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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

Directed by Leonard Nimoy

Science Fiction

Most recently watched by AllAboutSteve, CaptainBigTime, themarc, seanCduregger, jenerator, sleestakk

Overview

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

Rated PG | Length 105 minutes

Actors

William Shatner | DeForest Kelley | James Doohan | George Takei | Walter Koenig | Nichelle Nichols | Christopher Lloyd | Robin Curtis | Mark Lenard | Merritt Butrick | Judith Anderson | James Sikking | Phillip R. Allen | Robert Hooks | John Larroquette | Carl Steven | Vadia Potenza | Stephen Manley | Joe W. Davis | Leonard Nimoy | Miguel Ferrer | Branscombe Richmond | Frank Welker | Scott McGinnis | Phil Morris | Jeanne Mori | Grace Lee Whitney | Nanci Rogers | Paul Sorensen

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Viewing Notes

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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. They angle a bit more with a few laughs here and there but what really matters is we get some great character moments throughout and it very much still feels like the original Trek because Kirk always jsut does what he wants anyway. My big sticking point is that I wish they’d gone with the Romulans in this if only because they made more sense with how the Klingons actually act in this. After the heavy ending of Star Trek II though, the lighter tone is welcome and as the middle part of an unofficial Trek trilogy between Wrath of Khan and Voyage Home, this works pretty well. We’re still dealing with playing god, but also a bit of playing keep up during a Cold War as Starfleet represents the US in this and the Klingons the Soviet Union at the time. This would continue through the rest of the TOS Trek films.

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