Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

Director:

Leonard Nimoy

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (television series Star Trek)
Harve Bennett (written by)

Release Date:

1 June 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Join the search

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.

Plot Keywords:

Admiral | Commander | Ceremony | Star Trek | Space

Awards:

7 nominations

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

Also Known As:

Star Trek III: Return to Genesis (USA) (working title)
Star trek III - À la recherche de Spock (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Ürszekerek III - Spock nyomában (Hungary) [hu]
Jornada nas Estrelas III: À Procura de Spock (Brazil) [pt]
Op zoek naar Spock (Netherlands) [nl]
Star Trek III: A Aventura Continua (Portugal) [pt]
Star Trek III: Auf der Suche nach Mr. Spock (West Germany) [de]
Star trek - Spock nyomában (Hungary) [hu]
Star trek 3: Spocks återkomst (Sweden) [sv]
Star trek III - Spockin paluu (Finland) [fi]
Star trek III: En busca de Spock (Spain) [es]
Star trek III: alla ricerca di Spock (Italy) [it]
Uzay yolu III - Spock'in pesinde (Turkey: Turkish title) (TV title) [tr]
Viaje a las estrellas 3: En busca de Spock (Argentina) [es]

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Klingon | Russian

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cinema Group Ventures

Trivia:

The young Spock was voiced by Frank Welker. Welker and Nimoy would go on to share the role of Megatron/Galvatron in The Transformers: The Movie (1986). Welker would also provide numerous voices in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), directed by Nimoy's cousin, Michael Bay. Nimoy himself was offered the title role as well, but it is not yet known if he accepted.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Kirk and Kruge are fighting, a piece of the cliff breaks away and wiggles down the side of the cliff rather than falling like a rock.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

not bad

A decent entry into the Star Trek motion picture saga. McCoy is going over the edge, and it seems that Spock melded his spirit into McCoy's body shortly before dying in the Wrath of Khan. Kirk must travel to an unstable planet to try and find Spock's body in an effort to rescue his old friend and end all three men's suffering. If you are a fan of the series, you might find some things to like about this movie. I recommend it.

*** out of ****