For the love of spock is a documentary about nimoys life and career, directed by his son adam nimoy and narrated by zachary quinto, nimoys successor as mr. Leonard nimoy is most famous for his portrayal of mr. With zoe saldana, chris pine, karl urban, jim parsons. Rent for the love of spock 2016 on dvd and bluray dvd. Zachary quinto, who played spock in the star trek reboot films, will narrate the documentary. This documentary also explores nimoys interactions with fans who loved his portrayal of mr. For the love of spock is a 2016 american documentary film about actor leonard nimoy produced by 455 films and directed by his son adam nimoy, who started it before his february 27, 2015 death.
For the love of spock is more than just catnip for trekkies. For the love of spock by adam nimoy adam nimoy, leonard. When his father died in early 2015, adam decided to expand it to encompass both character and performer. That was adam nimoys original plan with his documentary for the love of spock to commemorate the 50th. For the love of spock uses all the typical documentary techniques, including clips from movies and tv shows, photos, advertising materials, vintage interviews, speaking engagements, and recordings. For the love of spock dvd release date december 6, 2016. Adam nimoys tribute to his father is a tender and loving exercise. Spock and the actor who played him, leonard nimoy, in a neverbeforeseen way. Its also an often painful examination of the rocky fatherson relationship that existed between filmmaker adam nimoy and his famous father, leonard. Here marc fraley shows his figure painting techniques. An examination of the enduring appeal of leonard nimoy and his portrayal of spock in star trek. This documentary will celebrate the 50th anniversary of star trek through the life of leonard nimoy and his most famous role of mr. Get for the love of spock dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. This stream will be available prior to the official general release, for a limited timeframe tbd based on our premiere and general release.
Find out where for the love of spock is streaming, if for the love of spock is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. For the love of spock is a 2016 american documentary film about actor leonard nimoy produced by 455 films and directed by his son adam nimoy, who started it. For the love of spock san francisco jewish film festival. Spock is a fictional character in the star trek media franchise. Released to coincide with the 50 th anniversary of star trek, nimoys documentary originally planned to focus specifically on the shows vulcan character, mr. For adam nimoy, the documentary for the love of spock gave him an opportunity to connect with father leonard nimoy in the closing months of his life. Last year, just before thanksgiving, i approached my dad. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news. Spock and the actor who played him, leonard nimoy, for nearly fifty years.
But for the love of spock is everything youd hope for in a biography of one of the most universally beloved characters and character actors of all time. A look back at the life and career of actor leonard nimoy, who passed away in 2015, includes interviews with his friends and former costars. Spocks otherness served as the very essence of what star trek was really all about. At the start of the film, the director explains that this project was conceived when leonard nimoy was still alivein collaboration with him, in factand was originally intended as a straightforward. Star trek is a 2009 american science fiction action film directed by j. It deals with the story of the character, its impact in science fiction and popular culture, and the burden its fame posed on leonard nimoys personal and family life, from his sons point of view. For the love of spock 2016 tv14 1h 51m criticallyacclaimed documentaries the son of actor leonard nimoy directs this moving look at his fathers portrayal of spock, the iconic star trek character he played for 50 years.
For the love of spock celebrates the life and career of star treks mr. There is the story of a gifted actor a renaissance man, as he is described in the film and. Rent for the love of spock 2016 starring leonard nimoy and william shatner on dvd and bluray. Fantasia international film festival canada 9 september 2016 limited usa 9 september 2016 internet usa 9 september 2016 theatrical release russia 23 september 2016 american film festival. Fans can preorder the film on itunes by clicking here.
The kickstarterfunded documentary for the love of spock premiered at new york citys tribeca film festival april 16. At the outset of his documentary for the love of spock, the director adam nimoy son of leonard nimoy imparts its origins. For the love of spock will be released in theaters and vod on september 9. For the love of spock, a documentary reflecting on the. Featuring clips from nimoys career and inspiring interviews with the star trek cast past and present, including william shatner, george takei, chris pine and zachary quinto, director adam nimoy has crafted a loving tribute to. Complete unknown, for the love of spock the public. For the love of spock a documentary film by adam nimoy. For the love of spock was excellent this documentary movie about leonard nimoys life and work made me laugh nimoys video of him singing, ballad of bilbo baggins, especially, reminisce over memorable star trek shows and movies the good and the not so, reflect on my own life and family, learning more about leonard nimoy his other works and his family thank you adam for your heartfelt. For the love of spock 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Directed by his son adam nimoy, for the love of spock is narrated by zachary quinto, who plays the title character in the most. The first trailer for the documentary, which debuted in preliminary form at the tribeca film festival back in april, is now online.
For the love of spock 2016 an examination of the enduring appeal of leonard nimoy and his portrayal of spock in star trek. The long acting career of leonard nimoy, ranging from tvs gunsmoke to fiddler on the roof, was destined to become a footnote to one blazingly iconic role on the fateful day in 1964 when writer gene roddenberry plucked the relatively unknown character actor out of obscurity and cast him in the role of spock, alien crewmate on the daringly original scifi tv series star trek. I had skimmed through some of the books on the making. For the love of spock is an upcoming documentary, directed by adam nimoy, that both celebrates the 50th anniversary of star trek and reflects on the inspiring life of actor and father leonard nimoy. The son of actor leonard nimoy directs this moving look at his fathers portrayal of spock, the iconic star trek character he played for 50 years. Spock first appeared in the original star trek series serving aboard the starship enterprise as science officer and first officer, and later as commanding officer of two iterations of the vessel. Last year, just before thanksgiving, i approached my dad, leonard nimoy, about the possibility of working together on a film about mr. Watch leonard nimoy documentary for the love of spock. Zachary quinto, the actor who portrayed nimoys character. In adam nimoys documentary for the love of spock, the actors son admits that his dad didnt always succeed at striking that balance. Spock and the actor who played him, leonard nimoy, in a. For the love of spock is three stories woven together into a solid, emotionally charged strand. Latest from twitter loveofspock on twitter follow loveofspock.
A oneofakind documentary sure to unite trekkies worldwide, for the love of spock tells the life of star treks mr. For the love of spock special directors edition for the love of spock celebrates the 50th anniversary of star trek through a personal, intimate look at the life and career of leonard nimoy and the enduring appeal of his alterego mr. Official teaser trailer for the indie documentary for the love of spock. Chang and eng retired to white oak, near andy griffiths hometown of mount airy to film. For the love of spock official trailer 1 2016 leonard. Spocks mixed humanvulcan heritage serves as an important plot element in many of the characters appearances. For the love of spock tells the story of two men, one real and one fictional.
Spock, the stonefaced alien intellectual who could say volumes with a raised eyebrow and. The film s focus began as a celebration of the fiftyyear anniversary of star trek. It is the eleventh film in the star trek film franchise, and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original star trek television series portrayed by a new cast, as the first in the rebooted film series. He intended to examine his fathers star trek character, mr.
For the love of spock where to stream and watch decider. Leonard nimoy for the love of spock official trailer 1 2016 leonard nimoy documentary an examination of the enduring appeal of leonard nimoy and his portrayal of spock in star trek. Includes interviews and clips with jim parsons, zoe saldana. Directed by nimoys son adam, the documentary for the love of spock was begun in 2014 as a celebration of the character for the 50 th anniversary of the show. For the love of spock is a documentary about both spock, the fictional character from star trek, and the actor who played him, leonard nimoy. No, he didnt get to make his siamese twins biography, the film he was scouting in n.
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