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Star Wreck, a series of parody books from the 1990's by Leah Rewolinski. Read them as a teenager and thought they were awesome. Not sure how they've aged, though😆

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“Watching the 80s Chipmunks Go To The Movies episode Star Wreck and if I have to hear Alvin’s TERRIBLE Kirk impression one more time, I’m moving to a new zip code.” 🙉

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Star Wreck: In The Pirkinning (2005)

Film review #318

SYNOPSIS: Captain Pirk is stranded in the 20th Century after his ship was destroyed in his encounter with the Korg and their attempt to change human history. Pirk and his two remaining officers, Dwarf and info, find that human history is not unfolding as they know it, so they must found P-fleet themselves. Looking for new worlds to colonise, they stumble upon a ‘maggot hole’, and on the other end they find a parallel universe, with a space station that won’t let them past without a fight...

THOUGHTS/ANALYSIS: Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning is a 2005 fan-made film that is a parody of the Star Trek series. The film starts off with the ships of P-Fleet amassing around a maggot hole (worm hole), about to venture through. Emperor Pirk of the flagship C.P.P. Potkustartti (translates to Kickstart in English as an obvious parody of Enterprise), and Pirk reminisces about he got into this situation. The first twenty or so minutes tell the story of what happened between the last Star Wreck film and this one, and catches the viewer up with the story. If you’re watching the series for the first time, it’s easy enough to follow if you’re familiar with Star Trek at all, and you can recognise instantly the characters and concepts that are being parodied. Even though it is a parody film, the storytelling is tight, and differentiates itself from its source enough to make it stand out on its own.

Eventually Pirk and his fleet go through the maggot hole and arrive near the space station Babel 13. The film from here becomes a parody of Babylon 5 as well as Star Trek, and the two franchises face off against each other. The characters from each franchise contrast well with each other, as Johnny K. Sherrypie is a professional who likes long-winded speeches, while Pirk just shouts and screams at the incompetent officers around him. I have never watched Babylon 5, but I could get a sense of what the world and characters were like through watching this film, so you don’t have to intimately know the series to enjoy the film. Each character is brimming with personality, and the general level of incompetence from them all produces plenty of funny moments. One of the advantages of fan films such as this is that you know that the creators are very knowledgeable on the source material, and will be able to create caricatures of known characters that are recognisable, but also dial up their eccentricities to over-the-top levels.

The highlight of the film has to be the climax space battle, with ships from Star Trek and Babylon 5 engaged in a massive fight. The combat is well paced, and sustained over a long period of time, and the whole thing feels very authentic as it uses actual models from the series. The level of destruction and detail is great, and is probably more action-packed than any of the Star Trek movies. Apparently it would take hours just to render a single frame of the space battle, so the creators really dedicated themselves to pull this off, and it certainly shows. This is exactly what you would want a Star Trek vs Babylon 5 crossover to look like. The rest of the film is made mostly with a greenscreen, and while it doesn’t have the polish of the space scenes, it creates a good sense of contrast that balances parody with a sense of authenticity.

One of the stranger aspects of this film is how popular it became. It managed to get its own DVD release and was even shown on Finnish TV. It has oddly become one of the most successful Finnish films of all time. Later versions change the ship models to original ones that do not infringe on any copyright, but it doesn’t detract from the film, and its quite fascinating how it has taken on a life of its own from being a parody filmed in front of a greenscreen in a spare room. Overall, Star Wreck is a well thought-out parody that satirises the two series it references, but also makes it a rewarding experience for fans who might wonder what a crossover might look like. Moreover, there’s enough silliness that people who aren’t familiar with the original series would be able to find funny. It’s not a high budget, extravagant production, but it’s a rewarding watch with plenty of laughs and action.