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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Kirk risks everything for his friend

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Do you need to watch it?

Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main story3 of 10
  • Chronological11 of 31
  • Everything13 of 34
BeforeStar Trek II: The Wrath of KhanAfterStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Post-credits scenes

No post-credits scenes. You can stop when the credits roll.

Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

Back on Earth, the Enterprise is about to be decommissioned, and McCoy starts acting strangely. Sarek tells Kirk that before he died, Spock passed his katra, his Vulcan essence, to the doctor. Starfleet forbids going back for the body, so Kirk, Scotty, Sulu, Uhura and Chekov steal the Enterprise. On the Genesis planet, Saavik and David find that Spock's body has been reborn as a child and is aging fast. Klingon commander Kruge wants the secret of Genesis and kills David. Kirk self-destructs the Enterprise, beats Kruge on the collapsing planet and escapes in the Klingon ship. On Vulcan, an ancient ritual returns the katra to the body. Spock comes back confused, but he recognizes Kirk.

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3 easter eggs

Hidden details

  1. Behind the scenesSpock in the director's chair

    Leonard Nimoy directed the film, becoming the first Star Trek cast member to direct one of its movies. Spock is barely on screen, but the film is his.

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  2. CameoDoc Brown is a Klingon

    Klingon commander Kruge is Christopher Lloyd, a year before Back to the Future.

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  3. Behind the scenesKlingon becomes a real language

    Linguist Marc Okrand developed the Klingon language for this film, with its own grammar and vocabulary. That's the Klingon fans still study today.

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