Star Trek III The Search For Spock - My Favorite Part

This is my favourite part of Star Trek III The Search For Spock. Someone is stealing the Enterprise! Enjoy.
PLEASE NOTE I DO NOT OWN THIS FOOTAGE AND ALL CREDIT GOES TO PARAMOUNT PICTURES

[@OrdinaryG33K-SF]

You just can't beat the chemistry between the members of the original cast. To me, this doesn't get old!

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Same here, The Original Cast and The Next Generation Cast were the best, IMO Plus, the 1st 6 Films with the original cast sure beats the J.J. Abrams Era

[@gracien2008]

Unfortunately ... The cast did, William Shatner an George Takei are the only ones left.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

@@gracien2008 and Walter Koening

[@lekoman]

@@gracien2008 It’s a little poetic that the two who hate each other most are still around.

[@kentleytaggart5816]

Yes.

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

"...whose career is winding down." Canonically, after this Uhura goes on to become the head of Starfleet intelligence.

[@GenGamesUniverse]

Also canonically Uhura becomes a captain and has her own ship.

[@mvader7188]

She finished well.

[@JnEricsonx]

@@mvader7188 I named my Constitution ship in Star Trek Online USS Nyota, the day I found out she'd died. My verbal response was admittedly audible 10 feet away.

[@davidrussellhamrick1828]

The look she gives him right after that line.😂 I know that look, and it means trouble!

[@Jacqueline_Thijsen]

​@@davidrussellhamrick1828 Red alert sirens should have started blaring just from that look alone 😂

[@dang48]

Loved it when Scotty said in the turbolift, "Up yer shaft!" The audience roared over that.

[@richardcochrane1966]

"And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon!"

[@dang48]

@@richardcochrane1966 Yup! That one too!

[@michaelastorga3187]

Only True Friends would sacrifice everything for their lost friend. That's what I love about this movie. They knew their careers were over but saving Spock meant all to them

[@happiscotsman5135]

Kudos to Leonard Nimoy for constructing suspense out of basically two large ships slowly pulling out of mooring.

[@dmac2168]

Nope, that goes to James Horner for his awesome score.

[@troibandy2139]

I remember seeing this scene for the 1st time in theaters. I've seen it many times since then. Just as suspenseful now as it was back in 1983.

[@wms72]

I never saw this Star Trek movie. Saw the first, and was disappointed it was so poor compared to the series. But when the space doors struggled to open in this clip, I really felt the old visceral concern I felt for the Enterprise as a kid☺

[@jaredwirth3990]

@@dmac2168 Shame of it is, both men are dead....their legacy immortal.

[@auturgicflosculator2183]

@@jaredwirth3990 I hope so.

[@kencooper8835]

Without James Horner, neither Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan nor Star Trek III: Search For Spock would be the same. Thank You James, and Rest In Peace.

[@JB-xg7io]

Love it when Kirk says "calm yourself, doctor" the delivery was so perfect

[@anthonycantu8879]

I grew up watching TOS and, to me, there's none better!

[@jefff3886]

Some credit to James B. Sikking here, also. He played that smarmy SOB perfectly, even down to that idiotic swagger stick.

[@gambz1964]

Then he returned to continue playing a smarmy, reactionary SWAT team leader on Hill Street Blues.

[@nealwhite9636]

@@gambz1964 Howard Hunter.

[@SlatVelg]

@@gambz1964”Howard….no tanks” (Furillo).😂

[@gambz1964]

@@SlatVelg “But Captain, that’s not fair! Four years ago I wrecked a tank. One lousy tank accident and I’m branded for life!”

[@abbersj2935]

A simple TV entertainment that shows us all what to aspire to be. RIP Gene Roddenberry and cast members.

[@mdm5216]

This is what I always felt separated Star Trek from Star Wars. Star Wars was a space opera. Star Trek was like getting together with old friends for an adventure.

[@jonesq63]

Yeah. I totally agree. Well said

[@kylej741]

To the crew, death was real. And friendships forever.

[@gregmooney4090]

Star trek shows what the future could look like in space star wars is just fantasy with no believable reality both are fun but thats the difference to me

[@deebecker]

A family I will always cherish until the end of my days. Well said

[@julie.1081]

If you want to try something fun.... the next time you're having a political debate, suddenly ask "are you Star Trek or Star Wars?". It says a lot about a person which one they identify with.

[@hearing.last.trumpet]

Uhura "Be careful what you wish for, Lieutenant. You just may get it." 😄 Her delivery, expressions, head tilt, eye roll - all just perfect. So many great actors/actresses in this. Never gets old.

[@jamesedwards2237]

She was the Bomb!!

[@BadApe351]

Nichelle is such a gifted actor. Beauty and grace and natural talent. And a true pioneer in such a role and at such a significant time in history.

[@radicalross7700]

​​@@BadApe351 My one big criticism of the original series: Not enough Uhura. The Uhura moments were very few and far between, but what little there were (this video is a prime example) left me wanting more.

[@KeyboardBuster]

all true

[@seanbrown453]

In the book she went to the Vulcan embassy and claimed asylum granted by Sarek so Starfleet couldn't arrest her

[@razor6888]

The nine minutes presented here is the movie in a nut shell. If there is any chance to save Spock.. they will do all and anything, your shipmate, and friend deserves no less. And yes I agree, its classic trek gold.

[@michaelkottler]

GOLD, I say! But in all seriousness, "You are correct, sir!'

[@RobWinchesterBoston]

“This isn’t reality, This is fantasy. “ Has to be one of the best “4th wall” lines ever

[@andrewblanchard2398]

yep 😂

[@johnpidge9600]

Not exactly a 4th wall line, but one of my favorites from this clip is Scotty saying "up your shaft" to the turbolift.

[@varianschirmer9375]

​@@johnpidge9600Turbolift voice is "Frank Force"... aka Director Leonard Nimoy.

[@michaelkottler]

I wouldn't kick it out of bed for smoking a lil' crack, that's for sure!

[@joe9739]

Always felt like Uhyra's "All my hopes.." was kind of a blessing of luck they needed to get through this.

[@flyinglpranch3886]

You needed a 34 more seconds on the end of the clip -- Mr. Scot's quote, "Aye Sir... The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain..." is the BEST takeaway from this entire sequence! (I have used it multiple times in various strategy meetings and, the beauty of it is, the older that quote gets, the more the young bucks tend to think it "original" with me ;-) And, FWIW, I always heard it as "over-tech" the plumbing... ) But, if you don't end the clip at Kirk's "Best speed to Genesis!" command, you also miss Scotty's handoff, "Here Doctor, souvenirs from one surgeon to another... I took them out of her main transwarp computer drive..." and McCoy's Complaint about not being in on the plan -- which is followed by Kirk's riposte, "That's what you get for missing staff meetings, Doctor..." as well as Kirk's summation, "Gentlemen, your work today has been outstanding... I intend to recommend you all for promotion... in whatever fleet we end up serving..." -- which ain't bad either!

[@frogisis]

The TOS movies were mostly before my time, but damned if this sense of fun & friendship isn't timeless. It comes through loud and clear how much delight they're all taking in creating & sharing this tale of adventure & loyalty together.

[@reginaldinoenchillada3513]

Only Takei would choose a brown leather cape. So fabulous that Nobody else could pull it off.

[@thegreatbamboozler4837]

The Lando Calrissian of the Star Trek Universe.

[@RaikenXion]

The Kirk Crew are still the best, the chemistry between them is pure gold.

[@junglemoose2164]

Only if you don't include Uhura, Sulu, and Chekov. They were extras pretty much (although you could argue Chekov was more than an extra).

[@myhybrid09]

Nequela wessels. Best line of checkov in IV

[@cyngong2154]

To jungle moose: ARE YOU 😷 IN YOUR MIND😢😢😢 THE 'CREW' IS ALL❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😊😊😊😊😊 SO THERE❤🎉!!!!!!!

[@robtru84]

So is Picard's crew

[@jimbo92107]

Never underestimate the power of fantasy.

[@TheStcyril]

Only James Horner could make backing out of the garage sound like an epic conquest!

[@tailhookmd2546]

So true. RIP!

[@SJHFoto]

@@tailhookmd2546 I didn't know he was dead!

[@tailhookmd2546]

@@SJHFoto Yeh he died a few years ago in a plane crash in the CA mountains. He’d bought an A-29 which is pretty high performance. Tragic. Only 61 years old I think.

[@ezekiellister3176]

Hahaha i know right?

[@mindyschocolate]

James Horner is one of the gods of music composers. Williams being the other.

[@dennismood7476]

Thanks for this post. But I think one of the best lines was cut short , and that was when Scotty gave the transwarp parts to McCoy. McCoy said "Thanks for telling me in advance" , to which Kirk responds, " That's what you get for missing staff meetings"

[@dennismood7476]

That was going to be MY post.

[@josephperdomo1536]

Not to mention, Kirk recommending everyone for promtion. In whatever field they end up serving.

[@looneyburgmusic]

Nichelle Nichols got an actual standing ovation at the theater first time I saw ST:III, people went nuts when she turned around with that phasor. Never seen anything like it before or since for any movie, not even A:Endgame when everyone shows up for the final battle... Totally amazing moment

[@stephaniehowell1109]

Yeah she was badass!!!! And always will be.....❤❤❤❤

[@GODCONVOYPRIME]

Absolute beauty and feminity thy name is Nichelle Nichols.

[@williamrmitchell1960]

And she even let him live!

[@droberts1664]

I had the biggest crush on her when i was younger, and the older she got, the better looking she got. She was one of my favs of the show.

[@waltermytczynskyj199]

When I saw Wrath of Khan people were sobbing in the theatre when Spock died. Not a dry eye in the place. Star Trek done right always hits the emotional side of us.

[@traceytillman7453]

The Music score that binds the legacy of Star Trek into infinity.

[@jeffreyjeziorski1480]

Into infinity, and beyond!!!!

[@tommylikethewolf]

When I fly, I put on "Stealing The Enterprise" as the plane races down the runway, and I time it just right as the plane takes off. Been doing that for almost 30 years. Never gets old.

[@TubinPanther13]

Life is better with a soundtrack. Driving in a storm, rain or snow.. music from Twister can really punch up the intensity!

[@TimMosleycar3hur]

Warp Speed. Aye! Warp Speed..... ***PSSSSCHOOOOOOEEWWWWW***

[@damonmusselman406]

Ooo…I’ll have to try that. Been using John Williams’ “Superman” main title.

[@prion42]

May the wind be at your back

[@akcalo]

Omg you have take off flying music too!!! I play "A volar" by Menudo. I i start it once the plane starts going down the runway and it syncs perfect everytime when the plane lifts off! Love it!

[@gregoryellwood7832]

this is a masterclass in editing, scriptwriting, and score. pure cinema. should be used as an example in film studies classes.

[@CreationBrosZone-km5be]

Well said.

[@wendynine-sc2sv]

Wow, I agree. One of the best. "The Journey Home" was brilliant with loads of humor and an awesome environmental message...❤...

[@thediscostu4127]

In George's autobiography he wanted to get rid of the line where the big guy calls him Tiny and I think it was Leonard Nimoy who told him the reaction would be big when Sulu gets the better of him and responds. George was hesitant but agreed and then sneaked into a screening and was very happy when the crowd roared for him.

[@junglemoose2164]

It was an incredibly stupid scene.

[@effyiew7318]

Lol how ironic he ended up being nothing but a small man who cries about shatner nonstop

[@junglemoose2164]

@@effyiew7318 Yes. Takei is nothing but a grifter who managed to extend his career and gain celebrity status based on nothing more than being an extra in a shortlived TV series.

[@cyngong2154]

To jungle moose: WRONG YOU ARE!!!! HE IS A GREAT 🌟🎉🎉😊😅😂❤🎉🎉! But you 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@junglemoose2164]

@@cyngong2154 There is nothing great about Takei. He is the dumbest celebrity alive and may be the most cruel, too. That you revere such a being as he does not speak well of you.

[@rashida7777]

THIS.NEVER.GETS.OLD. Thanks for the upload!

[@PvtSadsack]

What amazes me is it's just a 9 minutes clip of watching people back out of a space garage door. Yet, it's still compelling as hell to watch over a crazy space battle with phasers firing every which way.

[@Wonderboywonderings]

Exception for the battle in the mutara nebula in Wrath of Khan.

[@KayOSweaver]

Even then, there's really only a minute or two of actual combat, in Wrath of Khan. Most of it is suspense played perfectly.

[@michaelangelograves5903]

That green-blooded SOB, it's his Revenge for all those arguments he lost.

[@kaziu312]

Best line in the movie right there!

[@Bethechange67]

I love that line!

[@Strive1324L]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Reminds me when Bones told him, I'm trying to thank you, you pointed eared hobgoblin!

[@NormAppleton]

@@kaziu312 Now Mr. Scott....Aye I'm working on it

[@johnsrabe]

Those costumes are really good on Kelley and Takei … especially George’s leather coat he wears as a cape.

[@paulhennig175]

No greater love than this, TO LAY DOWN ONE'S LIFE FOR ONE'S FRIENDS!

[@starguy2718]

John 15, 13

[@cliffscsstock5119]

Sometimes your friends are really like family. I have friends like this.

[@mikedickison244]

@@cliffscsstock5119 not everyone does. 'tis a pity.

[@samclark379]

"Gentlemen, your work today has been outstanding. I intend to recommend your all for promotion...in whatever fleet we end up serving."

[@marcothommen2484]

YEEESSSSSSS!!! BEST LINE EVER!!!! :)))))

[@Bethechange67]

😂

[@Mikey300]

In the novelization, Chekhov replies (sotto voce), “In fleet of ore-carriers of Antares Prison Mine.”

[@bobbyneill5917]

Best speed to genesis....

[@downhomesunset]

Remember what they end up with in Star Trek 4

[@jonhenning]

I love when Bones says “that green blooded bastard, this is his revenge for loosing all those arguments “ classic 🖖

[@shanehickenbottom3708]

"That green blooded son of a bitch it's his revenge for all those arguments he lost"

[@ihl8608]

yes, classic scene

[@askelvis27]

Best bones line ever

[@trinity72gp]

In the Final frontier when they try to sing row row row your boat and Bones says "I liked him better before he died" 🤣🤣🤣 The Spock /McCoy exchanges were hilarious 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@adamgrubb5552]

When he tries to nerve pinch the security guy, tongue sticking out and everything

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

Props to the crew on the Mr. Adventure subplot, in the span of just a few minutes you have a young lieutenant who is convinced he'll be stuck in the worst duty station for the rest of his career, in the end able to tell a story so wild that even he's not sure he believes it. "Guys, you ever heard the one where _Commander Uhura pointed a phaser at me???"_

[@toumbryth7862]

Highly underrated movie. One of my favorite OS movies actually. Not one of the 'bad odd numbered ones'. I almost wore out my VHS.

[@old_geeky_Michael]

"How many fingers am I holding up?" "That's not very damn funny......"

[@Bethechange67]

“Your sense of humor has returned.” “The hell it has.”😂

[@gabrielbennett5162]

"What's that?" "Lexorin." "Lexorin? What for?" "It will make you well enough to travel. You're suffering from a Vulcan mind meld, Doctor." "That green-blooded son of a bitch... it's his revenge for all those arguments he lost!"

[@funnyprincesshb]

Scotty: "A chimpanzee and two trainees could run 'er." Kirk: "Thank you Mr. Scott, I'll try not to take that personally."

[@Excalibur_LP]

69 upvotes. Nice.

[@shanehickenbottom3708]

Make it 70. I just saw this comment

[@Rockhound6165]

Fun Fact: James Doohan couldnt stand Shatner.

[@bouhhgz1969]

I LITERALLY just came up to this scene as I read this - 😅🤣😅🤣🤣

[@zumbinis]

@@Rockhound6165 Sorry to hear that. If so, he hid it well as Scotty.

[@ShotoKat]

I enjoy all of Star Trek, but there is something about this crew that will always be special.

[@alexmac1999]

It's not the best ST film but this is one of the best ever scenes in all the films. It's all that is good about ST. The unwavering loyalty. Shatner owns this scene, he is magnificent.

[@dougbrowne9890]

I love Scotty! This video needed to keep in the part where Scotty gives the bold and nuts to Bones.

[@kennethwayne6857]

Love Kirk's sense of humor. Shatner always has a twinkle in his eye at exactly the right moment.

[@robrussell5329]

I disagree. With this scene, it's clear they are now finally all equals. After 67 TV episodes, and three movies, the scene points to just how much of a "crew" these actors were - a bunch of nobodies until fate brough them together. Shatner just plays the star.

[@timmorris3056]

All these years later and Uhura is still a Hottie !!!😁

[@larryyeadeke7409]

If I'm going in the closet, she is coming with me.

[@timmorris3056]

@@larryyeadeke7409 That's where they got the saying "If the Shocker doesn't Rock her.... Spock her!" 😁👍

[@trinity72gp]

@@timmorris3056 wow never heard that before 🤭🤭🤭

[@Euripides_Panz]

@@timmorris3056 I am going to posit He's still in that closet.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

Yeah, she was 50 here and looking hot :) . Also 2:50 what is she going to do to him... ;)

[@jonhenning]

Also at the end. Spock,”Jim your name is Jim”. Gets me every time 🖖

[@themcilveens8569]

I watched this scene over and over again when I would rent it from the local tape rental places. My mom laughed in a good way because I had the volume so loud and the house windows open that she said the entire neighborhood knew the enterprise had cleared space doors.

[@BOBMAN1980]

There's more tension, humor, action, great music, and humanity in this one scene than there is in all of the jarjar abrams movies combined.

[@stantackett107]

I see no reason to insult JarJar Bunks thataway

[@AT-sd9qq]

We have cleared space doors alone is more exciting than anything JJ has done.

[@geofredotappan9777]

Jarjar Abrams? I like that.

[@CL-go2ji]

That´s a low bar. But true.

[@TheJoesimons]

You made me spew coffee, Bob!

[@Xenomurphy]

I love it when Captain Styles says: "Kirk, you do this, you'll never sit in the captain's chair again" the exact same moment when Kirk sits down in the captain's chair.

[@MJ-lf3tr]

Classic moment dude. 👍🏽😎

[@intercommerce]

And Kirk doesn't even flinch...

[@DLordSadow]

Nimoy was awesome as a Director! This movie is so underrated!

[@ourladyofguadalupebotanica6732]

this whole clip will never never get old - I must have watched it 100 times - literally.

[@andrewa9895]

Xeno - not sure how familiar you are with the original series - the TOS episode "Balance of Terror" - Styles is in that as weapons officer. I wont spoil it if you havent seen it. I suggest (STRONGLY!) you watch the epiosde if you havent seen it before. It makes his appearance in ST3 that much more 'interesting', and it is one of the best TOS episodes (and my personal fav)

[@milesmouse72]

the look on Uhura's face when the young guy says her career is winding down....."you snotnosed little punk..."

[@milesmouse72]

and that crusty clunking sound made by the excelsior with the chugout as she breaks down.....

[@nickmitsialis]

He coulda been more 'diplomatic': "you served with Admiral Kirk for a couple of decades--that's more than enough excitement for a lifetime'.

[@geoffwilliams4478]

@@Holymakinaw she proved herself to be better than that even

[@mikevanroy9356]

Well her next assignment was exotic dancing on Nimbus 3.

[@VertigoX26]

"Okay, listen here you little sh*t..."

[@WickedFireBird69]

I never noticed the smiles on Sulu and Scotty's faces as Kirk made the call for warp speed. They knew they were already in deep but still loved every second of it.

[@user-id6pr1ir4v]

This scene along with the Bird Of Prey decloaking were my favorites. And James Horner had a spectacular score with this film. I always wondered how Uhura got away.

[@Jamthecoolerator]

"Are you just gonna walk through' em?" "Calm yourself, Doctor." I always chuckle at that exchange.

[@2bituser569]

Seems Spock was remotely speaking from Bones’s mind to Kirk. That always sounded like a Spock line.

[@janfairclough6982]

De remembers his cowboy days Saloon doors

[@dennismood7476]

Kirk: "And now, Mr Scott(referencing opening the space doors) Scotty: " Aye, sir. I'm working on it."

[@cmdaes]

Just for fun, Scotty might have sabotaged every dock station and every other ship there not to work for a little time.

[@dennismood7476]

@@cmdaes Scotty always seemed to be working on things "on the fly", inventing new ways to do a job impromptu.

[@johnhazlett3347]

Aaw! You forgot the best line at the end of this scene, "The more complicated the plumbing, the easier to stop up the drain."

[@tomtrinchera8405]

A philosophy I always recite whenever we have computer system problems at work. It's a good thing generally for life too.

[@andytay5507]

yes, needs to be put back in.

[@joelabster6538]

I like where Scotty show the stole parts

[@marku3423]

It's actually "the more they overthink the plumbing ..."

[@johnwalsh3168]

@@madworld. Yes Awesome line!

[@recnepsgnitnarb6530]

What I liked most about this movie is that a core group of good, lasting friends will band together to help one that needs their mutual help.

[@tomsmith2013]

I think this scene captures the absolute best regarding the Star Trek original series cast. Magic.

[@michaelkennedy5803]

The sound the Excelsior makes as she grinds to a sudden and ignominious halt gets me every time. Up yer shaft indeed.....

[@garylowe2127]

Things are going to fall apart

[@brianfoltz9736]

Yes; space dock; endevour needs a tow.

[@johnkenyon9317]

Would have been funny if they showed a gas gauge on empty and the Capt says awwww S*** we did not fill her up first.! Just a random Idea for you all : D

[@drivingmemad7640]

Different strokes. I always cringe a bit at the 'truck breaking down' noises, and the ship coming to a relative halt with space dock. Personally I'd love to have seen the ship lose power and start slowly rotating on their current heading.

[@cyphrinfinity9992]

hehehe

[@rock7084]

For my Trekkies, some trivia. From the book, "I am Spock", Sulu did not like the script referring to him as tiny and objected to it but after seeing the audience's applause after he said "don't call me tiny" made him happy with the scene. The director was Spock.

[@GenGamesUniverse]

Yes, it's in Leonard Nimoy's book about how the two scenes - "Don't call me Tiny!" and Uhura pointing the phaser at the rookie all got standing ovations at the cinema.

[@junglemoose2164]

Well, it's a dumb scene on many levels.

[@nevermorefrompast-qx5wb]

@@junglemoose2164 why? that a smal person can take out a large one??? hate to break it to you basemant boy, i happnes ;)

[@junglemoose2164]

@@nevermorefrompast-qx5wb Why do they have weight classes in wrestling and boxing? Because featherweights routinely defeat heavyweights? No, it’s a stupid scene on many levels. One, it plays into the stereotype that Asians are martial arts experts. Two, it portrays Starfleet security personnel as inept and stupid which is silly. Three, it portrays big guys as dumb and oafish which is an ugly stereotype. It’s just a stupid scene.

[@nevermorefrompast-qx5wb]

@@junglemoose2164 and what in anytyhing that have to do with this shows confretaion? i can show you some old film of a 80 year old matial artis pushing aside MARINES.. techinique can and wil manytime out do pure bture force... in wt clales ( like boxing) you are spairing ot a set of rules with peopl of about your caliber skills. so once again it has ZERO to do with this coverstaion..

[@MrGoesBoom]

This whole movie was worth it just for this sequence. Stealing the Enterprise has always been amazing.

[@michaelkottler]

It's always a damn good time

[@luvmenow33]

I still think that this is my favorite Nichelle Nichols moment throughout all of Star Trek. Better than the fan dance. Even better than her singing her spock biosong in the original series which is one of my absolute favorite moments. That looks she gives him when he tells her her career is winding down & her delivery of "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it."always makes me smile. people are right she really is the heart and soul Star Trek

[@CL-go2ji]

Wait, fan dance? What fan dance?

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

It makes you glad the Rev Dr Martin Luther King convinced her to stay on the show. Nichelle Nichols change the path for so many black performers and the perception of their audience. Maybe his dream included the stars? I am old enough to remember parts of his life and tragic death.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

​@@CL-go2jiyou weren't paying attention

[@bgphantom3]

@@CL-go2jiStar Trek 5. It’s more than ok if you skip that one.

[@CL-go2ji]

@@bgphantom3 Oh. I did, and I will continue to do so: I have religous objections to zombie franchises. But maybe I will google the fan dance ... Thanks for the info!

[@graceskerp]

"Up your shaft!" Scotty always had some of the best lines.

[@pallen49]

' How do we know he didn't invent the bloody thing ' aka ' Voyage Home '..lol

[@jeannieharmon628]

always loved that line!

[@cjluddeni4662]

He improvised that line.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@cjluddeni4662 I always wondered if anything was improvised on ST. You can see it happening all over The Honeymooners

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

"Laddy, don't 'cha think ya ought to rephrrrrrase that?" - Trouble with Tribbles. Too bad they didn't give Jimmy Doohan just a slightly larger role. But he got what he got and did a fine job. And I'm grateful for all of his lines and acting skills. You could always, ALWAYS, count on Mr. Scott. Even when the crew of Galileo were on the verge of mutiny it was Scotty that had to remind them that Spock's in charge and to back off. He was the backbone of that ship. Roddenberry must have known what a critical role that would mean to the show. ALL the roles were important, integral to each other.

[@tmarsh0307]

"The Kobayashi Maru is set sail for the Promised Land. Acknowledge."

[@power2084]

has* set sail

[@davidatkinson47]

As an Admiral, he wasn't scheduled to get back into that chair anyway. Goofiest threat. Command is a rare privilege at best. His only chance of getting a command again would have been to do something bad enough to get himself demoted, and then something else for which they feel he should be rewarded...

[@stevenr6397]

@@davidatkinson47 funny you should say that....

[@davidatkinson47]

@@stevenr6397 he he he

[@williamm.1608]

So many great moments, but the serious expression on Kirk’s face when he’s told he’ll never sit in the captain’s chair again (and ignores it) really gives me the chills. Oh, the good old days.

[@RJSRdg]

The irony being that as punishment for his actions he got reduced in rank to Captain and got to sit in the chair more than he would have done had he remained an Admiral!

[@shanehaddock8976]

These films are so epic in nature, and forever shall be.

[@joemasters2270]

This part alone says why Star Trek III is so underrated.

[@karazor-el6085]

Leonard Nimoy said that they were inspired by another show he worked on, Mission: Impossible, and set it up like their own MI team, each member having a role to fulfill.

[@jonhenning]

Christopher Loyd’s most underrated performance. Get out of there!!

[@brianbaker5687]

It's one of my favorite movies. I all so like The Voyage Home a lot but I love time travel stuff.

[@BelfastBiker]

2, 3, and 4 were the best trilogy.

[@jonhenning]

Belfast Biker logically 🖖

[@deniseharden958]

"You do this and you'll never sit in the captain's chair again." Said as James T. Kirk takes his usual seat.

[@mattakins3422]

"Up yer shaft..."

[@hugoarcada]

"Any chair I sit on is the Captain's chair".

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

@@hugoarcada DAMN RIGHT!

[@protorhinocerator142]

Kirk: I'm sorry. I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.

[@macarthurclutch4384]

And yet when the court found him guilty, he was reduced in rank to Captain, LOL!

[@markrand4324]

Crew is so loyal to admiral Kirk. Well played by the cast .

[@nickh5081]

Movies like this remind me that at this time I used to look forward to movies for months or even years, knowing they were in production but unlike today, movies like this didn't disappoint!

[@maureentuohy8672]

I really love the Search for Spock. I only wish there had been a larger part for Uhura. I was “fascinated” with her from day one. Always wanted to be her.

[@scotsviking2481]

Maureen Tuohy agreed! Her role in the book was fantastic. Fills in the gaps.

[@yetiking2057]

She was fantastic in that scene.

[@mediocreman6323]

What I admire about her is her beauty. She was absolutely adorable when she was young, and to this day, she kept those fine lines of her face. I am so happy she fell not victim to the “surgical curse” like so many other actresses and aged in grace. I mean, I am aware that they wouldn't use ugly ones on TV (and even less in a movie), but she always stood out.

[@laurentecrivain6944]

In the novel, guards were approaching the transporter room while Kirk, McCoy, Scotty and Chekov were preparing the Enterprise for departure and Uhura had to transport herself near the Vulcan embassy where Sarak gave her diplomatic immunity from Starfleet security that transported after her.

[@2bituser569]

Laurent Écrivain Why didn’t Uhura just set a beaming delay to allow herself to get on the pad too.

[@doug834]

"Admiral, all my hopes" remains one of my favorite lines of all time.

[@watchgoose]

Well, you know Hollywood, they didn't dare have her say "prayers".

[@fireflynovember]

@@watchgoose or, you know, maybe Uhura's just not that quaint

[@peterdaniel66]

cringe worthy

[@tinkinc85]

You know this movie does not get enough love. It's still very watchable 40 years later

[@falconexarct]

I always cringe when i hear the young kids nowadays saying the new star trek series gives the first female protagonists... So Uhura, Janeway, Seven, and the Dax's mean nothing to these people??? Gimme a break

[@Paul_1971]

My favorite part too, possibly of the whole movie series. The fact they are prepared to put everything on the line for a friend, plus the score, hits me in the feels every time.

[@Fleetwing1627]

As she cleared the doors leading from her gilded cage, she tossed a wink at her would-be successor who was making haste to follow. The feel of the stars on her hull felt so good she found herself momentarily forgetting the stakes at hand. Spreading her wings and soaring under the station in her ocean of stars once again was a moment too good to ignore. A fleeting moment it would be as her young headstrong sister gave chase, growling all the while to stay and accept that her time was over. Despite the risks, the dangers, the unknowns, the weariness in her old bones and the fresh bruises on her skin, she was going to bring her captain home, and no one was going to stop her. She felt a measure of her old youthful bravado returning, "Probably because Jim is here," she mused, he always brought this out in her. Casting a glance over her shoulder at her now snarling pursuer, she decided that someone needed a lesson in humility. With a dazzling grin she let the Excelsior have it. "The stars belong to me little sister, catch me if you can."

[@ladyfire44]

Thanks to Scotty's sabotage of the USS Excelsior, the Enterprise was able to escape unscathed. The Excelsior ended up stopping as the transwarp drive failed her and Styles endured humiliation from his peers.

[@Kartissa]

@@ladyfire44 To be fair, the transwarp experiments failed afterwards anyway. They were still trying to achieve it in Voyager ~90 years later.

[@sdpuleng]

Nice!

[@davidg9224]

Proof positive that Star Trek fans are amazing people. This little piece, written from the POV of Enterprise herself, and as though she were a sentient ship, is delightful. Thank you for sharing it.

[@grahamjpjones]

Damn I actually got emotional reading that. I love the the Original Star Trek films, nothing comes close

[@logicplague2077]

This movie taught me what being a friend really meant.

[@jefff3886]

There was a popular book some years ago, perhaps you remember it. "Everything I Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten." I'm thinking about writing a similar book, called "Everything I Need To Know I Learned From Star Trek." I'm 60+, been a Trufan of Star Trek since Day One back in 1966. But seriously, there's a wealth of life lessons in the entire universe of Star Trek, from TOS, through TNG, and DS9, and VOY, and all the movies. Michael Berman did a fine job of carrying on Rodenberry's vision. And as far as that Chris Pine stuff - yeah no thanks. Fine action movies, but it's not Star Trek. And that's not Kirk. At all. Which, in the end I suppose, is as it should be. Can't do Kirk, don't even try. Maybe that's what they were going for.

[@scottstevens2752]

@@jefff3886 I thought Chris Pine was superb! Also a life long fan I'm 52 but I understand how you feel, but as for remakes Chris Pine and the rest of the cast were truly amazing!

[@officalkingkrab1912]

@@jefff3886 you should definitely write that!

[@jefff3886]

@@scottstevens2752 Fair enough. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that they were bad actors. But the thing about we science fiction fans, and we're very quirky about it, is that the new Star Trek movies don't follow what we call "the canon."

[@jefff3886]

@@officalkingkrab1912 It's in the pipeline, but there's one before it that I'm having a little trouble with. I wrote a book called "How To Make a Million Dollars in 30 Days," but I'm having trouble raising the money to pay the publisher.

[@lazycalm41]

"Shes supposed to have Transwarp drive" " Aye , and if my grandmother had wheels she'd be a wagon"

[@Gondorian04]

took me years to realise what he meant by that, not going to lie.

[@daneck100]

What ? transwarp !? Scuzme !? Borg know about that ,? Does Janway know about this !?

[@2bituser569]

Dan Eck it failed

[@surge123456789]

Scotty did such a number on the ships trans warp drive that star fleet didn't touch it for the next 100 years.

[@2bituser569]

Dr. Axiom Does seem that way.

[@philswaim392]

"What do thuggish starfleet security goons wear on duty?" Prop designer "duuuuuh. A baseball cap......with fins!" And here we are

[@ajmittendorf]

Star Trek III is, sadly, a SEVERELY underrated Trek adventure. Not only does it have an exciting and climactic story, but it also reintroduces some Trek favourites (such as tribbles) and it creates a whole lot of often used Trek icons: The Klingon Bird of Prey, the Klingon Dac'tag (knife), the Klingon word "Quapla," and a bunch of other things.

[@franzhaas6889]

JAMES HORNERS MUSIC REALLY MADE THIS SCENE. THE WHOLE SOUNDTRACK IS FANTASTIC!🖖🖖🖖🖖

[@vardellsfolly5200]

May he rest in peace.

[@tinkinc85]

This soundtrack is very much underrated in his overall work. Especially this whole sequence is my favorite musical cue

[@fluffdegoss]

I get goose bumps every time they open the space doors. The music in that scene is epic as hell. The look on Scotty's face is priceless...lol.

[@cyberwolfe]

It was the defining soundtrack for the pinnacle Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

[@UNIFORM94]

The build up as they steal the enterprise and the climax when Cpt asshole on the excelsior tells Kirk "You do this, you'll never sit in the captains chair again." Kirk's warp speed command was like "Whatever!" James Horner was spot on with this soundtrack.

[@NeathSpadge]

What I wouldn't give to be able to see these guys do it again. So sad that we have lost so many of them.

[@christopherdoff-sotta4441]

Truly we miss those wonderful stars... but they are always with us... RIP SCOTTY SPOCK BONES.

[@maureentuohy9423]

Uhura! I wanted to be her when I was 15. I'm 70 now and I still see her as a hero. Love her.

[@steveyeager6177]

My favorite scene is where Kirk goes into McCoy's cell and gives the Vulcan hand sign and says "how many fingers am I holding up"

[@ladyfire44]

That's not very damn funny.

[@RaikenXion]

"That's not very damn funny."

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

God, I miss good ol' DeForest.

[@IanbrookesphotographyCoUk]

This scene shows the pure magic of the original crew doing what they do best. Working together as friends for a higher cause, but with dashes of great humour thrown in to boot. The rousing symphonic music fits the mood perfectly and the understated CGI still looks amazing today. For me the new films are Star Trek in name only and can't hold a candle to moments like these.

Even the movies featuring Captain Picard & his crew are better than what passes for the current Star Trek movies. But then, nothing beats the originals.

[@bitchy_bitch5909]

Ian Brookes Photography Kirk even had a touch of Joan Rivers humor there, when he calmly said "calm yourself, doctor!"

[@ipponyc]

My kids love the special effects when the Enterprise leaves Space dock. They are like wow, dad that looks so real. I'm like yeah they are actual models that took months to prepare, not computer generated images. Goes to show that some of this stuff still holds up till today.

[@tjnaples]

Leonard Nimoy directed this so well!

[@slcRN1971]

I respect your opinion but as a fan since TOS first aired in the 1960s, I really like the new crew and movies. I believe if this alternate universe ‘Star Trek’ had been made into a new series, that bond and closeness would have become more apparent because of how much the new crew honored the original cast..

[@johnarmenta2199]

This movie is as fresh on my 65" flat screen in 2020 as it was in the theater in 1984!

[@pwareham61]

I bought the blu ray box set, of every Star Trek film, 6 from the TOS and 4 from the next gen. It's wonderful, and the picture quality is bang on.

[@elainephleps4705]

Amen too that!!!

[@raindogs]

65"? You should see it on an 86".

[@johnarmenta2199]

@@raindogs - Perhaps someday. I need a bigger house, though, to get one of those. Good on you, though, having one.

[@phillipbampton911]

@@raindogs you should see it on a 12" portable telly, with the sound going through a big arse 80s hifi and speakers nearly as big as the TV. You can see where my priorities lay.

[@rightsbeforefeelings8232]

When the Enterprise was destroy..my heart stopped for a moment and it brought tears to my eyes..like loosening an old friend

[@tanyahindman9644]

I remember watching that sequence and thinking "This can't be real! How could this ever happen?!!"

[@gregorypatricksmith8611]

This is everyone’s fav part… because it’s awesome… Shatner is an awesome actor… James Horner writes amaaazing music

[@penguinpie5056]

i love scottie's face when the doors finally open. "oh shit, this is gonna be tight...."

[@garylowe2127]

Yeah but who really opened the doors Starfleet or Scotty?

[@SGTBizarro]

@@garylowe2127 Scotty got the doors open. The command staff of Spacedock would've never let them go willingly, especially since they were wise to Kirk's plan to return to Genesis which was off limits.

[@AndyLeMaitre]

And the Old Girl just streaked away, "Eat my dust Excelsior."

[@josephgallo3241]

I love McCoy saying “ I’m glad your are on our side”

[@MasterJediDude]

A few years later and Sulu would be in command of the Excelsior. Irony at its best. I love these scenes, but especially the shot of the Enterprise backing out of the space dock. The music is just amazing and sets up that pivotal moment so well. You just want to cheer for Kirk and his crew the whole way.

[@bgphantom3]

You just know he addressed any cheek from upstarts drinking Excelsior’s Kool Aid with, “I outran this ship with a crew of 5 in a 20 year old Enterprise, but don’t let *me* tell you how she flies.”

[@tonihovatter5230]

"Calm yourself. doctor"... Seems like such a Spock line ;)

[@hagamapama]

Kirk knew it from long years of experience. :p

[@supernova44]

Yes because he had Spock's katra in him driving him nuts lol

[@peterp2153]

Horner’s score was so awesome they used it in the trailers all the way up through STV, even though he was long gone.

[@TerryMcQ79]

Such wonderful and moving music. RIP James Horner

[@Jacqueline_Thijsen]

Every single detail in this scene is expertly crafted to be as satisfying as humanly possible and I'm 💯 there for it.

[@darthstanley166]

Star Trek's heart was beating its hardest back then! Music, people, story lines, all driving and pulling in audiences! Once in a lifetime stuff!!

[@fluffdegoss]

This movie is truly underrated. The story, the music ( rest is peace James, we miss you) the OG crew. All of it was epic. Definitely a favorite from my childhood.

[@Buckl]

I saw the first episode of Star Trek when it first aired, I was spellbound. for me it meant that the human race had managed to get past the race problems, the politicians, and as a whole....survived .

[@dtz1000]

This movie looks good today because of all the crap they have released lately. But it is pretty bad compared to numbers 2, 4, 6, and 8.

[@vanmoody]

This is the first movie I took my wife to when we were dating. I loved the ending,"the needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many".

[@nihongochopsocky808]

I think people forget that Christopher Lloyd was the Klingon commander in this.And Robin Curtis was great, but I wonder how Kirstie Alley would've done had she stayed on as Saavick.

[@sbaxter4207]

underrated by who?

[@pannakinder7624]

I love how Kirk looks at Sulu, like he's both in awe and a little unnerved.

[@johnantoine5492]

I love star trek 1,2,3,4,6 the motion pictures and the wrath of khan and the search for spock and the voyage home and the undiscovered country were my favourite which i really love very very much.and i will never stop watching them i love these movies.

[@Wiccad]

This is great cinema where everything comes together. You can't separate the soundtrack from the movie. Whenever I hear the score I can visualize the whole scene in my mind.

[@davidh9844]

THE StarTrek scene of scenes! Nothing before or after in any of the iterations has ever come close to this in capturing the magic and the chemistry between the characters that was StarTrek! Live long, and prosper!

[@jeanatchley2035]

David H Peace and Long Life!

[@1337penguinman]

I love how none of them even hesitated. Compared to some of the stuff they've done stealing the Enterprise was probably child's play.

[@williamj.bagnall4564]

@@1337penguinman Yes! and Exactly.

[@williamj.bagnall4564]

This moment tells you everything. Competence. Honor. Loyalty. Duty. The only thing you don't see is Spock, but you know that they are all working toward someone/something that MUST be saved, at all costs. Even if you don't know the characters, the show, the movies, you get it all right here.

[@danbytp]

Yes,they are living long and with much prosperity!

[@ManuelGarcia-ww7gj]

I remember seeing this at the theater. It is truly a work of art. Thanks for posting it.

[@musicalcolin]

God I watched this segment so many times growing up. It’s just so much fun.

[@Geographus666]

Best "Warp Speed"-Command in the entire series. Zero F**ks were given that day!

[@missmoxie9188]

DON’T call me tiny!

[@DogSerious]

Sorry Tiny!

[@waltwalt7684]

This has always been my favorite sequence in any Star Trek movie.

[@theTeslaFalcon]

I met James Doohan in Redmond at a video rental store. He lived nearby. "Nice to meet you. Love your work. What are you in the mood for tonight?" We talked movies in general for a few minutes as we made our selections. Nice guy.