Star Wreck

This article is about the independent movie series. For other uses, see Star Wreck (disambiguation).

Star Wreck is a series of Finnish Star Trek parody movies started by Samuli Torssonen in 1992.[1] The first movie, simply named Star Wreck, was a simple Star Control-like animation with three ships shooting at each other, but later movies featured CGI-animated characters and, in the latest films, live actors. Often Star Wreck is used to refer to the latest and most popular film Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning.

Star Wreck relates the adventures of James B. Pirk (named after the Star Trek character James T. Kirk), Captain of the starship C.P.P. Potkustartti (English C.P.P. Kickstart). Other characters include Mr. Fukov, Mr. Spook (Finnish: Mr. Spökö), Mr. Dwarf (Wuf), Ensign Shitty and Mr. Info (loosely based, respectively, on Star Trek's Pavel Chekov, Mr. Spock, Worf, Scotty, and Data). The characters speak Finnish; subtitles in various languages, including Klingon, are available.

In 2015, it was announced that two new films were going to be released.[2] The first one will be a short film titled "Star Wreck: Timecrash", set in future Soviet Union, and the second, currently untitled one will be a feature-length film.[3]

  1. ^ "Samuli Torssonen". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  2. ^ Kauppinen, Jukka (20 August 2015). "Suomalainen internet-elokuvahitti Star Wreck saa jatkoa - sijoittuu tulevaisuuden Neuvostoliittoon". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ Kauppinen, Jukka (18 November 2017). "Tamperelainen kulttielokuva saa jatkoa: Peräti kaksi uutta elokuvaa tulossa". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.