Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

1984
PG
1h 45m

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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
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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 total

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Star Trek III: The Search For Spock: May the Wind Be on Our Backs

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Star Trek III: The Search For Spock: May the Wind Be on Our Backs

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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
As the Grissom discovers Spock's tube on the planet, the display for sector 3 misspells Celsius as Celcius, although the other 2 displays are correct.

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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Featured review

8/10

Underappreciated Star Trek film

I believe Star Trek III is an underappreciated film in part because it is not accessible to a general audience. It is a pure science fiction film. In my opinion it is the one odd numbered film in the series that isn't victimized by 'the curse' of uneven numeration. I enjoyed the film because of the exciting action and fight sequences, the nostalgia, and the developed characterization of characters I am already so familiar with. I also found the film to be surprisingly spiritual and revelatory, a rarity for a sequel in a commercial film franchise. Anyone with close friends will be touched by Kirk's loyalty and sacrifice for Spock. Highly recommended, 8/10.