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Wikipedia article
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'mer the Tourist in Star Trek' is a 1973 Turkish cult comedy/drama science fiction film, produced and directed by Hulki Saner, featuring Sadri Alk as a Turkish hobo who is beamed aboard the 'Starship Enterprise'.
Background
The film, which is the eighth and final in a series of films featuring Alk as mer the Tourist, is commonly known as 'Turkish Star Trek' because of plot and stylistic elements lifted from several 'Star Trek: The Original Series' episodes. The plot and dialogue are almost verbatim from "The Man Trap", with borrowings from "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" and "I, Mudd" (a collection of androids), "Arena" (Kirk battles a Gorn-like creature), and "Amok Time" (Kirk and Spak are forced to fight each other), as well as the unauthorized use of special effects footage from the series.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/E6aEYd-U0pk Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201121034644/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6aEYd-U0pk Wayback Machine]: Although unofficial and part of another franchise, it is the first movie taking place in Star Trek universe, filmed six years before the official motion picture.
Plot
*(character names and spellings taken from the film's credits)Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/vQJcqUZDFPU Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20191204194252/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQJcqUZDFPU Wayback Machine]:
The Enterprise visits planet M-113, where Doktor McCoy's old girlfriend Nancy, and her husband Profesor Crater, harbor a secret. "Nancy" is really a shapeshifting creature who kills for salt. When Nancy kills several crewmen, Profesor Crater pulls mer, on the point of being forced into a shotgun wedding, from his time zone, reasoning that Kaptan Kirk and Mr. Spak will blame him for the murders of the crewmen. mer beams aboard the Enterprise, creating havoc, especially irritating Mr. Spak. During the course of the movie, Kirk battles androids, a Gorn-like creature and even Mr. Spak, after Nancy assumes the shape of Ti-Pau, a Vulcan. The creature is defeated by Kirk, Spak and McCoy, and mer returns to his shotgun wedding.
Complete Cast
Per film billing order:
*Sadri Alk as mer
*Erol Ama as Mr. Spak
*Cemil ahbaz as Kaptan Kirk
*Ferdi Merter as Doktor McCoy
*Kayhan Yldzolu as Profesr Crater
*Elif Pekta as Jenice
*ule Tnaz as Nancy Crater
*Oytun enal as Green
*Fsun Olga as Uhura
*Nevhilal as Mary
*Necip Koak as Darnell
*Nermin Altnses as Ti-Pau
*Ylmaz ahin as Scoty
*Nuri Uur as Sulu
*Ylmaz Suiller as Zenci
*Neslihan zgr as Tayfa
*Snmez Yklmaz as Herkl
*Yadigar Krmzgl as Canavar
*Kazm Ouz as Joe
Filming
The planet-side scenes were filmed in the ruins of Ephesus.
See also
* 1973 in film
References
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