Rare Film Footage of First STAR TREK Cast Reunion in 1975

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A new video has recently surfaced of some rare film footage from 1975 which gives us our first look at the first public reunion of the entire original Star Trek Cast. Now, I just want to point out that this event took place after the TV show ended and before the movies began. 

The footage was shot at a 1975 Star Trek convention in Chicago. Here is a little background info:

The film below comes from Star Trek Chicago '75, held at the Hilton hotel in Chicago, August 22-24, 1975. 16,000 fans attended the event. The below YouTube video (courtesy of broadbarn.com) was recently transferred from the 8mm film. The short film features the appearances of William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, Walter Koenig, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols (with quite the 70s fro), and Arlene Martel (T'Pring "Amok Time"), all appearing on a recreation of the USS Enterprise bridge. There is no sound, but Rich Portnoy, who shot the film, provides a narration.

Hope you enjoy the video below, and let us know what ya think! If you were actually there do you remember what was being said? 

This event was huge news when it happened. There was a article written up about it in the September 8th 1975 issue of Time magazine. Heres a little clip from that,

Standing Ovation. For the first time at a Trekkies’ convention, all the TV actors were in Chicago to represent such Enterprise stalwarts as Dr. Leonard McCoy, who in one episode contracted an incurable disease and fell in love with the green high priestess of a doomed planetoid; Chief Engineer Scott ("Scotty"), for whom "relaxation is a stack of technical journals"; Lieut. Uhura, the black female communications officer who sings soprano for relaxation; and Ensign Chekov, the Russian pilot. The stars were greeted by standing ovations.

You can read that full Time article Right Here.

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