His twenty-first film “Star Trek The Motion Picture” bore none of the hallmarks of the series, did not include any of the original characters and was technically just a drawing of his Medicare card.Īfter being released from a brief stint in prison in 1983, Darren went back to basics and reintroduced many of the characteristics of his earlier work.
Shunned by the Academy time and time again, Darren moved toward a more artistic approach to his Trek films. Captain Kirk was often played by one of, (or several of) Darren’s cats and Ohura was voiced by Darren screaming into a cup even though the actor portraying Ohura could mimic the original TV incarnation of the character flawlessly.ĭarren’s most renowned film “The Wrath of My Landlord” featured Darren in a hand knitted Star Fleet uniform trashing his squalid hovel of a home. Shot mainly on video and bits of string, Darren’s films frequently broke the mould of the conventional Trek saga.
The latest Star Trek film is the eleventh in the franchise’s history or the forty-seventh if you count the thirty-six unofficial films made by Coburg resident Darren Kaulic.
