"Star Trek: The Next Generation" A Fistful of Datas (1992)

Director:

Patrick Stewart

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator)
Robert Hewitt Wolfe (teleplay) ...

TV Series:

"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)

Original Air Date:

7 November 1992 (Season 6, Episode 8)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

While the crew is experiencing some much needed down time, Worf and his son go on an Old West excursion in the holodeck, where they meet several versions of Data serving as the bad guy after an experiment in Engineering goes wrong.

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title | Captain | Security | Mother Son Relationship | Space Shuttle

Cast

Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander William T. Riker
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn	...	Lieutenant Worf
Gates McFadden	...	Doctor Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data / Frank Hollander / Eli Hollander / Henchman / Bandito / Annie Meyers
Brian Bonsall	...	Alexander Rozhenko
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	Eli Hollander
Joy Garrett	...	Annie Meyers
Jorge Cervera Jr.	...	Bandito
Majel Barrett	...	Enterprise Computer (voice)

Trivia:

The title refers to the movie Per un pugno di dollari (1964) or A Fistful of Dollars, directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Some obvious matte work when Alexander freezes the program and Eli is frozen in position.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Alexander Rozhenko: Father? After what happened - I guess you'll never want to go back to the Ancient West?
Lieutenant Worf: The town of Deadwood may face danger once again. If they do... they will need a sheriff - and a deputy.

Movie Connections:

References Per un pugno di dollari (1964)

Holodeck Old West.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

ST:TNG:134 - "A Fistful Of Datas" (Stardate: 46271.5) - this is the 8th episode of the 6th season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

In a welcome homage to Sergio Leone's 1964 "A Fistful Of Dollars", Alexander (again played by Brian Bonsall) convinces his father, albeit reluctantly, to join him in a holodeck simulation of the Old West (Worf as the Sheriff, Alexander as his Deputy) created by Alexander with a little help from Lt. Barclay. And they are soon joined by Counselor Troi, who loves Western stories.

At the same time, Geordi conducts an experiment with Data which causes a computer malfunction that creates a murderous outlaw in the Old West program that looks just like Data! And not only that, when Worf tries to end the program, he can't as the safety device also fails, and other characters start looking like Data!

Watch this exciting holodeck adventure with great performance(s) by Brent Spiner as multiple characters, and a fitting ending as the Enterprise "rides off" into the sunset!

Trivia note: we see Picard playing with the flute he got in "The Inner Light". Also, Geordi is attempting to grow another beard. Also, we hear Data's "Ode To Spot" again, as well as see Spot the cat.