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* RefittedForSequel: Data's gray burned-off endoskeleton started out as an alternate skin tone early in ''TNG'''s production.
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* ActorInspiredElement: One of the original drafts had Picard down on Earth while Riker was fighting the Borg back on the ''Enterprise''. Patrick Stewart said it made no sense, because Picard hated the Borg more than anyone, and felt it'd be a missed opportunity to not have him fight them directly. Jonathan Frakes (as the director) wanted more time behind the camera, so they switched roles.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: Creator/TomHanks was never seriously considered to play Zefram Cochrane. It's often claimed that Hanks was nearly cast in the role but had to turn it down at the last minute due to scheduling difficulties. Producer Rick Berman [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/star-trek-first-contact-patrick-stewart-ron-moore-1235051675/ cleared this up]] during a retrospective interview about the film, saying Hanks was floated in some capacity by the studio, but Creator/JamesCromwell was always the first choice for the role.
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** Creator/JamesCromwell was previously seen in two roles on ''Next Generation''. He was the Angosian Prime Minister in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E11TheHunted The Hunted]]" and a Yridian information dealer named Jaglom Shrek in both parts of "Birthright".

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** Creator/JamesCromwell was previously seen in two roles on ''Next Generation''. He was the Angosian Prime Minister in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E11TheHunted The Hunted]]" and a Yridian information dealer named Jaglom Shrek in both parts of "Birthright". He also played a Karemma merchant in [=DS9=]'s "Starship Down".
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* CaliforniaDoubling: The ''Phoenix'' launch site in Boseman, Montana was filmed at the Titan Missile Museum in Tuscon, Arizona.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: The ''Phoenix'' launch site complex in Boseman, Montana was filmed at the Titan Missile Museum in Tuscon, Arizona.Arizona, with the surface encampment filmed at the San Gabriel Mountains just north of Los Angeles.

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** '''Picard''': “And he piled upon the whale's white hump, the sum of all the rage and hate felt by his whole race. If his chest had been a cannon, he would have shot his heart upon it.”
** '''Original''': “He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it.”

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** '''Picard''': “And "And he piled upon the whale's white hump, the sum of all the rage and hate felt by his whole race. If his chest had been a cannon, he would have shot his heart upon it.
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** '''Original''': “He "He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it."
* CaliforniaDoubling: The ''Phoenix'' launch site in Boseman, Montana was filmed at the Titan Missile Museum in Tuscon, Arizona.
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* OnSetInjury: Creator/AlfreWoodard was burned by a pyrotechnic effect that left some mild scarring on her upper arms.

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** A short scene cut from the film happened on the holodeck, when a drunk named Buster grabbed for Lily Sloane's arm and was pushed back.
** Zefram Cochrane – reluctant to make the first flight of the ''Phoenix'' – was chased by officers from the ''Enterprise'' and became trapped at the edge of a cliff. As he was about to jump to his death (thereby committing suicide), Troi had to climb onto the cliff and try to persuade him to come back down. She eventually told him to jump, though, and even pushed him off the ledge. His descent was not fatal, however, as his fall was stopped in mid-air by a force field that Geordi had rigged up. Creator/BrannonBraga explained, "That just got cut for time. We felt we had enough Cochrane character bits, so we just cut that out". Creator/JamesCromwell said, "I was sorry they took that [scene] out, but we discussed it and it didn't make sense." Cromwell believed that, if Cochrane was suicidal, he would have had no problem with agreeing to make the initial warp flight, though his reluctance to do so (and him overcoming this hesitancy) is one of the film's main story points.



** Ira Steven Behr insisted that the "tough little ship" exchange be added to the opening battle, so it was clear that the Defiant had survived and could still be used on ''Deep Space 9''.
** When discussing what the next TNG movie should be about writers Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore wanted to do a movie featuring the Borg while Producer Rick Berman wanted to do a time travel movie. Their solution? Do both!

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** Ira Steven Behr insisted that the "tough little ship" exchange be added to the opening battle, so it was clear that the Defiant ''Defiant'' had survived and could still be used on ''Deep Space 9''.
** When discussing what the next TNG movie should be about writers Brannon Braga about, Creator/BrannonBraga and Ronald D. Moore Creator/RonaldDMoore wanted to do a movie featuring the Borg while Producer Rick Berman wanted to do a time travel movie. Their solution? Do both!

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