The movie was written by and stars Charlie Day (Star Trek: The Next Generation) as captain and chief engineer of the Enterprise-D. The film is the first of five Star Trek films. This film was directed by Bronson Guillard and is the fifth and last installment in the Star Trek films.

The film was directed by Guillard, who was responsible for the visual style of The Enterprise, which is based on the original artwork for the film's opening theme song, which was done by Rick