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| VHS release | |
| Series: | Star Trek films |
| Run time: | 111 minutes |
| Director: | Jonathan Frakes |
| Release date: | 4 November 1997 |
| UK release date: | 20 April 1998 |
| Rating(s): |  
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| Subtitles: | English closed-captions |
| Reference: | ASIN 6304415346 (US release) |
| Year: | 2373/2063 |
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Star Trek: First Contact is the VHS release of Star Trek: First Contact.
US release[]
Star Trek: First Contact was first released to rental in May 1997, with the retail release in November of that year. The packaging of the initial retail release featured a lenticular cover. The widescreen edition was identifiable by a blue border at the top of the cover. The retail release featured a trailer for Event Horizon and a look at Star Trek: The Experience, while rental releases added a trailer for Star Trek: Borg.
Individual releases[]
| Release | Catalogue Number | Cover | Certificate | Release Date |
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| Pan and scan release | 332430 |
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4 November 1997 |
| Widescreen release | 332430 | 
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4 November 1997 |
| Lenticular cover (widescreen release) | 332430 | 
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| Lenticular cover (pan and scan) | 332433 |
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Boxset releases[]
| Set | Catalogue Number | Cover | Certificate[1] | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek Generations/Star Trek: First Contact[2] | 154381 154382 |
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4 November 1997 |
| The Ultimate Star Trek Movie Collection[2] | 155644 156868 |
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19 October 1999 |
UK release[]
Star Trek: First Contact has been released on VHS in the UK several times, both individually and as part of boxed sets, since 1997. The film was released by CIC Video up until 1998, and by Paramount Home Entertainment thereafter.
The film was first made available for sale as part of the Star Trek - The Movies boxset in October 1997; the standalone retail release would not follow for six months.
In addition to the standard retail release, a Special Collectors' Edition – featuring an interview with Alice Krige, a 3D lenticular postcard, and limited edition packaging, showing Picard as Locutus, and Data as he appeared at the end of the film. – was released in April 1998.
Individual releases[]
| Release | Catalogue Number | Cover | Certificate | Release Date |
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| Rental release | VHB 4431 | 
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September 1997 |
| Original pan and scan release | VHR 4431 |
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20 April 1998 |
| Original Widescreen release[3] | VHR 4511 | Cover of First Contact original widescreen release |
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20 April 1998 |
| Special Collectors Edition | VHR 4431 | 
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20 April 1998 |
| Special Collectors Edition Widescreen release[3] |
VHR 4511 | 
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20 April 1998 |
| 1998 rerelease[4] | VHR 4867 | 
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28 December 1998 |
| 1998 Widescreen rerelease[3][4] | VHR 4875 | 
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28 December 1998 |
Boxset releases[]
| Set | Catalogue Number | Cover | Certificate[5] | Release Date |
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| Star Trek - The Movies[3] | VHR 4554 | 
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20 October 1997 |
| Star Trek - Movie Collection[7] | VHR 4896 | 
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1 November 1999 |
| Star Trek: First Contact/Star Trek: Insurrection | 
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30 October 2000 |
Footnotes[]
- ↑ In the case of sets, the certificate is over the set as a whole (unless stated otherwise).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Released in widescreen and pan and scan editions.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Presented in a widescreen ratio of 2.35:1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Includes a trailer for Star Trek: Insurrection.
- ↑ In the case of sets, the certificate is over the set as a whole (unless stated otherwise).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Individual video rated 12.
- ↑ Featured on the same tape as Star Trek Generations.
See also[]
| Previous release: Star Trek Generations |
Star Trek films VHS |
Next release: Star Trek: Insurrection |
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