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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

1984 · Film · 105 min

  • Science Fiction
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  • Adventure
  • Thriller

Plot

A surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence.

About Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is a 1984 American science fiction film, written and produced by Harve Bennett, directed by Leonard Nimoy, and based on the television series Star Trek. It is the third film in the Star Trek franchise and is the second part of a three-film story arc that begins with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and concludes with Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). After the death of Spock (Nimoy), the crew of the USS Enterprise return to Earth. When James T. Kirk (William Shatner) learns that Spock's spirit, or katra, is held in the mind of Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Kirk and company steal the decommissioned USS Enterprise to return Spock's body to his homeworld. The crew must also contend with hostile Klingons, led by Kruge (Christopher Lloyd), who are bent on stealing the secrets of the powerful terraforming device, Genesis. Paramount Pictures commissioned the film after the positive critical and commercial reaction to The Wrath of Khan. Nimoy directed this film, becoming the first Star Trek cast member to do so. Producer Harve Bennett wrote the script, starting from the end and working backwards, and intended the destruction of the Enterprise to be a shocking development. Bennett and Nimoy collaborated with effects house Industrial Light & Magic to develop storyboards and new ship designs; ILM also handled the film's many…

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Cast

  • William ShatnerAdmiral James T. Kirk
  • DeForest KelleyDr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
  • James DoohanCaptain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
  • George TakeiCmdr. Hikaru Sulu
  • Walter KoenigCmdr. Pavel Chekov
  • Nichelle NicholsCmdr. Uhura
  • Christopher LloydCmdr. Kruge
  • Robin CurtisLt. Saavik
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