Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
William Shatner
Admiral James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy
Captain Spock / Director / Story
DeForest Kelley
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
James Doohan
Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
George Takei
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Walter Koenig
Cmdr. Pavel Chekov
Nichelle Nichols
Cmdr. Uhura
Catherine Hicks
Dr. Gillian Taylor
Mark Lenard
Ambassador Sarek
Jane Wyatt
Amanda
Majel Barrett
Cmdr. Chapel
Robert Ellenstein
Federation Council President
John Schuck
Klingon Ambassador
Gene Roddenberry
Writer
Brock Peters
Admiral Cartwright
Robin Curtis
Lt. Saavik
Michael Snyder
Starfleet Communications Officer
Kirk R. Thatcher
Punk on Bus / Associate Producer
Michael Berryman
Starfleet Display Officer
Madge Sinclair
Saratoga Captain (uncredited)
Grace Lee Whitney
Commander Rand
Jane Wiedlin
Alien Communications Officer
Vijay Amritraj
Starship Captain
Nick Ramus
Saratoga Helmsman
Philip Weyland
Tourist (uncredited)
Kimberly L. Ryusaki
Tourist (uncredited)
Scott Devenney
Bob Briggs
Monique DeSart
Madelaine (uncredited) / Hairstylist
Bob Sarlatte
Waiter
Everett Lee
Cafe Owner
Joe Aubel
Art Direction
Donald Peterman
Director of Photography
John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
Peter E. Berger
Editor
Harve Bennett
Screenplay / Producer / Story
Leonard Rosenman
Original Music Composer
Peter Krikes
Screenplay
Nicholas Meyer
Screenplay
Robert Fletcher
Costume Design
Jack T. Collis
Production Design
Peter Landsdown Smith
Production Design / Art Direction
Steve Meerson
Screenplay
Amanda Mackey
Casting
Douglas Freeman
Construction Coordinator
Ken Ralston
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mel Efros
Unit Production Manager
Mark A. Mangini
Sound Effects
Armen Ksajikian
Musician
Eddie Hice
Stunts
Ralph Winter
Executive Producer
Brooke Breton
Associate Producer
Nilo Rodis-Jamero
Assistant Art Director
Jeff Dawn
Makeup Artist
Wes Dawn
Makeup Artist
Silvia Abascal
Hairstylist
Deborah Holmes Dobson
Hairstylist
James Lee McCoy
Makeup Artist
Rolf John Keppler
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Rick Stratton
Makeup Artist
Richard Snell
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Carol A. O'Connell
Hairstylist
Frank Capra III
Second Assistant Director
Pat Kehoe
First Assistant Director
Douglas E. Wise
First Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 26, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 59m
Content RatingPG
Budget$24,000,000
Box Office$133,000,000
Filming LocationsParamount Stage 12 · Vasquez Rocks · Paramount Stage 14 · San Francisco, United States
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Wiki.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is a 1986 American science fiction film directed by Leonard Nimoy and based on the television series Star Trek. It is the fourth feature installment in the Star Trek franchise and is a sequel to Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); it completes the story arc begun in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and continued in The Search for Spock. Intent on returning home to Earth to face trial for their actions in the previous film, the former crew of the USS Enterprise finds the planet in grave danger from an alien probe attempting to contact now-extinct humpback whales. The crew travel to Earth's past to find whales who can answer the probe's call.
After directing The Search for Spock, Nimoy was asked to direct the next feature, and given greater freedom regarding the film's content. Nimoy and producer Harve Bennett conceived a story with an environmental message and no clear-cut villain. Dissatisfied with the first screenplay produced by Steve Meerson and Peter Krikes, Paramount hired The Wrath of Khan writer and director Nicholas Meyer. Meyer and Bennett divided the story between them and wrote different parts of the script, requiring approval from Nimoy, lead actor William Shatner, and executives at Paramount Pictures. Principal photography commenced on February 24, 1986. Unlike previous Star Trek films, The Voyage Home was shot extensively on location; many real settings and buildings were used as stand-ins for scenes set around and in the city of San Francisco. Special effects firm Industrial Light & Magic assisted in post-production and the film's special effects. Few of the humpback whales in the film were real: ILM devised full-size animatronics and small motorized models to stand in for the real creatures. The film was dedicated to the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger, which broke up 73 seconds after takeoff on the morning of January 28, 1986.
The Voyage Home was released on November 26, 1986, in North America by Paramount Pictures, and became the top-grossing film at the weekend box office. The film's humor, acting, direction, special effects and unconventional story were well received by critics, fans of the series, and the general audience. It was financially successful, grossing $133 million worldwide, and earned several awards and four Oscar nominations for cinematography and sound.