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Star Trek: The Motion Picture

The crew reunites on the big screen

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Do you need to watch it?

Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main storynot included
  • Chronological9 of 31
  • Everything11 of 34
BeforeStar Trek: The Original Series · completeAfterStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Post-credits scenes

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

Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

In the 2270s, a massive energy cloud wipes out three Klingon ships and heads straight for Earth. Now an admiral, Kirk retakes command of the freshly refitted Enterprise, which angers Captain Willard Decker, bumped down to first officer. Spock rejoins the ship because he senses a consciousness inside the cloud. A probe kills navigator Ilia and replaces her with a robotic copy. At the heart of the cloud is V'Ger, a living machine that grew out of Voyager 6 from NASA, and wants to find its creator. Decker merges with V'Ger and the Ilia copy, and they vanish as a new form of life. Earth is saved, and Kirk takes the Enterprise back out into space.

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Hidden details

  1. Behind the scenesIt started as a TV series

    The film grew out of Star Trek: Phase II, a planned TV revival that was scrapped. Its pilot script, "In Thy Image", was rushed into a movie screenplay.

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  2. ReferenceV'Ger is a NASA probe

    At the heart of the cloud is Voyager 6, a fictional probe from NASA's Voyager program. The name V'Ger comes from the letters still readable on its nameplate.

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