At one point, William Shatner is seen alone, peering through an airplane window into the night. The shot recreates many similar scenes from Shatner's manic performance in the legendary Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (1963) of the original Twilight Zone services.
This film stars William Shatner who played Captain Kirk in Star Trek (1966). At the 37:50 mark a character says, "Jim, he's dead." a variation on a line often used by Dr. McCoy to Captain Kirk.
Contains three Star Trek (1966) alumni. William Shatner and Paul Winfield played Captains Kirk and Terrell, respectively. Additionally, France Nuyen played the title role and Kirk's love interest of the week in the third season episode Elaan of Troyius (1968).
According to William Shatner, many of his fans consider this movie the worst film he has ever made.