that Gene Roddenberry’s original script for the first “Star Trek” movie contained a scene in which James T. Kirk has a fistfight with an alien who had assumed the image of Jesus Christ. Certain elements of this script did eventually show up in “Star Trek: The Motion Picture”—but most did not.

by | Jun 7, 2022 | Fun Facts, Knowledge Chops


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Fun Fact: that Gene Roddenberry’s original script for the first “Star Trek” movie contained a scene in which James T. Kirk has a fistfight with an alien who had assumed the image of Jesus Christ. Certain elements of this script did eventually show up in “Star Trek: The Motion Picture”—but most did not.

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