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"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
Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home
Credits
Title: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Writers: Leonard Nimoy; Harve Bennett; Steve Meerson; Peter Krikes; Nicholas Meyer
Producers: Ralph Winter; Harve Bennett
Composer: Leonard Rosenman
Cinematography: Don Peterman
Editors: 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.

Plot[]

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[]

  • 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.

See also[]

Media

The World of Star Trek

Star Trek miscellaneous

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