Top cast:Florence La Badie,William Russell,James Cruze
Director:Matt Duffer&Ross Duffer
Genre:Film-Noir
Region:Vietnam
Year:2007
Storyline:Picard researched Soran""s background, learning that he was 300 years old and had lost his entire family when the Borg destroyed his planet - and then escaped with other refugees aboard theLakul; Picard learned from Guinan that Soran""s primary obsessive goal was to get back to the Nexus and remain there, and the energy ribbon was its "doorway"; the Nexus was addictive - "like being inside joy" and Soran who wished to return there "could be a very, very dangerous man"; Picard theorized that Soran was attempting to "make the ribbon come to him" starting with the Amargosa star""s explosion - hence his current journey to Veridian III to collapse or explode a Veridian star (that would consequently cause the destruction of all the planets in its system, including Veridian 4 with a population of 230 million) - the explosion would make the ribbon/Nexus accessible to Soran from the surface of Veridian III.As the film ended, the group saw their destination in the far distance, Erebor and the Lonely Mountain ("the last of the great Dwarf kingdoms of Middle Earth").Donald Pleasence passed away during re-editing and reconstruction of the film following test screenings, similar to the situation withBrainstorm (1983)and Natalie Wood, causing filmmakers to revise the ending to make it appear like Pleasence""s character wouldn""t survive into the next sequel.He introduces himself as George M.Cohan (pronounced Co-en), and is soon cleared for entry.He is greeted and escorted through the foyer of the White House by an elderly black butler (Clinton Rosemond): "We""ve been expecting you.With $44.7 million on its second day (Saturday),Dead Man""s Chestalso became the first movie to top $100 million in just two days.