Star Trek III The Search for Spock (1984)
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78% of critics liked it
(40 reviews) -
61% of users liked it
(62,480 ratings)
When last we left the crew of the star ship Enterprise, they were heading home following a skirmish with the despotic Khan. The unpleasant incident had cost the life of Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy)--or so it seemed. Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) is informed by Spock's father Sarek (Mark Lenard)… More When last we left the crew of the star ship Enterprise, they were heading home following a skirmish with the despotic Khan. The unpleasant incident had cost the life of Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy)--or so it seemed. Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) is informed by Spock's father Sarek (Mark Lenard) that his son is being kept alive in the thoughts of one of the crew members. It now becomes necessary to search for Spock's body, so that flesh and soul can be rejoined on Vulcan. It turns out that Spock's spirit is residing within the mind of the Vulcan's longtime shipmate, "Bones" McCoy (DeForrest Kelley). Finding the body is another matter, since the Enterprise has been consigned to the trash heap and thus is out of Kirk's jurisdiction. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Leonard Nimoy
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1984 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 18, 2000
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
These are classic directorial occasions, and Nimoy rises to them with fervor, in effect beaming his film up onto a higher pictorial plane than either of its predecessors.
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Variety Staff, Variety
An emotionally satisfying science fiction adventure.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
This 1984 film's few and unimpressive special effects evidently qualify it as science fiction, but the genre it really belongs to is the male weepie: there hasn't been a gooier buddy romance on the screen since Joe Buck took Ratso Rizzo to Miami.
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Derek Adams, Time Out
Decent SFX, but a little more action wouldn't have gone amiss.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This is a good but not great Star Trek movie, a sort of compromise between the first two.
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Cast
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William Shatner
as James T. Kirk
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Leonard Nimoy
as Mr. Spock
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DeForest Kelley
as Leonard "Bones" McCoy
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George Takei
as Hikaru Sulu
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Walter Koenig
as Pavel Chekov
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James Doohan
as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
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Nichelle Nichols
as Uhura
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Mark Lenard
as Sarek
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Merritt Butrick
as David
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Judith Anderson
as High priestess
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Robin Curtis
as Saavik
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Robert Hooks
as Admiral Morrow
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Cathie Shirriff
as Valkris Merchantship
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Phil Morris
as Trainee Foster
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Scott McGinnis
as "Mr. Adventure"
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Stephen Liska
as Torg Klingon
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John Larroquette
as Maltz Klingon
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Sharon Thomas
as Waitress
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Christopher Lloyd
as Kruge
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Phil Chong
as Stunts
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Joe W. Davis
as Spock...Age 25
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Judi M. Durand
as Space Dock Controller
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Gary Faga
as Prison Guard #1
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Miguel Ferrer
as 1st Officer USS Excelsior
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Frank Force
as Elevator Voice
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Chuck Hicks
as Stunts
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Stephen Manley
as Spock...Age 17
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Mario Marcelino
as USS Grissom Communications
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Don Charles McGovern
as Stunts
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John Meier
as Shatner's Stunt Man
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Tom Morga
as Stunts
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Jeanne Mori
as USS Grissom Helm
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Vadia Potenza
as Spock...Age 13
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Branscombe Richmond
as Gunner #2
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Doug Shanklin
as Prison Guard
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James B. Sikking
as Capt. Styles Excelsior
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Paul Sorenson
as Merchant Ship Captain
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Carl Steven
as Spock...Age 9
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Grace Lee Whitney
as Janice Rand
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Harve Bennett
as Flight Recorder
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Eddy Donno
as Stunts
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Kenny Endoso
as Stunts
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Jeff Jensen
as Stunts
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Allan Miller
as Alien
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Alan Oliney
as Stunts
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Frank Welker
as Spock (screams)
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Phillip Richard Allen
as Capt. Esteban USS Grissom
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Dave Cadiente
as Sergeant Klingon
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Bobby Cummings
as Klingon Gunner #1
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Conroy Gedeon
as Civilian Agent
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Danny Rogers
as Stunts
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Teresa E. Victor
as Enterprise Computer
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Alan Jones
as C. Lloyd's Stunt Man


