Everything you need to know about Star Trek IV The Voyage Home (1986)

[@2000spqr]

I was a crewman on the USS RANGER when they came to film those scenes on board. Mr. Bennett, Mr. Koenig, Mr Nimoy and Mrs Nichols were very kind to all of us and it was a thrill to have them there.

[@Seemsayin]

I was a crewman on the USS ENTERPRISE when they came to film those scenes aboard Ranger. At the time, Enterprise was at sea. But the Ranger filled in nicely. Thank you so much for your service.

[@rhuvaughn]

Damn but that’s awesome.

[@robdykes3659]

Nice one

[@marklechman2225]

Awesome!👍

[@bigneon_glitter]

Nothing about this movie should work. Star Trek, time travel, adventure, comedy, no villains, no laser shootouts, no space battles, whales (??). But it's a testament to Nimoy's intelligence & heart that IV is a perfect film & one of the best of the decade.

[@deshawnenrique5006]

Pro trick: you can watch series on flixzone. I've been using it for watching all kinds of movies during the lockdown.

[@justinmajor1346]

@Deshawn Enrique Definitely, been watching on Flixzone} for since december myself :D

[@johnbockelie3899]

" Can you tell us vere ve can find the nuclear WESSLES ??." Best gag line ever. It's 1986, here is a Russian , and he's asking around about nuclear powered ships. The Soviet Union fell in 1989 .

[@Tarotlynx]

Almost perfect. Throwing Saavik away was a big mistake.

[@geraldmcdevitt3996]

This movie was much more entertaining than the first one for sure. My favorite scene was when they were inside the hospital and Dr. McCoy was getting mad at all the doctors.. hilarious!

[@frankie9259]

I love how the stories of the actors supposedly disliked one another but if you watch this film it's obvious that they have been very friendly with one another for quite a long time

[@johnbockelie3899]

Commander Chekov, your hair, Shirt collar, rank pin...., straighten them up.

[@tommylaw9564]

I love this movie.....and so do you

[@colormedubious4747]

Yes.

[@brettcooper3893]

Yes.

[@troyalexander8228]

Yes

[@darinstaley1993]

No

[@seanspartan2023]

YES

[@raybokor2]

can you point me in the direction of the nuclear wessel .

[@FoxyPercival714]

No!

[@jimd385]

FoxyPercival714 ................”Welshhhhhyyyyy”

[@CeeLiberty]

I saw this wonderful movie in the theater. It was the spark that got me on board with Star Trek.

[@brianarbenz7206]

I loved this movie. The best Star Trek viewing experience ever. It's partly about us, in our era. It's fun to view ourselves through 23rd century eyes.

[@MackerelCat]

The record “I hate you” is on KZbin! It’s hilarious!

[@CaptRicoSakara]

ST IV would always be my #1 favorite trek film.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Because it was the only one the captured the spirit of the show.

[@enshk79]

CaptRicoSakaraPrower ....really?

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@enshk79 No. Fakely.

[@ArgirisDean]

Fun fact. "The Trial of James T. Kirk" was picked up as a 3 part comic book series in which multiple individuals from the TOS and movies were called as character witnesses for and against Kirk.

[@Ronclown]

This film seemed quite logical in its premise. Gillian seemed terrified when she was beamed up (how would you feel having your molecules scrambled?). The most awesome scene was, I thought, when the Bird of Prey materialized over the whaling vessel. And Scotty's line, "Captain, there be whales here" was just what he'd say.

[@appollosharris4350]

Kirk: Spock where the hell is that power you promised? Spock: One damn minute Admiral.

[@WoodysAR]

These works of love are amazing! So much info, so many facts, not just research, but obvious raw Trek knowledge! I am finishing my Trek fan film 'Beyond Antares', partly because of your inspiration!

[@JonnyBaak]

Thanks so much! :-)

[@troy9477]

Well done. This was a good movie, and substantially more lighthearted. I think i like it because i was 14 at the time, and still liked SF. We had gone to the aquarium the year before, during the summer, so that was a nice location too. I remember cracking up when Chekov was asking the motor cop for directions to the "nuclear wessels".

[@zoidberg444]

While the score isn't up to scratch compared to the first 3. I always thought the tone suited the film very well being light and uplifting.

[@martythemartian99]

I always loved this score. It is always good to inject something new even though the previous themes were wonderful.

[@kevinemmers9424]

I loved the chase scene music, both aboard the submarine and in the hospital. It combined tones of fast-paced frenzy, tension, and humor.

[@davewilliams1157]

Fun fact: Kirk Thatcher reprises his (much older) boom box character as a cameo in Spider Man, Homecoming, when he’s standing with the food truck vendor who tells Spidey to do a back flip!

[@hailtothechin955]

I only noticed the interior of the bird of prey was different in the two films a few years ago while re-watching the 'trilogy' back to back. It makes sense though, as regardless of the time between films and the sets, they would need to redesign it for shooting IV as the previous 'Search for Spock' interior wasn't designed for a crew of main characters. It needed room for wider shots and Kirk needed room to walk around between stations like he is used to on the Enterprise etc.

[@jean-mi1825]

I've always considered it a quadrilogy, because, for me, the end of the story is really ST VI because of all the references (And Nick Meyer doing part of the script and/or directing all of them).

[@ShamrockParticle]

Hicks made her own character - cool! Using a model helicopter was awesome. Did not know about this movie taking TNG's budget. Shame about Horner, who had the theme of the movie series perfect. Great video, thanks!

[@Nige031077]

I always loved Catherine Hick's character in ST IV, and wished she could have popped up in a little cameo in either TNG or DS9. It would have been nice to see how she coped in the 'future' 'cos the line about 'catch up learning' got me thinking, who taught her? 😕 Lovely lady. 4:44. ☺

[@mikekelley2877]

I grew up on this particular movie as my dad owned it on video.

[@2persons]

Enjoyed the narration and guidance throughout this look at a very dear old favorite. Thank you.

[@TaliaIGhul]

While I did watch old TOS and the first 3 Star Trek films on VHS and TV, this was the first Star Trek film I saw in the theaters. :)

[@joelellis7035]

The Voyage Home, did technically have a villain. It was the probe that was causing havoc on Earth in the 23rd Century. An unintentional villain, but one nonetheless.

[@billkeithchannel]

Two words: Transparent Aluminum

[@Gabriel_Cook]

Bill Keith It's real now.

[@DrewLSsix]

Gabriel Cook. It was real then...

[@tag1462]

My question is why? Why did they need transparent aluminum? I'd make damned sure life support would be a priority. You are turning a cargo hold into an aquarium for air breathing mammals. And you have to feed them. I doubt a window seat would be a main concern.

[@STSWB5SG1FAN]

In order to construct the holding tank for the whales, they needed something that would be both light and strong ( to withstand the combined pressure of the weight of the water and the whales ). It's been theorized Scotty traded the formula for transparent aluminum (aluminium) to Dr. Nichols for access to the plants already existing stocks of polymer, since retooling the plant to make Trans-Alum would take to long ( though I'm thinking with Scotty's genius, they'd have the plant able to make the stuff in a matter of hours). Feeding them and air supply wouldn't be too much of a priority, getting back to the future was.

[@DrewLSsix]

Bernard Gilbert. Except the delivered material matched the specifications for plexi.... not aluminum. The manager says they would need 6 inch plexi and they have it in srock. Scotty says the aluminum can do it at 1 inch thick, the pane that shows up is quite a bit thicker and the manager also says it would take years to figure out the matrix for transparent aluminum.

[@user-vs4lg9vh1u]

You've done an excellent job on all of these!

[@iska788]

I actually loved the soundtrack. Still listening to it while jogging.

[@grumpyoldwizard]

Thanks for the video. I love these Star Trek movies.

[@RoodeMenon]

Also one of this film's greatest achievements is transparent aluminium. Thanks Scotty.

[@brianjlevine]

It was definitely time for a "comedy episode" in the film franchise, and IV worked well in that sense. The problem is, it worked so well that more "comedy" was added to both V and VI and in those films it seems more forced than genuinely funny.

[@MyLongWalk]

My problem with the tonal shift is that it turned Scotty and Chekov largely into comedy relief characters. Scotty's transformation as a character was so complete that the newest, recast movies have a Scotty who resembles his original series incarnation not at all.

[@Tuning3434]

+Brian Levine In my opinion it was entirely serviceable in VI, and I liked how it gave a closer look in the daily life on a star ship (and Sulu's Excelsior!!!) IV was a genuine comedy, and not necessarily that fitting with the characters. But then again, TOS (but also ST III) already showed comedic undertones on especially Scotty, Chekov and Sulu, so if balanced correctly, in my opinion perfectly acceptable. JJprise changed literally ever characters in a caricatures of themselves, you cannot derive any conclusions from those.

[@jaywunder13242]

I liked 6. I thought they righted the ship with that one, didn't overdo the comedy.

[@Narrate918]

I always loved Don Petermans cinematography on this. It had a dark Gordon Willis look to it especially during the bridge sequences. IV just looked different than any other Trek film before or since.

[@powerbad696]

Very good review.Have to dig my star trek dvds out of my storage to watch again,want to watch these films again.LIVE LONG AND PROSPER.NUFF SAID.

[@mikeyloving7797]

The writers pics and names are switched; the first writer is Peter Krikes( pronounced Krick’ess). He’s actually a friend and has some interesting tales from working on the set

[@preahko]

Eddie Murphy...yikes. We all dodged a bullet there.

[@codeoptimizationware2803]

@Frank Smith: "Eddie Murphy...yikes. We all dodged a bullet there." Oh? How do you figure that, particularly in the mid-'80s? Murphy was at his peak, top-notch in those days. The video even right now says, and truly (I don't have the convenient ADD, so thus I can remember that far back pretty good), that Eddie Murphy movies and _Star Trek_ movies were Paramount Pictures' two biggest neck-and-neck money-makers. I don't know what you're saying, but I'm pretty sure that no one would've agreed with you at the time, if you'd been around at that time when that "bullet" would've been fired.

[@rippspeck]

+Code Optimization Ware Seeing a neckbeard like you flaunt their age as if it's an achievement is the most pathetic thing I have seen in a long time. What an angry little man you are.

[@shibolinemress8913]

I think Murphy would simply have stolen the show, much as Robin Williams might have done had he been available for the role of Berlinghoff Rasmussen in that TNG episode. Michael York definitely (though probably unintentionally) stole the show when he guest starred on Babylon 5. Whoopi Goldberg was excellent as Guinan because she meshed very well with the TNG crew, both in terms of personality and acting style, but that's not always the way with big-name film actors. At least that's my opinion, for what it's worth.

[@GRasputin91]

I would've loved to see Murphy in a Star Trek film. Cracking some one-liners on the bridge

[@ABDOSPIANO]

“Put away your butcher knives and let me save this patient”best line in the film, best scene in the film and moves me to tears every time!!!

[@ltjjenkins]

Great delivery by Kelley

[@deadfreightwest5956]

I know many will disagree, but I thought this movie was the ultimate tribute film to the crew's camaraderie. My only disappointment, as with _2010: Odyssey 2_ was the use of smoky, grainy photography on the sets. That said, "What does it mean, 'exact change required?'"

[@scottmantooth8785]

9:14 *"I'm Walking here!!! I'm Walking Here!!!"*

[@msthalamus2172]

I can't believe how effective the miniatures were (the whales and the helicopter). I've seen this movie on the big screen twice before and recently on blu-ray and never noticed. Next time I watch it, I'll pay a lot more attention to see if I can notice even now that I know that miniatures were used!

[@ShipMonster]

Please upgrade your microphone, this sounds like a bootleg audiobook. I love your content!

[@brentsvideojournal6076]

Haven't seen this movie in a while

[@seanspartan2023]

Awesome video. You definitely need more subscribers!

[@rhuvaughn]

I totally disagree with you on the score, by Leonard Rosenman. It’s really meaty. It’s lighthearted, optimistic and modernist all at the same time. And I love the snippets of Prokofiev used in the underscore for Chekov. And it got an Oscar nomination.

[@silvereagle2061]

@ 2:49 I was in that audience back in 85

[@darthvirgin7157]

Wrath of Khan may have been the iconic Star Trek, and i’ve loved it ever since i first saw it. but Voyage Home is still my favorite of all the ST movies.

[@00buck80]

It is my favorite because of the humor

[@Narrate918]

The Voyage Home was released in November 1986. TNG premiered in September 1987.

[@wyktl1]

Casting and early shooting of TNG may have overlapped with the release of Voyage Home, but not sure tbh.

[@LatitudeSky]

TNG was revealed to the public in October 1986, a month before the IV movie was released. So while they technically didn't coexist, the TNG was in early production by the time the movie was in theaters.

[@robertthomas5736]

Majel Barrett Roddenberry and Grace Lee Whitney, Along with Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Gos, are Also in The Movie

[@18661873]

Leonard Nimoy is buried at the Hillside Memorial Park in Los Angeles along with Al Jolson, Jack Benny, Michael Landon, Suzanne Pleshette, Moe Howard and many, many more.

[@ttkjv16112011]

I wonder if the Monterey Bay Aquarium was the inspiration for the California Ocean World of Finding Dory

[@kirbykok4544]

Star Trek IV : The Voyage Home (1986) Is One Of My Favorite Movies from the 1980's !

[@MaceyMichael]

Here ist just another little piece of information to the movie: In a scene we see Captain Joel Randolph, played by Vijay Amritaj, of the USS Yorktown trying to make contact with Starfleet. That mentioned ship was later renamed and given to James Kirk under its new name USS Enterprise-A.

[@davidgraham-parker]

Great analysis. Excellent on all counts.

[@Otokichi786]

Kirk: "Would you turn off that damn noise!?" (Spock applies the nerve pinch, and "the Punk" falls over, shutting off the Ghettoblaster to applause.) Kirk: "You've got to teach me how to do that." A tip of the Mohawk to Kirk Thatcher for this scene.;) A final note: one reviewer wrote that this was "Star Trek IV: Save The Whales," and was a benefit to Greenpeace in the numbers of new members, in particular.

[@ParumPirum]

The only Star Trek film ever where the planet doesn't feel like a studio set.

[@jacenstarheart6256]

Great Video! :)👍👍

[@Bobandyandy]

Love that Zelda background music at the start

[@iska788]

Lovely ! One can see that you are a Trekkie ! I subscribed. Best from Marseille

[@abairdk]

The Voyage Home was certainly the most entertaining Star Trek movie ever made. When I first saw it, I told my dad it was better than the best episode. The Motion Picture was something along the lines of The Immunity Syndrome. It had a few good moments. I have always liked the opening Klingon Battle, and also Spock's space walk. The Wrath of Khan really made up for it, and the next two complete a trilogy. We do not talk about The Final Frontier, like we do not talk about The Way to Eden. The Undiscovered Country was good.

[@Demonstryke13]

Is that Legend of Zelda music in the background? Neat, and overall a great video, as usual!!!

[@kevindoran4590]

I loved this film and the humor in it. And Catherine Hicks is a cutie! Great casting decision.

[@chrisbailey9853]

Spock, where the hell’s the power you promised? One damn minute, Admiral. Classic.

[@shanemontgomery1358]

There was a wonderful Graphic Novel, Star Trek: Debt of Honor that was written as a follow up to this movie. The writer was X-Men guru Chris Claremont and art was beautifully drawn by Adam Hughes! I thought this was a great story and showed Kirk and Jillian continuing their romance and followed up on some Klingon history, made an attempt to explain the difference in appearance between ST:TOS and ST:TMP.

[@shanemontgomery1358]

memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/Debt_of_Honor

[@LoriCiani]

I think the music fitted the lighter theme of the movie. The light nautical motif reflected the theme of the whales leaping in the sea. The chase music was fun and light too. Who can forget the sweeping music as the crew see the new Enterprise for the first time? So, sorry, I disagree about your opinion of the music used.

[@Hydroculator]

Chekhov's Run is a great piece.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

LoriCiani I loved the music and will miss James Horner as much as I already miss Leonard, Kelley, Doohan, Whitney, and Lenard

[@tag1462]

I loved the movie. My only nit pick is that the characters conveniently "forgot" they have travelled into the past before. Quite a few times. The fish out of water scenes were funny, but could have better if they would have referenced those past encounters, at least in passing. Saving the whales was great, but imagine the Probe was trying to connect with dinosaurs! Imagine Spock informing Kirk of this. "Spock, there haven't been dinosaurs for millions of years" To which he replies, "Your people did attempt to clone them." And Dr. McCoy, shoots back with "That went very well didn't it:"

[@DrewLSsix]

What would their previous time travel events have to do with this one? They all took place in different times and under different circumstances. The fact that Spock and crew knew right away how to travel back in time using the same method they discovered in TOS is all the direct reference thats needed.

[@Hydroculator]

The fact that time travel is some kind of well-known routine act that can basically be accomplished simply by "going fast" is bothersome. This would imply that anyone in Trek's universe can time travel at will with no special technology. All future references to time-machines become a bit nonsensical if an old Klingon ship can do it, programmed by someone from memory. Any episode where someone becomes "trapped" in the past can simply be retrieved by zooming around the nearest star at just the right speed. There would be nothing to stop any species from running rampantly through the timeline and changing everything they want. The First Contact premise that the Borg must be stopped when they go back in time is pointless; they could have gone back in time whenever they felt/feel/will feel like it, and exterminate the human race at their leisure. (Of course, they also trivialize the concept by allowing the Enterprise to pop back to the present by a simple change to their engines.) Time Travel is a very interesting plot device when used correctly. However, the way it's treated here just trivializes any future mention of it.

[@tag1462]

Actually there is some serious thought being given to this method of time travel. Most of the theories I've seen do focus on the complex interaction between space/time and gravity. Without getting too complicated, on a quantum level electrons seem to do just that. So I don't have a problem with that concept. What I did have a problem with was treating the movie like it was their first time travelling experience to Earths' past. The crew seemed to have a collective amnesia about it. There so many directions they could have taken this movie. I'm glad they took a lighthearted fish out of water approach but still kept it on a very serious dramatic level. But they could have given us a few easter eggs. Otherwise I thought it was a good movie.

[@Agent-xn1hr]

One of the reasons (more likely the main reason) why Eddie Murphy was dropped from the movie was the bad review and failure of Superman III with Richard Pryor. Paramount looked at that and figured it wasn’t worth the risk of casting Eddie Murphy as the movie may have flopped. Pretty smart overall as more likely it may have.

[@flilguy]

I always thought this movie looked very low budget compared to the other Trek movies. I watched this movie with my parents on rented VHS during my senior year of high school. It probably was the last movie we watched together before I graduated and moved out. I didn't realize that until I watched this. My father passed away in 1989.

[@SteveBueche1027]

Your mic sounds fine to me.

[@bojakai2102]

I bet she did give the best audition Bull, I bet she did

[@BobaFettuccine3541]

4:45 HEY NOW

[@johanlaurasia]

The punk rocker that Spock did the nerve pinch on reprised his role on Star Trek: Picard. It's 30 years after The Voyage Home events, and the same guy (30 years older), is still a punk rocker playing his boom box too loud on the bus when Seven of Nine yells at him to turn it down (which he sheepishly does) and apologizes.... it blew my mind seeing a bit part like that get reprised 30 plus years later...!

[@Daveyk021]

Nice; I enjoyed this a great deal; thanks!

[@TheBigExclusive]

What did Gene Roddenberry think of Star Trek IV The Voyage Home? Did he like it, or hate it?

[@robdcollector2808]

TheBigExclusive ..i liked it. it was time for a laugh

[@grumpyoldman3458]

Brock Peters played Darth Vader in the radio version of Star Wars.

[@davidawalkerjr2905]

Quick Historical Note: Space Shuttle Challenger did not actually explode Torn apart like a tissue in a hurricane. The explosion was the other parts of the STS-51L Stack. This is important to understand the underlying flaws of the Space Launch System. Details in the Rogers Report: spaceflight.nasa.gov/outreach/SignificantIncidents/assets/rogers_commission_report.pdf

[@SgtOddballz]

Wow i nevee realized ST 3 did poorly...it was one of my favorites. ST2, 3, 6, 4 was good but 4 th on my list ..but a lighter fun/funny take for me.

[@mindyteddybear]

I always wondered who shot the footage of the ships being attacked that the Klingons were showing to convince star fleet that Kirk is a criminal. who was floating around out there with a camcorder?

[@gustavbabic5004]

I kinda feel sorry for William Shatner, his film The Final Frontier had such big shoes to fill following The Voyage Home, that it was almost destined to fail from the start. The Voyage Home is my favorite classic Star Trek movie, but I still kinda feel that there are a few tiny hidden gems in the turd that is The Final Frontier.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

I heard shatner was forced to compromise his idea of that script because it relied heavily on God. He said it destroyed the film.

[@markusv222]

I think what people didn't like about the film was that Shatner seemed to have directed it as an homage to his character Kirk, and the other characters were just background. I heard that there was an idea to have Sulu Excelsior Captain career in that movie, but Shatner. Instead he and Chekov were given comedy relief parts as two guys who get lost in the woods and needs Uhura's help to get them out of there. Then there was also having Uhura, Scotty , Chekov, and Sulu subcoming so easily to Sybok's mind control influences and portraying Kirk, Spock, and McCoy as having too much of iron clad wills to give in to Sybok. I also heard it was Shatner in the TOS that demanded that all episodes focus on him which prevented the writers from writing Uhura, Sulu, McCoy, and Scotty stories. It was Shatner's ego as much as budget constraints that kept number 5 from being a great movie.

[@onlythewise1]

star trek kept people thinking at a high level

[@robertpolityka8464]

What's the explanation of Checkov's change of outfits from ST3 to ST4

[@progKansas]

Well he was on Vulcan for weeks. He must have replicated a new wardrobe.

[@will_it_work]

The score was not lackluster. Let's keep opinion out of it. Also, Part IV made more money that Part I, even if it sold less tickets that part 1 due to inflation.

[@DrewLSsix]

napabar. You can never leave opinion out of it.

[@trekkiejunk]

Seriously? It’s his video, and he can say whatever opinion he wants. Are you the video police? Jeez.

[@Phoenixash-delfuego]

@@trekkiejunk he might be the chair police and then you could be under a rest, an arm rest.

[@antonnym214]

LOVED this one. it was my favorite trek film. Great plot, dialog, acting. Great all around, and with some genuinely funny moments. The Golden Child, on the other hand, sucked so hard, NASA Ames Research Center wanted to borrow it to improve their vacuum chamber technology.

[@alcoholic2412]

You said nothing about the scenes filmed aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise.

[@showandtell41]

A lot of prophecy going on in 1and 4 movies "you think".

[@sgtjohnson]

If I ever go to San Francisco I’ll ask locals “where are the nuclear wessels?”

[@47Str8]

Eddie needs to call Quentin....

[@skywalkr1972]

Star trek 4 came out a year before the TNG series

[@stefanfeist9893]

Hello computer?

[@Phoenixash-delfuego]

Sorry computer says no

[@TitoTimTravels]

To me this is the only one of the old Trek movies that is still watchable. The rest are just too damn hokey... I love The Voyage Home.

[@GoGreen1977]

How can you not love Wrath of Khan??? That to me has it all in terms of TOS. I also like Search for Spock. It rounds out WofK. IV is a good time and needed after the darker tones of the previous two, but it doesn't have the pathos or depth of those.

[@Un_Pour_Tous]

This movie aged well.

[@TonysMusic1974]

sounds like you are underwater. Whats the deal with your mic?

[@jonhart7630]

I like this film. Arrogant humans think that ET will be humanoid like us. Maybe ET is aquatic and is already in contact with aquatic life on Earth completely ignoring us.

[@maxis2k]

Nobody reuses actors like Star Trek!

[@dannyr2976]

You should watch the original MacGyver series. Your mind will be changed!

[@loumitch1]

In The Heat Of The Night TV series as well.

[@scottmantooth8785]

*did starfleet ever get the universal translator to understand whale song?...especially after this event? and were the humpback whales that were rescued from the past ever made ambassadors?...if not they should have been...that would have been rather awesome*

[@282828lisa]

So why don’t they use the story line of saviks child

[@michaelgormley5989]

No villain? All humans are the villains!!!

[@AndiDoubleV]

Voyage Home is my favourite O-Series Films :)

[@robertthomas5736]

Eddie Murphy, wanted to Be in The Movie

[@swirvinbirds1971]

I think the rainforest and a cure is a much better storyline than the 'save the whales' story we got.

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

Too dark.

[@swirvinbirds1971]

@@JoshuaKevinPerry maybe so... But the save the whales angle does kind of date it a little imo. A little hard for me not to notice with growing up back then.

[@maitreyas.4902]

I had a crush on that hot whale biologist.