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57-479: Goldstone was noted for the momentum and "fifteen-minute cliffhangers" that he brought to TV pilots such as Star Trek (" Where No Man Has Gone Before ", 1966), Ironside , and The Bold Ones: The Senator . His later career helped pioneer the concept of "thirty-second attention span" pacing over detailed content in his dramatizations of Rita Hayworth , Calamity Jane , and the Kent State shootings for which he won

114-447: A Far Side comic, where he was in Hell . In the song " Boat Drinks ", singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett asks, "Could you beam me somewhere, Mister Scott? Any old place, here on Earth or in space, you pick the century and I'll pick the spot." Rap artists D4L have a song "Scotty" that uses his character and Star Trek , as do Relient K in their song "Beaming". In 2009, IGN rated Scotty

171-507: A " Wagon Train to the stars", and they thought the first pilot did not match the adventure format they had been promised and was "too cerebral" for the general audience. However, NBC, having been persuaded by Desilu management (and reportedly by Lucille Ball herself), maintained sufficient interest in the format to order a second pilot episode in March 1965. Roddenberry wrote two story outlines, " The Omega Glory " and " Mudd's Women ". He wrote

228-453: A Friday, the weekend break allowed time for the swelling to go down; Shatner, however, required additional makeup to hide the stings during shooting the following Monday. Filming finished late on July 28, 1965; the final footage filmed was part of the fight between Kirk and Mitchell. While the schedule allowed seven days to shoot the episode, it required nine, which was Justman's original estimate. The episode cost around $ 300,000, around half

285-568: A completely automated lithium-cracking facility on the remote planet of Delta Vega. Once there, the landing party tries to confine Mitchell, but his powers have become too great. He kills navigator Lee Kelso by telekinetically garroting him and escapes by knocking out Kirk and Spock, taking with him Dr. Dehner, who has now developed ESP powers of her own. Kirk follows and appeals to Dr. Dehner's humanity for help. Before Mitchell can kill Kirk, Dehner attacks him using her powers and weakens him. Mitchell fatally injures Dehner, but before he can recover from

342-593: A third-season production memo, Roddenberry said Doohan "is capable of handling anything we throw at him" and that the "dour Scot" works better when being protective of the ship's engines. Scotty (the fictional Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott) spent part of his life in Aberdeen , but was born in Linlithgow Scotland . He wears Clan Scott 's tartan as part of his dress uniform . Doohan claimed to have based Scotty's accent on an Aberdeen accent he once heard. During

399-617: A young version of Scotty appeared in the final episode of the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , portrayed by Martin Quinn. Later in 2023, an animated version of Scotty was played by Carlos Alazraqui in a Very Short Treks episode. Doohan was cast as the Enterprise engineer for the second Star Trek pilot, " Where No Man Has Gone Before " (1966) on the recommendation of that episode's director, James Goldstone, who had worked with him before. The character almost did not make it to

456-467: Is "an old Aberdeen pub crawler", as he grew up and spent some of his reprobate youth there. Notwithstanding that caveat, Aberdeen city leaders proposed plans to erect a monument to the actor and character. Scotty's operation of the Enterprise transporter system inspired the catchphrase " Beam me up, Scotty ", which gained currency in popular culture beyond Star Trek fans (most notably by former U.S. Representative James Traficant ), even though

513-643: Is a fictional character in the science fiction franchise Star Trek . First portrayed by James Doohan in the original Star Trek series , Scotty also appears in the animated Star Trek series , 10 Star Trek films , the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode " Relics ", and in numerous books, comics, and video games. Simon Pegg has assumed the character and appeared in the Star Trek reboot (2009) and its sequels, Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016). In 2023,

570-512: Is found. Its record is incomplete, but it reveals that the Valiant had been swept from its path by a "magnetic space storm," and that the crew had frantically searched for information about extrasensory perception (ESP) in the ship's library computer. The recording ends with the captain of the Valiant apparently giving a self-destruct order. Captain Kirk decides that they need to know what happened to

627-460: Is instead Mark Piper ( Paul Fix ), who lost the role to DeForest Kelley . Gary Lockwood , as Lt. Commander Gary Mitchell, had starred in the title role of Roddenberry's earlier series on NBC , The Lieutenant ; Sally Kellerman was cast as Dr. Elizabeth Dehner. Both actors needed silver eyes and scleral lenses were called for, which were produced by expert contact lens fabricator, John Roberts, who laminated wrinkled tinfoil between layers of

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684-477: Is often shown to be a fairly heavy drinker but is only shown drunk twice, in "By Any Other Name" and "Relics". Scotty oversaw the Enterprise ' s refit prior to the events of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), and is part of the crew when the Enterprise confronts Khan Noonien Singh ( Ricardo Montalbán ) in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Although not stated when this occurred in

741-522: Is strongly connected to the Enterprise itself, and the character often takes a paternal attitude toward the ship. He is frequently the liaison between Captain Kirk's ambitious tactical plans and what is technically feasible in the realm of the starship's capabilities. Scotty asserts in the TNG episode " Relics " that he "never wanted to be anything else but an engineer". In addition to his engineering abilities, Scotty

798-407: Is the first time long-running background actor Eddie Paskey appeared; his character would later be identified as Lt. Leslie. The costumes from the first pilot were used in "Where No Man Has Gone Before" with the exception of the insignias in two respects – the outlines were gold in the first pilot but black in the second, and the insignia symbols for engineering and sciences were reversed for

855-508: Is the third episode of the first season of the American science-fiction television series Star Trek . Written by Samuel A. Peeples and directed by James Goldstone , it first aired on September 22, 1966. In the episode, after the USS ; Enterprise attempts to cross the energy barrier at the edge of the galaxy, two crew members develop powerful ESP abilities that threaten the safety of

912-460: The Enterprise crew and becomes the ship's chief engineer. Slate.com called Pegg's performance of Scotty in the 2009 Star Trek reboot "juicily comic". The character of Scotty has an expanded role in the film Star Trek Beyond (written by Pegg and Doug Jung ), in which he meets an alien woman named Jaylah, who leads him to the crashed Federation starship, the USS Franklin . Working together,

969-679: The USS Enterprise -A at the end of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). In Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), he helps Kirk, Spock and Dr. Leonard McCoy ( DeForest Kelley ) escape the brig and retake the hijacked Enterprise . Scotty kills Colonel West ( René Auberjonois ) before the latter can assassinate the Federation president ( Kurtwood Smith ) in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). Scotty joins Kirk and Pavel Chekov ( Walter Koenig ) for

1026-501: The USS Enterprise -B 's maiden voyage in Star Trek Generations (1994), saving the ship through his technical expertise. After serving aboard 11 starships in a career spanning 52 years and retiring at the age of 72 with the rank of Captain, Scotty was aboard a transport shuttle en route to a retirement colony when it crashed into a Dyson sphere ; stranded, he set the transporter to cycle indefinitely and "stored" himself in

1083-553: The Valiant , and the Enterprise crosses the edge of the galaxy. There, it encounters a strange barrier which damages the ship's systems and warp drive , forcing a retreat. At the same time, nine crew members are killed and both helmsman Gary Mitchell ( Gary Lockwood ) and the ship's psychiatrist Dr. Elizabeth Dehner ( Sally Kellerman ) are knocked unconscious by the barrier's effect. When he awakens, Mitchell's eyes glow silver, and he begins to display remarkable psychic powers. Mitchell becomes increasingly arrogant and hostile toward

1140-406: The teleplay for the former and gave the latter to Stephen Kandel. Roddenberry asked long-time associate and veteran scriptwriter Samuel Peeples to submit ideas for another. Peeples came up with the premise and episode title for "Where No Man Has Gone Before," and was assigned to write it. Roddenberry rewrote Peeples's script several times and while he enjoyed working with Roddenberry, after seeing

1197-516: The 16th best character of the Star Trek franchise, including the spin-off shows produced up to that time. In 2016, Screen Rant rated Scotty as the 18th best character in Star Trek overall as presented in television and film up to that time, highlighting the character as someone who could get the Enterprise out of trouble, with phrases that added both tension and humor to the show. In 2016, Scotty

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1254-535: The 4th best episode of the original series. "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was released on PAL -format LaserDisc in the United Kingdom as part of The Pilots collection, in April 1996 . This included the color version of " The Cage ", "Where No Man Has Gone Before", " Encounter at Farpoint ", " Emissary ", and " Caretaker " with a total runtime of 379 minutes. Montgomery Scott Montgomery " Scotty " Scott

1311-464: The Emmy. He directed several feature films, including the large-scale suspense Rollercoaster (1977). During his Hollywood career, he directed Paul Newman , Robert De Niro , George Segal , Robert Shaw , James Garner , Richard Dreyfuss and Sidney Poitier and collaborated with composer and musician, Lalo Schifrin . He "discovered" Tiny Tim . In addition to his work in film and television, Goldstone

1368-574: The James Goldstone Award. Goldstone was the son of Hollywood agent and early television producer, Jules Goldstone . This article about a United States film director born in the 1930s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a television director is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Star Trek article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Where No Man Has Gone Before " Where No Man Has Gone Before "

1425-512: The Scotty role in the 2009 Star Trek reboot and received James Doohan's son Chris 's endorsement. However, Simon Pegg's casting was announced on October 11, 2007. Pegg's portrayal in the 2009 Star Trek reboot has Scotty stuck working at an isolated outpost as punishment for beaming Admiral Jonathan Archer 's prized beagle from one planet to the next — and having no idea where it ended up. With assistance from Spock Prime and James Kirk, he joins

1482-493: The Sky , feature the character in adventures set before the events of the episode. The 2005 Star Trek: Vanguard book Harbinger is set immediately after the events of "Where No Man Has Gone Before" and features a troubled Kirk musing on his friend's death. Friedman's Stargazer book The Valiant features two people who claim to be descended from the Valiant ' s crew. Gary Mitchell (portrayed by Daamen J. Krall) appears in

1539-444: The absence of series regulars such as Dr. McCoy , Uhura , and Chekov . Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club gave the episode a 'B+' rating, describing it as "an awkward episode" but that "it's not without its charms." In 2016, IGN ranked "Where No Man Has Gone Before" number six in a top ten list of original series episodes. They also ranked it the 17th best episode of all Star Trek series. In 2018, PopMatters ranked this

1596-467: The alternate timeline depicted in the 2006-2008 mini-series Star Trek: Of Gods and Men . Gary Lockwood returned to the role of Gary Mitchell in the 2024 short film, 765874 – Unification , appearing to use his godlike powers to help Kirk reunite with Spock in his dying moments. In 2013, Wired magazine ranked this episode one of the top ten episodes of the original television series. They note famous lines such as Kirk's plea for compassion, and

1653-531: The buffer for 75 years before being recovered by the USS Enterprise -D crew in "Relics". Even though he is no longer able to serve effectively as an engineer and struggles to get used to 24th-century life, Scotty nevertheless helps save the Enterprise -D from being trapped within the sphere. At the end, the 147-year-old Captain Montgomery Scott is given an Enterprise shuttlecraft and left to explore space. In September 2007, Paul McGillion auditioned for

1710-410: The crew. The episode was the second pilot, produced in 1965 after the first pilot, " The Cage ", was rejected by NBC . Reportedly, Lucille Ball , who owned Desilu Productions (where the pilot was produced), persuaded NBC management to consider a second pilot, thereby exercising a special option agreement it had with Desilu, because she liked Gene Roddenberry and believed in the project. The episode

1767-513: The effort, Kirk uses a phaser rifle to create a rock slide, killing Mitchell. Back on the Enterprise , Kirk makes a log entry that both Dehner and Mitchell gave their lives "in performance of duty". He explains to Spock that he wants his friend's service record to end positively: "He didn't ask for what happened to him." The original pilot of Star Trek , " The Cage ", was rejected in February 1965 by NBC executives. The show had been sold to them as

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1824-482: The episode was presented to NBC for approval (which finally came in February 1966). This original version (production number 02a) differed from the later final broadcast cut (production number 02b, airing on September 22, 1966) in that each of the four acts had on-screen titles ("Act I", "Act II", etc.), as well as an epilogue. It also featured a much longer opening narration by Shatner. In some places alternate musical scores were used. In total almost five minutes of footage

1881-517: The events of Star Trek , Scotty holds the rank of lieutenant commander and serves as the Enterprise ' s second officer and "miracle worker" chief engineer, commanding the ship and recording its log when both Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) and First Officer Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ) are not aboard. Scotty's technical knowledge and skill allow him to devise unconventional and effective last-minute solutions to dire problems. Scotty's identity

1938-629: The exact phrase is not spoken in that way in the original series, it is used frequently in the animated series. In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home , Kirk says, "Scotty, beam me up." Doohan himself briefly reprised the role for a gag cameo in the action comedy Loaded Weapon 1 (1993), as well as being Scotty in the movie Knight Rider 2000 (1991), while parodies of Scotty or his accent appear in such media as World of Warcraft (2004), Spaceballs (1987), Tale Spin , Goof Troop , The Simpsons , Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Beavis and Butt-Head and All That . Scotty also appeared in

1995-471: The female second-in-command, was dropped on the insistence of the NBC network, and Science Officer Spock was given Number One's unemotional demeanor. NBC was worried about Leonard Nimoy's "satanic" appearance and pressured for his removal. As Roddenberry later explained at conventions, he felt he had a strong enough negotiating position to save one character, but not both. Roddenberry went on to muse that, had he done it

2052-435: The foil. He was able to use this to enhance his performance as the mutating Mitchell, the unusual gaze giving him an arrogant and haughty demeanor. Other cast members included Paul Carr as Navigator Lee Kelso, Lloyd Haynes as Communications Officer Alden and Andrea Dromm as Yeoman Smith (Alden and Smith were intended to be regulars in the show, but were replaced by Uhura and Janice Rand , respectively). The episode also

2109-405: The last minute, after attempts to locate a cameraman had proved problematic. Robert H. Justman was credited as assistant director. Shooting started on July 19, 1965, several days later than originally scheduled. During the filming of this episode, a wasp's nest high in the rafters of the studio was somehow disturbed, and many cast and crew members suffered stings as a result. As this happened on

2166-613: The money spent on making "The Cage". In a 1988 TV special, The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next , series creator Gene Roddenberry said that, as with the first pilot, this one still had a lot of science fiction elements in it, but at least it ended with Kirk in a bare-knuckle fistfight with Mitchell and that's what sold NBC on Star Trek . Post-production on the episode was delayed by Roddenberry's involvement in another pilot, Police Story . Post-production finished in January 1966 and

2223-609: The original release of the film, Peter Preston – who was mortally wounded during the attack on the Enterprise by the USS Reliant , and dies with Scotty at his bedside – was Scotty's nephew. After Scotty was promoted to captain of engineering of the USS Excelsior in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), he sabotages the new ship and helps Kirk steal the Enterprise to rescue Spock. Scotty joins Kirk's crew aboard

2280-399: The other way around, he could not have then married the losing actor ( Majel Hudec , who changed her surname to Barrett and returned in the role of Christine Chapel ). Kirk, who became "James T. Kirk" for the main series, is "James R. Kirk" here, according to the gravestone Mitchell prepares for him on the planet. Apart from Captain Kirk, the episode introduced two other regular characters to

2337-421: The pilot Peeples preferred his original version of the script. There was some discussion over who came up with the title "Where no man has gone before"; Peeples stated unequivocally that it was his idea, and not Roddenberry's. Kandel had fallen ill and his script was not finished in time; the other two were submitted to NBC for consideration. NBC preferred "Where No Man Has Gone Before" as a pilot. "Mudd's Women"

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2394-504: The rest of the crew, declaring that he has become godlike, enforcing his desires with displays of telepathic and telekinetic power. Science Officer Spock comes to believe that the Valiant crew members might have experienced the same phenomenon, and destroyed their ship to keep the power from spreading. He advises Kirk that Mitchell may have to be killed before his powers develop further, but Kirk angrily disagrees - although he accepts Spock's alternate suggestion to maroon Mitchell at

2451-421: The scleral lenses which covered the entire eye. These, outdated by the 1960s, could be painful, perhaps dangerous to the actors' eyes (modern scleral lenses can "breathe" and are oxygen permeable). Although Kellerman could insert and remove the prosthetics easily with no discomfort, Lockwood found them difficult to see through. He needed to raise his face and sight along his nose in order to see through tiny holes in

2508-518: The second in Bantam's series of Fotonovels , published in 1977. The Galactic Barrier is later associated with the Q in the 1994 novel Q-Squared by Peter David and the 1998 Star Trek: The Q Continuum trilogy by Greg Cox . Gary Mitchell does not appear again in the show. Several books, including Michael Jan Friedman 's My Brother's Keeper , Vonda N. McIntyre 's Enterprise: The First Adventure , and Margaret Wander Bonanno 's Strangers from

2565-420: The series proper. Completely new uniforms and insignia would be unveiled when the series was green-lighted, with the colors altered and black collars introduced. Most of the Enterprise sets were also reused from "The Cage", while Sickbay was the only major set constructed for the episode. Like "The Cage", the episode was shot at Desilu's Culver City studios. The episode was directed by James Goldstone . He

2622-452: The ship’s psychiatrist . This is the only appearance of that character in the show. The episode title is the final phrase in the opening voice-over , which characterizes the series and has entered popular culture. The USS  Enterprise is on an exploratory mission to leave the galaxy. En route, a damaged ship's recorder of the SS Valiant , an Earth spaceship lost 200 years earlier,

2679-510: The show after series creator Gene Roddenberry sent Doohan a letter informing him, "We don't think we need an engineer in the series". Only through the intervention of Doohan's agent did the character remain. Doohan tried a variety of accents for the part and decided to use a Scottish accent on the basis that he thought Scottish people make the best engineers. Doohan himself chose Scotty's first name, Montgomery (Doohan's own middle name), in honor of his maternal grandfather James Montgomery. In

2736-488: The show: James Doohan , a friend of director James Goldstone , was cast as the Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott (the name chosen after Doohan had tried various accents, and had decided that an engineer ought to be Scottish) and George Takei was cast as the ship's physicist. Sulu would become the helmsman in the regular series. Lieutenant Uhura and Dr. Leonard McCoy do not feature; the ship's doctor

2793-533: The two make the ship again flightworthy and Scotty helps Jaylah to see the value of working together with a crew. A young Scotty, played by Scottish actor Martin Quinn, appears in the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode "Hegemony". In that episode, Scotty holds the rank of Lieutenant junior grade and is the only survivor of a Gorn attack on his ship, the USS Stardiver . After escaping from

2850-467: The wrecked Stardiver , Scotty took a shuttlecraft and managed to reach a Federation colony on Parnassus Beta. He was then rescued by the Enterprise . Following Doohan's death, several Scottish towns campaigned to be named Scotty's "official birthplace". Scripts, production materials and Doohan's family support Aberdeen 's claim to being Scotty's birthplace. In " Wolf in the Fold " (1967), Scotty says that he

2907-667: Was a longtime leader in the Director's and Writers Guilds . In his later life, he taught both at Bennington College and in the masters program at Columbia University. During the 1990s he directed a number of theatrical productions in New England. He was also central in the establishment of National Public Radio presence in Vermont and was the moving force behind the creation of the Vermont Arts Council which named its award for new talent

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2964-628: Was eventually broadcast third in sequence, and it was the first episode to be shown in the United Kingdom by the BBC on July 12, 1969. "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was the first produced episode of Star Trek to feature William Shatner as Captain James Kirk , James Doohan as Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott , and George Takei as Lt. Sulu (in this episode, the ship's astro scientist, whose character became helmsman in subsequent episodes). The episode also features Sally Kellerman as Dr. Elisabeth Dehner,

3021-574: Was hired primarily to get his opinion on which of the first three scripts should be the second pilot. While his best friend Stephen Kandel wrote "Mudd's Women", Goldstone agreed "Where no man has gone before" was the right choice. Ernest Haller , who had won the Oscar for Best Color Cinematography on the movie Gone with the Wind (1939), served as director of photography for the episode. He had been brought in out of semi-retirement at Goldstone's recommendation at

3078-516: Was later made as the second episode in regular production, and "The Omega Glory" was made towards the end of the second season. Casting took place in June 1965. Jeffrey Hunter was unwilling to reprise his role as Captain Christopher Pike . Lloyd Bridges and Jack Lord were considered, but William Shatner was finally cast as Pike's replacement, Captain James Kirk . The character of Number One ,

3135-495: Was officially thought to be lost . In 2009, a German film collector discovered a print of it and brought it to the attention of CBS/Paramount, which then released it under the title "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" – The Restored, Unaired Alternate Pilot Episode as part of the TOS season 3 box set on Blu-ray . The episode was adapted into a short story by James Blish for Star Trek 8 , published by Bantam in 1972. It also became

3192-417: Was ranked as the 19th most important character of Starfleet within the Star Trek science fiction universe by Wired magazine. In 2018, The Wrap placed Scotty as 12th out of 39 in a ranking of main cast characters of the Star Trek franchise prior to Star Trek: Discovery . In 2018, CBR ranked Scotty the ninth best Starfleet character of Star Trek . In July 2019, Screen Rant ranked Scotty

3249-483: Was removed to accommodate the original series' 50-minute network broadcast format to allow for commercials. The episode in its original version was seen by the public before the aired version, having been shown at the 24th World Science Fiction Convention in Cleveland, Ohio , on September 3, 1966—shortly before the premiere broadcast of Star Trek on NBC. The studio did not retain a print of this original version, and it

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