Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

1984
PG
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

88K

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Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Merritt Butrick, and Robin Curtis in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

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Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned U.S.S. Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis Planet to recover Spock's body.Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned U.S.S. Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis Planet to recover Spock's body.Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned U.S.S. Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis Planet to recover Spock's body.

Director
- Leonard Nimoy
Writers
- Gene Roddenberry
- Harve Bennett
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

88K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Leonard Nimoy
Writers
- Gene Roddenberry
- Harve Bennett
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations

Trivia
In the opening credits, there is a six-second-long pause between William Shatner and DeForest Kelley's names, where Leonard Nimoy's name would normally be. It's only one second between each of the other names.

Goofs
[27:49]When Kirk checks the video logs to find the keeper of Spock's katra, the timestamp reveals that Spock melded with McCoy on stardate 8128.78. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) begins on stardate 8130.3.

Quotes
[Witnessing the destruction of the Enterprise]
Kirk: [1:15:58] My God, Bones... what have I done?
McCoy: What you had to do, what you always do. Turn death into a fighting chance to live.

Crazy credits
Leonard Nimoy is credited as director in the opening credits, but is not included in the cast list. There is a long gap between the names of William Shatner and DeForest Kelley, which lasts for the length of time Nimoy's name would have been displayed.

Alternate versions
Some network broadcasts are noticeably truncated. In particular, the scene where Kruge destroys the female mercenary for looking at the Genesis information is deleted. The scene ends instead with the two characters expressing love for each other. The scene where McCoy refers to "that green-blooded son-of-a-bitch" is also censored.

Connections
Edited from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Soundtracks
Theme From Star Trek (TV Series)
by Alexander Courage

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9/10

Very entertaining.

The cast of the Star Trek movies are not know as great actors. I think maybe they should be. They have helped create some of the most likable characters ever. The crew of the Enterprise are all great characters that are played perfectly. It's all wildly entertaining to watch. "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" is funny, exciting and surprisingly emotional. I'm sorry I missed this one when it was in the theaters. I don't know what I was thinking.