William Shatner's Get a Life!

2012

Action / Documentary

IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 283 283

pop culture fan culture space opera william shatner fan convention fandom

Plot summary

An EPIX Original documentary directed by William Shatner, based on his hugely popular book, in which he examines the cultural phenomena of STAR TREK, its fan-following and his own role within it.

Director

William Shatner Photo
William Shatner

Top cast

William Shatner Photo
William Shatner as Self
Nana Visitor Photo
Nana Visitor as Self
James Darren Photo
James Darren as Self
Rene Auberjonois Photo
Rene Auberjonois as Self
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535.51 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
12 hr 58 min
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1.07 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
12 hr 58 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Michael_Elliott

Decent Look at Fans

Get a Life! (2012) ** 1/2 (out of 4)William Shatner wrote and directed this documentary that has him wondering who are all those people who show up at Star Trek conventions. Shatner narrates the various stories of people but he also interviews them about what makes the TV series and movies so special to them and why they travel hundreds of miles to hang out with other fans. The title itself refers to a joke that Shatner said on a Saturday Night Live appearance but those worried this film is going to make fun of the people who are fans then they have nothing to worry about. I must admit that to date I've only seen a couple of the movies and I've never seen any of the television shows so I'm certainly an outsider to this fan-mania. With that said, I still found the film to be slightly entertaining because I too am interested in the types of people who go to these festivals. I think it's clear that you can't just call them "geeks" because just about every type of person goes to these things. I think, for the most part, the film manages to be entertaining when it's looking at the actual fans. The thing starts to get a bit overblown when Shatner is interviewing so called "experts" who discuss the meanings of fans and what they see in the show. GET A LIFE! runs just 58-minutes so it's certainly not complete by any stretch of the imagination but I think fans of Shatner and the series should enjoy it.
Reviewed by Vincent_B 1 / 10

I Feel Sorry for Shatner's Fans

Shatner made this documentary to squeeze some more money out of the Star Trek fans. In the first 20 minutes, several nice people are interviewed only to be ridiculed by Shatner's voice over and cut scenes. He obviously does not live by the phrase, "you don't bite the hand that feeds you". If you love Star Trek I encourage you to continue, but I have no respect for the actor/director William Shatner. The people interviewed in this film should file a class action lawsuit against his actions. They were interviewed by a camera crew only to have Shatner add his voice over later making sport of the very people who make the Star Trek fiction a life of reality.
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