Finnish feature-length parody Star Wreck is coming to New York City. The SoHo Gallery for Digital Art will be screening the film on Tuesday 13 July at 7PM. Admission is $9.
Gallery director John Ordover offers this description of the film:
“If you are a fan of Star Trek or Babylon 5, you may have already heard of Star Wreck. If not, now is the time to get acquainted with it. Star Wreck is a splendid Finnish parody of those two popular television franchises.
“The film concerns the imperialist ambitions of Captain James B. Pirk and begins with Pirk and some of his crew stranded on 21st Century Earth. Dissatisfied with his attempts to ‘go native’, the arrogant and somewhat inept Pirk declares himself Emperor and sets out to ‘liberate’ Earth with the aid of the Russians and a starship that resembles the USS Enterprise. With Earth under his control, Pirk goes in search of other planets to conquer. After traveling through a ‘maggot hole’ with the P-fleet, he encounters the Babel 13 space station. Space battles and fist fights follow as the commander of Babel 13 attempts to thwart Pirk’s ambition to take over the station.
“Star Wreck does an excellent job of blending humor and action. For anyone that doesn’t take their Star Trek or Babylon 5 too seriously, or already considers themselves a Wreckkie, Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning is a must-see.”
There’s a trailer for the film available on YouTube, and full information about the film on its own web site.
The SoHo Gallery for Digital Art is at 138 Sullivan Street, New York, New York 10012.