Billy Van Zandt was listed in the credits as simply "Boy Alien". Robert Fletcher in "The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture" is quoted about the background of the species Van Zandt portrayed (a Rhaandarite ensign on the bridge). "RHAANDARITES - From star system Rhaandaran. Simple, gregarious people. Women as big and strong as the men. Long-lived. Are like children, don't mature until 150 years old. Can grow to eight or nine feet with full height when about 200 years old. Crew member on Enterprise bridge, played by Billy Van Zandt, is young, about eighty-five. Extremely faithful, good at carrying out commands, not at giving them. Little visual sexual difference. Women designated by a spot on forehead of aluminum and black resin. Costume: silver and black lamé. Necklace: used for communication. All-purpose jewelry with machinery built in, of resin, dark gray plastic. Toy parts used for machinery that can be seen inside jewelry."
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