- "You're proposing that we go backwards in time, find humpback whales, then bring them forward in time, drop 'em off, and hope to Hell they tell this probe what to do with itself!"
- ―Leonard "Bones" McCoy
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
| Directed by: | Leonard Nimoy |
| Written by: | Leonard Nimoy; Harve Bennett; Steve Meerson; Peter Krikes; Nicholas Meyer |
| Produced by: | Ralph Winter; Harve Bennett |
| Music by: | Leonard Rosenman |
| Cinematography: | Don Peterman |
| Edited by: | Peter E. Berger |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Paramount Pictures |
| Released: | November 26th, 1986 |
| Rating: | PG |
| Running time: | 119 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $25,000,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $67,931,249 (US) $133,000,000 (Worldwide) [2] |
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is an American science fiction/adventure film and the fourth installment in the original Star Trek movie series. It directed by Leonard Nimoy, best known for also portraying the character of Spock. The screenplay was co-written by Nimoy as well as producer Harve Bennett and writers Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes and Nicholas Meyer. Produced by Paramount Pictures, it was released theatrically in the United States on November 26th, 1986. The film stars the original primary cast members of the first Star Trek television series including William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig and Nichelle Nichols. Recurring guest stars from the franchise includes Mark Lenard as Sarek and Robin Curtis, briefly reprising her role as Lieutenant Saavik.
The film opens with the crew of the now-destroyed USS Enterprise returning to Federation space aboard a Klingon Bird-of-Prey when they discover that a dangerous space probe is threatening to destroy the planet Earth unless it receives a special response to its transmission - a transmission that can only be answered by the song of humpback whales - a species that went extinct several hundred years ago. The crew of the ship is forced to travel back in time to the year 1986 to bring two humpback whales back with them in the hopes that their song may satisfy the distress beacon from the space probe and thus avert global annihilation.
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Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| William Shatner | Admiral James T. Kirk |
| Leonard Nimoy | Captain Spock |
| DeForest Kelley | Doctor Leonard "Bones" McCoy |
| James Doohan | Captain Montgomery "Scotty" Scott |
| George Takei | Commander Hikaru Sulu |
| Walter Koenig | Commander Pavel Chekov |
| Nichelle Nichols | Commander Nyota Uhura |
| Jane Wyatt | Amanda Grayson |
| Catherine Hicks | Doctor Gillian Taylor |
| Mark Lenard | Sarek |
| Robin Curtis | Lieutenant Saavik |
| Robert Ellenstein | Federation Council President |
| John Schuck | Klingon ambassador |
| Brock Peters | Admiral Cartwright |
| Michael Snyder | Starfleet Communications officer |
| Michael Berryman | Starfleet display officer |
| Mike Brislane | Saratoga Science officer |
| Grace Lee Whitney | Commander Janice Rand |
| Jane Wiedlin | Communications officer Trillya |
| Vijay Amritraj | Starship Captain |
| Majel Barrett | Commander Christine Chapel |
| Nick Ramus | Saratoga helmsman |
| Thaddeus Golas | Controller #1 |
| Martin Pristone | Controller #2 |
| Scott DeVenney | Bob Briggs |
| Viola Stimpson | Lady in tour |
| Phil Rubinstein | 1st garbageman |
| John Miranda | 2nd garbageman |
| Joe Knowland | Antique store owner |
| Bob Sarlatte | Waiter |
| Everett Lee | Café owner |
| Richard Harder | Joe |
| Alex Henteloff | Doctor Nichols |
| Tony Edwards | Pilot |
| Eve Smith | Elderly patient |
| Tom Mustin | Intern #1 |
| Greg Karas | Intern #2 |
| Raymond Singer | Young doctor |
| David Ellenstein | Doctor #1 |
| Judy Levitt | Doctor #2 |
| Teresa E. Victor | Usher |
| James Menges | Jogger |
| Kirk Thatcher | Punk on bus |
| Jeff Lester | FBI agent |
| Joe Lando | Shore patrolman |
| Newell Tarrant | Commander Rogerson |
| Mike Timoney | Electronic technician |
| Jeffrey Martin | Electronic technician |
| Joseph Naradzay | Marine sergeant |
| Donald W. Zautcke | Marine lieutenant |
| Joseph Adamson | Doctor |
| Monique DeSart | Madeleine |
| Madge Sinclair | Saratoga captain |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Production on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home began on February 24th, 1986. Principal filming concluded on May 5th, 1986.
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was released theatrically in the UK on April 10th, 1987.
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was first released to home video in VHS and Betamax formats on September 30th, 1987. It was re-released under the Director's Series banner on March 12th, 1992 in widescreen letterbox format. It was first released to DVD on November 9th, 1999. The Special Collector's Edition DVD, with the silver trim cover art, was released on March 4th, 2003. Along with the other films in the series, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was released on Blu-ray by Paramount Home Video on May 11th, 2009.
- Marvel Comics published a on-shot 64-page comic book adaptation of the film as part of its Movie Special series in 1986.
- This film marks the first appearance of the starship USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A. This ship is also featured in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
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