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Where was Star Trek filmed?

2009 film, directed by J. J. Abrams.

  • Oviatt Library

The story is set in San Francisco, about 327 miles (526 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Starfleet Academy; Riverside; Vulcan; San Francisco
Filmed in
Oviatt Library
Distance
About 327 miles (526 km) between San Francisco and the nearest filming location.
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About Star Trek

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Released
2009
Director
J. J. Abrams
Cast
Zachary QuintoChris PineSimon PeggBen CrossJohn ChoAnton YelchinJimmy BennettLeonard NimoyJacob KoganZoe Saldaña
Genre
ActionScience FictionAdventureDrama
Based on
Star Trek: The Original Series
Awards
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling; Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast; Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture; Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Score and 2 more

In 2233, the Federation starship USS Kelvin investigates a "lightning storm" in space.

Twenty-two years later on the planet Vulcan, a young Spock is admitted to the Vulcan Science Academy.

The disciplinary hearing is interrupted by a distress signal from Vulcan.

Famous lines from Star Trek

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Aye, Captain.Kirk
  • I of all people?Kirk
  • Sir, we can't just.George Samuel Kirk
  • Please, enlighten me.Kirk
  • I may throw up on you.McCoy

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