Trivia / Star Trek Retribution

• Blooper:
  • After visiting Commander Kal in sickbay, Mitchell steps into the corridor to talk to Ronston. When the sickbay door closes behind her, the word "TURBOLIFT" is clearly visible on the label.
  • The dedication plaque on the bridge simply says "USS Fitzgerald" instead of the ship's proper name, F. Scott Fitzgerald, which is clearly visible on the hull several times.
  • Then again, there are other times when the saucer section doesn't have any name visible on it.
  • And if you look closely at the big ship schematic in Engineering, not only is the ship's name wrong (the shorter one), the registry number is wrong too: NCC-85767.
  • Even though Main Engineering is located on Deck 36, the doors in Engineering all clearly have "01" as the deck number.
  • Sometimes, Reyf's belt buckle is vertical. Other times, it's horizontal.
  • In some shots, Captain Prentice's left boot appears to be missing.
  • While on the holodeck, there are several shots in which Prentice's and Garr's reflections in the black marble floor don't match up quite right.
  • And several more occasions where the characters don't appear to be in the same place from one cut to the next.
• Reality Subtext: Midway through production, the movie saw the addition of a "For Elaine" title card, nearly identical to the "For Kristie" card at the beginning of Specter.
• Recycled Set: As many sets as possible were recycled from Specter, most with some slight modifications to reflect the "alternate but future" setting of the film.
  • The set last seen as Dr. Garr's office at Starfleet Headquarters appears as Admiral Thornton's office at Starbase 54.
    • And Thornton's desk later shows up again in Reyf's office, virtually unchanged.
  • Applies in-film as well; the same set serves as the crew quarters of Admiral Reyf, Captain Prentice, and Commander Ronston.
  • Reyf's office on the Fitzgerald is a redress of a part of the crew quarters set, built to resemble the security office from Voyager.
• Throw It In!: When Ronston and Prentice are discussing the origin of the name "Drakus," Ronston's line, "Alien brains, mutants, alternate dimensions? What's next, rock people?" was ad-libbed, as was Prentice's response.