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For the Love of Spock

An examination of the enduring appeal of Leonard Nimoy and his portrayal of Spock in Star Trek: The Original Series (1966).

Director

Adam Nimoy

Year

Genre

documentary, biography

Box Office

$80,141

Production

455 Films

Awards

2 wins

Homepage

http://fortheloveofspock.com/

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Jeffrey Katzenberg

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Aaron Bay Schuck

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Elizabeth Driscoll

Matt Dillon

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Benjamin Sisko

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Jadzia Dax

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Leonard Hofstadter

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Steve Guttenberg

Dr. Phillip Boyce

Captain Christopher Pike

Leila Kalomi

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Anna Dunlop

Dr. McCoy

DeForest Kelley

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Commander Kruge

Christopher Lloyd

Lt. William Rice

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Ricardo Montalban

Brian Dunlop

Raj Koothrappali

Leo Cutter

Las Vegas Conventiongoer

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Gene Roddenberry

Amanda Grayson

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Matthew Bennell

Donald Sutherland

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Kirk R. Thatcher

Commodore Decker

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That I was going
to study drama
at the Pasadena Playhouse - For the Love of Spock

That I was going to study drama at the Pasadena Playhouse

They tried to dissuade me
by refusing to give me
the tuition, saying, - For the Love of Spock

They tried to dissuade me by refusing to give me the tuition...

Hoped he would work
into another profession
of some kind. - For the Love of Spock

Hoped he would work into another profession of some kind.

Being stubborn, - For the Love of Spock

Being stubborn,

I bought a train ticket,
and I headed west to California. - For the Love of Spock

I bought a train ticket, and I headed west to California.

So I'm walking down
the streets of Pasadena - For the Love of Spock

So I'm walking down the streets of Pasadena

I'm wearing a wool suit,
a hand-painted tie,
and suede shoes. - For the Love of Spock

I'm wearing a wool suit, a hand-painted tie, and suede ...

I must have looked like
somebody that just arrived - For the Love of Spock

I must have looked like somebody that just arrived

My mom was an aspiring actress, - For the Love of Spock

My mom was an aspiring actress,

Then my parents came back
to Los Angeles, - For the Love of Spock

Then my parents came back to Los Angeles,

My mother told me that
when my sister Julie
and I were young, - For the Love of Spock

My mother told me that when my sister Julie and I were young...

* Now and then
when we fall in place * - For the Love of Spock

* Now and then when we fall in place *

It was like sort of
a fad in the '60s, - For the Love of Spock

It was like sort of a fad in the '60s,

He had vending machines
at one point, - For the Love of Spock

He had vending machines at one point,

He worked at Wil Wright's
Ice Cream Parlor. - For the Love of Spock

He worked at Wil Wright's Ice Cream Parlor.

And even when Dad was at home, - For the Love of Spock

And even when Dad was at home,

Like build that massive
brick wall in our backyard. - For the Love of Spock

Like build that massive brick wall in our backyard.

He was trying so hard
to get this career going, - For the Love of Spock

He was trying so hard to get this career going,

One of my idols was Lon Chaney, - For the Love of Spock

One of my idols was Lon Chaney,

I go to the makeup department
or the wardrobe department, - For the Love of Spock

I go to the makeup department or the wardrobe department,

Next time you wanna look at me,
line forms to the right.
Two bits admission. - For the Love of Spock

Next time you wanna look at me, line forms to the right. Two...

If they see water in the desert
where there is no water, - For the Love of Spock

If they see water in the desert where there is no water,

Just having any of those
coins in your possession - For the Love of Spock

Just having any of those coins in your possession

He was a fine man.
Hasn't had a decent
break in 20 years. - For the Love of Spock

He was a fine man. Hasn't had a decent break in 20 year...

I did this job in an episode
of "The Lieutenant" series. - For the Love of Spock

I did this job in an episode of "The Lieutenant" s...

A few weeks
after I finished the job,
my agent called me and said, - For the Love of Spock

A few weeks after I finished the job, my agent called me and...

You hear that kind of thing,
and you're a long way
from getting a job. - For the Love of Spock

You hear that kind of thing, and you're a long way from...

And I thought to myself, - For the Love of Spock

And I thought to myself,

And with those cheekbones,
some sort of a pointed ear
might go well." - For the Love of Spock

And with those cheekbones, some sort of a pointed ear might ...

So I went to this meeting
expecting to be auditioned, - For the Love of Spock

So I went to this meeting expecting to be auditioned,

He was very congenial
and said, "Let's take a walk." - For the Love of Spock

He was very congenial and said, "Let's take a walk...

He showed me the plans
of the sets that were
being built, - For the Love of Spock

He showed me the plans of the sets that were being built,

Showed me
some of the props
that were being made. - For the Love of Spock

Showed me some of the props that were being made.

"Here's some sketches
of the clothes." - For the Love of Spock

"Here's some sketches of the clothes."

If I keep my mouth shut,
I might have a job here,"
you know? - For the Love of Spock

If I keep my mouth shut, I might have a job here," you ...

Prior to "Star Trek,"
I never had a job that
lasted longer than two weeks - For the Love of Spock

Prior to "Star Trek," I never had a job that laste...

I had this jagged haircut
and bushy eyebrows, - For the Love of Spock

I had this jagged haircut and bushy eyebrows,

The studio had contracted
with a company - For the Love of Spock

The studio had contracted with a company

Not film special effects, - For the Love of Spock

Not film special effects,

And included
in the contract
was the ears. - For the Love of Spock

And included in the contract was the ears.

Now, they were very good
at creating creatures, - For the Love of Spock

Now, they were very good at creating creatures,

But they were not
really specialists - For the Love of Spock

But they were not really specialists

We came right down within
about three or four days
of shooting the series, - For the Love of Spock

We came right down within about three or four days of shooti...

And he said, "You try it,
and let's work it out.
Let's solve the problem." - For the Love of Spock

And he said, "You try it, and let's work it out. L...

And a couple of days
before we started shooting, - For the Love of Spock

And a couple of days before we started shooting,

And they were ready,
and they were perfect,
and that solved the problem. - For the Love of Spock

And they were ready, and they were perfect, and that solved ...

Freddie Phillips always said - For the Love of Spock

Freddie Phillips always said

Definitely something out there,
Captain, headed this way. - For the Love of Spock

Definitely something out there, Captain, headed this way.

Our tests indicate
the planet's surface - For the Love of Spock

Our tests indicate the planet's surface

The network found
the first pilot
too "cerebral," they said. - For the Love of Spock

The network found the first pilot too "cerebral," ...

And unusual in that
they decided to try
a second pilot. - For the Love of Spock

And unusual in that they decided to try a second pilot.

NBC told Gene to fire - For the Love of Spock

NBC told Gene to fire

Well, Gene felt very strongly
that the bulk of the character
that I was to portray, - For the Love of Spock

Well, Gene felt very strongly that the bulk of the character...

The original pilot even
had a different captain, - For the Love of Spock

The original pilot even had a different captain,

The only actor that stayed over - For the Love of Spock

The only actor that stayed over

I opened up my mail,
and here was a,
here was a pamphlet - For the Love of Spock

I opened up my mail, and here was a, here was a pamphlet

And it was a pamphlet
about "Star Trek," - For the Love of Spock

And it was a pamphlet about "Star Trek,"

Something struck me as strange. - For the Love of Spock

Something struck me as strange.

And the closer I looked,
the more I realized that - For the Love of Spock

And the closer I looked, the more I realized that

The network said, - For the Love of Spock

The network said,

Is there anyone on this ship - For the Love of Spock

Is there anyone on this ship

I am not aware of anyone
who fits that description,
Captain. - For the Love of Spock

I am not aware of anyone who fits that description, Captain.

In my opinion, we'd be lucky
if we can repair this ship
and get away in time. - For the Love of Spock

In my opinion, we'd be lucky if we can repair this ship...

One of the reasons for the shift - For the Love of Spock

One of the reasons for the shift

And one says to the other,
"What are you going
to play in this scene?" - For the Love of Spock

And one says to the other, "What are you going to play ...

And when you came on-board
with your energy, - For the Love of Spock

And when you came on-board with your energy,

Has it occurred to you
that there's a certain...
inefficiency - For the Love of Spock

Has it occurred to you that there's a certain... ineffi...

Leonard bouncing off of me
could now dramatically
be internal - For the Love of Spock

Leonard bouncing off of me could now dramatically be interna...

I prefer the concrete,
the graspable, the provable. - For the Love of Spock

I prefer the concrete, the graspable, the provable.

You'd make a splendid computer,
Mr. Spock. - For the Love of Spock

You'd make a splendid computer, Mr. Spock.

You know, I don't know
if I had played Kirk - For the Love of Spock

You know, I don't know if I had played Kirk

I don't know that I would
have thought of that, - For the Love of Spock

I don't know that I would have thought of that,

"I can play with him." - For the Love of Spock

"I can play with him."

Terrible having
bad blood like that. - For the Love of Spock

Terrible having bad blood like that.

Those two characters
are the yin and yang. - For the Love of Spock

Those two characters are the yin and yang.

They are that in front
of the camera, - For the Love of Spock

They are that in front of the camera,

Doctor, are you speaking
scientifically or emotionally? - For the Love of Spock

Doctor, are you speaking scientifically or emotionally?

I thought the character
McCoy played by D. Kelley - For the Love of Spock

I thought the character McCoy played by D. Kelley

Certainly a brilliant doctor, - For the Love of Spock

Certainly a brilliant doctor,

I for one could use a good
non-reconstituted meal. - For the Love of Spock

I for one could use a good non-reconstituted meal.

It's actually
an interesting sort
of triumvirate - For the Love of Spock

It's actually an interesting sort of triumvirate

And for Kirk, Spock is his... - For the Love of Spock

And for Kirk, Spock is his...

Spock is his intelligence,
and his logic, and his sense, - For the Love of Spock

Spock is his intelligence, and his logic, and his sense,

The banter between McCoy
and Spock was, you know, - For the Love of Spock

The banter between McCoy and Spock was, you know,

I don't know too much about
these little Tribbles yet, - For the Love of Spock

I don't know too much about these little Tribbles yet,

Doctor, they do indeed have
one redeeming characteristic. - For the Love of Spock

Doctor, they do indeed have one redeeming characteristic.

When you have the kind of
cynical wit of McCoy, - For the Love of Spock

When you have the kind of cynical wit of McCoy,

The following
program is brought to you
in living color on NBC. - For the Love of Spock

The following program is brought to you in living color on N...

That first night of the premiere - For the Love of Spock

That first night of the premiere

Why don't you tell me
I'm an attractive young lady - For the Love of Spock

Why don't you tell me I'm an attractive young lady

For the Love of Spock poster

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An examination of the enduring appeal of Leonard Nimoy and his portrayal of Spock in Star Trek: The Original Series (1966).

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Adam Nimoy

Writer: N/A

Production: 455 Films

Genre: documentary, biography

Year: 2016

MetaScore: 74/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: $80,141

Released: 09 Sep 2016

Awards: 2 wins

Homepage: http://fortheloveofspock.com/

Also watch: Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words, The Silent Revolution, Tõrksa taltsutus, Tower, Back in Time, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week The Touring Years, One Night in Miami, It Happened One Night, Amy, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Storks, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Ghostbusters II