Directed by
Leonard Nimoyb
Writing credits::
Gene Roddenberry (television series Star Trek)
Harve Bennett (written by)
Leonard Nimoy uncredited
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Cast::
William Shatner .... Admiral James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy .... Capt. Spock/Elevator Voice (also as Frank Force)
DeForest Kelley .... Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy
James Doohan .... Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
George Takei .... Hikaru Sulu
Walter Koenig .... Pavel Chekov
Nichelle Nichols .... Cmdr. Uhura
Merritt Butrick .... Dr. David Marcus
Phil Morris .... Trainee Foster
Scott McGinnis .... Mr. Adventure
Robin Curtis .... Lt. Saavik
Robert Hooks .... Adm. Morrow
Carl Steven .... Spock...Age 9
Vadia Potenza .... Spock...Age 13
Stephen Manley .... Spock...Age 17
Joe W. Davis .... Spock at age 25
Paul Sorenson .... Captain
Cathie Shirriff .... Valkris
Christopher Lloyd .... Cmdr. Kruge
Stephen Liska .... Torg
John Larroquette .... Maltz
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Plot Summary::
With most of the Enterprise's battle damage repaired after defeating Khan at Genesis, the ship's crew returns home to bad news from Starfleet Commander Morrow: the Enterprise is to be decommissioned. Even worse, Dr. McCoy begins acting bizarrely. A visit to Kirk from Sarek - Spock's father & the Vulcan ambassador - reveals that McCoy is carrying Spock's Kattra, or living spirit. Immediately, Kirk meets with Admiral Morrow to plead for permission to return to Genesis and rescue Spock. When permission is denied, Kirk & his crew steal the Enterprise and head for Genesis - by now a quarantined planet. Unknown to them, the Klingons, led by the psychopathic Commander Kruge, are planning to steal the secrets of Genesis for their own twisted purpose. The Enterprise is crippled in a fight with the Klingon ship, and worse, the Klingons murder Kirk's son, who was among the science team that rescued Spock. Kirk eliminates the remaining Klingons by tricking them aboard the Enterprise and then blowing it up with the auto-destruct, then steals the Klingon Bird of Prey and heads for Vulcan for a ceremony to re-fuse Spock's body and Kattra.
