{{Short description|2001 American documentary film by Peter Jaysen}} {{About|the 2001 documentary film|the fictional Star Trek Vulcan practice|Mind meld|other uses|Mindmeld (disambiguation){{!}}Mindmeld}} {{featured article}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox film | name = Mind Meld | image = Mind Meld cover.jpg | alt = See caption | caption = Original DVD cover (2001) | native_name = | director = Peter Jaysen | producer = William Shatner<br>Scott Zakarin<br>Rich Tackenberg<br>Peter Jaysen<ref name=Mind/> | writer = | screenplay = | story = | based_on = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} --> | starring = William Shatner<br>Leonard Nimoy | narrator = Billy West | music = | cinematography = Adam Biggs<ref name=Mind>{{Cite AV media|people=Jaysen, Peter (director)|year=2001|title=Mind Meld|medium=Motion picture|time=1:13:32}}</ref> | editing = Mark Panik<ref name=Mind/> | studio = Creative Light Entertainment | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2001|11|06|Home video}} | runtime = 75 minutes<ref name=Dawson79/> | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = <!-- Please use condensed and rounded values. £11.6 million vs. £11,586,221 --> }}
'''''Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime''''' is a 2001 American documentary film in which actors William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy discuss the ''Star Trek'' science fiction franchise and its effects on their lives. Shatner and Nimoy portrayed the characters James T. Kirk and Spock respectively in the 1960s ''Star Trek'' television series, the 1970s animated television series, and their film sequels.
They talk about differences they had with Gene Roddenberry, the creator of ''Star Trek'', and about the strained relationships between Shatner and some of the other cast members. It was in this film that Nimoy first publicly revealed that he had struggled with alcoholism while he was acting in the original television series. Shatner talks about the death of his third wife, Nerine Kidd, who accidentally drowned in a pool in 1999 after suffering from alcoholism.
''Mind Meld'' was produced to advertise Shatner's personal website. Filming took place at Nimoy's home on September 5, 2001, and Billy West narrated the title sequence. The film's title refers to a fictional practice in ''Star Trek''—a mind meld is a telepathic link that Vulcans are able to create with other organisms. ''Mind Meld'' was released for sale on Shatner's website on November 6, 2001, coinciding with the release of the director's cut of ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture''. ''Mind Meld'' attracted some notoriety because of an unintended sound in one scene that became a popular subject of flatulence humor among ''Star Trek'' fans and on morning zoo radio programs. Shatner denied being the source of this sound in multiple interviews; he and ''Mind Meld''<nowiki/>'s director, Peter Jaysen, attributed it to equipment on set.
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Scott Brown of ''Entertainment Weekly'' gave the film an "F", and said that the only people likely to watch the film were extreme ''Star Trek'' fans and people interested in hearing Shatner's supposed flatulence. Laurence Lerman of ''Video Business'' praised the film for not "rehash[ing] anecdotes that have long been staples of ''Star Trek'' conventions and behind-the-scenes memoirs",<ref name=Video/> and instead for dealing with such topics as alcoholism, career difficulties, and conflicts on the set of ''Star Trek''.
==Contents== William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy respectively portrayed James T. Kirk and Spock in ''Star Trek'', first in the 1960s television series (later retitled ''Star Trek: The Original Series''),<ref name=Times/> then in the 1970s television series ''Star Trek: The Animated Series'',<ref>{{Cite news|work=Metro|title=Leonard Nimoy Dead: Legendary Star Trek Actor Best Known as Mr Spock Dies Aged 83|author=Westbrook, Caroline|location=London|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/02/27/leonard-nimoy-dead-legendary-star-trek-actor-best-known-as-mr-spock-dies-aged-83-5082799/|access-date=April 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|work=Venture Capital Post|title=Is William Shatner Returning as James Kirk in 'Star Trek 3'?: J.J. Abrams Called Him, Will Appear 'If It is Meaningful', Actor Says|date=October 1, 2014|location=New York City|url=http://www.vcpost.com/articles/28318/20141001/william-shatner-returning-james-kirk-star-trek-3-j-abrams-robert-orci.htm|access-date=April 10, 2015}}</ref> and subsequently in several ''Star Trek'' films between 1979 and 1994. In ''Mind Meld'', they discuss the ''Star Trek'' media franchise and its enduring success.<ref name=Times>{{Cite news|title=Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime (2001)|author=Sloboda, Sarah|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/259184/Mind-Meld-Secrets-Behind-the-Voyage-of-a-Lifetime/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903161900/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/259184/Mind-Meld-Secrets-Behind-the-Voyage-of-a-Lifetime/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2014|access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref> The film is, except for the title sequence, composed entirely of Shatner and Nimoy in conversation.<ref name=Province/> Many of the topics they discuss were inspired by online questions from fans.<ref name=Edmonton/> The film starts in Nimoy's backyard, where the two sit on patio chairs,<ref name=Buckman/> and then moves into Nimoy's library, which is filled with souvenirs.<ref name=Dawson79/>
[[File:Leonard Nimoy William Shatner Star Trek 1968.JPG|thumb|left|alt=A Star Trek promotional photograph of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner as Spock and Kirk respectively|Nimoy ''(left)'' and Shatner as Spock and James T. Kirk in 1968, during production of ''Star Trek: The Original Series''. In ''Mind Meld'', Nimoy describes being an alcoholic at that time, and Shatner claims to have had sexual liaisons with ''Star Trek'' actresses.]] The film focuses on the effects ''Star Trek'' had on the lives of Shatner and Nimoy,<ref>Greenberger (2012), p. 220.</ref> with each actor interviewing the other about his fame.<ref name=Times/> They talk about ''Star Trek''{{'}}s origins and the death of DeForest Kelley,<ref name=Starlog>{{Cite news|work=Starlog|title=Melding of Minds|author=Spelling, Ian|issue=293|page=60|date=December 2001|url=https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-293/293#page/n59/mode/1up|access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref> who had portrayed Leonard McCoy in both ''The Original Series'' and ''The Animated Series''.<ref>Terrace (2011), p. 1011.</ref> Shatner and Nimoy also discuss interactions between themselves and others on the set of ''Star Trek'', including conflicts.<ref name=Times/> Both Shatner and Nimoy describe having had strained relationships with Gene Roddenberry, the creator of ''Star Trek'',<ref name=Video/> and attest to other members of the ''Original Series'' cast disliking Shatner.<ref name=Talk/> Only one of these cast members is referred to by name: Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed Nyota Uhura.<ref name=Province/> "I never fully comprehended what it was that was bothering them", says Shatner.<ref name=Talk/>
Both men describe ''Star Trek'' as having put personal pressures on them that negatively affected their family lives.<ref name=Guardian/> The conversation is mostly guided by Shatner, who prompts Nimoy to discuss issues he had regarding the legitimacy of consistently portraying an extraterrestrial, and other struggles with his acting career at the time.<ref name=Talk/> "It took me a while," Nimoy says, "but I got rid of all that anger when I realized that I never had to worry about work ever since ''Star Trek'' went on the air."<ref name=Buckman/> Nimoy reveals that he was an alcoholic at the time of the original ''Star Trek'' series—something that was not publicly known before ''Mind Meld''.<ref name=Mirror/> He developed "a major drinking habit, probably during the second or third year" of the series, he says, and had his secretary bring him alcohol in paper cups at the end of each day of filming. Nimoy suggests that he became dependent on alcohol because of the deterioration of his marriage to Sandra Zober, his first wife. He says that, since divorcing Zober in 1987 and marrying actress Susan Bay in 1988, he has been a teetotaler.<ref name=Mirror/>
Shatner says that acting in ''Star Trek'' was "life-consuming" and left him "barely any time for family", and that this was the reason for his divorce from Gloria Rand, his first wife.<ref name=Mirror>{{Cite news|work=Daily Mirror|title=Bar Trek: Search for Spock|author=Mackenzie, Drew|page=4|date=October 11, 2001|location=London}}</ref> He describes a subsequent succession of sexual partners,<ref name=Talk/> including, he says, ''Star Trek'' actresses.<ref name=Mirror/> He also talks about the death of his father, Joseph Shatner,<ref name=Edmonton/> and of his third wife, Nerine Kidd, who accidentally drowned in a pool in 1999, losing a battle with alcoholism.<ref name=Record>{{Cite news|work=Daily Record|title=Jim Beam Me Up Scotty: Spock Tells of Booze Battle|date=October 31, 2001|page=20|location=Glasgow}}</ref> Shatner recalls that Nimoy had expressed concern about Kidd's alcoholism and warned him about marrying her.<ref name=Record/> Another topic is Nimoy's fine-art photography, which deals with spirituality and sensuality. Both Shatner and Nimoy say that, while they are glad that ''Star Trek'' became successful, they wish their subsequent fame had encroached less on their privacy.<ref name=Province/> They also describe having been typecast as a result of their roles in ''Star Trek'', and say that this has had repercussions on their respective acting careers.<ref name=Guardian/> Shatner recounts his initial surprise that, at science fiction conventions, the fans seem to like each other more than they like the science fiction actors.<ref name=Province/> The film concludes with Nimoy putting his arm around Shatner's shoulder and saying, "You're my best friend."<ref name=Buckman/>
==Production== [[File:Billy West by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Billy West|Voice actor Billy West narrated ''Mind Meld''{{'}}s title sequence.]] ''Mind Meld'' was produced as a way of advertising Shatner's personal website,<ref name=Times/> williamshatner.com, which offered features including the Shatner and Friends fan club's quarterly newsletter, semi-regular updates on Shatner's life, and a photograph of Shatner with the gorilla Koko.<ref name=Press>{{Cite news|work=The Press|title=To Boldy Go...|date=July 16, 2002|author=Henzell, John|page=36|location=Christchurch}}</ref> Shatner said that another reason they decided to make the film was because Nimoy was visibly getting old.<ref name=Province/>{{efn|Shatner is older than Nimoy by four days, with both born in 1931.<ref name=Province/>}} Shatner asked Nimoy if he would be willing to discuss his experiences with alcoholism in the film, and Nimoy agreed. Nimoy later said that no one had ever asked him about this part of his past, and that discussing it in ''Mind Meld'' "was an opportunity to put out some information that might be helpful to some people."<ref name=Starlog/>
Filming took place on September 5, 2001,<ref name=York>{{Cite news|work=New York Post|title=The Big Stink Goes On|author=Buckman, Adam|page=84|date=November 21, 2001}}</ref> in high-definition video<ref name=Video>{{Cite news|work=Video Business|title=Hailing Frequencies are Open|author=Lerman, Laurence|volume=21|issue=42|location=Radnor, Pennsylvania|date=October 15, 2001|page=18}}</ref> at Nimoy's home,<ref name=Times/> under the direction of Peter Jaysen.<ref name=New>{{Cite news|work=New York Post|title=Shatner: I'm Not a Stinker|author=Buckman, Adam|page=82|date=October 11, 2001}}</ref> There was no script; the conversation between Shatner and Nimoy was ''ad lib''.<ref name=King/> The title sequence of ''Mind Meld'' is narrated by veteran voice actor Billy West, who had previously voiced such characters as Zim in the television series ''Invader Zim'', Ralph in ''Joe's Apartment'', and Elmer Fudd in ''Looney Tunes: Back in Action''.<ref>Lawson & Persons (2004), p. 342.</ref> While the filming session resulted in approximately two hours of footage, a significant portion of this was not used,<ref name=Telegram>{{Cite news|work=The Telegram|title=Busy William Shatner Chats with Nimoy: Ex Captain Kirk Hosts on New Iron Chef USA|author=Moore, Frazier|date=November 24, 2001|page=E18|location=St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador}}</ref> resulting in a final runtime of 75 minutes.<ref name=Dawson79/> In an interview with science fiction magazine ''Starlog'', Shatner said, "I don't think... that anything was cut because it was too personal or inflammatory. Edits were only made for time."<ref name=Starlog/> The title of the film refers to a fictional practice in ''Star Trek''; a mind meld is a telepathic link that Spock is able to create with other organisms because he is part Vulcan.<ref name=Dawson79>Dawson (2006), p. 79.</ref> Shatner summarized the film as being "two friends talking one-on-one".<ref>{{Cite news|work=The Province|title=Side Orders|date=September 26, 2001|page=B3|location=Vancouver}}</ref>
==Release== ''Mind Meld'' was released on VHS and DVD for sale on Shatner's website<ref name=Telegram/> on November 6, 2001,<ref name=Video/><ref name=Province>{{Cite news|work=The Province|title=Shatner Stays Busy: Star Trek's First Captain Releases DVD with Ex-Co-Star, Hosts Iron Chef|author=Keveney, Bill|page=C10|date=November 16, 2001|location=Vancouver}}</ref> coinciding with the release of the director's cut of ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'', a film that Shatner and Nimoy agreed was not as good as they had hoped it would be.<ref name=Today/>{{efn|Other films involving Shatner were nearing their release dates at the time;<ref>{{Cite news|work=BBC News Online|title=Shatner Reveals Pain of Wife's Death|date=February 22, 2002|location=London|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1835378.stm|access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref> he acted in ''Showtime''<ref name=CTV>{{Cite news|work=CTV Television Network|title=New Film Comedy Features De Niro, Murphy and Shatner|author=O'Regan, Seamus|location=Toronto|date=March 14, 2002}}</ref> and ''Shoot or Be Shot'',<ref name=King/> and directed ''Groom Lake''.<ref name=Province/>}} ''Mind Meld'' was produced by Creative Light Entertainment, a company that produced another filmed interview the following year—''Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels'', an interview of Marvel Comics publisher Stan Lee by film director Kevin Smith.<ref>{{Cite news|work=Video Store|title=Comic Book Legend Featured in Latest DVD|author=Rivero, Enrique|date=May 5, 2002|volume=24|issue=19|page=12|location=Duluth, Minnesota}}</ref> The ''Mind Meld'' DVD offers widescreen and fullscreen options, Dolby Digital surround sound, and a five-minute "making of" featurette.<ref name=Orange/> ''Mind Meld'' T-shirts were available on Shatner's website.<ref>{{Cite news|work=Winnipeg Free Press|title=Get a Life|author=Vesely, Carolin|date=March 13, 2002|page=A8}}</ref> The film's release prompted Wil Wheaton, who had portrayed Wesley Crusher in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', to change the name of his comic science fiction improvisational theatre company from "Mind Meld" to "EarnestBorg9".<ref>Wheaton (2004), p. 211.</ref>
Shatner referred to ''The Original Series'' as "cartoonish" in ''Mind Meld'', but later, upon questioning by a reporter, said, "I never thought it was a cartoon ... I never thought it was beneath me."<ref>{{Cite news|work=The Newcastle Herald|title=The Journey Continues|author=Moore, Frazier|date=November 30, 2001|page=7|location=Newcastle, New South Wales}}</ref> In a February 2002 interview on ''Larry King Live'', Shatner said ''Mind Meld'' was similar to ''My Dinner with Andre'', and indicated that he and Nimoy were hoping to produce more films of a similar nature.<ref name=King>{{Cite news|work=Larry King Live|title=Interview with William Shatner|author=King, Larry|author-link=Larry King|date=February 21, 2002|location=Los Angeles|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0202/21/lkl.00.html|access-date=September 13, 2014}}</ref> Nimoy said of the film, "This is the most personal insight the fans will get into our relationship and into aspects of Bill and myself they've never heard before."<ref name=Edmonton>{{Cite news|work=Edmonton Journal|title=Jeanne Tripplehorn Looks to Series TV to Breathe Life into Her Career|page=B3|date=October 7, 2001|location=Edmonton}}</ref> In April 2002, ''Mind Meld'' was screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival.<ref name=Weekly>{{Cite news|work=OC Weekly|title=Newport Beach Film Festival Beams Down|author=Stacy, Greg|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=April 11, 2002|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2002-04-18/film/newport-beach-film-festival-beams-down/|access-date=September 11, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912073411/http://www.ocweekly.com/2002-04-18/film/newport-beach-film-festival-beams-down/|archive-date=September 12, 2014}}</ref> Two years later, ''Mind Meld'' was included in the bonus material when the first six ''Star Trek'' films were re-released as a special edition box set.<ref name=Dawson80/>
===Alleged flatulence=== {{Listen |filename=Mind Meld flatulence.mp3 |title=The contentious sound |description=An interview clip containing the sound audible around 52:47 as Shatner says "like" }}
Around 52 minutes and 47 seconds into the film, when Shatner is talking about the other ''Original Series'' actors disliking him,<ref name=Talk/> he shifts in his chair and a sound evocative of flatulence is audible. This sound, apparently unnoticed by the filmmakers,<ref name=Dawson79/> was first mentioned in the media by Adam Buckman in the ''New York Post'' on October 10, 2001.<ref name=York/> Buckman wrote that he played the sound for more than six colleagues who all agreed that it came from Shatner.<ref name=Buckman>{{Cite news|work=New York Post|title=Well Excuse Me, Scotty|date=October 10, 2001|author=Buckman, Adam|page=119}}</ref> This scene became a popular subject of flatulence humor among ''Star Trek'' fans<ref name=Dawson79/> and on morning zoo radio programs.<ref name=Talk>{{Cite web|title=Mind Meld|author=Gross, G. Noel|work=DVD Talk|location=Beaverton, Oregon|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/2969/mind-meld/?___rd=1|access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref> Reviewers identified as many as six other similar noises in ''Mind Meld'', between the 52-minute mark and the end.<ref name=Talk/>
Howard Stern played the sound on his radio show several times,<ref name=Dawson79/> including when Shatner appeared on the show to promote his upcoming television series ''Iron Chef USA''<ref name=York/> on November 13, 2001.<ref name=Dawson80>Dawson (2006), p. 80.</ref> When Stern asked about the sound, Shatner said it had been produced by the boom operator.<ref name=Dawson80/> A similar claim was made on Shatner's website, where the noise was attributed to a squeaky jib.<ref name=Talk/> On Conan O'Brien's ''Late Night'' program on November 14,<ref name=Dawson80/> Shatner called it "outrageous" that Buckman should assume him to be the source of the sound rather than Nimoy. O'Brien responded, "You're the captain! You outrank him! It's your responsibility!"<ref name=York/> Pressed further by O'Brien on the sound's provenance, Shatner suggested that it may have been a dog bark or a bird call.<ref name=York/> According to Jaysen, the sound did not emanate from Shatner, and was most likely caused by cables rubbing against each other while a camera moved.<ref name=New/> "It was probably some machine that nobody heard", Shatner said in a September 2002 interview. "The controversy is over."<ref name=Post>{{Cite news|work=New York Post|date=September 21, 2002|title=Capt. Kirk Sees Trek Reality|page=10}}</ref>
Jim Dawson devoted an entire chapter of his 2006 ''Modern History of the Fart'' to Shatner's alleged flatulence in ''Mind Meld'', which he compares to the sound of someone stepping on a tribble.<ref name=Dawson79/>{{efn|This is a ''Star Trek'' in-joke; in the ''Star Trek'' universe, tribbles are small, hairy extraterrestrials that reproduce rapidly.<ref>Robinson & Bauer (2011), p. 447.</ref>}} G. Noel Gross of DVD Talk compared the excitement over this sound to that evinced by adolescent boys watching pornography, and compared the level of scrutiny devoted to the scene to that received by the Zapruder film.<ref name=Talk/>
==Reception== [[File:Shatner Nimoy Laugh Dragon Con 2009.jpg|thumb|alt=William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy|In his review of ''Mind Meld'', Mike Clark of ''USA Today'' called the discussion between Shatner ''(left)'' and Nimoy ''(right)'' "surprisingly frank".<ref name=Today/>]] Sarah Sloboda of ''The New York Times'' wrote that ''Mind Meld'' "provides a genuine glimpse of the lives of the stars shadowed by the roles that defined their public personas, and the mutual experience that binds them as friends".<ref name=Times/> Gross praised the video quality, but criticized the DVD functionality and features. He also wrote that "even in the heavier parts of this conversation, there's a warmth and comradery there that's rife with good humor".<ref name=Talk/> Scott Brown of ''Entertainment Weekly'' gave the film an F, saying that the only people likely to watch the film other than extreme ''Star Trek'' fans are people interested in hearing the sound alleged to be Shatner's flatulence, which Brown said can be clearly heard. He called the film "seemingly interminable" and said the discussion between Shatner and Nimoy shows that they "rival black holes in sheer self-absorption".<ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|author=Brown, Scott|title=Space Oddity|date=November 9, 2001|issue=624|page=88|location=New York City}}</ref> According to John Henzell, writing for ''The Press'' of New Zealand, ''Mind Meld''{{'}}s trailer took its subject matter so seriously that it became comical.<ref name=Press/>
Vern Perry of the ''Orange County Register'' called the film fascinating, writing that it skilfully combined humor and earnestness. He wrote that it was moving to see the two actors talk about their personal lives with such vulnerability—particularly when Nimoy discusses his experiences with alcoholism.<ref name=Orange>{{Cite news|work=Orange County Register|author=Perry, Vern|page=E8|date=April 27, 2002|title=Japan's 'Rashomon' a Classic|location=Santa Ana, California}}</ref> Greg Stacy of ''OC Weekly'' reported being "thoroughly charmed" by the film, and called "the affection between [Shatner and Nimoy] obvious and touching."<ref name=Weekly/>
Laurence Lerman of ''Video Business'' praised ''Mind Meld'' for not "rehash[ing] anecdotes that have long been staples of ''Star Trek'' conventions and behind-the-scenes memoirs", but instead dealing with such topics as alcoholism, career difficulties, and conflicts on the set of ''Star Trek''.<ref name=Video/> Mike Clark of ''USA Today'' praised Shatner's interviewing abilities and wrote that the film was engaging. Clark called Shatner's and Nimoy's conversation "surprisingly frank", but added that Shatner was "full of himself".<ref name=Today>{{Cite news|work=USA Today|title=Home Movies|author=Clark, Mike|date=November 16, 2001|page=6E}}</ref> A review in British newspaper ''The Guardian'' summarized ''Mind Meld'' as "a couple of gents sitting around talking".<ref name=Guardian>{{Cite news|work=The Guardian|title=Still on Warp Speed After All These Years|date=November 23, 2001|page=C12|location=London}}</ref> {{Clear}}
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==External links== * [http://williamshatner.com/ws/ William Shatner's official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102005212/http://williamshatner.com/ws/ |date=2013-01-02 }}, the website the film was produced to advertise * {{IMDb title|0296753}} {{Memory Alpha|Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime|''Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime''}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|mind_meld_secrets_behind_the_voyage_of_a_lifetime|Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime}}
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