American writer and choreographer (1947–2007) who co-wrote the screenplay of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country with its director, Nicholas Meyer.
Denny Martin Flinn was an American dancer, choreographer and author who wrote books on musical theatre as well as mystery novels.
He shares the screenplay credit for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, released in 1991, with Nicholas Meyer; the story is credited to Leonard Nimoy, Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal. The film uses the explosion of the Klingon moon Praxis and the peace talks that follow as a parallel to the end of the Cold War, and served as the farewell of the original cast.
Flinn afterwards wrote a Star Trek novel, The Fearful Summons, set after the events of the film and centred on Captain Sulu and the Excelsior.