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Robert Wise: Films
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In 1978 Wise directed the first landmark STAR TREK feature film, STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE, released on December 7, 1979, which reunited the cast of the original series for the first of six theatrical outings. STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE became a big-screen blockbuster and earned three Academy Award nominations in 1980. But because of tight deadlines, problems with the script and problems with the visual effects, it remained for 20 years the only film that Wise felt was incomplete.
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Unlike the novel, Wise presents his film explicitly from Eleanor's point of view; he even includes a judicious use of voice-over by Ms. Harris. (Ms. Harris is a great actress on both stage – the most honored performer in the history of Broadway's Tony Awards –and film, including her breakthrough role in
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Wise would say later that he believed storytelling was the most important thing in any given film. The story as delineated by the script is vital to the success of a film, and if the filmmakers do not rid the script of weaknesses, they'll be in trouble. The selection of the script or book or play is of paramount importance. Whatever form it’s in, the story must grab the reader.
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His big-screen adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical about the von Trapp Family singers proved disastrous for the film industry... as it led to a round of expensive musicals, including Wise's "Star!" that were costly boxoffice flops.
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