2nd|isbn=978-0671025595|ref=Reeves-Stevens1998}}
* {{Cite book|last=Bond|first=Jeff|year=1999|title=The Music of Star Trek|publisher=Lone Eagle Publishing Company|location=Los Angeles|isbn=1-58065-012-0|ref=bond}}
* {{cite book|last=Nemecek|first=Larry|year=2003|title=Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion |publisher=Pocket Books |edition=3rd |isbn=0-7434-5798-6|ref=Nemecek2003}}
* {{cite book|last1=Sherman|first1=Sharon R.|last2=Koven|first2=Mikel J.|title=Folklore / Cinema: Popular Film as Vernacular Culture|year=2007|publisher=Utah State University Press|location=Logan|isbn=9780874216752|url=https://www.questia.com/read/117887335/folklore-cinema-popular-film-as-vernacular-culture|ref=shermankoven|access-date=September 15, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107145448/https://www.questia.com/read/117887335/folklore-cinema-popular-film-as-vernacular-culture|url-status=dead}}{{subscription required}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://startrek.com/database_article/star-trek-insurrection}}
* {{IMDb title|0120844|Star Trek: Insurrection}}
{{Memory Alpha|Star Trek: Insurrection|''Star Trek: Insurrection''}}

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