Montgomery "Scotty" Scott is a fictional character in the science
fiction franchise Star Trek. First portrayed by James Doohan in the
original Star Trek series, Scotty also appears in the animated Star
Trek series, seven Star Trek movies, the Star Trek: The Next
Generation episode "Relics", and in numerous books, comics, and video
games.Simon Pegg has assumed the character and appeared in the Star
Trek reboot (2009) and its sequels, Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and
Star Trek Beyond (2016).Doohan was cast as the Enterprise engineer for
the second Star Trek pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (1966) on
the recommendation of that episode's director, James Goldstone, who
had worked with him before. The character almost did not make it to
the show after series creator Gene Roddenberry sent Doohan a letter
informing him, "We don't think we need an engineer in the series".
Only through the intervention of Doohan's agent did the character
remain.Doohan tried a variety of accents for the part and decided to
use a Scottish accent on the basis that he thought Scottish people
make the best engineers. Doohan himself chose Scotty's first name,
Montgomery (Doohan's own middle name), in honor of his maternal
grandfather James Montgomery. In a third-season production memo,
Roddenberry said Doohan "is capable of handling anything we throw at
him" and that the "dour Scot" works better when being protective of
the ship's engines.
fiction franchise Star Trek. First portrayed by James Doohan in the
original Star Trek series, Scotty also appears in the animated Star
Trek series, seven Star Trek movies, the Star Trek: The Next
Generation episode "Relics", and in numerous books, comics, and video
games.Simon Pegg has assumed the character and appeared in the Star
Trek reboot (2009) and its sequels, Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and
Star Trek Beyond (2016).Doohan was cast as the Enterprise engineer for
the second Star Trek pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (1966) on
the recommendation of that episode's director, James Goldstone, who
had worked with him before. The character almost did not make it to
the show after series creator Gene Roddenberry sent Doohan a letter
informing him, "We don't think we need an engineer in the series".
Only through the intervention of Doohan's agent did the character
remain.Doohan tried a variety of accents for the part and decided to
use a Scottish accent on the basis that he thought Scottish people
make the best engineers. Doohan himself chose Scotty's first name,
Montgomery (Doohan's own middle name), in honor of his maternal
grandfather James Montgomery. In a third-season production memo,
Roddenberry said Doohan "is capable of handling anything we throw at
him" and that the "dour Scot" works better when being protective of
the ship's engines.
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