Back to Space-Con (2011)
74 min
On February 22, 1975, Northern California's very first Star Trek convention was held at Lincoln High School in San Francisco, CA. It was called "The Red Hour Festival." A huge success with the fans of the original TV series (1966-69), the smash event led to much larger conventions in San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles. These "Space-Con" conventions left an indelible mark on the science-fiction fans and "Trekkers" who attended. In the end, conventions like Space-Con helped awaken Paramount from hibernation and led to the creation of the first installment of the major motion picture series "Star Trek" in 1979. This full-length documentary film is the story of how fandom revolutionized an industry.
- Release date
- February 26, 2011
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $12,000
Cast
- Joe Ferrara II as Self
- Ernie Fosselius as Self
- Robert Napton as Self
- John Stanley as Self
- Gary Tomsic as Self
Crew
- Bob Wilkins · Archive footage
- Tom Wyrsch · Director
- Tom Wyrsch · Writer
- Strephon Taylor · Producer
- Tom Wyrsch · Producer
- HobGoblin · Composer
- Strephon Taylor · Cinematographer
- Strephon Taylor · Editor