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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

  • 19841984
  • PGPG
  • 1h 45m
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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.
IMDb RATING
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55
    • Leonard Nimoy
    • Gene Roddenberry(based on Star Trek created by)
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    • William Shatner
    • Leonard Nimoy
    • DeForest Kelley
    • Leonard Nimoy
    • Gene Roddenberry(based on Star Trek created by)
    • Harve Bennett
  • Stars
    • William Shatner
    • Leonard Nimoy
    • DeForest Kelley
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    • 250User reviews
    • 97Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
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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
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      • Gene Roddenberry(based on Star Trek created by)
      • Harve Bennett
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    • Trivia
      In the opening credits, there is an extra long pause between William Shatner and DeForest Kelley's names, where Leonard Nimoy's name would normally be.
    • 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: 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 reviews250

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    7/10
    The Mindful Physician...
    Boldly going where no man (or woman) has gone before, climb aboard the Enterprise and let it fly and soar, as old friends gather, reunite, off to battle and to fight, strange new worlds, civilisations to explore.

    A child is discovered all alone, a Vulcan without soul, perhaps a clone, while a Doctor rediscovers, an old friend inside another and a starship's final journey helps them home.

    Some things are more important than rules and regulations as the captain of the Enterprise takes his pride and joy to recover what was lost and resurrect what was saved.
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    FAQ19

    • 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?

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 1984 (United States)
      • United States
      • StarTrek.com (United States)
      • English
      • Klingon
      • Russian
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Occidental College - 1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Cinema Group Ventures
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Surround 7.1

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