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[@JCG52577]

This came out during a time when there was a massive “save the whales” movement and it worked as a film amazingly well. Good message with a lot of heart.

[@mustang6172]

When this movie came out, there were less than 500 humpbacks in the world. Today there are over 25,000.

[@chriswb7]

The film was also dedicated to the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.

[@michaelpapp5518]

Trek IV is my favorite Trek movie. I love how there was no real adversary. The situation was solved without violence. It was still fun, engaging, thrilling, and entertaining. No evil. No villains. Only people working together.

[@captaingandalf6439]

Fun fact transparent aluminum is a real thing now.

[@richardb6260]

Well, they did say it would take years to develop.

[@NeuroticNomadic]

Emphasis on the word "now". Let that sink in.

[@MrDeathpilot]

In the novelization of this movie, Scotty doesn't seem as reckless with altering the timeline. He explains to McCoy that he recognized Dr. Nichols as the man who invented transparent aluminium and that it was his fate to give him the formula. A predestination paradox. Scotty DID know who "invented the thing".

[@spaceactivistarchive4180]

It actually existed when the film came out but it was pretty much just in the lab so nobody knew about it.

[@31Mike]

Even more fun fact, time travel is now possible. I'm typing this in YOUR past...

[@hellowhat890]

"I love Italian food... and so do you." Spock turns and agrees: "......yes." You can see why this one is a huge fan favorite

[@logandarklighter]

They were having SO MUCH FUN doing this film. You can tell! :D

[@thefamilydad8635]

“Is there something wrong with the one I have?”

[@timbmusician]

The Enterprise-A reveal caused cheering in the theaters at the time. At least, I cheered. A lot.

[@jamelbarker8058]

Same, Thanksgiving 1986. Never will forget it.

[@marcziegenhain8420]

Fun Fact: The Enterprise-A was originally the Yorktown. Starfleet renamed her.

[@Souledex]

I love the cycle of it. Captain Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise has a picture of all major ships named Enterprise which includes the space shuttle that was only named that because of the show. "Fate protects fools, little children, and ships named Enterprise"

[@mattneal5257]

Same here. I remember the people theater in 1986 going nuts! Was so much fun

[@classicgalactica5879]

@@marcziegenhain8420 Nope. The Enterprise refit was the last Constitution Class Starship. The Enterprise A was a brand new vessel, originally named the USS TI HO, later renamed USS Enterprise. It was built to test a smaller transwarp nacelle than the ones on the Excelsior. That's why Scotty looked like he saw a ghost when he first saw it, and couldn't figure it out in Star Trek V, even with a Constitution Class manual. It's also the reason why on Enterprise D in the future he wanted to go to the holodeck and see, as he put it, just Enterprise. Not bloody A, B, C or D.

[@ZeroOskul]

12:14 The punker who flips-off Admiral Kirk is Kirk Thatcher who is not an actor; he wrote the punk song based the existing punk scene and created his own costume based on the existing punk scene; he also created some of the visual FX. He knew the part of the punk was open for casting because he worked as an assistant to Nimoy, the director, and is the voice of the comupter that tests Spock on Vulcan. He got the part because he did the scene at base pay and gave the rights to the song for free. He had always wanted to be in Star Trek as a real Kirk who could meet the fictional Captain Kirk, and that is the sentiment in his gesturing and posturing and taking over the soundtrack. "I'm a real Kirk, this what REAL Kirks do. You're in MY movie, now!" And then he gets his neck-pinched. He was very happy to do this scene.

[@billsimonis]

he was one of the assiociate producers on the film

[@cleekmaker00]

"To hunt a Species to Extinction is not Logical." But, he forgot the most important part of the movie, from the beginning... "The cast and crew of Star Trek dedicate this film to the men & women of the spaceship Challenger, whose courageous spirit will live to the 23rd Century and beyond..."

[@Serenity113]

“Whoever said the human race was logical?”

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Species go extinct all the time.

[@RichO1701e]

@@porflepopnecker4376 and? What an idiotic remark to make

[@MrDeathpilot]

17:00 I love Gillian's reaction to seeing Spock for the first time without his bandana. Subtle, yet realistic. Alice is beginning to realize just how deep the rabbit hole goes.

[@logandarklighter]

That bit with Gillian, Kirk and Spock in her truck is just PERFECT comedy timing GOLD! And that last bit about “Italian food” with Kirk and Spock just kills! It will never not be funny to me!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@sergioaccioly5219]

And, according to sources, it was improvised between the two actors.

[@logandarklighter]

@@sergioaccioly5219 I can buy that! That must've been incredibly fun to do for them both! 😂

[@KevyNova]

I’ve been waiting for this one because of how much you love Spock. He’s really funny in this.

[@xander66644]

Actually, the plot is not as weird as you think. The Star Trek TV series concerned themselves with social issues. At the time, during the mid 80's there was talk about the extinction of humpback whales actually. If you are interesting in watching a couple of the original episodes, let me know. I can make suggestions of several episodes that discuss social issues that were relevant in the 60's when the series was made and to a certain degree even now.

[@nedsheppa1279]

Not only that, but seem just as weird as this movie without context! 😝

[@vidhead85]

Leonard Nimoy was actually reading a book about whales at the time and pitched including it to Harve Bennett. I read that in his Nimoy's book I am Spock

[@andymccurdy5029]

its a beautiful thing to see a new star trek fan bein born

[@jameshemmingway7975]

100%

[@guardian1326]

Kirk: let's see what she's got. Itsaprime: she got a lot. Everyone who's seen the next movie: wait for it.

[@carm3d]

I sense pain... Disappointment.

[@this.is.a.username]

let's see what she's got he says 😅

[@simon2344000]

What next movie..?

[@christopherwall2121]

@@carm3d *distressed Counselor Troi face*

[@Steve_Blackwood]

Spock trying to use “colorful metaphors” is never not hilarious. 😂🤣

[@timroebuck3458]

Take us up, Spock. Just one damn minute, admiral.

[@hellowhat890]

Putting Bones in a hospital of "the dark ages" was a genius move 🤣🤣🤣

[@taoist32]

That was my favorite scene. My god, man!

[@kid582120]

Did you catch the Dr. Ben Dover joke? I always wonder how many people know about it because I've never heard it mentioned

[@mayaenglish5424]

Doctor gave me a pill and I grew a new kidney! Geeze, I can't even begin to count how many times I've said this line in real life lol I love it so much. He just couldn't help himself.

[@mayaenglish5424]

If I've watched this movie once I've watched it a thousand times. It never fails to make me smile, Jim's hands on his face in utter dismay as Spock swims up to the whale to Mindmeld with it, "The Doctor gave me a pill and I grew a new kidney!" Spock's headband, _Space Whales,_ Nerve pinching the punk, "No yes no yes no yes, I love Italian and so do you...Yes," Jumping into the water at the end like goofballs, etc. I just love it all so much.

[@peterschmidt4348]

THANKS for the "STAR TREK"-reactions ! Live long and prosper ! 🖖❤️

[@gumbomudderx7503]

The Enterprise they ended up on in this movie wasn’t rebuilt from the same one they blew up in Star Trek III. The old ship’s registration number was NCC-1701 and this one is NCC-1701-A. It was actually the refit of the USS Yorktown that was more modern than the original Enterprise and just given a new designation.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Or the USS Ti Ho, or the Discovery, or the Levant, depending on what source you used, yes, back in the day...

[@brianrogers7360]

@@chrissonofpear1384 they finally settled on the Lexington from the last I heard. The TiHo was the first name I heard. Go figure

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@brianrogers7360 Yorktown, I thought? Ti Ho (correct spelling: Tai Ho, in Japan) was from Mr Scott's Guide to the Enterprise, whilst Atlantis and Levant, were from RPG books, I think...? Yorktown was Roddenbury's personal opinion, though.

[@brianrogers7360]

@@chrissonofpear1384 Yorktown was supposed to be from the Star Trek IV or V book or notes. Tai Ho was something from fandom. It would be perfect, due to the original name for the Enterprise.

[@jasondermack7485]

Who would've thought Star Trek and whales would go so well together. Another great reaction. The Voyage Home has a great Leonard Rosenman score and some lovely cinematography by Donald Peterman

[@dngillikin]

Classic Trek TV time travel episodes to seek out on your own time after encountering this film: "Tomorrow is Yesterday" and "Assignment: Earth."

[@dngillikin]

@TJ Tenser True, but I deliberately omitted that one because a.) It uses a different method of getting to the past than the slingshot effect, and b.) that story is set almost 40 years before the very late sixties. In light of The Voyage Home, I was choosing stories where the crew visited an era more or less contemporaneous with the time of filming.

[@LeChaunce]

Yeah, this movie specifically references and uses the time travel method used in Tomorrow Is Yesterday.

[@visionaryventures12]

After this movie’s release, Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered on tv in 1987.

[@davidge5856]

For this fan, it was Trek Nirvana, complete opposite of today, lol.

[@RailfanJason]

Yeah, bcause of this movie and the debut of TNG so close together, that's when I was hooked on Trek.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

18:01 I like that part. The old woman seemed so happy to have that little scene and line in the movie. :)

[@gooseman_x]

Quite curious, Captain, that this video should appear on KZbin on Leonard Nimoy’s birthday ....

[@1978rharris]

YES! And it’s officially Leonard Nimoy Day in Boston, his hometown. Although I would posit that it should be Leonard Nimoy Day EVERYWHERE.

[@captainbryce1]

And a few days after William Shatner's turned 90!

[@WmTRiker]

@@captainbryce1 And Nimoy _would_ have turned 90. The two were literally born three days a part.

[@elzar760]

So I saw and got to meet JImmy Doohan at a convention once. He performed his favorite line of all time for us. “Admiral, there be whales here”. The placed went nuts.

[@DayShiftNoWknd]

I went to the theater to see this in 1986. The audience clapped and cheered at the end!

[@kid582120]

Here's a little bit of trivia that you might find interesting. The actor James Doohan who plays Scotty was a true World War II hero. He is missing his middle finger on his right hand from getting shot off in a heavy barrage of bullets. You will notice that he does his best to try to hide it throughout the films but every now and then you can just make it out

[@rccraig7580]

A lot of people were unaware but both of James Doohan's real life sons made a brief appearance as engineer crewman in Star Trek the motion picture.

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

I remember when ʻOumuamua was spotted, the number of "at least we still have whales" jokes going about.

[@Shawn_M]

I saw them all in theaters and this is definitely one of my favorites. With the original crew it's all about the camaraderie, especially with Kirk, Spock and McCoy. Just seeing them in action together is all I need. Spock always coming in clutch with the knowledge. The movie you HAVE TO watch after the treks is GALAXY QUEST. it's almost an homage to the original crew

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

This was the first I saw, and I saw it on the big screen. I was not a Star Trek fan before this, but I was hooked -- or harpooned, if you'll pardon a dark pun.

[@sergioaccioly5219]

About Galaxy Quest, a funny story: Patrick Stewart, Captain Picard of Star Trek The Next Generation for the uninitiated, wanted nothing to do with that movie, as he saw it as a mockery of his work in the Next Gen Series. Then his good buddy Jonathan Frakes (Commander Riker) talked him into going to see it. Nobody in that theater was laughing half as hard as him. I can sympathize. When I went to see with friends a second time in the theaters, we were laughing so hard that I was starting to get embarrassed. The saving grace was that there were some other people laughing just as hard some rows back. And then the lights came on and we saw that it was another friend of us beck there.

[@Drawkcabi]

The registry number on the Enterprise at the end of this movie is NCC - 1701 - A, the registry number of the original (or previous) starship Enterprise was just NCC - 1701. A year after This movie came out Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted on TV. The registry of the starship Enterprise on that show is NCC 1701 - D. This is beta canon and some of the main producers of Star Trek dispute this...but it just makes too much sense not for me to accept it as truth: The Enterprise A was originally the USS Yorktown that had been damaged by the probe. It was repaired and refit and renamed the Enterprise A. The Enterprise is a Constitution Class ship. A class that was the backbone of Starfleet for many years, but at the time the events at the end of this movie was taking place, that class of ship was no longer in production and new classes (like the Excelsior) were being I introduced. It just makes too much damn sense that the Enterprise A used to be the Yorktown. On to a different tangent... It also makes sense that it was that particular Klingon ship that was used for time travel, I mean the previous owner was Christopher Lloyd... After you are done with the Star Trek movies you have to watch Galaxyquest!!! Best Regards!!!

[@oaf-77]

galaxyquest is awesome

[@sergioaccioly5219]

@@oaf-77 One of the best three Star trek movies ever made.

[@ronbeck201]

Always wondered where the flux capacitor is.

[@bigneon_glitter]

Love _IV_ so hard. It's a perfect film. Skip _V: The Final Frontier_ - notoriously bad movie - go straight to _VI: The Undiscovered Country._

[@travisfoster1071]

Shanter should have never been allowed to direct. This, and the story, bad and unwatchable.

[@MrDeathpilot]

@TJ Tenser It has some great music if you don't count "Row row row your boat"

[@blueberrypirate3601]

Bones: What's wrong with you? Old lady: kidney disease! Bones: What is this? The Dark Ages?😃

[@sciguyjeff]

The swimming whales were actually swimming models. The effects were nominated for an award.

[@RichO1701e]

Certain animal rights groups thought they used real whales and were quite upset with Paramount

[@Knight121198]

Scotty: Lets see what shes got says the Captain! And we found out didnt we!

[@k1productions87]

that was real unfortunate... it almost felt like an insult to the ship. Though it lead to something in my own headcanon... the Constitution-refit was a failure. The original refits worked fine because they were 1) built off existing Constitution-class spaceframes, and 2) supervised by Scotty who is a master at making jumbled engineering messes work. But since the brand new Connie's were built from scratch, all without Scotty, things kinda fell apart. The new engine design was sound, but the on board systems were an absolute mess. It also harkens to a line from the fanfilm "Prelude to Axanar" when Admiral Ramirez was speaking of delays with the Constitution - "The new class of ship was proving more complicated than we realized,... we needed more time" So, since it was more complicated and inefficient to make new Constitution-classes, and the new Excelsior was already good to go, the Connie's got phased out in favor of both the new more advanced heavy cruiser for exploration, but also the reliable and versatile Miranda-class both of which would remain in service for over a century afterward. This therefore explains why we never see another Constitution-class after the Enterprise-A is finally retired.

[@starexcelsior]

@@k1productions87 I thought the A was always broken because it was just the USS Yorktown (one of the ships nearly destroyed by the probe) that had been relabeled to the Enterprise. I remember reading that somewhere. It also was a sudo punishment for Kirk because he basically got everything he wanted and starfleet wasn’t happy so they gave him a broken ship

[@k1productions87]

@@starexcelsior If it was just a matter of the ship, that might be possible. But what makes that theory improbable is the fact the Yorktown already had a Captain and crew. They wouldn't just offload everyone from their own ship just to punish someone else. Also, the display graphics we see behind the Yorktown captain do not match the style of those seen on the Enterprise-A at the end of the film. But then, the entire bridge is different in the following film anyway. The idea of it being renamed from Yorktown was an error, as those who made that beta-canon reference didn't read the details in the Voyage Home script. A line that could easily be missed, as Brock Peters (as the Starfleet Admiral, not yet named Cartwright until Undiscovered Country) just kinda mutters "Get me the Yorktown" A line I myself didn't even properly understand until watching with subtitles on decades later. Even in the beta-canon "Yorktown" reference, it was always stated that it was a brand new ship that got re-named, not a used one. It just wasn't built quite right.

[@Emburbujada]

The plot can be described as "going back in time to get whales to save Earth in the future", but the idea is "careful what you destroy, cause you might someday need it! ;)" It's not just animals, who knows what plants and trees are disappearing now that might hold the cure to a horrible disease... Anyway, the movie is really fun! It's nice to see how much you enjoy Spock!

[@CarlStevenson21]

The plot is so strange but I’m still entertained.

[@ItsAPrimatee]

Facts

[@homiedclown]

@@ItsAPrimatee It feels so different and strange because there is no antagonist in the movie, they're not going up against an adversary like a Khan or Kruge. Other than stock footage from the last movie, there are no explosions, no ship battles, there are no deaths, and the only weapon fired was a single phaser shot to melt a door lock. It's just a light-hearted fun adventure, and it's the one that captured the "casual" viewer. Even people who don't like Star Trek usually say, "I don't like Star Trek, except for the one with the whales."

[@jjjones8609]

This is a pro-animals and pro-environment movie.

[@carm3d]

@@jjjones8609 But not too heavy-handed. Imagine if this was made today? A young girl would scowl at Kirk and exclaim, "How dare you!"

[@logandarklighter]

@@carm3d Kirk: "Well... double dumb-ass on you little girl! At least we're DOING something about it!" :D

[@botwitaprice]

Actually filmed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium; I've been there, you can see where various scenes were done.

[@logandarklighter]

I've been there! The "whale tank" never was one. That single shot at the end showing the "Drained" tank was what it normally looks like. It's actually supposed to be an enclosure for Sea Otters and Seals. (Or was at the time.) All special effects, props and clever perspective trickery. But the rest of it (at the time I visited in the early 90s) was spot on!

[@themidsouthcyclist8880]

The humpback whale population has bounced back form 450 to over 25,000. Thank you Captain Kirk and crew. I saw this at an advanced screening: nothing but devoted Trekkers in the theater. When the "money shot" reveal happened at the end, there was an instant standing ovation.

[@weldonwin]

Fun Fact: The Whale Probe model, was originally created for a cancelled adaptation of the Arthur C Clarke novel, Rendezvous With Rama. They needed something striking and alien for the probe and they still had this Rama prop laying around

[@rhoward9302]

This movie was always a family favorite. It's mostly goofy and light-hearted, but it's got a good message and it just a lot of fun.

[@stt5v2002]

It has been 20 years since I last saw this movie. You know what really got me? The scene between Spock and his father at the end. Star Trek has a way of hitting the big themes no matter your age or background.

[@wackyvorlon]

Nuclear wessels! That part was hilarious at the time.

[@peadarruane6582]

The idea of a Russian wandering around a US Naval City asking to find the Nuclear Wessels in the middle of the cold war was brilliant :)

[@jeandoten1510]

We had a humpback hanging out in San Francisco Bay about 2 weeks ago--it was about a month ahead of the usual migration, and stayed in the Bay for several days because there was plenty of food.

[@brauliob]

- Gillian beams aboard - Kirk: Hello, Alice, welcome to Wonderland. The whales were all, mostly, practical effects.

[@jamesharper3933]

This is probably my favorite movie in the series. I love the fact of their going back in time and the element of humor it adds to this, not to mention the awkwardness. It made it very interesting.

[@matthewdunham1689]

This is up there with Wrath of Khan. Good thing Spock returned, he directed this one.😀

[@rxtsec1]

He directed 3 & 4

[@andreabindolini7452]

I just realized that the actress that portray Spock's mother is the same of the original series. Awesome.

[@Nimbus1701]

"One damn minute, admiral." One of my favorite lines in film history. Soooooo funny. I remember everybody dying in the theater when Spock said that.

[@BlueSummers101]

This film is seem by many as the odd one out in the series. Set mainly on Earth rather than space, set in the present rather than the future (1980s so technically the past now lol), has a plot similar to the first film (V'ger/Voyager probe and Alien/Whale probe both endangering Earth due to lack of communication/understanding) plus the ecological/ignorance of man angle to the story all put some people off. Personally I like these elements to the film as they are different to the norm for Star Trek. Plus I love the huge levels of humor that is in the film!

[@JasonHauser125]

I saw this in the theater. AND Kahn and ST 3. This is a silly movie but I love it. It's fun and funny. I think even modern 2020 movie fans would like it.

[@OG21020]

This movie is a fav. I saw this several times at the theatre. :D

[@rxtsec1]

Actually this one made the most money of all of them because even people who aren't trek fans went to the theater to watch this

[@cshubs]

"Save the Whales" was big in the 80s. The producers got on board.

[@actioncom2748]

Save the Whales...so they can save us...later.

[@jdnevesytrof6208]

One fun thing about the original series is so many of their problems were solved by completely left-field ideas. This is one of the last times they really did that in the whole franchise, and to their credit they do it well, so it makes some sort of sense

[@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures]

Love this one. It's in my top three Trek movies for sure. I just love how inventive and how fun it all is. You don't always need a villain who's looking for a device to destroy the world. This one plays out like a heist movie, a giddy holiday, a comedic farce, a science-fiction thriller. Most of all it's got people we've grown to love and enjoy watching. So many great scenes, but I always get a kick out of Scotty and Bones visiting the factory, and I remember being terrified of the wom-wom-wom probe when I was a little kid.

[@derworfnet]

Took me an eternity to figure out the obvious: The "Home" in the title didnt refer to Earth but to the _Enterprise._ - A plotpoint that was dropped during production was that Saavik was left on Vulcan because she was pregnant from Spock (because she helped him through Pon-Farr on Genesis, Vulcans need to mate every seven years or they die). - Interesting how the Story of this movie is similar to that of the first one: A gigantic Probe shows up over Earth, it cannot be destroyed by technical means so our Heroes had to use their brains to figure out a peaceful solution - The two Whales were realized using animatronic miniatures (and props for closeups) but they looked real enough that the filmmakers actually got shit from PETA. - I can't believe you cut out my favourite Scene: Scotty instantly getting the hang of typing on a quaint keyboard. :D Or the entire sequence onboard the Aircraft Carrier. - James Horner was unavailable to do the Score for this one, so Leonard Nimoy (returning as director) hired Leonard Rosenman instead. And his music has really grown on me over the years. So different from the other scores but fits this movie like a glove, I think. - Its unclear if the _Enterprise-A_ was a brandnew vessel or if it was simply another Constitution-Class-Ship they simply had laying around and just quickly renamed. - That this movie was so much lighter in tone and more humorous was very much intentional after the emotional and rather dark rollercoasters that were the previous two. And it payed off because non-Fans also flocked to see this Movie, making it one of the franchises big successes and directly leading to its revival on TV: A year later, Star Trek: The Next Generation started airing, leading to an unbroken 18-year-run of Trek on the small screen. Those were the days... Next movie is gonna be a bit rough, but its still worth checking out.

[@Scioneer]

Yes V was pretty rough, but VI is a masterpiece.

[@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures]

@@Scioneer Funnily enough though I don't like V that much I still think it's got a pretty good inventive idea at its core, and there are some quite effective moody scenes within it.

[@Revkor]

liklely a decomissioned sister they brought out to fill her role

[@markbarnes3025]

The Monterey Bay aquarium is the aquarium used in this movie that happens to be my hometown

[@lillyf973]

That scene where Spock was in the tank was hilarious when i first saw it. My dad wouldn't tell me where Spock was and when the camera lingered on the window i was like, "He's in the tank isn't he?"😂😂😂

[@halgari]

This movie was a family favorite. To this day when a computer is acting slow, my dad and I quote Scotty and say "Computer....hello.....computer...."

[@Echo4Bravo]

I see you watch the movie, makes me wanna watch it again. It's such a charming movie. You know there was a time when the oceans were silent. They weren't polluted with engines from millions of ships. Imagine a creature that can communicate with another creature for hundreds of miles. And somebody puts a set of Bose noise canceling headphones on you.

[@pamosborn1956]

I saw Every movie in the theater when it came out. My husband was Faithful to the cause. We drove 2 hours away to see one of them right after a snowstorm.

[@astrostar49]

Also something else. The scene between Spock and Sarek at the end was something fans of the original series had been waiting 20 years to see. The reconciliation between a father and son, which had always been on rocky ground.

[@markharris1125]

This film has a sequel of sorts in comic book form. There's a graphic novel called 'Debt of Honor'. Kirk has been encountering a destructive alien life-form throughout his career and most of the book is diving in to different time periods seeing the effects this has. It's a great read. But the story is bookended by scenes with Gillian as she studies the whales and flirts with Jim, and in the final scene we see George and Gracie's baby being born, the first whale born on Earth for hundreds of years. A really good, well-written and beautifully illustrated story.

[@oaf-77]

One of the best Star Trek comics

[@markharris1125]

@@oaf-77 That double-page spread where Kirk kicks Kruge off the cliff is magnificent. "I have - - - - - - had enough - - - - - - of YOU!" And the face changes from Kruge to David to Khan to the Enterprise. Chills.

[@haroldlipschitz9301]

Knew you would enjoy it! Gillian’s characterization is very realistic and she’s an ideal personality to just ease into 23rd century life. As a passionate scientist with no personal attachments, she’ll do well in Kirk and Spock’s time. Back in her time, she’ll be just another missing persons case in SF lol!

[@taoist32]

Makes you wonder if all the current people missing have been sent to the future.

[@HeatKingMedia]

Everytime I see LN's Spock I get upset that he's gone. I really miss the actor. He was such a cool nice guy. Lucky to those who knew and met him. I really need to sit down and watch these early movies properly. They seem so much fun.

[@pamosborn1956]

And Do NOT Forget TOS!!! So Many good episodes with Spock

[@brianbeach4215]

Primate you missed like the funniest part at around 18:30 when Spock answers Kirks question with "one damn minute admiral"🤣

[@SBaby]

I love this movie. It's so chill compared to other Star Trek movies. There's no big space battles, no major villain trying to destroy the main characters. It's just the crew exploring a place that they've only read about in history books.

[@CptApplestrudl]

Well this is an example of ship design being original by how brutally simple it is.

[@toob1979]

One of the driving forces behind the writing of the script was a mandate from the studio: Nobody dies. Star Trek fans had been put through an emotional wringer in the previous two films, and we were ready for something lighthearted. While some fans may argue about how good IV is and how it measures up to the other Trek films, this is the most fun to watch.

[@nluna75]

Trivia: Eddie Murphy was a huge Star Trek fan and there were plans for him to be in this movie playing the DR in charge of the Wales and Gillian was his assistant. Eddie couldn't come to an agreement on the script with Nimoy/Roddenberry/Meyer/Bennet, so Eddie dropped out and did the Golden Child and they combined Eddie and Gillian's role for Catherine Hicks.

[@carm3d]

Sometimes Eddie is really bad at picking scripts. I mean... REALLY bad.

[@nluna75]

@@carm3d Thats true but you gotta remember at the time Eddie was the biggest star and he was coming off a very bad "special guest star" in the movie Best Defense and Star Trek was coming off 3 which at the time wasn't well received like 2 was so it's natural Eddie wanted more control over the script and his character in ST4. I would've loved to see it but maybe it was for the best. Both the Golden Child and ST4 were huge hits in 86.

[@christopherwall2121]

@@carm3d he also turned down _Ghostbusters_ to put it into perspective

[@WmTRiker]

FYI: The reason they were able to "build" a new _Enterprise_ so quickly was explained in the novelization of the movie. They weren't. What they did was re-name another, already build ship TO _Enterprise._ In fact, in the book, as the shuttle passes over the _Excelsior_ and the _Enterprise_ comes into view, there was a worker just finishing the painting of the "A" on the hull.

[@filthycasual8187]

I think Enterprise-A used to be the USS Yorktown, didn't it?

[@WmTRiker]

@@filthycasual8187 It's been a L-O-N-G time since I've read the book, and I really don't remember if it even mentioned the previous name of the ship. It might have, and it might have been the _Yorktown,_ but I just don't remember. The only thing I do remember about the scene is what I've already stated, the shuttle passing over the _Excelsior_ to reveal the newly re-named _Enterprise_ (and the fact that it _was_ a re-named ship) and the worker finishing up the "A" on the hull.

[@filthycasual8187]

@@WmTRiker Hmmm... I just took a look at the passage in the novelization where that scene was featured. It doesn't make any reference at all to the ship being renamed, but it does mention the paint job on the A just being finished.

[@WmTRiker]

@@filthycasual8187 As I said it's been a long time since I read the book (I read it about the time the movie came out, so we're talking over 30 years ago). Either way, renaming another ship is the only thing that would make sense as to how that got the ship so quickly. After all, it took 18 months to redesign and refit the original _Enterprise._ The Wikipedia article on the _Enterprise-A_ states: *The Constitution-class starship Enterprise-A was commissioned in 2286, at the end of the events depicted in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and is the second Constitution-class Federation starship to carry the name Enterprise. While the ship's history before its recommissioning as Enterprise has never been officially stated, several non-canon sources (such as the AMT/Ertl Model kit documentation[5]) have claimed it to formerly be USS Yorktown (NCC-1717); others cite it as the newly built (but not yet commissioned) former USS Ti-Ho (NCC-1798),[6] or the also newly built USS Atlantis.* I did have the model kit, so that's probably where I got that from. Could that also be where you got the idea it was the _Yorktown?_

[@blueroninstudios]

I saw this one in theaters and I laughed so hard as a kid when I saw Mr. Spock swimming with the whales. Always wanted to find out how they got the footage of those two whales, and found out later they did it in a few different ways: They built two life size creatures for the swimming scenes, and they built miniature whales that could swim by remote control.

[@shainewhite2781]

This was the first Star Trek movie I saw on the UPN network 10 years after it's release. It's hilarious and it has some heart warming scenes.

[@brianrogers7360]

Kirk Thatcher, who portrayed the punk rocker on the bus, also wrote the song on the tape. The Enterprise A was the USS Lexington. But had been renamed for the Enterprise crew.

[@godholio]

Star Trek has always taken up social issues. The original tv show was loaded with episodes addressing racism. TNG in the late 80s and 90s expanded that into misogyny, sexual orientation, religion, and ecological issues. It's always funny when a "fan" complains about Star Trek advocating social issues...that's what it was ALWAYS about. Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) did a great interview with Neil Degrasse Tyson on the Startalk podcast about the early days, and how Martin Luther King Jr convinced her not to quit the show because of how important it was.

[@davidge5856]

The Genesis Trilogy is the best, and after all the darkness of 2 & 3, this "finale" was such a breath of fresh air. The success of this one kind of made it hard for the next, because the studio demanded more comedy, which made the drama more difficult. Plus they cut the budget after the film started, leaving Shatner - who insisted on directing after Leonard Nimoy got so much praise for 3 & 4 - to finish the film with no FX. He only got to finish the film because the crew at ILM loved Trek so much that many of them basically worked for free to give the film SOMETHING - but thankfully the movie gods allowed a final film for the original crew with Part 6, which was a pretty solid, if not perfect way to end the original crew's tenure, bringing back the director of Wrath of Khan.

[@RetroJack]

At the age of 90, William Shatner is the oldest ever person to actually go into space aboard a Blue Origin flight in 2021.

[@captainsplifford]

This is my favorite Star Trek movie. I vividly remember watching it in the theater when I was 10, so I have major nostalgia for it.

[@bustedsim]

So, in this movie they use the enemy ship from the last movie to time travel to the 1980s. Previous to our crew taking over this ship they used to time travel it was under the command of a Klingon. Played by Christopher Lloyd. Who played Doc Brown, inventor of time travel in Back to the Future.

[@spankygray]

This movie has no villain. How many movies don't have an antagonist? I think it makes this film so unique. It also had a great sense of humor too

[@empirejeff]

We are the villains.

[@carm3d]

@@empirejeff Especially me.

[@terryv2006]

My fav of all Star Trek movies. For the crew to be the ‘fish out of water’ was so much fun.

[@wolf9walker]

The scene when the whaling ship shoots the hook and then they decloak. I love that whole scene. I've seen this movie several times, and I cheer every time still. Even during your reaction, I was like, "YAAA"

[@MdGuardian1032]

In the TNG era not only had humankind recognized that whales along with dolphins were intelligent self aware species, they were brought along in Galaxy class starships. I shit you not the Enterprise D had a cetacean ops. It was dialogue mentioned in two episodes of TNG. Geordi asks an ambassador in the Barzan wormhole episode "If he had seen the dolphins," and In Yesterday's Enterprise a doctor is paged to Cetacean Ops. Not making this up: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWm2XmCIpqeAptk

[@michaelbradley7595]

What made this one so good is the way it finally showed the Enterprise crew as more human by letting them interact with an enviromnment that is more relatable to contempory people on earth.

[@Tommieboy2009]

In the book to the film it is mentioned that the USS Yorktown has been renamed to the Enterprise A.

[@rebel1409]

This one has always been mine and my late mother's favorite of all the movies. Also love that it has been uploaded on what would have been Leonard Nimoy's 90th birthday ❤

[@anonimuso]

Scotty talking into the mouse had me DYING when I first saw this. This is my second favorite Star Trek movie. I know most people don't have it rated that high, but you know what they say about opinions... Edit: Also, humans earning the respect of a Vulcan is huge.

[@k1productions87]

It is my absolute favorite. Maybe a bit of bias as it was my first Star Trek ever... but I still love it to death. It is just a straight up fun feel-good adventure, harkening back to classic TOS episodes like "City on the Edge of Forever"

[@JoeCensored]

Spock being "almost" with it, after the events of the last couple movies, I really think this is the character's best movie. He gets to act both highly intelligent and clueless. You never know which one you're going to get at any given time.

[@karlsmith2570]

Actually, in the first Star Trek movie, there was a few scenes that took place on Earth, specifically, the scene where Kirk spoke to Commander Sonak prior to meeting with an admiral to get command of the Enterprise again

[@RetroRobotRadio]

24:10, the USS Yorktown was the last Constitution class starship built. When the Enterprise was destroyed Starfleet authorized Yorktown to be given a new name in it's honor.

[@youngThrashbarg]

14:41 one of the best scenes of Star trek and its just 3 people in a pick up truck talking without any flashy effects.

[@hellowhat890]

Fun fact: the guy that spock vulcan neck pinches on the bus also cameoed in Spiderman Homecoming. During the montage when Peter is being the friendly neighborhood spiderman around town after school, he's the guy standing next to the dude that tells Spiderman to do a flip. XD

[@salsanchez4177]

I haven't read all the comments but I wanted to add my two cents. The primary force of Starfleet have been the Constitution-class Starships. Those ships were all the same design. The Enterprise looked like the Intrepid, The Hood, The Potemkin, etc... In the case of the "rebuilt" Enterprise, its widely accepted that Starfleet retired the U.S.S Yorktown and just rebranded it as the U.S.S. Enterprise. They also added the letter "A" to the ships NCC-registry. Just an added fact, there has been enuf Star Trek universe timeline between the books, TV shows, movies and comics that there is even an Enterprise-J

[@trusweet808]

Totally missed the scene where they first come out the ship and the garage men freaked out. 😂😂😂

[@clearsmashdrop5829]

This one was special because I'm a SF Bay Area native. So when I watched in the theater its was a lot of fun to see local areas. Its also pretty funny as far as Star Trek goes. When Kirk says 'you arent catch us at our best' and spock says 'that much is certain" I laugh every time.

[@ArtamStudio]

Aside from being a great film, it's ironically now a time capsule of what SF was like in the late 1980s.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 21:45. In, "Jurassic World: Dominion", two modern whales and a dinosaur whale, are shown in that same position, communicating with someone else I guess, if not greeting each other. 🤔

[@calebhansen3791]

"Well a double dumbass on you", is a quote that I use all the time. Iconic line!

[@replimatreviews]

Between VI and VII (Generations), I would highly recommend a few Next Generation episodes, namely; Sarek, Unification and Relics. May as well enjoy the OG crew as much as possible, especially as you love Spock so much. :)

[@ajlynch123]

Meh.. skip the TNG films and go right to Trek 2009 and come back the others later

[@k1productions87]

Also a moment in the TNG premiere episode. Though the episode itself is so-so, the moment we see 137-year old McCoy is so great "This is a new ship, but she's got the right name. Now you remember that, y'hear? You treat her like a lady, and she'll always bring you home"

[@probablysomeguy4806]

Might want to watch the Borg and Q eps as well.

[@derworfnet]

Personally, as preperation for the TNG-Movies, I would recommend "Encounter at Farpoint", "Q Who", "Best of Both Worlds" and "Brothers"

[@replimatreviews]

I hear what you're all saying, but what makes these videos interesting in the way is the way he's experiencing without the backstory of the TV series. So, ditto is should be for the TNG movies. You don't NEED the full backstory. Everything you need to know is explained in the films, just like with the TOS movies. However, my only point is if he wants to see what happens to the TOS crew after Trek VI, then it may be interesting for him to watch the above referenced episodes.

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

the probe looks like a piece of a lead from a mechanical pencil that’s been magnified

[@eric201]

After two fairly dark movies in Star Trek's 2 and 3, the producers decided that it would be best to have a more lighthearted film. And it was one of the best in the whole franchise.

[@wrorchestra1]

Leonard Nimoy wanted to raise the issue of the rapidly dropping numbers of whales, so they created a Star Trek consequence for them going extinct. He also wanted to do a caper and have some fun.

[@LA_HA]

When I first saw this as a kid, I knew I would totally go back with Kirk to the future. Yeah, I'd be freaked out, but the Chance to go to and live in humanity's future, better time as the only expert (of whales)? There's Much, Much more to be Excited for. So, yeah, even now as an adult, I'd totally go. Imagine it. What an amazing adventure it would be. haha

[@JoeCool7835]

The time travel part of this movie becomes absolutely hilarious when you remember that this was the same ship commanded by Christopher Lloyd in the previous movie! 😆😆😆

[@needlefingers58]

I appreciate that you're into the original Star Trek cast and their adventures, even as they age. Glad you like them.

[@gggooding]

The writer of ST4 (writer/director of 2 and 6, btw) made a "similar" movie in the late 70's...Time After Time. Y'all check it out; it's boss.