Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ( 1982 ) Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (original title) PG | With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon. Director: a list of 27 titles created 20 Apr 2011 a list of 25 titles created 29 Apr 2012 a list of 30 titles created 28 Dec 2013 a list of 21 titles created 13 Aug 2014 a list of 24 titles created 18 Aug 2014 Title: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) 7.7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 2 wins & 9 nominations. See more awards » Videos Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock's body. Director: Leonard Nimoy To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales. Director: Leonard Nimoy When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine and hopefully stop the intruder. Director: Robert Wise On the eve of retirement, Kirk and McCoy are charged with assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor and imprisoned. The Enterprise crew must help them escape to thwart a conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the last best hope for peace. Director: Nicholas Meyer Captain Kirk and his crew must deal with Mr. Spock's long-lost half-brother who hijacks the Enterprise for an obsessive search for God at the center of the galaxy.

Director: William Shatner The Borg travel back in time intended on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed. Director: Jonathan Frakes Captain Picard, with the help of long presumed dead Captain Kirk, must stop a madman willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter an energy ribbon. Director: David Carson When the crew of the Enterprise learn of a Federation conspiracy against the inhabitants of a unique planet, Captain Picard begins an open rebellion. Director: Jonathan Frakes The Enterprise is diverted to the Romulan homeworld Romulus, supposedly because they want to negotiate a peace treaty. Director: Stuart Baird Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets. Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley Set decades after Captain Kirk's five-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers set off in a new Enterprise on their own mission to go where no one has gone before.

Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy. Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton Edit Storyline It is the 23rd century. Admiral James T. Kirk is an instructor at Starfleet Academy and feeling old; the prospect of attending his ship, the USS Enterprise--now a training ship--on a two-week cadet cruise does not make him feel any younger. But the training cruise becomes a deadly serious mission when his nemesis Khan Noonien Singh--infamous conqueror from late 20th century Earth--appears after years of exile. Khan later revealed that the planet Ceti Alpha VI exploded, and shifted the orbit of the fifth planet as a Mars-like haven. He begins capturing Project Genesis, a top secret device holding the power of creation itself, and schemes the utter destruction of Kirk. Written by Gregory A. Sheets <m-sheets2@onu.edu> At the end of the universe lies the beginning of vengeance.

See more » Genres: Rated PG for violence and language | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 4 June 1982 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Star Trek II: The Undiscovered Country See more » Filming Locations: $14,347,221 (USA) (4 June 1982) Gross: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby (35 mm prints) Color: Did You Know? Trivia Paul Winfield , Merritt Butrick and the uncredited Judson Scott (Joachim) all later appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), as did the second Saavik, Robin Curtis . In fact Butrick and Scott were in the same Season 1 episode, Star Trek: The Next Generation: Symbiosis (1988). See more » Goofs After Kirk hears the jammed transmission from Carol Marcus, Spock tells him they are 12 hours away from Regula at present speed. Immediately afterward, they view the Project Genesis video and are attacked by Khan in the stolen Reliant.

The warp drive is damaged in the battle, yet they manage to get to Regula a short time later anyway. See more » Quotes [first lines] Saavik : Captain's log: Stardate 8130.3. Starship Enterprise on training mission to Gamma Hydra, section 14, coordinates 22-87-4. Approaching Neutral Zone; all systems normal and functioning. Sulu : Leaving section 14 for section 15. Saavik : Standby. Project parabolic course to avoid entering Neutral Zone. View All Critic Reviews (51) Audience Reviews for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Infinitely superior to the first film, this impeccable film offers everything a fan could ask for: wonderful performances, engaging drama, constant tension, memorable dialogue, a fascinating villain bent on revenge and an incredibly well-constructed plot with an unforgettable ending. Carlos Magalhães Super Reviewer I never did understand how this film was so much more successful and popular than the first. Quite clearly the film has gone for a slightly more silly plot losing a lot of the straight laced sci-fi from the first.

I suppose you could say they lost the aspiring '2001' type sequences and went back to the more well known cardboard cutout type effects of the old Star Trek show...shame. Now I realise the slow building straight faced Star Trek we got in the first film was frowned upon but its hard to see what the fans actually wanted in a big screen version. There were complaints that the original was just an outstretched TV episode with fancy visuals, yet this sequel (in my opinion) was even more of an outstretched TV episode with lousy visuals. As we all know this movie is a sequel or follow up to the original TV episode 'Space Seed' where Kirk and co battled against the deadly super strong Khan and his boy band of super studs. I've always thought this idea was a brave one personally. Although the original TV episode did do well when it was first shown that was way back in 1967, who knew if anyone would take to seeing an old Khan doing the same kind of thing he did once before. Obviously the gamble paid off as we now know but wow talk about risky...if you ask me. So you gotta give it to the creative teams behind the film.

I mean lets face it, if you hadn't seen the original TV episode then you would be a little stuck as to what's going on. So technically the director has already, possibly, excluded most of the target audience as I'm sure many would not have seen it being too young. Of course many would have but back in the old days you couldn't just catch up on an old TV episode and watch it easily, so if you wanted to watch 'Space Seed' again back then you might have been stuck. That aside I think the film looked pretty poor also, the effects looked a lot rougher (which is saying something) than the first movie and in general the grandiose feeling you got in the first film seemed to have been sucked away. What you had left was a quite cheap looking and very generic film, the only thing that looked spruced up was the character uniforms. The models were still solid visually don't get me wrong (although they were reused from the first movie), but they were set against some really bad bluescreen space backdrops. Its such a shame because they are very obviously models with stark black lines around their edges giving the game away, plus they clearly looked exactly the same as the previous movies models which was dull.

I think the effects team struggled throughout with this movie as you can see various methods used to create the entire illusion which kinda looks like a muddle at times. For the time these effects were decent and did the job but these days its quite shocking how dodgy they can appear but I guess that's to be expected. The whole production was a cheap affair really with so many props reused or cannibalized from a cancelled sequel TV series idea (sequel to the original series). Whilst certain sets such as the Enterprise bridge were redressed and reused as was the Klingon bridge set. Heck even the old costumes were kinda Frankensteined and reused to save money! but admittedly the new naval inspired look was perfect for the franchise. On the flip side Khan's people were kinda dressed like a band of warriors from the Mad Max universe...or any group of savages you'd see in any apocalyptic sci-fi movie really. For me the franchise went backwards in terms of visuals with this outing, it was kinda cool how they explored and expanded an old TV episode but the whole thing is so basic looking.

I liked the slow strategic galleon/submarine type starship battle between Kirk and Khan in the nebulae, this was obviously the highlight of the movie and created perfect tension. Sure it was basically submarines in space but it worked well. Apart from that there was nothing really that stuck out for me as a big kickass moment (apart from that raging scream courtesy of Kirk). There is of course the small subplot of Spock's death which at the time stunned everyone. Yet this was clearly a setup for the next sequel, to turbo charge emotions and get people back into the cinemas again. It was pretty clear that Spock would not die for good and he would come back in the next movie, no way they would let one of the most popular characters get killed off. So in all honesty that shocker never really affected me, sure it was sad seeing Kirk choke up at the funeral, a real tearjerker I'm willing to admit...but it was also kind of a cheap tactic really. Of course a sneering seething Ricardo Montalbán really helped the film with his portrayal of the dastardly Khan but he doesn't do much does he. I still don't really understand why he blamed Kirk for the death of his wife.

In the TV episode after Khan is defeated he happily agrees to be marooned on Ceti Alpha VI to rule as a king on his own planet. OK so things went tits up with the neighbouring planet causing massive troubles but that's got nothing to do with Kirk. Khan was happy with Kirk's original decision so...you can't blame Kirk surely, you agreed Khan. The movie is really all about the main trio of Spock, Kirk and McCoy, everyone else is there of course but they don't get much screen time. Even back then it was clear that the team were cracking on age wise with Shatner at 50 years of age. Despite that the movie is most definitely a solid Star Trek entry offering thrills and spills of a nautical theme...dare I say Hornblower in space. Its nowhere near as visually epic as the first movie and I did miss those Kubrick-esque shots as I've already said, but it does have that classic Star Trek feel even though its somewhat missing the classic technical babble. I still think its a pretty basic and generic concept overall but I guess the original TV series had both action based plots and thinking based plots to cover all angles.

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Also available in bundle From $64.99 Synopsis Aided by his exiled band of genetic supermen, Khan (Ricardo Montalban)—brilliant renegade of 20th century Earth—has raided Space Station Regula One, stolen a top secret device called Project Genesis, wrested control of another Federation starship, and now schemes to set a most deadly trap for his old enemy Kirk... with the threat of a universal Armageddon! Actors Supported devices Purchase rights When you buy a video, you can watch it now, or download the video to a compatible device and watch it later. Complete info about your viewing rights are in the Terms of Use . Rental rights When you rent, the viewing period is 14 days from the time of your order or 24 hours from the time you start to watch, whichever comes first. Ratings & reviews Star Trek Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Share In 2285 at Starfleet Academy, Admiral Kirk is busy training new cadets.

Among the cadets is Saavik , a young protégé of Spock's , who feels that she has failed the Kobayashi Maru — a no-win scenario test used to evaluate potential commanders. Kirk advises the young Vulcan that all commanders at some point must face a "no-win" situation. Saavik, displaying her willingness to become a reliable commander, pilots the U.S.S. Enterprise out of spacedock on a routine cadet training exercise. Meanwhile, Dr. Carol Marcus , an old love of Kirk's, and her son, David , complete the final computer simulation of the Genesis project — a program designed to grant life where there is none — on the space laboratory Regula I. However, Dr. Marcus is concerned that Genesis could also be used as a weapon. At the same time, the U.S.S. Reliant arrives at Ceti Alpha VI with a mission to check for signs of life on the planet, a possible test site for Genesis. Curious, Captain Terrell and Chekov beam to the surface where they are confronted by Khan Noonien Singh , the former tyrant of Earth's Eugenic Wars, exiled to the planet in 2267 by Captain Kirk.

With the aid of mind-controlling Ceti eels implanted in Terrell and Chekov, Khan gains control of the Reliant. At the Regula I space laboratory, Dr. Marcus is contacted by the Reliant. She is told that Ceti Alpha VI has met the conditions required for testing of the Genesis Device and the Reliant will therefore now take the Genesis Device, months before the scheduled test. Furious at this encroachment by Starfleet, Dr. Marcus contacts Kirk on the Enterprise, expressing her outrage at the Admiral and Starfleet for their militaristic intentions. Although Kirk, McCoy , Uhura and Sulu are leading a training mission for the Starfleet cadets, the crew decides to head to Regula I to investigate Dr. Marcus' complaint. When they arrive, the Enterprise is inexplicably fired on by the Reliant. Khan finally reveals himself from the bridge of the Reliant, demanding that Kirk give him the Genesis information. Kirk pulls a brilliant bluff, allowing the Enterprise precious computer time to secretly lower the shields of the other starship. The Enterprise then damages the Reliant, forcing the captured starship to withdraw for the moment.

When Kirk and company board Regula I, the crew is shocked to find that the scientists have been tortured and killed. They follow transporter traces to the interior of the planetoid below, finding Chekov and Captain Terrell alive and seemingly well in an underground dwelling. Just then, David Marcus pulls a surprise attack on Kirk, believing the Admiral to be the cause of all of the station's trouble. Carol is then forced to reveal that Kirk is David's father. Surprised and bewildered by the sudden turn of events, Kirk and David form an uneasy truce. Carol then shows Kirk and crew the Genesis torpedo. Unbeknownst to Kirk and the rest of the group, Terrell, still under the influence of the Ceti eels, secretly gives Khan the coordinates of the torpedo. Khan quickly beams the valuable device aboard the Reliant, then orders Terrell to assassinate Kirk. Terrell, however, cannot bring himself to kill the Admiral. Instead, Terrell turns his phaser on himself. When Chekov also resists Khan's orders, the Ceti eel exits his ear and is subsequently destroyed. Khan, thinking he is stranding Kirk and his crew on the planet, departs Regula I.

Carol Marcus then shows Kirk the Genesis cave, where an entire biosystem has been created. She explains that this amazing breakthrough means that barren planets can now be made safely habitable for colonists. Kirk, impressed but concerned for his crippled starship, regains contact with the Enterprise and has the landing party and scientists beamed aboard. Meanwhile, a repaired Reliant under Khan's control obsessively searches for the U.S.S. Enterprise. Left without warp drive in the previous skirmish, the U.S.S. Enterprise hides in the Mutara Nebula. Kirk then deliberately goads Khan, hoping to throw the former tyrant off balance, while the rest of the crew searches for the Reliant in the static of the nebula cloud. Eventually, the U.S.S. Enterprise is successful in fatally disabling the other starship. But Khan, in his desperate hunger for revenge, arms the Genesis torpedo, knowing full well that both ships will be destroyed upon its detonation. With the Enterprise doomed without warp power, Spock suddenly enters the starship's radiation chamber to repair the warp drive .

McCoy tries to stop the determined Vulcan, but Spock takes the upper hand and touches the doctor's forehead cryptically, murmuring "Remember." Just as the Genesis torpedo explodes, destroying Khan and the Reliant with it, the Enterprise zips into warp. The crew and ship have been spared, yet Spock, dying of severe radiation, has willingly given his own life. With the Enterprise safely away, McCoy tells Kirk to come to the ship's engine room. There, a stunned Kirk must bid an emotional farewell to his dearest friend. Kirk need not mourn, says Spock, for his sacrifice was logical. "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one" he tells his captain. Spock dies, but in contrast to a new birth -- the new living star and planet formed from the nebula and Genesis. A sullen and mournful funeral is held for Spock, and, accompanied by Scotty playing "Amazing Grace" on his bagpipes, Spock's coffin is sent to rest upon the new planet. With Khan defeated, David Marcus finally makes peace with his father. Kirk and the U.S.S.

Enterprise then go to Ceti Alpha V to pick up the abandoned Reliant crew, and the ship heads for Earth. Kirk, though saddened at the loss of his friend, is hopeful for the future, because as Spock once said, "there are always possibilities." Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan - The History of the Horrifying Ear Scene | Den of Geek Search Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan - The History of the Horrifying Ear Scene One of the most beloved Star Trek movies contains a horrible moment. Ryan looks back at the ear scene in Star Trek: The Wrath Of Khan... "You see, their young enter through the ears and wrap themselves around the cerebral cortex. This has the effect of rendering the victim extremely susceptible to suggestion... Later, as they grow, follows madness and death..." See related Planet of The Titans: The Star Trek Movie You Never Saw - Khan Noonien Singh At school the next day, it was all we could talk about. Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan had aired on TV the night before, and for many of us impressionable youngsters, it was the first time we'd seen laid eyes on the movie.

We were too young to have heard about the "Spock must not die!" fan backlash that erupted before the sequel's release in 1982. We didn't know about the film's emotional ending, which was moving in a way that few of us could have expected. And we most certainly weren't prepared for what we can only describe as That Ear Scene. If you've seen the film, you'll know the bit I'm referring to. Oh dear lord no make it stop Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) lands on a seemingly deserted planet with Captain Terrell (Paul Winfield),and discovers that it's the residence of Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban). A genetically-manipulated genius with an alarming appetite for despotism, Khan was left in exile 15 years earlier, and he's plotting to exact his revenge of Kirk for the inadvertent death of his wife and 20 of his men. As part of his plot, Khan introduces Chekov and Terrell to his household pet: a loathsome, slug-like called a Ceti eel - an example of the creatures that had killed those close to him years earlier.

Watch Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan on Amazon Grasping a couple of the creature's greasy young with a pair of tongs, Khan explains that the eels have a tendency to worm their way into their victims' ears and attach themselves to their brains. Khan takes Chekov and Terrell's space helmets and drops an eel into each one. Chekov and Terrell, held down by Khan's minions, can only gawp in fear. "Let me introduce you to Ceti Alpha V's only remaining indigenous life form," Khan says with a grim smile. "What do you think? They've killed twenty of my people, including my beloved wife..." Now, if you happened to be (say) a nine-year-old kid growing up in the late '80s, this was strong stuff already. We weren't yet versed in the dark world of body horror. We hadn't seen Alien, or The Exorcist, or any of those infamous movies of the '70s, though we'd heard hushed stories about some of their more extreme moments.

Okay, so we'd watched a bunch of Nazis' faces alternately explode or melt at the end of Raiders Of The Lost Ark, but that was more a hide-behind-a-cushion scene - or, if you were feeling macabre, a cackling-with-glee moment. This bit in The Wrath Of Khan, however, was something else. Even the suggestion of something from another planet burrowing into our ears wasn't just shudder inducing, it was the out-and-out stuff of nightmares. Add to this the disgusting design of the creatures - all segmented bodies, leech-like movements and icky ooze - and the suggestion that Chekov, one of the sweetest characters in all of Star Trek, might succumb to one of these things, was terrifying. Surely Kirk would sweep in at the last moment, brandishing a phaser and rescue Chekov and Terrell at the last moment. Wouldn't he? Well, no. The space helmets are crammed onto the victims' heads, and we're forced to watch, in horrifying close-up, as the absolute worst happens: one by one, the eels slither across faces and burrow into ears. Chekov and Terrell scream. So do we.

The slug and the newspaper Early in Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan's production, the Ceti eels weren't really eels at all. As originally written, the creature would control its hosts' minds by attaching themselves to their necks - a plot point which might have been inspired by Robert Heinlein's 1951 novel, The Puppet Masters. Producer Robert Sallin didn't think much of this idea, however - it sounded too familiar, he thought - and so he resolved to come up with a better concept for a mind-controlling parasite. The inspiration came from an unexpected angle: a newspaper lying outside his house one morning. "I went out to pick up my newspaper," Sallin told Cnet in 2013, "and there was a slug on the pathway. I thought, what if that slimy thing was able to go into the ear?" The design of the Ceti eel came courtesy of ILM's Ken Ralston, a visual effects supervisor charged with making the most of Star Trek II's relatively meagre budget; after the so-so performance of the incredibly lavish Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979, Paramount had decided to reign in its spending.

Ralston came up with a range of concepts for the eel, some with legs, others with flowing tentacles. The one Sallin ultimately chose was both the simplest design and the most abominable: a segmented, tough-looking creature which lay on its belly. In a masterfully brilliant touch, Ralston imagined that the eel's larvae nested among the segments of its mother's back, and had to be pulled free with a forceful yank from a pair of tongs. The effects which brought the eels to life were simple and low-tech. The full-grown creature is simply a latex puppet, operated from below. The larvae which crawl across Chekov and Terrell's faces are pulled along with a piece of monofilament. The close-ups of an eel crawling into the ear were created by fashioning an oversized portion of Chekov's head from rubber. In a brilliantly nasty touch, the larval eels were slathered in a translucent substance to make them look more slimy and unpleasant. That substance was little more than raspberry jam. It's worth noting that Ralston and his designers were, whether they knew it or not, following in the footsteps of director David Cronenberg.

Seven years earlier in 1975, he'd made his feature debut with Shivers, a low-budget horror in which a Canadian high-rise building is taken over by fleshy, slug-like parasites very like the ones in The Wrath Of Khan. Cronenberg had, like the makers of the Star Trek sequel, originally envisaged a more complex creature - something like a spider - but when he realized that would be too difficult, he came up with a more simple design instead. Like Ralson, Cronenberg and his team fashioned the parasites out of latex and moved them around in front of the camera with thin, mostly invisible lengths of monofilament. The results, as creatures crawled into hosts through mouths (and other orifices), turning them into raving sex maniacs, was quite controversial at the time. One headline at the time read, "You should know how bad this movie is, you paid for it," referring to the revelation that Shivers was funded at least in part by tax-payers' money. The obvious and major difference between Shivers and Star Trek II, though, was that the former was rated R while the latter was given a PG (at the time, PG-13 didn't yet exist).

When test audiences were shown an early cut of The Wrath Of Khan, they were left squirming in their seats; Sallin recalls that one audience member exclaimed, "That's the grossest thing I've ever seen!" Indeed, the original edit was reportedly considered slightly too gross, and was edited down slightly for Star Trek II's theatrical release. "I loved sitting in the theatres when everybody cringed," Sallin admits. No really, make it stop Even in this form, the Wrath Of Khan ear scene is still a toe-curling moment. The joins in the special effects might be more glaring to modern eyes, but it hardly matters - what makes the sequence so effective is not only the sheer nastiness of the creature design, but the quality of the performances (look how coldly Khan stands there as Chekov and Terrell writhe in agony) and also the simple concept itself. There's something about being powerless to stop a creature crawling in our ear that strikes at a primal, gut level. Over 30 years later, the ear scene still works as an effective horror moment, and I'd argue that there's an entire generation who've grown up with the after-image of the Ceti eel burned into their memories.

The suffering that Khan meted out on two innocent space travellers - Terrell wound up obliterating himself with his phaser rather than kill Kirk; Chekov survived after the eel oozed out of his ear - set him up as one of cinema's most imposing villains. The eels gave Star Trek II a horror edge which set it apart from the more stately Motion Picture. Writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman were certainly affected by the Ceti eel, since they wound up putting a remarkably similar parasite - a Centaurian slug - in their 2009 Star Trek reboot. For pure shock value, nothing can beat the first appearance of Khan's hideous eels in The Wrath Of Khan. The beasts prompted horrified discussions at our school in the late 80s, and even now, we remain vaguely fearful of things crawling about in the dark, waiting for us to sleep, hoping to find somewhere warm to hide in our ears... Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - Trailer - YouTube Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - Trailer Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content.

Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jun 1, 2012 It is the 23rd century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. EnterpriseTM is on routine training maneuvers and Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back. Aided by his exiled band of genetic supermen, Khan (Ricardo Montalban) - brilliant renegade of 20th century Earth - has raided Space Station Regula One, stolen a top secret device called Project Genesis, wrested control of another Federation starship, and now schemes to set a most deadly trap for his old enemy Kirk... with the threat of a universal Armageddon!

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(Click to Enlarge) Though there is some debate, The Wrath of Khan is consistently and correctly praised as being the best of all of the Star Trek films. And while Trekkies might debate on its influence , there is something essential about The Wrath that sets it apart from all the other movies, and really, every other version of Star Trek. The movie is what everyone wants out of Star Trek, and yet contains its own emotional rules that fly in the face of the rest of Star Trek. It is truly unique and great. But, like a lot of cinematic triumphs, The Wrath almost wasn’t the film we know it to be and it has an odd legacy. Because it’s 30 years to the day it was released, here are five big things you might not know about the most famous Trek of them all. 5.) Originally, Spock Didn’t Die Because Spock Wasn’t In the Script Leonard Nimoy’s contemporary love affair with Star Trek and Star Trek fandom wasn’t quite the same back in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Instead, Nimoy had to be dragged kicking and screaming to appear in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and was originally not going to be involved in the aborted second Star Trek TV show, Star Trek: Phase II. So, when the first person assigned to script writing dutyproducer Harve Bennettsat down to write a script, Spock wasn’t really in it. This script was called Star Trek II: War of the Generations and featured Khan, Kirk’s son, and a renegade Federation colony. To help him with the script, Bennet brought in Jack B. Sowards, who introduced the idea of killing Spock off as a way to coerce Nimoy back into the fold. Nimoy was told Spock would be offed early in the script. It worked. Nimoy came back. 4.) Nicholas Meyer Wrote the Shooting Script in 12 Days, Waived Screenwriting Credit Though detailed much better in this awesome excerpt from his memoir , Director Nicholas Meyer was attached to Star Trek II late in the game. At this point there were various versions of the script floating around, and Meyer felt the only way to get something he could shoot was to cobble all of them together into one story.

Harve Bennett told him they had 12 days to get ILM a script, which was not enough time to get Meyer a screenwriting deal. Because of the time constraints, Meyer told them he would forgo screenwriting credit in the interests of fixing the script. The rest is history. 3.) Meyer Wanted the Title of Star Trek II to Be The Undiscovered Country Nicholas Meyer sleeping on the set of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country According to William Shatner’s Star Trek Movie Memories book, Meyer really, really wanted to have the subtitle of Star Trek II reference the famous “undiscovered country” line from Hamlet’s well-known “To be or not to be” soliloquy. Apparently, the studios were adamantly against this idea, and instead wanted to call the movie The Vengeance of Khan. At the time, the third Star Wars film was still know as Revenge of the Jedi, a point which Meyer made to the studio. (Reportedly, he also didn’t care for the Vengeance title.) In the end, it was changed to The Wrath of Khan, to avoid the Vengeance/Revenge problem, which didn’t matter with the re-titled Return of the Jedi.

According to the same book, Meyer didn’t like that title either. Of course, Meyer eventually got his way when he directed Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, by calling the film well you get it. 2.) Saavik Is Half Romulan. Was Almost a Dude. Though mentioned in various versions of the screenplay, Saavik was originally conceived to be half-Romulan, which would account for some of her overt emotionalism. Her utterance of the very un-Vulcan word “damn” at the beginning of the film might be an indication of this. Much of Saavik’s half-Romulan heritage is fleshed out in various Star Trek novels and comics, notably The Pandora Principle by Carolyn Clowes, which details Saavik’s origin, and how she first entered Starfleet Academy. Another earlier version of the script had Saavik entering a relationship with David, something which is mildly hinted at in both Star Trek II and Star Trek III. But even earlier than that, she was set to be a male Vulcan protégé of Spock’s named Wicks.

1.) The Wrath is Rarely Directly Referenced in Subsequent Films or TV Shows Naturally the next two Trek films both deal with the fallout from the events of The Wrath, but direct references (not homages!) to the events of this film in The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise are very uncommon. Sure, it’s a big universe, but when you consider how popular this movie is, one would think Khan, the Genesis Device and Spock dying would be brought up more often. Khan himself is directly name-checked in the Deep Space Nine episode “Doctor Bashir, I Presume” in reference to the fact Julian Bashir is genetically engineered. Picard references Khan in “A Matter of Time” when chatting with faux-future historian Berlinghoff Rasmussen. The biggest Khan snub of all? Carol Marcus is never once mentioned again by anyone in the original series movies, nor TNG, nor DS9. Ever. No one brings up poor Carol Marcus until Captain Janeway makes an odd reference to Dr.

Marcus (or maybe David too?) in the episode “The Omega Directive.” This is interesting because in early drafts of The Wrath, the Genesis Device was referred to as “The Omega Device.” The biggest reference to The Wrath in a spin-off series actually comes from Enterprise, in the three episodes “Borderland,” “Cold Station 12,” and “The Augments” where an entire crew of genetically engineered augments runs around the galaxy causing problems and talking about Khan. Special Bonus: Owen Wilson Time-Travelled And Played Khan in An Alternate Universe That’s where we got the top image. Really. (Not really.) More Khan trivia? Tell us below! This will be your big chance to get away from it all. Big thanks to Memory Alpha and Bardfilm for research for this article. Stubby the Rocket is the Tor.com mascot. Stubby wants to know who has been holding up the damn elevator and if she changed her hair style. Remembering Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan – 30 Years Later – TrekMovie.com June 4, 2012 8:21 am Hallbjorn Share On Twitter Share On Google Love this movie.

It was the first Star Trek movie I saw on VHS in 1990, been a Fan since then. What I remember most of it was that I was scared of the bugs Kahn sets in Checkov’s and Terrell’s ear. June 4, 2012 8:23 am SFC3 #1 Motion Picture was a terrible boring slow paced version of 2001. I feel asleep watching it. June 4, 2012 8:23 am Roobydoo I saw this film on its opening weekend back in 1982. It thrilled me then, and 30 years on I still feel the same excitement! June 4, 2012 8:24 am dep1701 Share On Twitter Share On Google There was a website I stumbled upon years ago which had some very interesting stills and script excerpts from filmed, but unused scenes for “TWOK”. Among these were a eerie child’s face peering from one of the cargo containers, and a rag swathed infant crawling towards the Genesis device on the Reliant tansporter platform.

This hinted that the survivors of the Botany Bay had borne a new generation, but all references to them were cut out of the finished film. Probably the image of a baby headed for it’s death was considered a bit too dark for film in this vein, and may have been found disturbing by preview audiences ( if there were any). I would love to find that website again. Anyone have any clues? June 4, 2012 8:25 am dalek Share On Twitter Share On Google That fan made trailer is awesome!!! Although “from the imagination of Gene Roddenberry” is probably inaccurate. I’m pretty sure he wasn’t a big fan of the movie. In fact he found Khan’s dialogue to be pretty laughable, but in his defence when he heard Montalban deliver it he said he managed to pull it off. He also wasn’t a fan of Kirk killing the creature in the genesis cave. Happy anniversary ST 2. June 4, 2012 8:26 am Whalien 30 years?! Wow…I feel old too!! Yikes!! Time flies when you’re waiting for the next lame installation in the Trek fil franchise…lol!!

June 4, 2012 8:28 am Share On Twitter Share On Google I liked Star Trek: The Motion Picture, but The Wrath of Khan was a better film. It didn’t lose its dramatic momentum like TMP. TWOK was more than just action thought. It had ideas. Revenge. The limits of science. Sacrifice. Aging. Friendship. June 4, 2012 8:30 am JKP Is there any question this is the best Trek film? I still remember going to see it as a 10 yo. What a great time to be a kid back then. :) June 4, 2012 8:31 am Buzz Cagney Happy 30th Wrath of Khan! They”ll try to best it, but they’ll keep failing. June 4, 2012 8:43 am ksmsscu Share On Twitter Share On Google Still the best and probably always the best. Sends shivers down my spine and thrills to my heart when I see it to this day. Everlasting congratulations to Nick Meyer, cast and crew for saving Star Trek then and there.

A fond remembrance to the great members of the Trek family who have passed on since then. I’m 58 years old now but no matter — I feel young. June 4, 2012 8:43 am windelkin Share On Twitter Share On Google That trailer gave me chills! Now I have to watch the movie again. It’s been too long since I had a trek marathon. Those even numbered movies really set the standard for any modern attempts at a great Star Trek movie. High hopes for number 12. June 4, 2012 8:44 am Hat Rick Share On Twitter Share On Google The Wrath of Khan is surely one of the most exciting and well-produced science fiction movies of all time. I remember fondly those days when we were more of a united fan base, without the rancor that sometimes afflicts us now. No one could believe that Spock was dead, and now we know that he still lived, but we all knew that Star Trek — the movie, the characters, the vision — was an enteprise of which we could be proud. The phenomenon of Star Trek is quite simply the best that science fiction has ever produced.

Its central philosophy of reasoned acceptance and respect of other peoples and cultures while hewing to justice, right, and order puts it uniquely above other SF franchises. At the same time, it did not deny the metaphysical. It stood for heroism and heroics; sacrifice for what was right; and friendship among all. Certain things — the soul, call it — transcend the physical. Where is that Star Trek that we remember so well? It still lives. In the words of the movie itself: Remember…. June 4, 2012 8:45 am rm10019 Share On Twitter Share On Google 10 there is always that little thing called ‘personal preference’. I love TWOK, loved it then and love it now. Shame that in the bluray release they color timed it so Regula is now gray instead of brown like it was back in 1982. June 4, 2012 8:45 am ennan I love the “slow motion picture” – I guess I’m one of the few that do. But TWOK is also amazing. Two totally different movies and I love them both for different reasons.

June 4, 2012 8:46 am dscott June 4, 2012 8:59 am Planet Pandro Share On Twitter Share On Google ST II: TWOK was the first Star Trek movie I ever saw. My Dad taped it off of ABC back in ’89 and then let me watch it (I was 8) in half hour increments. What an impression it made! I remember re-watching it time after time, and I remember being scared, not of the ceti eels, but of Spock’s death at the end. I would watch it right up until the big E warped out and then shut off the vcr and rewind. Of course I’ve seen it all the way through many times now, and the emotional punch of that empty chair on the bridge still gives me goosebumps… Happy 30th, TWOK June 4, 2012 8:59 am Hat Rick Im going to see it tonight on the big screen.

The alamo draft house is doing the summer of 1982, and Khan is being shown over the next few days June 4, 2012 9:13 am Bruce Banner I was 13 and saw it in the theatre in 1982. I feel privileged to have been there. June 4, 2012 9:15 am Bobby This is my favorite movie. “wild-eyed “KHAAAAAN!” bit from William Shatner notwithstanding” That is actually my favorite scene from the movie. :) The interesting thing about it is that, for the rest of the movie, Meyer got Shatner to give a really subdued and excellent performance (by making him repeat scenes until he gets tired, he said on the DVD commentary). So, for that one scene, where Shatner is actually called upon to go way over the top (intentionally); wild-eyed William Shatner method acting, it stands out all the more. June 4, 2012 9:24 am Stokiespock One of the best story’s and villian you could ever wish for !!! Love this film !!!!

June 4, 2012 9:24 am spock This movie had so many great bits… “You lied”, “I exaggerated” “Kirk to Spock, its two hours are you ready? “I don’t like to lose” “So much for the little training cruise” “What a tranquilizer?” Its going to be great to see the movie once again on the big screen, can’t wait. June 4, 2012 9:34 am sunfell Share On Twitter Share On Google I was stationed in the SF Bay area when that movie came out. And it was amazing. I think I saw it a dozen times, even though watching Spock’s death tore me up. Hard to believe it’s been 30 years, but that movie is still the best of the bunch with the original cast. June 4, 2012 9:35 am spock Should be “Want a tranquilizer?” typo June 4, 2012 9:35 am Danpaine Love it of course, but I think The Search For Spock is, for me at least, part of the same movie.

I always watch TSFS on the heels of TWOK. Four hours of complete bliss. June 4, 2012 9:42 am Share On Twitter Share On Google I love most of the TREK films, merely like a few of them. I loved Star Trek II (still do), but I also still love ST TMP more. Yes, I am one of the few, the proud. ;-) I still don’t understand the comments that the first motion picture was humorless?… have they forgotten: “Mr. Spock, your child is having a tantrum.” or “What do you suggest we do? Spank it?” or “Spock, you haven’t changed a bit” and the response… “Nor have you, doctor, as your continued predilection for irrelevancy demonstrates.” or Right, now that we’ve got them just where they want us.” Each of the films have their strong points.

Yes, even “Star Trek V” and “Nemesis.” June 4, 2012 9:54 am Paul Share On Twitter Share On Google Nicholas Meyer actually WROTE the screenplay perhaps the writer should correct this article as Meyer/Bennett have gone on record as saying Nick wrote the screenplay but there was not enough time for him to go through the process of receiving screen credit for it. Back to the movie yep its still the best Star Trek movie & one of the best sci-fi movies ever made. I doubt it will ever be beaten as far as Trek movies go the only thing it did wrong was due to budget issues having to re-use shots from STMP & ILM not being given enough time/money to perfect a few obvious matte paintings. TWOK is responsible for all Trek that followed as none would have been possible without the success/brilliance of Meyer/Bennett they are the unsung heros of modern Star Trek. June 4, 2012 9:55 am Tony Todd's Tears My Daughter is the same age now that I was when this movie came out… Crazy.

June 4, 2012 10:02 am Khan 2.0 30. It is ENDLESSLY quotable isn’t it? From the top down, through all the supporting characters… “Captain. This is the garden spot of Ceti Alpha VI.” TWOK equals the most rewarding experience Star Trek has ever provided… June 4, 2012 10:36 am Ralph Share On Twitter Share On Google Complete and utter Trek Bliss. VERY had to come close to this film. I am so jealous of the people near the Alamo Drafthouse showing it on the big screen. We have a wonderful classic movie palace near, and I emailed them to please consider “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” for their summer film series due to the 30th anniversary. I received a very nice reply stating “unfortunately we are not able to get the film to show. As you know if is very difficult to get the permission to show the films from GEORGE LUCAS!!!!! Very sad. Oh well, I shall be watching Khan tonight, probably reciting along with the dialog. Here’s to another 30 years!!!!

June 4, 2012 10:44 am spock MC you forget one of the best lines ..”I know engineers, they love to change things” June 4, 2012 10:51 am captain_neill Share On Twitter Share On Google The best Trek films are The Wrath of Khan, First Contact and The Undiscovered Country. To me it’s hard to beat these three films. Khan is still one of the best vilains in Trek and because Ricardo Montalban was so iconic and fantastic in this film, this is why it would be a mistake to redo him. June 4, 2012 10:52 am zillabeast Going to see KHAN on the big screen here in Austin in 4 hours :) June 4, 2012 10:52 am captain_neill Wrath of Khan is also the movie that got me into Trek. Thank you very much and still loving it all these years later.

June 4, 2012 10:53 am spock Share On Twitter Share On Google If I do a “best of list” I split off the TNG series, from the classics because the TNG films were inferior to the classic series films. They didn’t stay true to the characters, and tried to turn Picard into the action hero he never was. I see Star Trek 2 and 3 is two parts of the same movie. If I had to make a list of my favorites I would have to put them as 1. Trek 2

Question: What number Star Trek movie was called The Wrath of Khan?
Answer: II