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Published Aug 16, 2023

The Wit and Wisdom of Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

The Enterprise's chief engineer is always at your service with his words of wisdom and Scottish charm.

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Montgomery "Scotty" Scott , known as "the miracle worker" to his longtime comrades James T. Kirk and crew, was the chief engineer aboard the original  U.S.S. Enterprise  and its successor craft. Bullish on his Scottish ancestry, Scotty wears ceremonial kilts with his dress uniform, plays the bagpipes, and is renowned for his love of Scotch and his beverage collection from all parts of the galaxy.

To celebrate the arrival of Scotty on  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , we're reflecting on the wit and wisdom of our favorite chief engineer.

Star Trek : The Original Series

Close-up of Montgomery Scott in 'The Naked Time'

"The Naked Time"

Diplomats! The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank!

A Taste of Armageddon

A cranky transporter's a mighty finicky piece of machinery to be gambling your life on, sir.

The Doomsday Machine

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

James Kirk leans over between Montgomery Scott and Hikaru Sulu at their stations as they all stare intently at the viewscreen in front of them in Star Trek: The Search for Spock

The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

McCoy leans over towards Scotty and grins in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Damage control is easy. Reading Klingon - that's hard.

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Montgomery Scott tinkers with the console in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Don't you worry, captain. We'll beat those Klingon devils, even if I have to get out and push!

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Scotty and Picard sit on the original Enterprise NCC-1701 on the holodeck in 'Relics'

"Relics"

Starship captains are like children. They want everything right now and they want it their way. The secret is to give them what they need, not what they want.

Star Trek  (2009)

Scotty (Simon Pegg) stands by his best friend Keenser on their remote base in Star Trek (2009)

Star Trek (2009)

The notion of transwarp beaming is like trying to hit a bullet with a smaller bullet, whilst wearing a blindfold, riding a horse.

Star Trek Into Darkness

Scotty expresses disproval of the torpedoes as he stands in front of a security officer while in the presence of Carol Marcus and Keensar in Star Trek Into Darkness

Do you have any idea how ridiculous it is to hide a starship on the bottom of the ocean?

Star Trek Beyond

Scotty appeals to Jaylah as she assesses her rifle in Star Trek Beyond

You're part of something bigger now, lassie. Right? Don't give up on that. Cause we'll sure as hell never give up on you. That is what being part of a crew is all about.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Close-up of Montgomery Scott in 'Hegemony'

"Hegemony"

I'm an engineer, not a miracle worker, Mr. Spock.

Alternate Montgomery Scott, "A Quality of Mercy"

First, I jury-rigged the engines to increase their capacity. And secondly, well, I figured out how to hide in plain sight. When an armada of human-eating lizards come my way, I can get quite, uh, creative.

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Beam Me Up, Scotty

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  • How war hero Jimmy Doohan charged the beach at Normandy on D-Day, and how World War II left its mark on him forever.
  • How Doohan landed the part of Scotty on the classic Star Trek television series, and how the character acquired an accent.
  • Memories of William Shatner , Leonard Nimoy , and all of the original crew of the USS Enterprise , and the feuds and friendships that formed among them.
  • How Doohan made his peace with Star Trek: The Next Generation – and brought Scotty back to television for one very special episode .
  • The long and affectionate bond between Doohan and generations of Trek fans – and how Star Trek brought true love into Doohan's life.

Contents [ ]

  • Introduction
  • Birth of a Notion
  • Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
  • That's Entertainment
  • Giving Hitler the Finger
  • You're in the Army Now
  • Waiting For Action
  • Junior Birdman
  • How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm...?
  • Treading the Boards
  • The Year That Was
  • Jimmy Hollywood
  • Family Album
  • Fan Dancing
  • The Continuing Voyages
  • One Trek Beyond
  • Acknowledgments

The title of this book references the famous misquote "Beam me up, Scotty", attributed to Captain James T. Kirk . Though a widely known catchphrase, Kirk never actually says this exact phrase in any canon Star Trek work. Similar phrases include "Scotty, beam us up" ( TOS : " The Gamesters of Triskelion ", " The Savage Curtain "), "Beam us up, Scotty" ( TAS : " The Lorelei Signal ", " The Infinite Vulcan "), "Beam me up" ( TOS : " This Side of Paradise "), and "Scotty, beam me up" ( Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ).

  • 3 Tellarite
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • BIOGRAPHIES
  • CALCULATORS
  • CONVERSIONS
  • DEFINITIONS

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Kirk: How are we doing?

McCoy: How are "we" doing? Funny you should put it quite that way, Jim. "We" are doing fine.

Sulu: The word, sir?

Kirk: The word is no. I am therefore going anyway.

Uhura: Would you look at that!

Kirk: My friends, the great experiment: The Excelsior. Ready for trial runs.

Sulu: She's supposed to have transwarp drive.

Scotty: Aye, and if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon!

Kirk: Come, come, Mr. Scott. Young minds, fresh ideas. Be tolerant!

Scotty: The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.

Kirk: You're suffering from a Vulcan mind-meld, doctor.

McCoy: That green-blooded son of a b*tch! It's his revenge for all the arguments he lost.

Kirk: My God, Bones, what have I done?

McCoy: What you had to do; what you always do: turn death into a fighting chance to live.

Kirk: Sorry about your crew, but as we say on Earth, c'est la vie.

Alien: To your planet, welcome.

McCoy: I think that's *my* line, stranger.

Alien: Oh, forgive. I here am new. But you are known, being McCoy from Enterprise.

McCoy: You have me at a disadvantage, sir.

Alien: Oh, I name not important. You seek I. Message received. Available ship stands by.

McCoy: How much and how soon?

Alien: How soon is now. How much is, where?

McCoy: Somewhere in the Mutara sector.

Alien: Oh, Mutara restricted! Take permits many; money more.

McCoy: There aren't gonna be any damned permits! How can you get a permit to do a damned illegal thing? Look, price you name, money I got.

Alien: Place *you* name, money *I* name, otherwise bargain, no.

McCoy: Alright, damn it! It's Genesis! The name of the place we're going is GENESIS!

Alien: Genesis?

McCoy: Yes, Genesis! How can you be deaf with ears like that?

Alien: Genesis allowed is not! Is planet forbidden!

Captain Spock: Jim. Your name... is Jim.

Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu: DON'T call me "Tiny."

Kirk: Yes, poor friend. I hear he's fruity as a nutcake.

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

McCoy: Jim... help me. You left me... on Genesis... why did you do that? Help me...

Kirk: Bones? What the hell are you doing? Have you lost your mind?

McCoy: Help me, Jim. Take me home.

Kirk: Home is where we are. We are home.

McCoy: Then perhaps it's not too late. Climb the steps, Jim. Climb the steps of Mt. Seleyah.

Kirk: Mt. Seleyah? Bones, Mt. Seleyah's on Vulcan. We're home. On Earth.

McCoy: Remember...

Ambassador Sarek: You must bring them to Mt. Seleyah, on Vulcan. Only there can both find peace.

Kirk: What you ask... is difficult.

Ambassador Sarek: You will find a way, Kirk. If you honor them both, you must.

Kirk: I will. I swear.

Lieutenant Saavik: How many have paid the price for your impatience? How many have died? How much damage have you done, and what is yet to come?

Kruge: I've come a long way for the power of Genesis, and what do I find? A weakling human, a Vulcan boy, and a woman!

Lieutenant Saavik: My lord, we are survivors of a doomed expedition. This planet will destroy itself in hours. The Genesis experiment is a failure.

Kruge: A failure? The most destructive force ever created? You will tell me the secret of the Genesis torpedo.

Lieutenant Saavik: I have no knowledge.

Kruge: Then I hope pain's something you enjoy.

Kirk: My God, Bones... what have I done?

McCoy: What you had to do. What you always do: turn death into a fighting chance to live.

Scotty: All systems automated and ready. A chimpanzee and two trainees could run her.

Kirk: Thank you, Mr. Scott. I'll try not to take that personally.

Kirk: Klingon bastard! You killed my son!

Kirk: David, what went wrong?

David Marcus: I went wrong.

Maltz: Wait! You said you would kill me.

Kirk: I lied.

Kirk: If my guess is right, she'll have to de-cloak before she can fire.

McCoy: May all your guesses be right.

Kirk: The needs of the one outweighed the needs of the many.

McCoy: Rapid aging. All genetic metabolism accelerated.

Kirk: What about his mind?

McCoy: His mind is a void. It seems, Admiral, that I've got all his marbles.

Adm. James T. Kirk: If we don't help each other, we'll die here.

Kruge: Perfect. Then that's the way it shall be.

Kruge: I come all-l the way across the universe... and what do I find?

McCoy: I choose the danger!

McCoy: hell of a time to ask...

James T. Kirk: How much refit time before we can take her out again?

Montgomery Scott: Eight weeks, Sir, [Kirk opens his mouth] but ya don't have eight weeks, so I'll do it for ya in two.

James T. Kirk: Mr.Scott. Have you always multiplied your repair estimates by a factor of four?

Montgomery Scott: Certainly, Sir. How else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker?

James T. Kirk: [over the intercom] Your reputation is secure, Scotty.

Hikaru Sulu: The word, sir?

James T. Kirk: The word...is no. I am therefore going anyway.

Hikaru Sulu: You can count on our help, sir.

James T. Kirk: Thank you, Mr. Sulu, I'll need it.

Pavel Chekov: Shall I alert Dr. McCoy?

James T. Kirk: Please. He has a long journey ahead of him.

James T. Kirk: (He enters McCoy's cell. He holds up his hand in the Vulcan hand salute.) How many fingers do I have up?

Leonard McCoy: That's not very damn funny.

James T. Kirk: Well, your sense of humor's returned.

Leonard McCoy: The hell it has. [Kirk produces a hypospray from his jacket pocket] What's that?

James T. Kirk: Lexorin.

Leonard McCoy: Lexorin? What for?

James T. Kirk: You're suffering from a Vulcan mind-meld, Doctor.

Leonard McCoy: That green-blooded son of a b*tch! It's his revenge for all those arguments he lost.

[Sulu is left in a room with a security guard, who has his feet up and yawns loudly]

Hikaru Sulu: [sarcastically] Keeping ya busy? [Guard stands up, towering menacingly over Sulu]

Guard: Don't get smart, Tiny.

[after Sulu easily dispatches the bigger guard in a fight]

Hikaru Sulu: Don't call me Tiny.

Captain Styles: Ah, Mr. Scott. Calling it a night?

Montgomery Scott: Uh, yes, sir.

Captain Styles: Turning in myself, looking forward to breaking some of the Enterprise's speed records tomorrow.

Montgomery Scott: Ah, yes, sir. Good night.

Elevator voice: Level, please.

Montgomery Scott: Transporter room.

Elevator voice: Thank you.

Montgomery Scott: [under breath] Up your shaft.

James T. Kirk: Scotty, as good as your word.

Montgomery Scott: Aye, sir. The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain. Here, Doctor, souvenirs from one surgeon to another. I took them out of her main transwarp computer drive.

Leonard McCoy: Nice of you to tell me in advance.

James T. Kirk: That's what you get for missing staff meetings, Doctor. Gentlemen, your work today has been outstanding. I intend to recommend you all for promotion... in whatever fleet we end up serving. Best speed to Genesis.

Saavik: It's time for total truth between us. This planet is not what you intended or hoped for, is it?

David Marcus: Not exactly.

Saavik: Why?

David Marcus: I used protomatter in the Genesis matrix.

Saavik: Protomatter, an unstable substance which every ethical scientist has denounced as dangerously unpredictable.

David Marcus: But it was the only way to solve certain problems.

Saavik: So like your father, you changed the rules.

David Marcus: If I hadn't, it might have been years or never.

Saavik: How many have paid the price for your impatience? How many have died? How much damage have you done? And what is yet to come?

James T. Kirk: David, what went wrong?

James T. Kirk: I don't understand.

David Marcus: I'm sorry, sir. Just don't surrender. Genesis doesn't work. I can't believe they'd kill us for it. [David's last words]

Kruge: Admiral, your young friend is mistaken, I meant what I said. And now to show that my intentions are sincere, I shall kill one of the prisoners.

James T. Kirk: Wait a minute! Give me a chance to talk.

Kruge: [in Klingon] Kill one of them. I don't care which.

Kruge: Take every last man. Form a boarding party armed heavily.

Torg: They outnumber us.

Kruge: [shouts] We are Klingons! Once you control the ship, we'll transfer our flag there and take Genesis from their own memory banks.

James T. Kirk: Mr. Sulu, what is the crew complement of a bird of prey?

Hikaru Sulu: About a dozen officers and men.

James T. Kirk: With some of them on the planet. I swear to you, we're not finished yet. Bones, you and Sulu to the transporter room. The rest of you with me, we have a job to do. [to Kruge] Commander, Klingon vessel... prepare to board this ship on my next signal.

Kruge: No tricks, Kirk. You have one minute.

James T. Kirk: No tricks. I'm looking forward to meeting you.

Capt. Kirk: Computer, destruct sequence 1, code 1, 1-A.

Scotty: Computer, Commander Montgomery Scott, Chief Engineering Officer, destruct sequence 2, code 1, 1-A, 2-B.

Chekov: Computer, this is Commander Pavel Chekov, Acting Science Officer, destruct sequence 3, code 1-B, 2-B, 3.

Computer: Destruct sequence completed and engaged, awaiting final code for one minute countdown.

Capt. Kirk: Code zero, zero, zero...destruct...zero.

Computer: Destruct sequence is activated.

[The Klingons have boarded the Enterprise]

Torg: My lord, the ship appears to be deserted.

Kruge: How can that be? They're hiding!

Torg: Yes, sir. But the bridge is run by computer. It is the only thing speaking. [Torg's last words]

Kruge: Speaking? Let me hear.

Computer: 9...8...7...6... 5...

Kruge: [shouts] Get out! Get out of there! Get out!

Computer: 2... 1...

[The Enterprise bridge explodes]

James T. Kirk: [looking up from the planet surface to see the remains of the Enterprise burning up in the atmosphere]

My God Bones, what have I done?

Leonard McCoy: What you had to do, what you always do. Turned death into a fighting chance to live.

Kruge: Genesis. I want it!

James T. Kirk: Beam the Vulcan up, and we'll talk.

Kruge: Give me what I want, and I'll consider it.

James T. Kirk: You fool, look around you! The planet's destroying itself!

Kruge: Yes, exhilarating, isn't it?

James T. Kirk: If we don't help each other, we'll die here.

[James, while kicking Kruge off of the cliff's edge]

James T. Kirk: I... have HAD... enough of... YOU!

[Kruge falls screaming into the lavascape below]

T'Lar: Sarek! Child of Skon! Child of Solkar! The body of your son breathes still. What is your wish?

Sarek: I ask for fal-tor-pan, the refusion.

T'Lar: What you seek has not done since ages past… and then, only in legend. Your request is not logical.

Sarek: Forgive me, T’Lar. My logic is uncertain, where my son is concerned.

T'Lar: Who is the keeper of the Katra?

Leonard McCoy: I’m am… McCOY… Leonard H. Son of David.

T'Lar: McCOY son of David. Since thou art human, we cannot expect thee understand fully what Sarek has requested. Spock’s body lives… with your approval, we shall use all our powers to return to his body that which you possess. But McCoy… you must now be warned. The danger to thyself is as grave as the danger to Spock… you must make the choice.

Leonard McCoy: I choose the danger.

[Kirk glances at McCoy]

Leonard McCoy: [Mutters to Kirk] Hell of a time to ask...

Spock: My father says that you have been my friend. You came back for me.

James T. Kirk: You would have done the same for me.

Spock: Why would you do this?

James T. Kirk: Because the needs of the one... outweigh the needs of the many.

Spock: (Spock begins to remember) I have been and ever shall be your friend.

James T. Kirk: Yes. Yes, Spock.

Spock: The ship .... out of danger?

James T. Kirk: You saved the ship. You saved us all. Don't you remember?

Spock: Jim .... your name is Jim.

James T. Kirk: Yes. [last lines]

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ( Paramount Pictures , 1984 ) is the third feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series . It is a direct sequel to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , and has a similar feel, although often with a lighter, more humorous touch.

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(He is interrupted by a big black guy)

(McCoy tries and fails to perform the Vulcan Neck Pinch. The officer is unimpressed)

[The Enterprise explodes, killing the boarding party]

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Released in 1985, much has been made about  Star Trek III: The Search for Spock  as a failed film, or at least, a film that did not live up to its predecessor. How could it? 

Comparing  The Wrath of Khan  to  The Search for Spock  is like comparing Michael Jackson’s most significant album (and some may argue, the greatest pop-rock album of all time) “ Thriller ” to its follow up, “ Bad .” That first album sold a bajillion copies, had some of the most outstanding singles — “Billy Jean,” Human Nature,” “Beat It,” and even gave us an event video which is played on Halloween to this day. He even had a duet with a Beatle. 

A few years later, Jackson gave us “Bad.” This follow-up to the top-selling record of all time was bound to fail. Sure, you got “Smooth Criminal,” “Man in the Mirror,” “The Way You Make Me Feel,” and, of course, “Bad.” But unlike “Thriller,” this one did not set sales records. Jackson was already the top pop star globally and had nowhere to go but number two. He tried to match the duet with Paul McCartney on “Thriller” with a duet with Prince on “Bad.” Unfortunately, the Purple One declined the offer.

What fans got was a B+ effort from Jackson. “Bad” would have been a smash for anyone else, but for Jackson, it was a letdown. 

This is kind of like The Search for Spock . Many older Treksperts out there like to point out the corners that writer and producer Harve Bennet cut when creating this one. They point out the fact that the Romulans have the Bird of Prey — not the Klingons. They make a big deal over the pile of crap in the back of the smugglers’ ship and a bunch of other stuff.

I will grant them that the graphics aboard the  U.S.S. Excelsior  was awful (and they were), but I saw  The Search for Spock  on Laserdisc at a friend’s house around 1988. And I loved it! Sorry for all those who like to watch movies to point out errors; I really enjoyed The Search for Spock  back then and still do today. I actually wish Paramount would re-release the film for its 40th anniversary in theaters. Then they could fix the terrible graphics aboard the  Excelsior .

All that said, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock  was released on June 1, 1984. With a budget of $16 million, the film grossed $87 million.

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The film begins with a quick recap of the final few minutes of Spock’s life from  The Wrath of Khan . This allowed those few fans who hadn’t see Star Trek II to get all caught up. After that, we hear from Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) himself. As he details in his personal log, the  U.S.S. Enterprise  is patched up from its battle with Khan and is headed back to Earth. 

Kirk’s son, David Marcus (Merritt Butrick) and Saavik (Robin Curtis), have stayed behind on the Genesis Planet to conduct research. 

NOTE:  As is often talked about, Saavik was recast between  TWOK  and The Search for Spock because Kirstie Alley did not want to return to the role. She was replaced by Robin Curtis, who did a fine job but was not as loved as Alley, who went on to star on  Cheers  and the  Look Who’s Talking  films. I bet it would be cool to see Saavik return to Trek… on Picard , maybe? 

Anyhow, Kirk also said that most of the trainee crew had been reassigned.

Saavik (Robin Curtis) and David Marcus (Merritt Butrick). Courtesy of Paramount

“ Enterprise  feels like a house where all the children are gone,” said Kirk. He also talked about how he left “the noblest part” of himself on the new planet (Spock). 

As they cruised back toward Earth, Lt. Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) announced that Starlet had not acknowledged their requests for more information about the Genesis situation. Kirk ordered Scotty to “automate” the ship so they could presumably take the  Enterprise  back to the Genesis Planet for support… or something. 

Montgomery “Scotty” Scott (James Doohan) also said that he’d need eight weeks to finish the Enterprise’s refit. Then he backtracked and said that he’d get it done in just two weeks. 

“Mr. Scott, have you always multiplied your repair estimates by a factor of four?” Kirk asked.

“Certainly, sir,” replied Scott. “How else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker?”

“Your reputation is secure, Scotty,” said Kirk. As Kirk turned to leave the bridge, a young cadet (actor Phil Morris) asked if there would be a reception for the crew by Starfleet when they pulled into dock. 

“A hero’s welcome?” asked Kirk. “Well god knows there should be. This time we paid for the party with our dearest blood.”

Kirk stepped onto the turbolift and signed.

Meanwhile, we join a small smuggling ship (a very cool creation by the team at Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) known internally as the “Merchant Man”) as they wait to meet someone deep in space. The two human pilots on the ship asked where “he was.” The Klingon female aboard the ship told them that “he” had been there for some time.

The Klingon woman, Valkris (Cathie Shirriff), hailed the mysterious ship.

“Commander Kruge, this is Valkris,” and then started to speak in Klingon. A voice responded to Valkris, telling her well-done. 

At that, a Klingon Bird of Prey appeared above the small ship. 

NOTE:  As pointed out before, the Romulans were supposed to be the ones with the Birds of Prey, but the Klingons got them too, thanks to some changes in  the The Search for Spock  story. Apparently, Commander Kruge was supposed to be aboard a stolen Romulan ship and not a Klingon one. The script called for Kruge to terrorize his own people with this superior Romulan ship. Instead, Harve Bennett and others switched it back to being a Klingon ship. Director Leonard Nimoy approved the Klingon “Bird of Prey” design, and no one thought to change it. 

The Bird of Prey and the Merchant Man ship. Courtesy of Paramount

Commander Kruge (Christopher Lloyd) responded back to Valkris (in Klingon) to load the Genesis information into the computer and transmit it. She said that she watched it, and Kruge told her, “that’s too bad.” He said that she’d be remembered with honor. Then the Klingon ship swung around and blasted the smuggler’s ship out of the sky. 

NOTE:  It was for this film that Marc Okrand developed Klingon into an existing language. Before this point, the only Klingon used was by James Doohan and  Star Trek: The Motion Picture  producer Jon Povill, and that was extremely limited. Okrand even wrote a Klingon dictionary and serves on many Trek projects to this day, including  Star Trek: Discovery . 

Beside Kruge’s chair on this Klingon ship was a dragon-like dog. Kruge ordered one of his crew to feed the creature. You can read more about the “monster dog” here . 

Later, the Enterprise returned “home” to Space Dock (which was based on an original design by Andrew Probert , which Roddenberry called the “Space Office Structure”). As they cruised in, the crew observed the  U.S.S. Excelsior , which was supposed to be the newest vessel in Starfleet. Mr. Sulu (George Takei) noted that it had “trans-warp drive.” Scotty was not impressed.

The U.S.S. Excelsior. Courtesy of Paramount

“Aye, and if my grandmother had wheels, she’d be a wagon,” said Mr. Scott. 

NOTE:  The  U.S.S. Excelsior  was to be the next great ship but could not be too fancy to overshadow the  Enterprise  too much. According to the special features on The Search for Spock blu-ray, ILM designer Bill George said he designed the  Excelsior  as if created by a Japanese firm. He took hints from Japanese industrial design to create this new style of starship, which appeared in five Trek films,  The Next Generation ,  Deep Space Nine,  and many other places.

As the damaged and scarred  Enterprise  floated inside the massive hanger, Starlet personnel watched in awe. One notable person was Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney), a veteran of many memorable  Original Series  episodes.

As Sulu connected the ship to the mooring systems, Chekov (Walter Koenig) reported that someone had broken into Mr. Spock’s quarters. Kirk ordered them sealed, so he was not too happy to hear this. He ran down there, and a shadowy figure said that he needed help.

“Jim… help me,” said the man. “You left me on Genesis. Why did you do that? Help me …”

Kirk grabbed the intruder and wheeled him into the light. It was Dr. Leonard McCoy (DeForrest Kelly)!

“Help me, Jim,” said McCoy. “Take me home. Climb the steps of Mount Seleya.”

“Bones, Mount Seleya is on Vulcan,” said Kirk. “We’re home — on Earth!”

“Remember…” said McCoy before he passed out in Kirk’s arms. 

“Uhura! Get the medics down here!” Kirk called. “Get them now!”

Soon, Commander Starfleet Marrow (Robert Hooks) boarded the Enterprise for an inspection. He told the crew that they’d done remarkable service, and they would all get extended shore duty, except Scotty. The latter would report to the  Excelsior  as the new captain of engineering.

“With all appreciation, sir, I’d prefer to supervise the refit of  Enterprise ,” said Scott.

Marrow said that there would be no refit of  Enterprise . Kirk protested, saying that they wanted to take the ship back to Genesis. Marrow said that was out of the question. He told them the politics of Genesis made going back too controversial. He banned them from talking about the project with anyone. 

Aboard the Klingon ship, Kruge and two of his officers watched the Genesis presentation, now narrated by Admiral Kirk. This was changed from  Star Trek II , which featured Carol Marcus (Bibi Besch) as narrator, most likely a cost-saving move.

Kruge demanded thoughts from his lieutenants on what they saw. Torg (Stephen Liska) said, “great power to control… dominate.” Maltz (John Larroquette) said, “impressive… they can make planets.” Kruge dismissed Maltz and told Torg that they would go to Genesis to “act in the preservation of our race.” He said they would seize the power of the weapon.

The Klingons look at the Genesis information. Courtesy of Paramount

Meanwhile, the  U.S.S. Grissom  (NCC-638),a science vessel, orbited the Genesis Planet. Captain Esteban (Phillip R. Allen) was in command. David and Saavik scanned the planet’s surface.

NOTE:  The  Grissom  was named after U.S. astronaut Gus Grissom, one of the original Mercury astronauts. Grissom was killed in a training accident while preparing for the Apollo missions. The ship was a science vessel and categorized as an Oberth-class ship. 

They found all sorts of temperature and topical variance on the planet’s surface. They were “fascinated” by what they had seen. But one thing that set everything a-kilter was a torpedo tube on the surface. 

David speculated that the tube was from Captain Spock’s burial. “Gravity was in flux… it must have soft-landed,” he said. Esteban radioed back to Starfleet to update them on what they’d found. Then the scanners detected a life form. 

David wanted to beam up the “animal life form,” but Esteban cited Starfleet policy instead. Saavik asked permission for her and David to beam down. Esteban was non-committal.

“Captain, we’ll take the risk,” said David. “We’ve got to find out what is down there.”

“Or whom,” added Saavik. 

NOTE:  I looked up some advertising about Star Trek III, wondering if they were teasing Spock in the ads. If you look at this one below, you’ll see that they were not. The clips used in this ad were very dramatic… and there was no Spock. I wondered because all of these little hints through the film keep the viewer guessing. 

This ad by Taco Bell ruined everything, though. What a spoiler, Taco Bell!

Back on Earth, Kirk and the rest of the bridge crew got together at the captain’s apartment to drink to “absent friends.” Sulu asked Kirk what would happen to the ship, and Kirk replied that the Enterprise would be decommissioned. Chekov asked if they’d get a new ship; again, Kirk didn’t know. Uhura asked about McCoy, and Kirk said he was resting. 

NOTE:  A lot has been said about the civilian costumes that Kirk, Uhura, Sulu, and Chekov wore (all designed by Robert Fletcher) during this scene. I immensely enjoyed them. Kirk looked incredibly relaxed in a 23rd Century jogging suit. In contrast, Uhura looked like she was going for a cross between the 80s (big shoulder pads) and Afrofuturism. Sulu wore a leather jacket with a cape. A cape! It was fantastic. Chekov got the short end of the stick. He was wearing a salmon jumpsuit. Kinda blah.

Kirk was expecting Scotty to join the party, but instead, Sarek (Mark Lenard) walked in. Kirk did look a bit shocked to see Spock’s dad. Everyone left after a brief introduction. 

Kirk and his crew. Courtesy of Paramount

“I will speak with you alone, Kirk,” said Sarek.

NOTE:  If I was Sulu or Chekov, and I was invited to the boss’ house for drinks and got kicked out by some weirdo in a robe, I would be pissed. But hey… Sarek did look pissed. 

Sarek immediately started asking Kirk a bunch of questions regarding Spock’s death and the moments that led up to it. 

“Why did you leave him on Genesis?” Sarek asked. 

Apparently, Kirk should not have left Spock’s lifeless body on that new planet. He should have brought the body back to Vulcan. Sarek said that his living spirit, known as the  Katra , was still a few things left to be done.

Sarek got frustrated with all this talking and requested to mind-meld. They did, and Sarek and Kirk talked through those last scenes of Spock’s life (as seen on  Star Trek II ). Sarek realized that Kirk never touched Spock, and there was no way to transfer the Katra. 

Kirk then took Sarek to Starfleet Headquarters to review the Enterprise’s engine room footage when Spock died. They saw the whole thing, and they saw how Spock melded with McCoy. 

Sarek, played by Mark Lenard. Courtesy of Paramount

Sarek told him that he must get Spock’s body from Genesis and bring it to Vulcan and Dr. McCoy. Only then would this be put right. 

Back at the planet, Grissom beamed David and Saavik down to the surface to investigate. They arrived in a tropical area to start their search. They found Spock’s torpedo quickly and found that the microbes on the surface of the torpedo from the  Enterprise  had evolved into fat slugs.

Saavik questioned how this could happen. David didn’t answer. He did open the torpedo and found no dead body, but only the Vulcan burial robe. The ground rumbled, and they heard a voice in the distance screaming out. They ran toward it.

Meanwhile, Kirk met the Commander of Starfleet for drinks. He tried to talk Marrow into giving him back the  Enterprise  to fulfill his duty to Sarek. He denied Kirk’s request to the  Enterprise , so Kirk said he’d hire a ship. 

“Out of the question,” said Marrow. “The council has ordered that no one but the science team goes to Genesis.”

After a few more seconds of arguing, Kirk laughed and said that he “had to try.” Marrow laughed too, and that was that. Sulu and Chekov were waiting in the restaurant lobby, and Kirk said that Marrow denied his request. But he wanted to still try. Sulu and Chekov said they’d help, and Chekov said that he’d get Dr. McCoy ready.

In another part of San Francisco, McCoy walked into a bar, which must have been seedy for the 23rd Century. People were all getting drunk, and some of them were playing video games. 

NOTE:  This scene always reminded me of a low-budget cantina from the original  Star Wars . We got to see some strange aliens and human beings in bizarre clothing, but nothing too expensive or otherworldly. This could be another scene that Paramount could use CGI to spruce up if they could make a special edition version. I won’t hold my breath.

The "alien" as played by Allen Miller. Courtesy of Paramount

Bones ordered a drink, and a crazy looking alien with huge ears (played Allen Miller). McCoy spoke with this character, trying to charter a ship to the Genesis planet. The alien said that was forbidden, and McCoy raised his voice. 

A Federation security agent (Conroy Gedeon) stopped the conversation and offered McCoy a “ride home.” McCoy tried to use the Vulcan neck pinch on the agent, but it hilariously did not work.

“You’re going to get a nice, long rest, doctor,” said the agent.

NOTE:  I realized that there was no way that this could have worked (since it was 20 years before Deep Space Nine premiered), but wouldn’t it have been cool if the “large eared alien” could have been Quark? Or perhaps a generic Ferengi would have worked too. Another idea for a special edition. I know Armin Shimerman would come back for something like this!

Back on Genesis, David and Saavik were tracking a “second life form,” which has two feet. 

On Earth, Kirk visited McCoy, who was in custody at some sort of police station. He woke McCoy and made the Vulcan hand gesture.

“How many fingers am I holding up?” Kirk asked.

“That’s not very damn funny,” said McCoy. 

NOTE:  YES, IT WAS!

Kirk gave McCoy a sedative, which was supposed to calm the doctor down for a journey. Kirk said that McCoy was suffering from a Vulcan mind-meld.

“That green-blooded son of a bitch,” said McCoy. “It’s his revenge for all those arguments he lost.”

NOTE:  Geez, these scenes are so hilarious! And this was a call back to  The Original Series  and the debates they had, usually at the end of the episodes. 

Simultaneously, Sulu burst into the station looking for Kirk, saying that the Commander of Starfleet needed to see the captain. One guard left the front desk area to retrieve Kirk, while a second stayed behind. This second guy (Doug Shanklin) let out a giant yawn, and Sulu asked him if they were keeping him awake. He stood and looked down at Sulu.

“Don’t get smart, tiny,” he said to Sulu.

In the cell with McCoy, the other guard walked in to tell Kirk that he was needed, but Kirk cold-cocked him with one punch! As Kirk walked McCoy out, Sulu told him to take the side elevator as there were agents on the way. Sulu then flipped the colossal guy, destroyed the computer, and said:

“Don’t call me tiny.”

NOTE:  What a great moment and line. 

In the elevator, Kirk called Chekov to inform the other crew members who were in on this plan. He said that the “Kobayashi Maru had set sail for the promised land.” 

Meanwhile, as Scotty was departing the  U.S.S. Excelsior  when he ran into Captain Styles (James Sikking), who said that they would be breaking some of the  Enterprise’s  speed records in the morning. Scotty was polite as he said good-night to the captain. 

Captain Styles. Courtesy of Paramount

NOTE:  At the time, Sikking was a massive television star thanks to his role on the hit show  Hill Street Blues . His small role in  Star Trek III  was a coup for the film. 

As Scotty entered the turbolift, the automated voice asked for his destination. He said, “transporter room.” The AI said, “thank you,” to which Scotty replied: “Up your shaft.” 

At the same time, Uhura was working at Old City Station transporter depot with a young lieutenant. This guy told her that he wanted excitement in his life, which she probably did not wish to because she was “winding down” her career. She didn’t like that. 

Just then, Kirk, McCoy, and Sulu walked in. With a phaser, Uhura put the lieutenant in the closet. She said that she’d meet them at the rendezvous spot and wished them well as they beamed out. It was another hilarious and well-done scene.

Aboard the  Enterprise , Scotty and Chekov were at work setting things up to go. Scotty said that the ship was almost entirely automated. Kirk said that he could not ask any more of them and told them to leave. Scotty, Sulu, and Chekov made it known that they would stay to help on this mission. 

The  Enterprise  cleared moorings and began to move out of position. Chekov reported that the Commander Starfleet ordered Kirk to return the ship, but Kirk said not to respond. 

On the  Excelsior , the crew called Styles to the bridge from his quarters. They also signaled a yellow alert. 

“Bridge, this is the captain,” said Styles. “How can you have a yellow alert in SpaceDock?”

“Sir, someone is stealing the Enterprise!”

“I’m on my way,” he said.

NOTE:  These scenes were fantastic, and James Horner’s score only made them better. 

The  Enterprise  backed out toward the doors, and Chekov announced that the  Excelsior  was powering up to pursue. The crew reported that all speeds were available to the  Excelsior , including the new TransWarp drive. Styles ordered that they follow at 1/4 impulse power. 

The terrible graphics on the displays of the Excelsior. Courtesy of Paramount

Just at the last possible second, Scotty got the space doors to open. All breathed a sigh of relief. The  Enterprise  moved away from SpaceDock, and as they did, Styles signaled directly to Kirk.

“Kirk, if you do this, you’ll never sit in the captain’s chair again,” he said. Kirk ignored the warning, and they made the jump to warp speed. Upon seeing this, Styles ordered TransWarp speed to overtake the  Enterprise . 

But, thanks to Mr. Scott, the  Excelsior  was unable to jump to warp, as he took out some of the components from the TransWarp computer drive. This was very funny, as the  Excelsior  just sputtered and did not move.

Back on Genesis, Saavik and David were in a desert area under winter conditions as they tracked the humanoid. When they finally caught up with him, they said, “yup it’s Spock.” Saavik tried to speak to him in Vulcan, but he didn’t understand. David said it was the Genesis wave that regenerated Spock. 

Saavik wanted to beam Spock up to the  Grissom , but Captain Esteban wanted Starfleet to OK it first. When the  Grissom  tried to send a message to Starfleet, they found that they were being jammed. 

Turns out it was the Klingon Bird of Prey. Kruge ordered that his gunner disable the Grissom, but instead, the Klingon shot destroyed the vessel. Kruge was enraged, saying that he wanted hostages. The gunner said it was just a “lucky shot.” Kruge used his disruptor to kill the gunner on the spot.

Torg then notified Kruge that there were life signs on the planet’s surface. As Saavik tried to contact the  Grissom , young Spock touched her face. Saavik said that the Grissom must have been destroyed, and they needed to keep moving, as the enemy would likely come after them too.

As the Enterprise sped to Genesis, Kirk asked for a scan for vessels in pursuit. McCoy responded in Spock’s voice. Everyone on the bridge was stunned. 

On Genesis, Kruge and a landing party beamed to the surface. They were attempting to find Saavik and David, who were now resting. Saavik asked David why the planet was not what he “hoped for.” He admitted that he’d used protomatter to solve specific problems with the Genesis matrix. 

“Protomatter … an unstable substance which every ethical scientist in the galaxy has denounced as dangerously unpredictable,” said Saavik.

“It was the only way to solve certain problems,” said David.

“So, like your father, you changed the rules,” she said. 

“If I hadn’t, it might have been years, or never,” he said.

“How many have paid the price for your impatience?” Saavik asked. “How many have died?”

Nearby, Kruge found Spock’s torpedo and the life forms which had evolved even more. Now they were long, slimy tentacled creatures. Kruge picked one up and killed it just as it nearly strangled him.

Kruge’s team and David experienced nightfall unbelievably fast. We learned that there must have been a moon or something orbiting Genesis because when the planet spun away from the star it orbited, something else replaced it in the sky, which reflected blue light.

NOTE:  This was never explained, and I assume that Nimoy and Harve Bennet just created this scene and took moonlight for granted. We never actually saw a moon orbiting the Genesis planet.

Saavik was caring for Spock and told David that he was aging with the planet. David said that they had hours or days before the world breaks up. She also told David that Spock would “feel the burn of Pon Farr,” which was the mating drive in Vulcan males, which they must satisfy every seven years. 

NOTE:  This was first addressed in the TOS episode “Amok Time.”

They detected Kruge on the tricorder, and David said he’d meet them. He asked for Saavik’s phaser and left. 

Back on the  Enterprise , Chekov reported that Starfleet was trying to reach the  Grissom , but there was no response. Kirk told Chekov to contact the  Grissom . Chekov got no response either.

On the planet, Spock writhed with pain and shook. Saavik started the Pon Farr rituals. 

NOTE:  We didn’t see them mate (thank goodness), and it was left up to the audiences’ imagination, but we assume that they did. Here’s what Harve Bennet’s script said about this scene:

In orbit high above the planet’s surface, the Klingon’s detected the  Enterprise . Before they were noticed, they went into cloak. As they did, Chekov swore that he saw something (the Klingon ship cloaking). Kirk began calling to the Grissom… on the surface, Saavik’s communicator played Kirk’s voice. Still, she was asleep (after her  long night  with Spock). 

The Klingons grabbed her and Spock up and forced them to walk. They tossed Saavik and Spock down next to where the now-captured David was seated. David was all beat up.

“I’ve come a long way for the power of Genesis, and what do I find?” said Kruge. “A weakling human, a Vulcan boy, and a woman.”

Kruge, as played by Christopher Lloyd. Courtesy of Paramount

Saavik tried to tell Kruge that the planet would destroy itself very soon, but he didn’t believe her. 

“You will tell me the secret of the Genesis torpedo,” Kruge told Saavik. 

“I have no knowledge,” she said.

“Then I hope pain is something you enjoy,” said Kruge. He then beamed up after learning that the  Enterprise  was approaching. Saavik and David heard Kirk’s voice over the Klingons’ communicators. They smiled.

Chekov continued to scan as Kirk called to the  Grissom . Kruge waited for the exact moment to strike; they crept closer and closer to the  Enterprise . Finally, they were so close that Kirk and Sulu could see the distortion with the naked eye. Before the Klingons could completely decloak, Mr. Scott fired two photon torpedoes. Direct hit!

The Klingons suffered damage, and most notably, Kruge’s devil dog died. They returned fire and hit the Enterprise — which was unable to raise shields.

“The automation system’s overloaded,” said Scotty. “I didn’t expect to take us into combat, you know.”

The automation system completely fried out, and neither Scotty nor Sulu had control over anything. Kirk said they were a “sitting duck.” Kruge wondered why the Enterprise hadn’t finished them off.

“They outgun us ten to one!” Kruge said.

Kirk then hailed then and tried to bluff Kruge into surrendering. Kruge called the bluff. He told Kirk that they had prisoners on the surface. Kirk asked to speak to the prisoners. Saavik spoke, saying that she and David were both there… and someone else.

“A Vulcan scientist of your acquaintance,” said Saavik.  

“Vulcan?” Kirk pondered. “Is he alive?”

“He is not himself, but he lives,” said Saavik. “He is subject to rapid aging like this unstable planet.”

The Klingons put David on the call as well, and he admitted that he screwed up the Genesis program. 

“Just don’t surrender,” said David. “Genesis doesn’t work.”

So Kirk knew Kruge meant business, he ordered that one of the prisoners be killed. The Klingons were going to kill Saavik, but David jumped in. After a struggle, the Klingon stabbed David to death.

“Admiral… David is dead,” said Saavik. Kirk stumbled back and whimpered.

“Klingon bastards — you’ve killed my son,” Kirk said. 

Kirk agreed to surrender the  Enterprise . Kruge ordered that a landing party take over their ship. Sulu said there were 12-14 Klingons on a Bird of Prey. Kirk ordered McCoy and Sulu to the transporter room. He said Chekov and Scotty had a few things to do. 

He told Kruge that on the next signal, the Klingons would beam over. 

“No tricks, Kirk!” said Kruge.

“No tricks,” said Kirk.

Kirk, Scott, and Chekov authorized the self-destruction of the  Enterprise . They signaled to the Klingons, and as they beamed over, the  Enterprise  crew beamed away. 

The Klingons scoured the empty ship. Torg called to Kruge to say the ship was abandoned and that the only thing speaking was the computer. Kruge heard the countdown, but it was too late. The Enterprise began to blow apart.

NOTE:  With the in-ship views of the destruction, viewers could see plywood blowing apart. Did they still use plywood to build ships in the 23rd Century? Ha ha!

On the surface, the crew watched at the Enterprise burned up in the atmosphere. 

“My god, Bones,” said Kirk. “What have I done?”

The Enterprise burns up in the atmosphere as her crew watched. Courtesy of Paramount

“What you had to do… what you always do,” said McCoy. “Turn death into a fighting chance to live.”

Using a tricorder, Sulu reported that the planet core was unstable. He did locate the life signs of the Klingons, Saavik, and Spock. 

Speaking of them, Spock started aging rapidly again. His face began to bubble and warp as the planet began to break up. Trees fell over as the ground shook and fires began raging. A Klingon tried to stand Spock up, but the Vulcan tossed him 20 yards away. Saavik and the other Klingon watched Spock’s face deform.

As this happened, Kirk and company found Saavik. Kirk shot the Klingon and asked McCoy to look at Spock. Kirk walked over to David’s body and laid his jacket upon it.

Saavik said that David gave his life to save hers and Spock’s. McCoy noted that Spock was suffering from rapid aging and that he had all of Spock’s “marbles.” Saavik said that the only thing that could be done was to get Spock off the planet. 

Kirk found a Klingon communicator on the ground. He picked it up and called to Kruge. 

“Sorry about your crew, but as we say on Earth… c’est la vie,” Kirk said. He then told Kruge that he had the secret of Genesis, but to get the mystery, he’d need to beam them up. 

Kruge beamed down with his disruptor pointed at Kirk. He ordered Kirk to drop his weapons and that Kirk stand aside. He called to Maltz to beam up everyone except Spock. Kirk said he ought to beam Spock up as well, but Kruge said he would not — because Kirk wanted it.

They negotiated for a bit, and eventually, it devolved into a classic Kirk hand to hand battle. Many cool things happen (just watch — you’ll see), and Kirk finally won the fight. He used the communicator to beam both he and Spock up to the Klingon ship. 

When he got up there, Scotty and the others had taken over. It took them a while to figure out how to fly the ship, but eventually, they got it. They got away right before the planet exploded.

On the ship, McCoy told the sleeping Spock that he missed the Vulcan… something he thought he’d never say.

When they arrived on Vulcan, Uhura and Sarek were waiting for them. The crew presented Spock to the Vulcan High Priestess T’Lar (played by Dame Judith Anderson). Sarek asked her to transfer the Katra from McCoy to Spock. She said that hadn’t been done in millennia. 

The Vulcan High Priestess T’Lar, played by Dame Judith Anderson. Courtesy of Paramount

NOTE:  This whole setting looked like “Amok Time” done with a much higher budget. It looked great — from the costumes to the ceremonial tables and gongs, to the ears — everything was a believable upgrade to the TOS series. Well done!

She took them both and stood on a stage above everyone else. McCoy and Spock laid on tables, and she touched their foreheads. A long time passed, and eventually, Sarek walked McCoy off the stage. McCoy said he was “alright.”

Sarek thanked Kirk. Kirk said he had to do it, or else he would have lost his own soul. 

Eventually, Spock stood and walked off the platform. He was wearing a long hooded robe, which covered his face. Spock walked past Kirk at first, then paused and came back. He looked at all of the crew, one at a time. He then looked at Kirk and said:

“You came back for me,” said Spock to Kirk.

“You would have done the same for me,” said Kirk.

Why would you do this?” Spock asked.

“Because the needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many,” said Kirk. Spock looked down and walked a few steps. He then turned back and said:

“I have been and always shall be your friend.”

 “Yes, Spock!” said Kirk. 

He then began to ask about the  Enterprise . Kirk told him that Spock saved them all. 

“Jim. Your name is Jim,” said Spock, who then turned to McCoy. The doctor smiled and tapped his temple. The rest of the crew surrounded Spock, and everyone smiled.

The film ended, and audiences saw “… and the adventure continues..” on the screen. Which set us up for yet another  Star Trek  sequel. 

TREK REPORT SUPPLEMENTAL:

Another good one. Like I said when I started this review, it’s almost too much to ask for a sequel to stand up to one of the very best films of the genre. But  Star Trek III  was pretty darn good. I enjoyed the heist, the battle scenes with the ships, humans, and Klingons. In fact, I think the fight between Kruge and Kirk was something that was missing from the previous film — as Shatner and Ricardo Montalban (Khan) never appeared on set together. So there was no big fight between Kirk and Khan. 

Without Spock on the screen, the others got more lines, like Scotty, Sulu, and Chekov. That was nice as well. 

I think Star Trek III was a great second act in a three-act story. This may not have been planned in advance, but it worked out nicely. 

RATING: 4 out of 5

William Shatner DeForest Kelley

CO-STARRING James Doohan George Takei Walter Koenig Nichelle Nichols

ALSO STARRING

Mark Lenard … as Sarek Merritt Butrick … as David

SPECIAL APPEARANCE Dame Judith Anderson

INTRODUCING Robin Curtis … as Lt. Saavik

Christopher Lloyd … as Kruge

Executive Consultant … Gene Roddenberry Music Composed by … James Horner Associate Producer … Ralph Winter Edited by … Robert F. Shugrue Art Director … John E. Chilberg II Director of Photography … Charles Correll, ASC Executive Producer … Gary Nardino

Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry

Written and Produced by Harve Bennett

Directed by Leonard Nimoy

ALSO STARRING James B. Sikking Allan Miller

and as Spock

Carl Steven Vadia Potenza Stephen Manley Joe W. Davis Leonard Nimoy

Unit Production … Manager Michael R Schoenbrun First Assistant Director … John Hockridge Second Assistant Director … Ken Stringer Costume Designer … Robert Fletcher

Camera Operator … David Nowell, S.O.C. First Assistant Cameraman … Robert A. Torres Second Assistant Cameraman … Alfredo R. Sepulveda Second Camera Operator … Michael Scott S.O.C. 2Nd Assistant, 2nd Camera … Norman E. Parker Sound Mixer … Gene S. Cantamessa, C.A.S. Boom Operator … Raul A. Bruce Utility … Jack Wolpa

Men’s Wardrobe Supervisor … James Linn Women’s Wardrobe Supervisor … Agnes G. Henry Wardrobe … Jean Merrick, Dan Bronson, Joseph Markham

Special Makeup Appliances created by … The Burman Studio

Makeup Artists … Wes Dawn, James Kail, James L. Mccoy Hairstylist … Silvia Abascal Additional Hairstylists … Paul Abascal, Carol O’Connell Script Supervisor … Lily La Cava Chief Lighting Technician … Norm Glasser Best Boy … “Big” Ed Cooper, Ed Reilly Key Grip … Dennis Harper 2nd Company Grip … Clarence Ebert Dolly Grips … Jon Falkengren Tom Sawyer Set Decorator … Tom Pedigo Property Master … Joe Longo Assistant Property … Ronald E. Greenwood Lead Man … Jerry Kobold Swing Gang … Charlie Russo, Ron Galloway

Special Effects Supervisor … Bob Dawson Special Effects … Rocky Gehr, Thomas R. Homsher, Dennis K. Petersen, Tony Vandenecker Peter G. Evangelatos

Construction Coordinator … Lynn Price Construction Foreman … Scott Goodale Paint Foreman … Ed Charnock, Jr. Standby Painter … Dennis C. Ivanjack Illustrator … Tom Lay Set Designers … Cameron Birnie, Blake Russell

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Actor James Doohan Dies Star Trek's Scotty was 85

Redmond, WA – Actor James Doohan, best known as Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery “Scotty” Scott, the chief engineer of the starship Enterprise on the sci-fi series Star Trek , died on Wednesday, July 20. Doohan, who was 85, passed at his home in Redmond, Washington, due to complications from pneumonia and Alzheimer’s Disease.

The inspiration for the enduring catch phrase “Beam me up, Scotty,” Doohan’s Scottish-accented character was one of the mainstays of the original Star Trek , along with William Shatner’s Capt. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy’s Mr. Spock and DeForest Kelley’s Dr. McCoy.

Doohan, whom many assumed to be a Scot due to his rich burr on the series, was actually a native of Canada. He was born March 3, 1920, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and grew up in Sarnia, Ontario.

Although his exploits were earthbound rather than intergalactic, Doohan demonstrated admirable courage and experienced more than his share of danger as a soldier during World War II. On D-Day, June 6, 1944, while serving in the Royal Canadian Artillery, he landed on Juno Beach in Normandy. While crossing a minefield, he and his unit were attacked by German machine-gun fire. During the onslaught, Doohan was shot several times in the leg, the middle finger of his right hand was blown off and he survived a bullet to the chest when it struck a silver cigarette case that had been given to him by his brother. Years later, Doohan was one of many WWII veterans to publicly thank director Steven Spielberg for his unflinching depiction of the Normandy invasion in the opening sequence of the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan .

Upon his return from the war, Doohan enrolled in a drama class in Toronto and eventually earned a scholarship to the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where he studied along with Leslie Nielsen, Tony Randall and Richard Boone. In the 1950s he began appearing on television and built a reputation as a versatile character actor with a facility for accents, a gift that led to the creation of his most memorable role.

According to his manager, Steve Stevens, Doohan auditioned for Star Trek in several European accents before the show’s creator, Gene Roddenberry, asked him what nationality he thought best suited the part. “He said, ‘It’s got to be a Scotsman,’” Stevens once recalled.

Prior to being cast on Star Trek , Doohan was a frequent TV guest star, appearing in such series as Bonanza , Gunsmoke , The Twilight Zone and Bewitched . In the years following Start Trek ’s cancellation, he continued to act in television on shows such as Fantasy Island , Magnum, P.I . and MacGyver . He also appeared in several Star Trek feature films, including Star Trek: The Motion Picture , Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan , Star Trek III: The Search for Spock , Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home , Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country . His other feature films include Test Pilot and Man in the Wilderness . His last performance was in this year’s horror thriller Skinwalker: Curse of the Shaman .

Doohan, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last year, was married three times. He and his first wife, Judy Doohan, had four children. He had two children by his second marriage to Anita Yagel. Both marriages ended in divorce. In 1974, he married Wende Braunberger, with whom he had three children—Eric, Thomas and Sarah, who was born in 2000, when Doohan was 80.

Shortly after Doohan’s passing, it was announced that his wife intended to send some of his ashes into outer space, as was done for Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry upon his death in 1991.

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[ Ed. note: This piece contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 10, “Hegemony.”]

Great Scott! In this week’s season finale of Strange New Worlds , Star Trek ’s most beloved miracle worker finally arrives aboard the USS Enterprise. During a rescue mission on the border of the Gorn Hegemony, Captain Pike and his crew encounter the lone survivor of another Starfleet vessel, the talented and loquacious Lt. Junior Grade Montgomery Scott, who joins the effort to save a group of human colonists from an ongoing massacre.

Scotty’s debut on the show (the earliest TV appearance in the character’s personal chronology) was an unadvertised surprise, but not a total shock, as Strange New Worlds used its previous season finale to unveil Paul Wesley as the new James Kirk . What makes young Scotty a particularly sweet treat, however, is that for the first time, he’s being performed by an actual Scot: Martin Quinn has finally endowed the engineer with a convincing Scottish accent.

Martin Quinn as Scotty, making a confused face while Anson Mount as Captain Pike stands in the background.

But before we criticize him a bit, let’s pay proper respect to the late James Doohan, who originated the role on Star Trek: The Original Series back in 1966. Doohan essentially created Montgomery Scott himself, having been brought in to audition for a then-unnamed role as the Chief Engineer of the USS Enterprise by James Goldstone, director of the show’s second pilot episode.

According to Marc Cushman’s exhaustive multi-book reference guide These Are The Voyages , Doohan tried a variety of different accents for the character, and when series creator Gene Roddenberry asked which accent sounded best for an engineer, Doohan selected Scottish, citing Scotland’s history of naval innovation. Doohan was also permitted to name the character, and in the years that followed, “Scotty” became American television’s most famous man from Braveheart Country.

The trouble is, if you ask any true Scottish person, they’ll tell you that Doohan’s accent is laughable. Though Doohan learned it firsthand during World War II while serving alongside a soldier from Aberdeen, it’s widely mocked for its inaccuracy, and can frequently be found on lists of the worst Scottish accents in TV and film history . The Scotsman ’s David McLean called it “the Dick Van Dyke of Scottish accents,” in reference to the American comedian’s infamously awful attempt at a Cockney accent in Mary Poppins . On the other side of the pond, however, few Americans knew any better: Doohan says he was turned down for multiple roles in the 1970s because casting directors weren’t looking for a Scot.

Despite Doohan’s goofy accent, many Scots still took a liking to the jolly engineer. As foreign as the idea may seem in Trek’s native United States, positive representation for Scots has never been a given in the broader landscape of British television. In 2020, a survey of BBC viewers found that no single demographic — across nationality, race, class, gender, and sexual orientation — was more dissatisfied with their depiction on the network than Scots.

When Star Trek first arrived in the UK in 1969, Montgomery Scott was a relatively textured and dignified “Aberdeen pub-crawler.” He’s a consummate professional, often seen in command of the Enterprise, and adored by all. He enjoys a drink, but he’s not a drunk. He’s a flirt, but not a cad. Scottish audiences were so enamored that, upon James Doohan’s death in 2005, four different towns declared themselves the “future birthplace” of Montgomery Scott, each citing a different piece of non-canonical provenance. When Doohan’s son Chris visited one of the claimants, Linlithgow, the town provost told him that Scotty’s phony accent was, in fact, “one of the things they loved about him.”

However, when English actor Simon Pegg was cast as the new Scotty in J.J. Abrams’ 2009 feature film reboot, Scottish Trekkies were far less forgiving. Pegg based his take on Scotty’s lilt on his own father-in-law, who hails from Glasgow, but that didn’t prevent fans from voicing their strong negative reactions when the film’s first trailers were released.

Simon Pegg as Scotty in Star Trek (2009) spreads his arms in a questioning gesture, sitting in warm clothing at a cluttered desk.

While Pegg’s accent is certainly closer to the mark than Doohan’s was, the audience’s standards for a major motion picture in the 21st century were significantly higher. The performance fell victim to a common criticism of Hollywood Scottish accents, that being a lack of playable local identity, though this could be a consequence of Abrams asking Pegg to dial the accent back so an international audience could understand him.

More than a decade later, Strange New Worlds has gone where no Star Trek has gone before — the actual Scotland — to recruit 29-year-old Martin Quinn. Born in Paisley and trained at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Quinn has no previous North American productions on his résumé , though American viewers might recognize him from a bit part on the Netflix hit Derry Girls . Quinn makes a charming Star Trek debut, and even a clueless American listener (such as myself) can immediately detect the difference between the typical “Hollywood” Scots accent and the real deal.

Will his performance pass muster for Scottish viewers, and finally put to rest what part of the country Montgomery Scott calls home? Has even this accent been sanded down to better relate to American audiences, but to an extent only detectable by native speakers? Or, could it be that Strange New Worlds has really worked out the last bug in the man who can fix anything?

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Boss Discusses [SPOILER]'s Debut in Season 2 Finale

The Season 2 finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds introduces another central character from the beloved 1960s original series.

The following contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 10, "Hegemony," now streaming on Paramount+.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds co-showrunner and executive producer Henry Alonso Myers has opened up about introducing their take on fan-favorite character Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the Season 2 finale.

Scotty appeared midway through "Hegemony," the Paramount+ series' Season 2 finale, which saw the Enterprise crew helping a colony under attack by the Gorn. Speaking with TVLine , Myers explained how Scotty's cameo in the Season 2 finale came to be. "We've been talking about him for a while as a general idea," he revealed. "As we were going into the finale, it suddenly became a weird, rare opportunity to introduce him for a lot of different reasons. What we’d like to do with the characters [from the original Star Trek series]… We don’t meet our understanding of who they are in that series, we meet who they are before. They don’t know who they will be, and they aren’t that person yet. They have some stuff to go through."

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The Season 2 finale isn't actually the first time Scotty has appeared on Strange New Worlds . The character's voice was previously heard in the Season 1 finale, played by Matt Wolf. However, in "Hegemony," the role is played by Martin Quinn, who is of Scottish origin. "We also had a great opportunity to cast someone who’s from Scotland," noted Myers, "who can do that Scotty, but also who can go through all of the things that we want to see him go through before he becomes the person that we know." In the original Star Trek series and movies, Scotty was portrayed by Canadian actor James Doohan.

Scotty Will Return in Strange New Worlds Season 3

Myers also confirmed that Quinn will return as Scotty in the upcoming third season of Strange New Worlds , which was recently delayed indefinitely due to the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes . Season 3 of Strange New Worlds will continue to follow Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise as they explore new worlds throughout the galaxy about a decade before the events of Star Trek: The Original Series .

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In addition to Strange New Worlds Season 3, Paramount+ is in post-production on the fifth and final season of Star Trek Discovery , which will be released in early 2024. A young adult series set at Starfleet Academy and the fifth season of the animated series Lower Decks are also in development as is Section 31 , an upcoming movie starring Michelle Yeoh as her Discovery character Empress Georgiou. Meanwhile, Star Trek fans continue campaigning for a Picard legacy series that would follow the children of The Next Generation cast.

The first two seasons of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds are streaming on Paramount+.

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Coming on May 28 , the  Star Trek III Steelbook will feature the 2021 remastered edition of the film on both 4K and Blu-ray disc, with outer artwork based upon the ‘Crystal Spock’ teaser poster and using the original title treatment styling. A transparent slipcover (with title treatment,  Enterprise , and Klingon Bird of Prey) protects the Steelbook artwork.

The interior highlights the Enterprise arriving at Spacedock in the early moments of the film, and the back cover features the Enterprise crew watching their starship burn up above the Genesis Planet.

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Walmart is also offering a special version of the Star Trek III  Steelbook, an exclusive edition that comes with a  Star Trek III mini theatrical key art poster and a booklet featuring the teaser poster.

Preorders are open for this Steelbook now at Walmart and at Barnes & Noble ; the Amazon product page can be found here (with preorders not yet available as of this writing).

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Aside from the three Kelvin Timeline films, the only other standalone Star Trek film Steelbook release came in 2015 when  The Wrath of Khan got a Best Buy exclusive in the United States. The Search for Spock last received the Steelbook treatment back in 2016, when the ten Original Series and  Next Generation films each got a   Star Trek 50th Anniversary Blu-ray release.

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'Star Trek III: The Search for Spock' Gets 40th Anniversary Steelbook This Spring

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  • Celebrate Star Trek III' s 40th anniversary with a new Steelbook edition featuring original teaser poster artwork and a 4K restoration.
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With its 40th anniversary around the corner, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is coming to stores in a new Steelbook edition. TrekCore.com reports that several online retailers are now offering preorders for the Steelbook edition of the film, which will be available later this year. The new case features the artwork of a spectral Spock that decorated the film's original teaser posters, while the interior artwork features the film's most shocking moment; the destruction of the original USS Enterprise . The disc inside will feature a 4K restoration of the original film; additional special features have yet to be revealed. Walmart is also offering an exclusive edition of the film that will come with a poster of the film's key art and an exclusive booklet.

First released in the summer of 1984, The Search for Spock was the third film to reunite the original Star Trek cast, including William Shatner , Leonard Nimoy , DeForest Kelley , Nichelle Nichols , George Takei , James Doohan , and Walter Koenig . It was Nimoy's directorial debut, and forms a loose trilogy with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home .

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Following Spock's seeming self-sacrifice at the end of Wrath of Khan , his body was laid to rest on the Genesis Planet, a world in the process of being terraformed by advanced technology. However, before dying, Spock placed his psychic essence inside Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (Kelley), and it needs to be reunited with its body. Unfortunately, the Genesis Planet has been declared off-limits by the Federation, so Captain James T. Kirk (Shatner) and his crew have to steal the Enterprise to get there. Kirk's son, David Marcus ( Merritt Butrick ) and his Vulcan ally, Saavik ( Robin Curtis , replacing Wrath of Khan 's Kirstie Alley ) are already on Genesis with a research team, and find themselves in deadly danger when rogue Klingon warlord Kruge ( Christopher Lloyd ) seeks the power of Genesis for himself. To resurrect his lost friend, Kirk may have to sacrifice everything he holds dear...

The Search for Spock was a success for Paramount, although with a gross of $87 million USD on a $16 million budget, it grossed less than Wrath of Khan or Voyage Home . Although reviews at the time were mixed, it has subsequently become viewed as an exception to the "rule" that odd-numbered Star Trek movies are disappointing, while even-numbered ones are good.

The Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Steelbook is available for preorder now at a variety of online retailers , and will be released on May 28. Check out the artwork below and stay tuned to Collider for future updates. In the meantime, you can stream Star Trek III: The Search for Spock on Max in the U.S.

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Kirk’s first star trek: tos enemy gary mitchell explained.

Kirk's former best friend on the USS Enterprise, Lt. Commander Gary Mitchell became the Captain's first enemy in Star Trek: The Original Series.

  • Gary Lockwood played Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell in "Where No Man Has Gone Before," the second pilot episode of Star Trek: The Original Series.
  • Mitchell's transformation from friend to enemy reflects the show's early dynamics.
  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds may provide an opportunity for Mitchell's character to be explored further in the franchise.

Gary Lockwood starred as Lieutenant Gary Mitchell in the second pilot episode of Star Trek: The Original Series , "Where No Man Has Gone Before." Assigned as helmsman to the USS Enterprise under Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), Mitchell's friendly and accessible countenance allowed for a good relationship with his fellow crew members and echoed Kirk's preference for a more casual command style and atmosphere as standard. Lockwood's prior casting in the television series The Lieutenant by the show's creator and producer Gene Roddenberry led directly to Lockwood's role as Gary Mitchell on Roddenberry's next project, Star Trek .

Star Trek 's successful second pilot , "Where No Man Has Gone Before," saw Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell slowly develop extraordinary powers when the Enterprise pierced an energy barrier at the galaxy's edge. The crossing inadvertently triggered Mitchell's unusually high ESP readings and transitioned him from popular crew member to cold, ruthless threat. As Kirk struggled between his loyalties to Mitchell and his crew, Gary's growing psionic powers led to murder, increasing disdain, and ultimately his undoing at the hands of Kirk and the similarly-affected Dr. Elizabeth Dehner (Sally Kellerman). Lockwood's performance as the unfortunate, friendly Starfleet helmsman offers a sympathetic insight into Kirk's first Star Trek foe .

The episode title, "Where No Man Has Gone Before," is also the final phrase in Star Trek' s opening voice-over sequence.

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Besides his professional role on the early USS Enterprise , Lt. Commander Gary Mitchell also had a personal tie to the ship. Prefixing Kirk's later multi-decade close friendship with fellow Enterprise officer Commander Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Gary Mitchell was Captain Kirk's best friend . Mitchell and Kirk first met in the 2250s, cementing a friendship following Mitchell's later admission to Starfleet Academy. In "Where No Man Has Gone Before," Mitchell comments that upperclassmen had warned him that " in Lieutenant Kirk's class you either think or sink ." The easy camaraderie and convincing performances by Lockwood and Shatner imbue the episode with care and affection, heightening the galling sense of loss at the episode's tragic end.

The easy camaraderie and convincing performances by Lockwood and Shatner imbue the episode with care and affection.

Born John Gary Yurosek, Gary Lockwood initially worked as a stunt cowboy in Hollywood before breaking into acting. Best known for his roles as Gary Mitchell in Star Trek and Frank Poole in 2001: A Space Odyssey , Lockwood enjoyed a successful career in film and television. Lockwood's roles saw him working alongside Hollywood greats such as Stanley Kubrick, Jane Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Basil Rathbone, and Elvis Presley, with television credits including The Lieutenant , Perry Mason , Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Simon & Simon, Charlie's Angels, TJ Hooker (with William Shatner), Starsky & Hutch, and Murder, She Wrote .

Besides Gary Lockwood, several other Star Trek: The Original Series regulars appeared in Gene Roddenberry's The Lieutenant - including Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Leonard Nimoy, and Majel Barrett.

Gary Mitchell Can Appear In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Star trek: strange new worlds began filming for season 3 in december 2023..

A direct spin-off of Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds follows the adventures of the USS Enterprise under the command of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount). Star Trek: Strange New Worlds explores the years before Captain Kirk's command in Star Trek: The Original Series . Strange New Worlds season 3 is currently in production, with the prequel having already slowly introduced several (younger) TOS characters, including Lt. Spock (Ethan Peck), Ensign Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding), Lt. Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (Martin Quinn), and Lieutenant James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley),

Strange New Worlds season 3 could introduce the younger Gary Mitchell and further develop his friendship with Kirk.

Gary Mitchell's story ended abruptly in Star Trek' s second pilot, with the character exiting the show buried under a giant rock on Delta Vega. However, Paul Wesley's Lieutenant Kirk serving as First Officer of the USS Farragut, Strange New Worlds season 3 could introduce the younger Gary Mitchell and further develop his friendship with Kirk. Strange New Worlds may even depict away missions where, on Dimorus, for instance, Gary took a poisonous dart intended for Kirk . Gary Mitchell's potential return could allow for added depth to his character, making him more well-rounded and his Star Trek fate more tragic.

Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds are available for streaming on Paramount+.

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10 Star Trek Next Generation Guest Appearances That Changed TNG

T hough the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation became as iconic and legendary as any in the universe, the guest stars changed the show for the better. Longtime fans wanted to take part in the new show set in Gene Roddenberry's universe. Legacy actors helped to make The Next Generation feel connected more completely to The Original Series .

While there are too many wonderful guest appearances to list in a single sitting, Star Trek: The Next Generation was changed for the better by some of them. These stars created fun behind-the-scenes legends, gave depth to the characters or, perhaps most importantly, gave closure to longtime stories. Below are some of the most influential guest stars on The Next Generation that elevated the series in unexpected ways.

Legendary Rockstar Mick Fleetwood Played a Fish-Man

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Fleetwood Mac is one of the most significant rock groups of the 20th Century, both for their enduring music and notorious in-band drama. Mick Fleetwood was a hugely important part of the group, but he was also a massive Trekkie. When news hit that Gene Roddenberry was restarting Star Trek , he wanted to appear in it. Despite being famous and recognizable, almost no one knew he was in the show until the credits.

Mick Fleetwood appeared in a cameo role in the Season 2 episode "Manhunt," as an Antedian dignitary. New to the universe at the time, this species were essentially "fish-people." Fleetwood wore heavy prosthetic makeup on his full face and even had to shave his beard for the role. According to The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, Fleetwood remained friends with Gene Roddenberry, with eventual Star Trek: Deep Space Nine showrunner Ira Steven Behr saying he saw the rockstar walking around Roddenberry's Halloween party in a Starfleet uniform.

Michelle Phillips Played a Former Girlfriend of Jean-Luc Picard

Appeared in "we'll always have paris".

Michelle Phillips is another 20th Century music icon who co-wrote the legendary song "California Dreamin'" as part of The Mamas & The Papas. During the late 1980s she was frequently acting on television as a regular on Knots Landing . Michelle Phillips' guest appearance in Season 1 of Star Trek: TNG was one of the first signs Captain Jean-Luc Picard had a life before the show.

Phillips played Jenice Manheim, the wife of a scientist trying to access the multiverse. She first met Picard during his temporary assignment in Paris, France. When he was due to leave, he stood her up rather than say goodbye. This established Picard would always choose Starfleet over love. They both got some closure, before she returned to the planet with her husband to continue the experiments.

Kirsten Dunst Played an Emotional Role in TNG as a Child

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While not as massive as she is today, Kirsten Dunst was already a rising star when she took on a guest role for Star Trek: TNG's final season . She appeared in an episode with Majel Barrett Roddenberry's character, Lwaxana Troi, typically a comedic character. However, this was a deeply emotional episode with Dunst doing double duty as an alien child and her long-lost daughter.

Dunst's Hedril was a member of the Cairn species, who had no spoken language. The elder Troi served as an interpreter for the species. Later plagued by melancholy, Deanna Troi entered her mother's mind and encountered a psychic version of Dunst's character. It was revealed she was Kestra, Deanna's sister who died in an accident for which Lwaxana felt at fault. Later, in Picard , it's revealed Riker and Troi's surviving child is named Kestra after this sister.

David Warner Fulfilled Patrick Stewart's Childhood Dream

Appeared in "chain of command, part ii", star trek: tng's iconic 'there are four lights' episode almost didn't happen.

In Patrick Stewart's memoir Making It So , he writes about how watching David Warner perform onstage helped drive him into acting. Despite Warner's two Star Trek appearances on film, his guest spot on The Next Generation was personally important to Stewart. He wrote that Warner was the "greatest star of the British stage" and to share scenes with him was something Stewart placed "strictly within the realm of fantasy."

As Gul Madred in the two-part "Chain of Command," the two actors deliver a stunningly powerful story. Madred tortures Picard, promising him relief from pain if he says there are five lights shining in his face. "There are four lights," is an iconic line in The Next Generation . This episode changed the character of Captain Picard in a significant way, but not as much as it changed the actor who brought him to life.

Christopher McDonald's Star Trek Role Cast Him as a Hero

Appeared in "yesterday's enterprise".

Fans who recognize actor Christopher McDonald likely know him as a villain or antagonist, the role he most typically fills. However, in his guest appearance on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Lieutenant Richard Castillo, Christopher McDonald was a hero. Serving as the helm officer on the USS Enterprise-C , he was a dedicated officer and, as is typical for Starfleet flyboys, a suave flirt. He formed a quick but deep connection with the revived Tasha Yar, when the ship's appearance in the 24th Century changed the timeline.

The ship's captain, Rachel Garrett, was in sickbay, so Castillo took command, ordering repairs on the Enterprise-C. He also agreed with Captain Garrett that the ship should return to its own time because its destruction saves the future. When Garrett was killed by attacking Klingons, Castillo, and Yar, took command and helped make sure history would never forget the name "Enterprise."

Ronny Cox Was a Controversial Captain of the USS Enterprise

Appeared in "chain of command parts i and ii".

As the second guest star from "Chain of Command," Ronny Cox's Edward Jellico is one of the few Starfleet officers who can say they were the captain of the Enterprise . He takes command of the ship when Picard, Worf and Beverly Crusher are sent to Cardassia on a secret mission. His brusque command style rankled the senior officers.

Still, Jellico's effect was felt on the series long after he left it. Most importantly, he's the reason Deanna Troi started wearing a Starfleet uniform . This led to her seeking promotion and taking on more command responsibilities. It also showed why Captain Picard was the best choice to lead the Federation's flagship. Captain Jellico was not an inept leader, just very different from what fans are used to.

Mark Lenard Brought TOS Credibility to TNG as Sarek

Appeared in "sarek" and "unification, part i".

In the early days of The Next Generation , producers -- and especially Gene Roddenberry -- wanted the series to establish itself as its own thing. Thus, any major connections to The Original Series were discouraged. Thus, when Mark Lenard returned as Sarek for an episode, producers had to strike a balancing act. Behr, in The Fifty-Year Mission , said there was an "insane" fight over whether or not they were allowed to even mention "Spock."

Still, bringing back Mark Lenard as Sarek for a guest starring role helped cement Star Trek: The Next Generation as truly part of The Original Series ' universe. This was the episode that established Vulcan longevity, and showed what could happen to a Vulcan late in life, specifically a kind of "senility" but related to emotion. By mind-melding with Sarek, Captain Picard became directly connected to the most important history of this universe.

DeForrest Kelly Helped Pass the Torch in TNG's Pilot Episode

Appeared in "encounter at farpoint", 10 star trek time travel stories that changed canon.

In the first TNG episode , "Encounter at Farpoint," the USS Enterprise-D is launched on its continuing mission to boldly go where no one had gone before. Except, in general, the crew of the original storied vessel already pioneered that journey. Despite Gene Roddenberry's insistence The Next Generation wouldn't rely on nostalgia for The Original Series , Leonard McCoy appeared in that first episode, and it was necessary.

The scene was almost an aside to the two stories at play in the episode. Data is seen giving a tour of the new Enterprise, to Kelly in extreme old age makeup. Bones is never identified by name, but his words of advice and gentle ribbing to Data about being like a Vulcan warmed fans' hearts. DeForrest Kelly's guest appearance was a clear signal to fans that despite all the differences in The Next Generation , it was still Star Trek .

Leonard Nimoy Added a Coda to Spock's Story on TNG

Appeared in "unification part i and ii".

Leonard Nimoy had a complicated relationship with his most iconic role. By the time Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was set to debut on the series' 25th anniversary, the actor came to terms with his legacy. The recent loss of Gene Roddenberry, with whom Nimoy feuded , compounded this. To celebrate his universe and promote the new film, he agreed to appear as Spock.

In the final scene of "Unification, Part I," Nimoy appeared on set with some of the cast of The Next Generation . The second part featured Spock, Picard and Data trying to prevent a Romulan attack on Federation space. Yet, what was truly special was it gave Spock his final mission. Spock would be an ambassador to the Romulans to preach the teachings of logic, ultimately leading to the unification of Vulcans and Romulans.

The Next Generation Saved Scotty From Certain Death

Appeared in "relics".

Despite the longevity of Vulcans, Klingons and Doctor McCoy, most of the human characters from The Original Series ' cast were expected to be dead by the time of The Next Generation . However, thanks to quick thinking and the sci-fi magic of transporters, Montgomery Scott was able to return to the 24th Century, played by James Doohan.

In "Relics," Scotty helps the USS Enterprise-D explore and escape a Dyson Sphere, while sharing his 23rd Century perspective on life in the 24th. The end of the episode sent Scotty off with a shuttle and no set destination. Even with the passing of Nimoy, Doohan, and Kelly, in The Next Generation era, their characters are still out there, fictionally immortal and having adventures forever.

All seven seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation are streaming on Paramount+.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.

Release Date September 26, 1987

Cast Majel Barrett, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, Patrick Stewart, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden

Main Genre Sci-Fi

Genres Drama, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure

Rating TV-PG

Creator Gene Roddenberry

Production Company Paramount Television

Number of Episodes 176

Network CBS

Streaming Service(s) Paramount+

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