Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (film, 1982)
| Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | |
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| Directed by | Nicholas Meyer |
| Produced by | Harve Bennett Robert Sallin |
| Written by | Gene Roddenberry Harve Bennett Jack B. Sowards |
| Starring | William Shatner Leonard Nimoy DeForest Kelly Ricardo Montalban |
| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Gayne Rescher |
| Editing by | William P. Dornisch |
| Distributed by | Paramount |
| Release date(s) | June 4, 1982 |
| Running time | 113 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Star Trek: The Motion Picture |
| Followed by | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock |
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is film released in 1982 from Paramount Pictures, and intended to have been a sequel of "Space Seed", an episode of the 1966-1969 television series Star Trek. The film was nominated for eight Saturn Awards in 1983, winning two (Best Director, Actor), and was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation [1].
Plot
The Enterprise under the command of Captain Spock, has a surprise inspection by it's former leader Admiral James T. Kirk. Upon beginning on a two-week cadet cruise for training, the mission quickly becomes a deadly serious one when Kirk's nemesis Khan Noonien Singh--infamous conqueror from late 20th century Earth--appears after years of exile caused by Kirk's decision to exile him and his people. Khan later revealed that the planet Ceti Alpha VI exploded, and shifted the orbit of the fifth planet that laid them to waste-ground. Moreover Admiral Kirk never bothered to check on the progress of Khan and his people. With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop the vengeance of old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device he steals as the ultimate weapon.
Cast
- William Shatner (Admiral James T. Kirk)
- Leonard Nimoy (Cmdr. Spock)
- DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy)
- Ricardo Montalban (Khan)
- James Doohan (Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott)
- George Takei (Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu)
- Majel Barrett (Dr. Christine Chapel)
- Walter Koenig (Lt. Pavel Chekov)
- Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Cmdr. Uhura)
- Bibi Besch (Dr. Carol Marcus)
- Merritt Butrick (Dr. David Marcus)
- Paul Winfield (Capt. Clark Terrell)
- Kirstie Alley (Lt. Saavik)
- Ike Eisenmann (Preston)
- John Vargas (Jedda)
- John Winston (Kyle)
- Judson Scott (Joachim)-uncredited
