The best George Takei’s documentary movies

George Takei

George Takei

20/04/1937 (87 años)
Today we present the best George Takei’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best George Takei’s movies.
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For the Love of Spock

For the Love of Spock
7.6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 09/09/2016
  • Character: Himself
The life of Star Trek's Mr. Spock — as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played Mr. Spock for almost fifty years —written and directed by his son, Adam.

These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows
7.6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 22/01/2011
  • Character: Self
Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.

Trekkies

Trekkies
6.9/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 18/10/1997
  • Character: Himself
A hilarious look at the universe's most fervent fans.

To Be Takei

To Be Takei
6.9/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 22/08/2014
  • Character: Himself
Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband, Brad, on a wacky and profound trek for life, liberty, and love.

Tab Hunter Confidential

Tab Hunter Confidential
7.6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 15/03/2015
  • Character: Himself
In the 1950s, Tab Hunter was number one at the box office and number one on the music charts and was Hollywood’s most sought-after young star. Natalie Wood, Debbie Reynolds and Sophia Loren were just a few of the actresses he was romantically linked to. He was America’s Boy Next Door and nothing, it seemed, could damage Tab Hunter’s career. Nothing, that is, except for the fact that Tab Hunter was secretly gay. Now, the secret is out.

Do I Sound Gay?

Do I Sound Gay?
6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 10/07/2015
  • Character: Himself
What makes a voice “gay”? A breakup with his boyfriend sets journalist David Thorpe on a quest to unravel a linguistic mystery.

The Curse of the Dragon

The Curse of the Dragon
6.9/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 30/06/1993
  • Character: Narrator (voice)
A 1993 documentary film about Bruce Lee. The film includes interviews from some of his fellow students and opponents who worked alongside him in his movies.

40 Years of Star Trek

40 Years of Star Trek
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/01/2006
  • Character: Himself
The Space Channel celebrates the 40th anniversary of the original STAR TREK. Produced by Mark Askwith, hosted by Jonathan Llyr and featuring interviews with George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, William Shatner, Peter David, Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda, F. Murray Abraham, Lawrence Montaigne, Leonard Nimoy, Garrett Wang, France Nuyen, Michael Reeve, George Clayton Johnson, Denise Crosby, Marc Scott Zicree, Garfield Reeves-Stevens, D.C. Fontana, Scott Bakula, Jolene Blalock, DeForest Kelley, LeVar Burton, Dr. Mae Jemison, Rob Salem, Walter Koenig, J.G. Hertzler, Dean Devlin, Harlan Ellison, Richard Arnold, Jeffrey Combs, Rick Berman, Bjo Trimble, Jim Lee, Alice Cooper, and Robert Picardo.

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
5.9/10
In 1973, martial arts great Bruce Lee died, his final film, Game of Death, left unfinished. With the public hungry for more Lee, movie execs decide to find a replacement. This outrageous satire looks at the entire process, from the oddball candidates to the greed and racial motivations that drive the final decision. There's big business in the movies, and Finishing the Game skewers it with an eye for '70s detail.

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address
In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous speech, separating fact from fiction along the way. Lincoln's greater journey to Gettysburg is chronicled, from his early anti-slavery sentiments as a poor farmer's son to his rousing orations as one of America's greatest leaders.

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
7.1/10
This documentary is hosted by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and they take us through the history of Trek. We also get to see bloopers from the original series and the current space program and how progression has been in reality, hosted by LeVar Burton.

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
7.6/10
Fifty years after the original Star Trek first arrived on television, is there anything about Gene Roddenberry's space opera that hasn't been uncovered? Plenty! On December 13, 2016 fans can experience Star Trek: The Original Series - The Roddenberry Vault, a newly produced multi-part documentary featuring footage from the cutting room floor, long preserved in film canisters by the Roddenberry Estate. The origins of the classic series are explored with new interviews featuring cast and production personnel combined with newly-found deleted scenes, alternate angles, outtakes, behind the scenes moments, and original visual effects elements to tell the definitive story on the making and enduring legacy of Gene Roddenberry's creation.

The Soul of America

The Soul of America
7.3/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 22/10/2020
  • Character: Self
Writer, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer John Meacham offers his timely and invaluable insights into the country’s current political and historical moment by examining its past. Based on his 2018 bestseller of the same name.

How William Shatner Changed The World

How William Shatner Changed The World
7.3/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 13/11/2005
  • Character: Himself
William Shatner presents a light-hearted look at how the "Star Trek" TV series have influenced and inspired today's technologies, including: cell phones, medical imaging, computers and software, SETI, MP3 players and iPods, virtual reality, and spaceship propulsion.

Backyard Blockbusters

Backyard Blockbusters
6.8/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 31/08/2012
  • Character: Sulu (archive footage)
For years, people have been making home movies, many times using pop culture properties that they may not own, but love. In recent years, these types of projects have come to be known as "fanfilms". Backyard Blockbusters looks at the history and influence of the fanfilm genre, as well as the copyright and fair use problems these films create, featuring highlights from and interviews with the creators of many popular films.

Woman in Motion

Woman in Motion
8.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 02/02/2021
  • Character: Self
Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first African American, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation To The Next

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation To The Next
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 03/10/1988
  • Character: Himself
This special is hosted by Patrick Stewart and traced the history of Star Trek from its inception with "The Cage" through to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It also showed brief previews of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and TNG's second season. Also it was principally a container for the premiere of a full color print of "The Cage" which had, according to the special, recently been recovered from Paramount's studio archives.

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
7.2/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 19/02/2007
  • Character: Himself
This History Channel special examines Christie's 40th Anniversary auction of the franchise's most recognizable film and television memorabilia, and features interviews with cast, crew and fans.

Doctor Who's Who's Who

Doctor Who's Who's Who
8/10
Produced for American Public Television, this documentary on the long-running Doctor Who television series features interviews with actors and actresses who played the traveling companions of the Time Lord hero and with three actors, Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, and Colin Baker, who portrayed the title character, as well as footage of a U.S. fan convention where Tom Baker, appeared and answered questions. The fan backlash against the 1985-6 hiatus for the series and the finding of some previously lost Jon Pertwee era episodes are addressed, and this documentary closes with some on-the-street interviews with British viewers, who tell who their favorite Doctor is.

Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century

Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
6.5/10
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