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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

  • 1984
  • PG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
87K
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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
    • William Shatner
    • Leonard Nimoy
    • DeForest Kelley
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    87K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Leonard Nimoy
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Harve Bennett
    • Stars
      • William Shatner
      • Leonard Nimoy
      • DeForest Kelley
    • 268User reviews
    • 96Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

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    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • Kirk
    Leonard Nimoy
    Leonard Nimoy
    • Spock
    • (as Frank Force)
    • …
    DeForest Kelley
    DeForest Kelley
    • McCoy
    James Doohan
    James Doohan
    • Scotty
    Walter Koenig
    Walter Koenig
    • Chekov
    George Takei
    George Takei
    • Sulu
    Nichelle Nichols
    Nichelle Nichols
    • Uhura
    Robin Curtis
    Robin Curtis
    • Saavik
    Merritt Butrick
    Merritt Butrick
    • David
    Phil Morris
    Phil Morris
    • Trainee Foster
    Scott McGinnis
    Scott McGinnis
    • 'Mr. Adventure'
    Robert Hooks
    Robert Hooks
    • Admiral Morrow
    Carl Steven
    Carl Steven
    • Spock...Age 9
    Vadia Potenza
    • Spock...Age 13
    Stephen Manley
    Stephen Manley
    • Spock...Age 17
    Joe W. Davis
    • Spock...Age 25
    Paul Sorensen
    • Captain
    Cathie Shirriff
    Cathie Shirriff
    • Valkris
    • Director
      • Leonard Nimoy
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Harve Bennett
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • 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

    User reviews268

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    Not the best yet not the worst

    Star Trek 3:The Search for Spock is well done movie it just doesn't stand out. I do admit Leonard Nimoy is good director. Look out for Taxi's Christopher Lloyd as the Klingon captian Kruge. I give this movie a 3 out of 5.
    • mjos1
    • Jun 30, 2002
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    • If Genesis resurrected Spock, why couldn't it do the same for David?
    • Why was the captain of the Grissom so shocked, and for that matter, the crew of the Enterprise surprised when the Klingon Bird Of Prey decloaked? They knew about cloaking technology. They learned about it in The Enterprise Incident (#3.2) on the original series
    • Why does Star Trek III look cheaper than Wrath of Khan yet cost more?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • StarTrek.com (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Klingon
      • Russian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Viaje a las estrellas III: En busca de Spock
    • Filming locations
      • Occidental College - 1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA(near the end, stairs and fountain on planet Vulcan)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Cinema Group Ventures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $17,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $76,471,046
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,673,295
      • Jun 3, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $76,551,989
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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