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1 June 1984 (USA)
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Plot:
Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock's body. full summary | add synopsis
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7 nominations
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| William Shatner | ... | Admiral James T. Kirk | |
| Leonard Nimoy | ... | Capt. Spock / Elevator Voice (also as Frank Force) | |
| DeForest Kelley | ... | Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy | |
| James Doohan | ... | Montgomery "Scotty" Scott | |
| George Takei | ... | Hikaru Sulu | |
| Walter Koenig | ... | Pavel Chekov | |
| Nichelle Nichols | ... | Cmdr. Uhura | |
| Merritt Butrick | ... | Dr. David Marcus | |
| Phil Morris | ... | Trainee Foster | |
| Scott McGinnis | ... | Mr. Adventure | |
| Robin Curtis | ... | Lt. Saavik | |
| Robert Hooks | ... | Adm. Morrow | |
| Carl Steven | ... | Spock...Age 9 | |
| Vadia Potenza | ... | Spock...Age 13 | |
| Stephen Manley | ... | Spock...Age 17 |
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Also Known As:
Star Trek III: Return to Genesis (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
105 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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Dolby (35 mm prints) |
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
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Italy:T |
Iceland:10 |
South Korea:12 |
Brazil:Livre |
New Zealand:G |
Canada:G (Régie du Cinéma Québec) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Canada:PG |
Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) |
France:U |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:11 (re-rerating) |
Norway:12 |
Singapore:PG |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12
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When Dr. McCoy declares his full name, the "H" stands for Horatio. Horatio Hornblower was Gene Roddenberry's model for Captain Kirk. David Andrew McCoy is his father's full name, according to the novelization of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989).
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Continuity: The direction the Bird-of-Prey is turning as it opens fire on the cargo ship.
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[Spock's dying words, repeated from the previous film]
Captain Spock: Don't grieve, Admiral. It is logical. The needs of the many outweigh...
Kirk: ...the needs of the few.
Captain Spock: Or the one. I have been and always shall be your friend. Live long and prosper.
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[Spock's dying words, repeated from the previous film]
Captain Spock: Don't grieve, Admiral. It is logical. The needs of the many outweigh...
Kirk: ...the needs of the few.
Captain Spock: Or the one. I have been and always shall be your friend. Live long and prosper.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)
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FAQ
Why did Kirk destroy the Enterprise just to kill a few Klingons? Couldn't he have just shot them on the transporter pad?Why does Morrow say that the Enterprise is 20 years old? The Star Trek Chronology clearly says that she's more like 45 years old in this movie.
Was the Enterprise's bridge set redressed for the other Federation ships we see in this movie?
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I almost never agree with Trekkies! They usually pan "Star Trek III" and label it a disappointing follow-up to the classic "Wrath of Khan." But I just don't see anything wrong here. The Klingons are delightfully over-the-top villains, the effects and spaceship models are great (arguably the best in the series), and the theft of the Enterprise is a wonderful sequence loaded with humor and tension. DeForest Kelley gets some great material as the "possessed" McCoy, and Shatner's performance - slightly more understated than in the last film - is again rock solid.
So what's the problem? I suppose this movie has difficulties standing on its own; it relies heavily on knowledge of "Khan." But, such issues inevitably crop up when you're dealing with a long-running series of interconnected movies, and they don't matter much in terms of raw entertainment value. Some fans complain that nothing really happens in this film - it's just about getting Spock back and nothing else - but the death of David and the destruction of the Enterprise load it up with more than enough dramatic punch for me.
And, can you possibly imagine Picard stealing the Enterprise to go on a rescue mission? I can't. This movie's storyline captures exactly what makes the original crew so warm, funny, and rebellious...and so it's a good Trek movie, despite what the fans will tell you.