Free Enterprise (1999) - Movie

Free Enterprise (1999)
Amateur filmmakers and self-professed science fiction geeks Mark (Eric McCormack) and Robert (Rafer Weigel) cannot help parsing their adult lives into a series of "Star Trek" references. When they randomly meet their childhood idol, former "Star Trek" star William Shatner (as himself), the actor quickly becomes their friend and mentor despite being a vulgar, self-effacing drunk. As time passes, Mark and Robert come to learn the difference between fantasy and reality.
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Release Date: June 4th, 1999

DVD Release Date: November 9th, 1999

R |1 hr 56 min

Plot Summary

Amateur filmmakers and self-professed science fiction geeks Mark (Eric McCormack) and Robert (Rafer Weigel) cannot help parsing their adult lives into a series of "Star Trek" references. When they randomly meet their childhood idol, former "Star Trek" star William Shatner (as himself), the actor quickly becomes their friend and mentor despite being a vulgar, self-effacing drunk. As time passes, Mark and Robert come to learn the difference between fantasy and reality.

Cast: Rafer Weigel, Eric McCormack, Audie England, Patrick Van Horn, Jonathan Slavin, Phil LaMarr, William Shatner, Deborah Van Valkenburgh

Director: Robert Meyer Burnett

Genres: Comedy

Production Co: Mindfire Entertainment

Distributors: Regent Entertainment [us], Buena Vista Pictures

Keywords: Bar , Los Angeles , Offbeat , Quest , Growing up , Lighthearted , 1990s , Underdog