Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Release Date: 6th December 1984 - Australia
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Distribution
Paramount Pictures Australia
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rating: PG
Runtime: 101 minutes
Budget: $12,000,000
Box Office Gross: $87,000,000
(Worldwide)
Plot Summary
Plot Summary
In the wake of Spock's
ultimate act of sacrifice,
the crew of the U.S.S.
Enterprise returns to
Earth from the newly
formed Genesis planet.
Upon arrival, the crew
learns that life back home
will not be easier: Scotty
gets reassigned, Dr. "Bones"
McCoy appears to be
going insane, and the
Enterprise is about to be
decommissioned.
It is only when Kirk is
confronted by Spock's
father that he learns his
old friend may have another
chance at life if the crew
can survive the Klingon
interference and return to
Cast
William Shatner - Admiral
James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy - Commander
Spock
DeForest Kelley - Dr,
Leonard "Bones" McCoy
James Doohan - Scotty
Walter Koenig - Chekov
George Takei - Sulu
Nichelle Nichols - Uhura
Christopher Lloyd - Commander Kruge
Robin Curtis - Saavik
Merritt Butrick - David Marcus
Carl Steven - Spock - Age 9
Vadia Potenza - Spock - Age 13
Stephen Manley - Spock - Age
17
17
Joe W. Davis - Spock - Age 25
Mark Lenard - Sarek
Robert Hooks - Admiral Morrow
Cathie Shirriff - Valkris
Stephen Liska - Torg
John Larroquette - Maltz
Phillip R. Allen - Captain Esteban
James Sikking - Captain Styles
Miguel Ferrer - First Officer
Judith Anderson - Vulcan High Priestess
Cathie Shirriff - Valkris
Stephen Liska - Torg
John Larroquette - Maltz
Phillip R. Allen - Captain Esteban
James Sikking - Captain Styles
Miguel Ferrer - First Officer
Judith Anderson - Vulcan High Priestess
Crew
Director - Leonard Nimoy
Based on Series "Star Trek"/
Executive Consultant - Gene Roddenberry
Executive Consultant - Gene Roddenberry
Writer/Producer - Harve Bennett
Associate Producer - Ralph Winter
Associate Producer - Ralph Winter
Executive Producer - Gary Nardino
Creator: Alien Language - Marc Okrand
Creator: Alien Language - Marc Okrand
Art Director - John E. Chilberg II
Costume Designer - Robert Fletcher
Cinematography - Charles Correll
Special Effects Supervisor - Bob Dawson
Spacecraft and Prop Designer - Bill George
Spacecraft and Prop Designer - Bill George
Visual Effects Supervisor - Ken Ralston
Visual Effects Art Directors - Dave Carson
and Nilo Rodis-Jamero
Special Visual Effects Cameraman - Scott Farrar
Supervising Model Maker - Steve Gawley
Matte Painting Supervisor - Michael Pangrazio
Visual Effects Art Directors - Dave Carson
and Nilo Rodis-Jamero
Special Visual Effects Cameraman - Scott Farrar
Supervising Model Maker - Steve Gawley
Matte Painting Supervisor - Michael Pangrazio
Film Editor - Robert F. Churgue
Special Sound Effects - Alan Howarth and
Frank Serafine
Special Sound Effects - Alan Howarth and
Frank Serafine
Composer: Theme "Star Trek" -
Alexander Courage
Music - James Horner
Review
After 2013, I have finally decided to do a review on a 'Star Trek' film, I quite find that the first two instalments weren't so bad after all in spite of being originally spun out of a program that created a cult following among the Trekkie fan bases everywhere. Since the now untimely passing of Spock's actor Leonard Nimoy, I have decided to post the review of 'THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (TSFS)' to pay his respects. To resonate the fans of the Enterprise crew, 'TSFS' continues the adventure only to go downwards on what many had considered it to be the middle child of the original film series and it's almost near being the weakest instalment.
There is no overbalance of the plot and action in a subpar 'Trek' film, it feels there is nothing left to compensate the drama and the audacity which is all but spent on 'The Wrath of Khan'. This was Leonard Nimoy's directorial debut and even he knew that this film lacked a spark that fans were disappointed with. He still could have done better in crafting a scene that had the same intensity and climax of the death scene in the second movie.
There is no overbalance of the plot and action in a subpar 'Trek' film, it feels there is nothing left to compensate the drama and the audacity which is all but spent on 'The Wrath of Khan'. This was Leonard Nimoy's directorial debut and even he knew that this film lacked a spark that fans were disappointed with. He still could have done better in crafting a scene that had the same intensity and climax of the death scene in the second movie.
Christopher Lloyd who while in his big break at Hollywood is solid enough to showcase his performance as a Klingon commander who I consider is a very brooding antagonist. This consequently lead to Lloyd in the next year to eventually play a role of a scientist who would create a DeLorean time machine and be used by a teen slacker to travel back into the 1950s.
Could it be that 'THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK' is a decent episode which due to lack of direction did not match the excitement and tears shown in 'The Wrath of Khan'? It's predecessor had started the story-arc of the Genesis, it'll have to wait until the fourth sequel is introduced to the Trekkers which would be released in the next two years in the final frontier. Stay tuned for the next Trek movie review until Scotty beams ourselves up!
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