Star Trek: Earth Spacedock

The Earth Spacedock is probably one of my favourite models used in Star Trek. It made its début in the film Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. The footage filmed was then reused for the The Next Generation episode "11001001", although the model stood in for Starbase 74. The same footage continued to be recycled as Lya Station Alpha, Starbase 84, and Starbase 133.
For reference purposes, I have compiled all of its appearances in the Star Trek films. Design credits go to David Carson and Nilo Rodis at Industrial Light & Magic. All copyright to Paramount Pictures. This is a fair use video.
00:00 Star Trek III The Search for Spock
02:25 Star Trek III The Search for Spock
08:38 Star Trek IV The Voyage Home
09:19 Star Trek IV The Voyage Home
09:32 Star Trek IV The Voyage Home
10:56 Star Trek V The Final Frontier
11:20 Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country

[@andrewwright4271]

40 years old and these scenes from The Search For Spock still make me fill up with emotion, awe and joy. Just models and matte paintings. A shame Hollywood can`t do this anymore.

[@assassinlexx1993]

Hollywood can't even tell what a woman is.

[@harrymiram6621]

They "Can Do" alright. But they need to check off the appropriate boxes on their checklist. They just Cannot agree on What they Represent....

[@Millie.com232]

Keep taking your medications

[@MarkMcAllister-ni9sf]

The Kelvin Enterprise is a pig.

[@cherryb893]

​@@MarkMcAllister-ni9sfGive me the original/movie Enterprise any day.

[@lonmcq7317]

Even with all the phaser damage, the Enterprise is a beautiful lady...

[@adcraziness1501]

One of the more elegant, slender designs. From a time where combat readiness wasn't such a priority. Pre-Borg, pre-Dominion, pre-Starfleet being caught with its britches down.

[@Grubnar]

"I need my scars. They are what make me, me!"

[@v3rlon]

Best looking space ship ever from any show, movie, or reality in my opinion.

[@assassinlexx1993]

Turtle wax will Buff those black marks right out.

[@matthewakian2]

"If my grandmother had wheels she'd be a wagon." Brilliant.

[@Admiral8Q]

"Why would anyone want that bucket of bolts?"

[@willc1294]

They should have made the line 'if my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle..' 😂

[@Millie.com232]

If my grandmother had wheels she’d be a bike

[@margaretlatocha1474]

Lol

[@Kian2002]

James Horner's music still gives me shivers and goosebumps when I hear it.

[@jooei2810]

He is the music of the Star Trek.

[@wills2140]

So true, tho I do also like most of the score to _'Star Trek The Motion Picture'_ , which was by the also great Jerry Goldsmith (also one of the great soundtrack and "theme" writers, as well as a conductor / arranger.).

[@DrunkDoglol]

Oh my ...

[@frankfitnesstcc]

Imo there is nobody better. His work in Troy is also a masterpiece..along with many others.

[@fatarsemonkey]

It sure does. And I have them all on CD.

[@Puppetsministry]

The woman shaking her head is former Yeoman Janice Rand who served with Kirk during the original 5 year mission TOS.

[@eric0380]

She's angry with kirk for transferring her and sticking with uhura

[@mattdarcy6975]

@@eric0380😂

[@jimpatrick5918]

I always wondered who that was. Thanks!

[@kjamison5951]

She looks different without her blonde hair. She’s still very attractive.

[@cmbart1]

I've always wondered about the head shake, whether it's "what did they get into THIS time" or "they managed to bring her home yet again." She shows up later as Sulu's communications officer on USS Excelsior.

[@brettbrown9261]

This was why we went to the movies, to laugh, cry and sit in awe! Has stood up well compared to all the (now dated) CGI which saturated everything. Models, Models nothing beats good models.

[@markbeames7852]

like Cindy Crawford??

[@colinmontgomery1956]

​@@markbeames7852, more like Claudia Schiffer.

[@ronniecoleman2342]

The musical score and sounds for this movie were so good, maybe the best of any Star Trek film. What does everyone else think. I think it's brilliant.

[@wills2140]

I like most of the Star Trek film scores. The main "theme" from _'Star Trek ; The Motion Picture'_ is pretty darn good, by Jerry Goldsmith..

[@rlpd5218]

Goldsmith and Horner you can't lose with them

[@scottwrasse9596]

Totally agree

[@jaxspellinar]

You know, Chekov is really versatile, Navigator, Acting Science Officer, Officer, Communications officer, Security. The man really did it all.

[@yankee1376]

What's with his pink outfit though?

[@bryanpassifiume8255]

@@yankee1376That collar is something else lol

[@yankee1376]

@@bryanpassifiume8255 Little Lord fauntleroy

[@BeckiMuttley]

The corps is mother The corps is fa….. Never mind wrong universe 😊

[@jaxspellinar]

@@BeckiMuttley I loved him as Bester, I just had a really hard time seeing him as threatening as the writers tried to make him out to be. Should have been written more like Doctor Who. I can end you, but you'll never suspect it.

[@scorbing]

31 years have passed since that film was made and the effects still look amazing.

[@totallylegityoutubeperson4170]

41 years now.

[@HighlanderNorth1]

​@@totallylegityoutubeperson4170 You beat me to it, but only by 1 day. Not sure how this video suddenly appeared in our feeds at almost the same time, but 10 full years after its original release.

[@kawafahra]

@@HighlanderNorth1 live long and prosper, just as this video recommendation :)

[@charding4000]

Agreed, fantastic compilation!

[@TheDunbartxeen]

Talent and effort never get old!

[@mr.nobody5669]

I love Janice Rand's reaction "well. they did it again"

[@blammers]

Is Whitney playing Rand in that scene? I always thought that was supposed to be some Admiral or command brass.

[@lindaseel9986]

Yes, Grace Whitney.

[@wills2140]

Yes, it is Yeoman Janice Rand in that scene. The Rand character in the Original Series movies, was assigned to Starfleet Academy for a while, and an "administrative aid" at this point, iirc...

[@calvinnickel9995]

She’s also the Communications Officer on the Excelsior in ST:VI “Do we report this, sir?”

[@Vejitatheouji]

"What'd you get yourself into this time, Jim?"

[@xaviermontalban717]

I think Shatners acting is great here. The way he conveys sarcasm always cracks me up. This movie may not be the best but the cast did a great job.

[@rlpd5218]

What do you mean it is the best

[@FrankButterfield]

These are excerpts from four different movies. That said, I agree. He's good with sarcasm.

[@Millie.com232]

Heather Takei particularly bad actor

[@reggieking4797]

Kirk, still the best captain of all time. That's Shatners Kirk.

[@WardenWolf]

Kirk or Sisko, it's honestly hard to judge. They both had a similar "cowboy" command style, though Sisko was much less of a womanizer. But they're by far the most similar of the Star Trek captains. I think I have to give a slight nod to Sisko, though, due to his actions in the Dominion War; Kirk never really got an opportunity to show off tactics beyond single ship-on-ship combat. Both are badasses, though.

[@reggieking4797]

My list 1. Kirk-Shatner 2. Janeway 3. Sisko 4. Pike - SNW 5. Archer 6. Picard 7. Sulu

[@RichardByrd-my3vs]

Shatner was the best Captain!

[@codeymorganti]

I like the original Star Trek better, but Picard is my favorite captain. Kirk was great, but Picard seemed more like a proper captain.

[@Mr2at]

Whoever designed this, did an outstanding job.

[@MichaelKingsfordGray]

They are a wig maker.

[@paulhunter6742]

I was very pleased to see Grace Whitney( Yeoman Rand TOS) given a cameo appearance. She got raw deal after being dropped from Original series first season.

[@jesse75]

True. But she didn't age well.

[@anb7408]

Sulu: “I hear she has transwarp drive.” Scotty: “Aye. And if my grandmother had wheels, she’d be a wagon!” I love Montgomery Scott! 😂😂😂😂

[@raven4k998]

I would have loved to see the enterprise beat the Excelsior to the planet because scotty forgot to sabotage the transwarp drive and then she catches up just in time to see the enterprise self destruct in front of them🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@yxeaviationphotog]

"One minute to space doors." "Are you just gonna walk through them?" "Calm yourself doctor."

[@raven4k998]

yes he did actually walk through them in a manner of speaking🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@seagreenyweeny]

I love how Excelsior is just permanently parked in spacedock. Like the shitty "project" on your neighbour's driveway.

[@raven4k998]

I would have loved to see the Excelsior use her faulty Transwarp drive and still get beat by the enterprise and then they find out it's not ready yet damn scotty had to ruin that surprise by sabotaging it though🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 then she shows up just in time to save the enterprise from the Klingons🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kagomecc461]

🎉❤😂 Scotty: Why would you want that bucket of bolts?

[@raven4k998]

@@kagomecc461 hell yeah the constitution is tried and true tech man🤣🤣

[@evilzzzability]

The soundtrack is just wonderful, the best score in Star Trek history.

[@bobburns1431]

This just shows the pure genius and magic that the original cast were able to use on us mere mortals,i still cry as the Enterprise" slides in and the girl stands up with that shocked expression on her face as she notices the damage done to the ship,timeless and so heartwrending,i love "Star Trek" and always will.

[@paulhunter6742]

That woman in Red Uniform was Grace Whitney. She was Yeman Janice Rand in first season of Original Trek series (1966-68)

[@jerrypaquette5470]

Half the doors don't work and guess whose job it is to fix them. I always loved Scotty.

[@usernamemoved]

I totally agree that the Earth Space Dock is one of the coolest things ever created in any sci-fi franchise! I used to wonder what it would be like to live and work in one of these structures. I think that is part of the reason I love STAR TREK ONLINE. Because after all the years of wanting to visit inside one of these, I am finally able to walk around INSIDE Earth Space Dock! It's great to be able to check out the different sections and offices, to get to see and interact with tons of people working in Earth Space Dock, the great views looking out the big windows, and don't forget about Club 47 up on deck 47 -- if your PC has good speakers Club 47 is a great place to just sit and relax after a hard days work and just listen to the music. Being able to finally visit Earth Space Dock is like a dream come true for a Trek fan. Your video reminds me how much I have always wanted a big door-sized poster of Earth Space Dock for my wall.

[@RurouniKalainGaming]

Awesome. Might have to try the game. How much do you have to spend to have a good time?

[@wills2140]

Good question¿. But Star Trek *Online* is a darn fine game with so many fun ships and designs...

[@wills2140]

You might be able to find a reprintable image to have enlarged to have a back of your door poster, look at the _Star Trek • Ships of the Line_ series of books and online content. (: the _NX Excelsior_ is still a design I like, and I know a couple of the magazine SotL issues show ships around Spacedock..

[@kathaleenrossi9577]

Being a Star Trek fan I still have the Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual Training Command Starfleet Academy. Published 1075

[@bomcabedal]

First movie I saw in theatres, totally mesmerized. The James Horner soundtrack still reaches a part of my soul that's locked to everything else.

[@6120mcghee]

I was watching the 1st showing of ST IV: The Voyage Home at the theater. At the end when the Enterprise -A showed up the audience went ballistic!!! I loved it on ST VI: The Undiscovered Country how she got so banged up but kicked ass at the end. Star Trek forever!

[@jeddiajones4570]

"You'll never sit in the captain's chair again." ...but he was already an admiral.

[@quattro4s]

That's an implication about Kirk's career and favourite job . In Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan, Mc Coy says to Jim that he should take back the commanding of the Enterprise

[@gwgux]

Normally, his career would've been finished and he'd be put on trial, convicted, and imprisoned.

[@richjg3049]

What good movie making. Great screenplay, classic acting and amazing score! I miss good movies

[@aaronatherton7431]

...the music every Rodentian Star Trek fan loves. ....and there are many!

[@karenhaley3444]

My God, I loved this TV show, the movies, the music, and every single actor lucky enough to be involved!

[@stevenjones2529]

we had forty years to establish this "look"... I wish JJ would've stayed ... closer to the original. This look is majestic. JJ's is more rock and roll.... i'll probably warm up to JJ and they'll change it again. You know engineers, they love to change things.

[@yourstruly4817]

They had to change it by 25 percent because it's a different corporation

[@quattro4s]

Making a sci-fi movie with model kits and real fx is something that will come back when the audience requests it. Spectacular movie

[@jessihawkins9116]

no

[@smith2james]

Some are still requesting it

[@jessihawkins9116]

@@smith2james yeah so what 🤨

[@ThePlantoparadise]

LMAO at the crewman staring at the warp core in horror for no reason at 13:16

[@blockmasterscott]

+Planr The Cable Guy You know, I've seen this movie a lot of times and never noticed that. ROFL!!!!

[@351cleavland]

+Planr The Cable Guy Its not horror-its a look of disbeleif as the warp core should have gotton new spark plugs but didn't.

[@stevencohen624]

+Planr The Cable Guy He just realized that he balanced the matter and antimatter incorrectly.

[@VulcanOnWheels]

He was probably *impressed* more than horrified. I've heard of someone misinterpreting my concentration for anger.

[@351cleavland]

Bert Visscher Yeah, me too. People often beleive I am feeling naseua when in actuality I am feeling sexual arousal.

[@VOYAGER746561701E]

Love this scene in Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country. The Captains use of Scotty & Uhura's first names and their replies of 'sir' showing their friendship and respect gained over their years together! Certainly one of my favourite TOS films...! 🖖

[@rmstitanic8163]

Doesn't get better than the original cast. 🖖

[@jessihawkins9116]

🖖🏻

[@v3rlon]

"How can we have a yellow alert in space dock?" Still once of my favorites.

[@bobbymauro3721]

The look of pure pride on Scotty’s face when Enterprise bolts out of Space dock on 1/4 impulse power in ST VI is absolutely priceless!

[@erickjohnson3861]

I still get tears in my eyes when I watch this

[@jasonstarr6419]

glad to know i'm not the only one. all the follow on series and TNG movies were great - at least great enough to feed my hunger for more ST, but the TOS cast, especially in the reboot movies (2, 4, and 6) were real heart touchers for me. yep, tears when they come out victorious and sail the stars again.

[@richkingb01]

what real star trek looks like..

[@carsonthomas8678]

What does fake Star Trek look like?

[@boogts]

@@carsonthomas8678 JJtrek, STD, Picard

[@Billyjack121]

The greatest space crew ever.

[@ErnestoTani]

The best ship and the best star fleet crew.

[@margaretlatocha1474]

Feels like im on a journey with them every time I watch these movies just love them

[@KudaanDaGreat]

I like when Kirk orders Sulu to jump to warp you can see that Sulu sets impulse to 0.0 and sets warp engines to 0.5 Genius!

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

this will continue to be one of my favorite scenes.

[@demariushenderson1802]

As big as spacedock is, both V'ger and the 'Whale Probe' from ST4, absolutely dwarf it. When the whale probe passes by, spacedock is a little bigger than the size of that blue orb suspended from the probe itself.

[@ModestNeophyte]

this is one of the best moments of all star trek big screen film.

[@ronaldlebeck9577]

The gal who played Lt. Valaris (sp?) was rather nice looking, even with having the sides of her head shaved a bit. I loved it how everyone's head turned towards her when she said, "May I remind the captain..." Kirk just smiled at her and said, "You heard the order, Lieutenant." The expression on her face was priceless. 🤣

[@jeremiahmiller6431]

Lt. Valeris is played by a pre-Sex and the City Kim Cattrall. The role was originally meant to be Kirstie Alley reprising Lt. Saavik from Wrath of Kahn, but IIRC Leonard Nimoy objected to the character being a traitor, and thus Valeris was created as an expy of her. That's also why the reaction is what it was amongst the crew - it was meant to remind Kirk of the last time Saavik quoted regulations at him that he ignored.

[@billyjoejimbob75]

She looked good in Mannequin, but I think Big Trouble in Little China would be the winner for me.

[@Poizenne]

Kim Catrall.

[@raulcastro925]

@@Poizenne A true beauty she is. Even now.

[@ewan.cartwright]

The entire thing is incredible, but 10:32 especally must be the best model work I've ever seen.

[@lonmcq7317]

I always thought that was one of the most glamorous tracking shots of her ever--all too short, however...

[@davidlewis1787]

The lighting is a work of genius

[@paulwalsh2344]

Oh very nice, but the reveal scene of the Enterprise Refit in drydock in "The Motion Picture" was, by far, the most incredible footage of ANY starship of ANY era in cinematic history. The dogfight scenes between the Millennium Falcon and rebel fighters and Ties, etc among the Star Destroyers in "Return of the Jedi" are fantastic too, but none of those ships have the gorgeous grandeur of the Enterprise Refit.

[@katakisLives]

Great video! love the old model effects! they still look better than the cg ships that replaced them! they have a physical presence that gives them a more real feel than pure cgi effects alone! its a shame the earth spacedock would never again be seen on the big screen after "the undiscovered country" I never understood why because it did exist in the TNG era

[@taelee73]

Used to hate these views of the ships/space dock as a kid, found them boring and just wanted the fighting. Now I love every view of these ships, glorious

[@mirinbrah739]

Good old Star Trek. Ships losing all power, and yet gravity inside the ship never fails.

[@compmanio36]

Mirin Brah Obviously it's because having the illusion of zero-G on set would be prohibitively expensive and difficult to film, but in-universe, I have always thought it must be because the gravity generators keep a charge long after the main power to them is cut off. Like how just because you lose power to your house, doesn't mean your house gets cold right away, or your fridge gets room temp. Entropy takes time.

[@mirinbrah739]

compmanio36 I really didn't need an explanation to a fictional problem, but thanks. I was just pointing out that their writers just completely ignore the subject, but don't mind losing all power on a ship for hours. It's a plothole.

[@JLJ061]

+Mirin Brah Same with life support, never seems to be a concern. lol

[@vitalsenise]

+compmanio36 - Scientists are searching for the sub atomic particle named Graviton. This can occur at the CERN. The particle might exist in a highly excited state leading to an exotic element..or we might be able to restrain the particles in a Gravity boot and use as needed. There is a Theory that we can actually exceed light speed to the 10th power. This is exactly what we will need to cover the vast distances in our Universe. It might also open portals to other dimensions as well as open worm holes. I'd take the first flight or space escapade.

[@katakisLives]

+compmanio36 It would be pretty poor if they hadn't mastered some kind of artificial gravity on a faster than light ship of the 23rd century! there was that scene in Star Trek 6 when the gravity on the Klingon ship was sabotaged so as well as life support the artificial gravity plating must have its own reserve energy power!

[@jwg5774]

At 1:17 if you look in the left corner of the screen you'll see the study model of the ship design on which the U.S.S. Discovery is based And at 4:55 you'll notice that Excelsior is the first bridge design with the separate Helm/Navigation consoles.

[@billymcauliffe7855]

the look on rand as she coming in as if to say ho dear God

[@Bryan514]

One of the few times you can see that James Doohan is missing a finger.

[@paulhunter6742]

Doohan missing finger I believe was injury from WW II. The producers Original series always carefully filmed so couldn't see his hand missing finger.

[@robinblackmoor8732]

​@@paulhunter6742His finger was shot off in Normandy during D-day or right after.

[@AndrewChapman]

I love the scene where Kirk and crew steal the Enterprise. Because after Starfleet denies Kirk's request to return to the Genesis planet with the Enterprise to search for Spock, he is then like "Ah, fuck Starfleet orders, I'm stealing my baby to rescue my best friend!" (even though he destroys the Enterprise later on). Kirk sometimes disobeyed orders in TOS, but he never went to a great length like this.

[@adams1458]

Andrew Chapman I have been and always shall be, your friend. - Fuck it i'm going!

[@mikegallant811]

If I'd been in Harry Morrow's shoes, I'd have let Jim go to Genesis to get Spock, and if the Fed Council didn't like it too bad.

[@BlokeOnAMotorbike]

the score is just perfect.

[@666mengel]

Loyalty to the captain is paramount

[@Swarm509]

I bet they installed tractor beams on that space station after this little stunt.

[@Rambo-Gaming]

Swarm509 You know Kirk would find a way around that. lol

[@highlander723]

Swarm509 I'm pretty sure they already have them but think about it it's Scotty disabled The Excelsior the space dock would have been Child's Play

[@Sasquatchvideos38]

Im sure they would of found a way around that.... i mean the guys in the space door control booth were absent.......

[@compmanio36]

Pretty clear the Starfleet of this era and even into the TNG era was pretty lax and far too complacent.

[@jacobknoll6750]

Probably on Tuesday!

[@mboll101x]

Great post- ILM really did create magic that stands forever

[@Drrck11]

Space dock is enormously huge.

[@katakisLives]

+Drrck11 Especially when you consider it was later able to easily accommodate galaxy class vessels.

[@ooooreality7190]

+katakisLives Well, the design concept dated from the Federation-Klingon War so it was almost certainly intended to accommodate and shield a reasonably sized fleet if necessary. Later, tensions between the Klingons and Federation ease while the Romulans go into isolation for many years. So, while ships get larger there is less need to have as 'many' of them in a standing battle fleet, at any one station.

[@John-wg6xw]

I don't think there is enough raw material on Earth to build all those ships and that immense space dock.

[@darkprose]

This film has more elegance in just one of its sequences than both the new Star Bleck movies combined.

[@darkprose]

Miller Animations Those are all superior to JJ Abrams' Star Trek, which is what I was obviously referring to.

[@darkprose]

Miller Animations I guess you've assumed I care what you think. Strange.

[@katakisLives]

That Guy...Brian You're never going to get an objective answer to that question, most people have made up their minds one way or another! I for one prefer the original Star Trek movie run because I prefer those movies, the cast and ILM model effects.

[@Clenched.Cheeks]

@9:11 that really goes to show how massive the whale probe truly was - my God!

[@CougarLand]

Apparently 1/4 impulse going forward is way faster than flying backwards when you consider the scenes for Star Trek III and VI.

[@OpenMawProductions]

+Cougar Land It's more of a throttle than an actual speed.

[@keithgreen3257]

The ships and special effects gets a😊😊😊

[@ghostbehindasolidshock1955]

4 people never sat in the Captain's chair again.

[@getreal6124]

Thanks for a really nice set of clips that you put together, as it brought back many Pleasant memories!

[@edtrine8692]

I love that sound effect lol.

[@7Lukibi99Tore7]

@ SETX Bubba. The Excelsior's bridge looks absolutely garish compared to the beautifully designed Enterprise bridge from ST:TOS ( beautifully designed that is, with the exception of the failure to install a second turbo lift elevator and to bolt the chairs to the floor of the bridge).

[@KennToomey]

It's TERRIBLE. I think it was just thrown together because they didn't want to waste a ton of money on a set that had less than ten seconds screen time--

[@skyeplaysgames6734]

Kenn Toomey yes, exelsior in 6 looked much nicer

[@rlpd5218]

This whole movie gets me emotional I remember my dad and I watching it together

[@LBCB94025]

🎶 *_Beautiful fkn music!!!!_* 🎶 😁👍🏻🖤🤷🏼 #GoodOlDays!

[@eamonnca1]

Great compilation. Thanks for posting.

[@ZuluRomeo]

It wasn't until I saw the widescreen version of Star Trek 4 that I appreciated just how MASSIVE the whale probe was. A vessel to rival V'Ger.

[@poky1958]

i love the respect of everyone when Enterprise returns damaged. good scene

[@WilliamShakespielberg]

What an _excellent_ montage of the Earth Spacedock !! Live Long and Prosper. 🖖🥃

[@lawrencemanning]

2:45 They loved him like a father. :)

[@CM73878]

The bridge is so, well, modest.

[@chrischeshire6528]

Chief Engineer Scott was the discoverer and designer of TransWarp drive. He insisted that it be installed in the Enterprise but Starfleet wanted it in the Excelsior. Scotty fought Starfleet to the point where this point when he stole major computer chips for TransWarp. Section 31 personnel went after Scotty to the point where Scotty escaped to his accidental meeting with the Dyson Sphere. After his rescue by Enterprise D Capt Picard dug into Scott's past and confronted him about it in the original Enterprise bridge holodeck.

[@robertballasty395]

How do you figure ANY of that?

[@chrischeshire6528]

@@robertballasty395 It just came to me. TNG could have really made Scotty a miracle worker again.

[@jefferykeeper9034]

That's when they made movies !!!

[@rorrante]

Great scenes and great music too. Nice to see another Reliant-type ship at around 9:05.

[@silkwesir1444]

how did i never notice that?

[@Morgana888]

Superior work! Thank you!

[@WarBerJr02]

Is that Grace Lee Whitney at 2:01?

[@paulhunter6742]

Absolutely right. I believe Whitney. appears before in scene at Starfleet HQ operating transporter when accident kills new Vulcan Science officer and another crewmember opening Star Trek The Motion Picture

[@setxbubba6334]

The theft in STIII has to be the best scene in the whole movie (The Excelsior bridge sucked though....looked like a return to TOS!!)

[@mikegallant811]

GTA:Star Trek style. Grand Theft Starship more like it.

[@catablu]

AWESOME VIDEO CLIPS!! THANKS!!

[@CaptainSpadaro]

Funny story: the footage on the Enterprise-A in Spacedock is yanked from end of Voyage Home, with some color changes.

[@marcusdamberger]

I love the scene steeling Enterprise our of space dock, its by far one of the best, building up tension as they approach space dock doors and then the movement of Enterprise in the Z access as it maneuvers away from the doors with Excelsior in pursuit. That must have been something to coordinate considering everything was done with models. Though I know they were using motion control computers to run the stop action and could recreate any part of that action for different layers of the process. Matts and what not. Sorry to ask, but could the audio be boosted by several dB's? I've got both You Tube cranked and computer volume and speakers all the way up, and it's still very low audio. I wish the internet had a standard audio level that could be followed, some stuff is very loud then other stuff comes up low. I suspect this video is low because it came from original clips with 5.1 audio, and the dynamic range is just that quiet to start with. Thanks, I appreciate you finding all these clips; I always loved seeing that space dock.

[@darkprose]

I noticed the audio level is low, too. But, yes, the stealing of the Enterprise is my favorite scene from any of the Star Trek movies. It's beautiful and exciting. Horner's music really underscores the majesty of these gorgeous ships.

[@xukfp]

Frustratingly I can't find a way to boost the audio without reuploading the clip entirely.

[@darkprose]

NervousEnergy Hey, don't worry about it. The visual quality of the vid is excellent, thanks for this wonderful compilation! This makes me want to just go watch the entire film again. :-) And, you're right-the spacedock is magnificent. It fits organically into the Star Trek universe.

[@adams1458]

Marcus Damberger The doors Mr. Scott - aye sir, i'm working on it! lolol

[@matthewakian2]

Marcus Damberger James Horner's music helps a lot with this. He will be sorely missed.

[@wramsey2656]

9:26 the ship resembled a cast iron water pipe with the ends welded up. This ship is likely the least imaginative ship ever designed in Star Trek, makes me wonder if the writer had plumbing problems that week. Thanks for sharing i enjoyed the video.

[@ZuluRomeo]

[stares in resistance is futile]

[@Der_4xel]

once i have a son, ill watch these movies with him...

[@BraxGaming]

+alaurel81 if you have a daughter please make sure you watch it with her too, instead of all the reality tv shit

[@Der_4xel]

haha surely will...but i guess its harder to protect girls from that shit than to guys who want to steal their virginity :D

[@bdchiaccio]

I am that daughter because my dad used to sit me down on his lap to watch Star Trek all the time and now I'm 47 years old with kids of my own who enjoy it

[@mhumphreys1928]

I have a daughter, and have shown all the films to her.great themes of friendship, loyalty and hope.

[@williamsquires3070]

Scotty should have just issued the “close the doors now, dammit!” command once they were through. That way, the Excelsior would have had to hack the door codes also!

[@jamie514]

William Squires the base command center would regain control within a few minutes. Its just a door. Sabotaging the warp computers on excelsior by removing critical and seemingly irreplaceable (given its one of a kind experimental status) bought them a little more time to escape.

[@katakisLives]

I often wonder if the spacedock model still exists! I remember hearing that the interior set was dismantled after this movie (rather short sighted of them) and had to be rebuilt after for later movies! they made good used of reusing the existing footage later on and there is nothing wrong with that but if they had retained the sets and models it would have been pretty easy for them to shoot new footage of the interior and exterior of this most iconic of starfleet facilities.

[@wills2140]

Yes the prop model still exists. The version used in filming was sold at the big Sotheby'$ auction, over a decade ago... (might have been later damaged, iirc...).

[@tw1203]

Ah...the days before CGI, when I clamored for brief glimpses of wire-guided models. With all of our CGI effects and longer sequences, have our films and shows gotten better?

[@Buckl]

Excellent vid.

[@DavidJohnsonFromSeattle]

quarter impulse is pretty fast. Every time I heard them say it, I freaked out a bit...

[@scottjarnagin348]

It took me decades to realise, Scotty didn't hack the space doors, The Space Dock Operator was ordered to opened them to prevent the destruction of the Enterprise and damage to Space Dock. They saw the Enterprise wasn't going to stop and said "Open the doors! The Excelsior's been ordered to pursue them." and then Scotty took the credit. lol

[@laszlokaestner5766]

I always assumed Uhura did it. She was still in the control room after all. Regardless, I love the look on Scotty's face when the doors finally open - one second he's like "oh crap" and then he has this expression that says "How did I do that? Did I do that? Who did that? I think I'll keep my mouth shut and just let the Captain think I did that!"

[@Cragnous]

Oh shit great montage, I love it!

[@sierra8186]

@3:43 Chekov tells Kirk "Commander Starfleet on emergency channel he orders you to surrender this vessel". AWESOME!

[@laszlokaestner5766]

"wessel"

[@sierra8186]

@@laszlokaestner5766 Of course! Great point

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

Sulu was already promoted to captain in the second movie. He was waiting on a ship opening up. What did he risk to do this?

[@ShadowspawnOO7]

this was always my favorite part of ST 3: Especially when the Yeoman sees the enterprise first shock then shakes her head in disbelief but expected when Kirk is the Captain. The music went perfectly with htis.

[@josephgallo3241]

There was no space dock in prior Star Trek TV episodes or movies. When they made Star Trek 3, they decided to add one and make it so enormous they a starship would look tiny by comparison

[@HappyArchaeology-mm4ng]

Hilarious. Scotty fixed them. Love this movie.

[@Urvy1A]

In 11001001, they copy/pasted the Enterprise D over the Enterprise, but made the doors bigger for Enterprise D to fit.

[@truth_has_been_spoken]

+Urvy1A Yesterday I have watched the TNG episode and I knew I had seen this animation before. It also did not fit into TNG concerning special effects, it seemed "more expensive". So they took it from this motion picture. But didn't they also alter earth and moon in the background to make it 3 other planets, one very close directly at the base and 2 in the distance?

[@DavidNicholson101]

Yeah, and they made Excelsior and Enterprise D the same size, even though Enterprise is bigger. Oh well, budget constraints.

[@katakisLives]

Having to reuse the same footage over and over! thats the price you pay when you don't have the foresight to retain the spacedock sets and props for future use!

[@thought2007]

4:06 - What is the rod that the Excelsior captain carries with him? He also has it as he sits down in the captain's chair.

[@silkwesir1444]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swagger_stick

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

Stuff the marvel rubbish, we need more of this. Great blend of humour, adventure, drama. Good times.

[@AltimaNEO]

7:24 hey it's the RoboCop guy!