23rd century · 2285

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Khan returns for revenge

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BeforeStar Trek: The Motion Picture

AfterStar Trek III: The Search for Spock

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Quick recap

In 2285, the starship Reliant is searching for a lifeless planet to test Project Genesis, built by scientist Carol Marcus and her son David. Chekov and Captain Terrell end up on Ceti Alpha V, where Kirk exiled Khan fifteen years earlier. Khan seizes the Reliant, steals Genesis and wants revenge on Kirk. Kirk, now an admiral, takes back the Enterprise and learns David is his son. The final battle happens in the Mutara Nebula. Beaten, Khan sets off Genesis, and the Enterprise only gets away because Spock walks into the radiation-flooded engine room and fixes the warp drive. Spock dies in front of Kirk. His casket lands on the planet Genesis has just created.

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Hidden details

ReferenceHow does Khan know Chekov?
Khan comes from the 1967 episode "Space Seed". Walter Koenig hadn't joined the cast yet, so Khan recognizing Chekov is a famous continuity slip.
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Behind the scenesThe first all-CGI sequence
The Genesis Project demo, with a dead planet bursting into life, was cinema's first entirely computer-generated sequence. ILM made it.
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SetupSpock's "Remember"
Before going into the engine room, Spock makes a quick mind meld with McCoy and says just one word: "Remember". That moment comes back later.
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