Little do these Star Trek (the original series only, please) fans know how their lives are about to change when they meet the real William Shatner (played by William Shatner) while they are stopping by a Southern California used book store, the very real Iliad Bookshop. They are looking for pulp paperbacks when they stumble upon their idol. From their first meeting with William Shatner, Mark and Robert begin to discover how much they have in common with their hero and how human their hero is. As they learn that William Shatner is not Captain Kirk, and have to deal with the shock of such a revelation, they find that Shatner is a very human and very likable, if very eccentric, man.
Shatner does wonderful self-parody in this film. My favorite moments with him are when he tries to explain to Mark how it would be great if Mark would help him create his next great project. Shatner wants to do a rap version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, with Shatner in all the roles.
The film is a witty, cool, and savvy film about geeks coping with growing up that manages to produce laughter without ever being cruel. The film has so many easter eggs, you have to watch it at least twice.
I highly recommend this film.
For further reading, a great deal of cool trivia regarding the movie can be seen here. Mindfire Entertainment should be releasing a sequel some time this year, and a special edition of the film itself is available on March 7.
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