Free Star Trek Parody A Huge Success

An indie parody of Star Trek, dubbed “Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning” has apparently exceeded all expectations of its producers. The parody, which was created entirely with volunteers, and out of the pockets of the producers on the thinnest of shoestring budgets, has already been downloaded an estimated 750,000 times in the week since it was released to the Internet.

Not too surprising, actually. I’ve seen the trailer, and it’s extremely well done. Enough so that I didn’t even mind that it was in Finnish, with English subtitles. As the film’s website explains, “The film combines world-class visual effects, a rough-and-ready sense of humour, and a passion that provide the basis for the first-ever Finnish science fiction adventure.”

“Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning” was produced primarily on computers in producer Samuli Torssonen’s living room. The “Star Wreck” site describes it as “the product of a core group of five Finns, and over 300 extras, assistants and supporters.” The project took over seven years to bring to fruition.

With so much going into what appears to be a top quality indie film, more than a homemade parody, why release it for free on the Internet?

Says Star Wreck’s director, Timo Vuorensola…

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