Kirk (William Shatner), McCoy (DeForest Kelley), and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) are enjoying a vacation in Yosemite National Park when duty calls. Vulcan cult leader Sybok (Laurence Luckinbill) and his followers have invaded a "planet of peace," where delegates from hostile races coexist in a sort of intergalactic United Nations. Ordered to quell the crisis, the Enterprise crew discovers that it's a ruse perpetrated by Sybok, who takes over the ship, piloting it toward the "Great Barrier," an energy field at the galaxy's rim. Sybok, who is revealed to be Spock's half-brother, possesses the ability to help people face their "inner pain." He also believes that God lies beyond the Great Barrier. Once arriving there, however, Sybok and the Enterprise crew discover only an imprisoned alien entity. Shatner wrote the story and made his directorial debut with the film, failing to ape the success that his colleague Nimoy enjoyed with his pair of Trek directing forays. Karl Williams, Rovi
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is fondly regarded as being the closest in spirit to the 1966-69 TV series that spawned it. Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) escapes the tedium of a desk job to join Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley) on another space mission. While boldly going where no man etc. etc., Kirk crosses the path of his old enemy Khan (Ricardo Montalban), who as any die-hard Trekker can tell you, was the chief antagonist in the 1966 Trek TV episode "Space Seed." Leading a crew of near-savage space prisoners, Khan insinuates himself into the Genesis Project, which is designed to introduce living organisms on long-dead planets. Intending to harness this program for his own despotic purposes, Khan engages in battle with the Enterprise crew. Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Category Space Adventure, Sci-Fi Action
- Theme: Flight of the Innocent, Space Wars, Criminal's Revenge, Space Travel, Reincarnation, Evil Aliens, Assassination Plots, Conspiracies
- Studio: Paramount
- Run Time: 12 hr 35 min
- Edition: Restored / Remastered
- Language: Spanish, French, Portuguese, English
- Subtitle Language: Spanish, English, Portuguese, French
- Release Date: September 22, 2009
- Lead Actor: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, James Doohan
- Supporting Actor: Sharon Thomas, John Larroquette, Christian Slater, Stephen Liska, Paul Rossilli, Michael Dorn, Scott McGinnis, Michael Rougas, John Schuck, Bill Quinn, Phil Morris, Cathie Shirriff, Rosanna de Soto, Marcy Lafferty, Cynthia Blaise, George Murdock, Kurtwood Smith, Robert Hooks, David Gautreaux, Rex Holman, Ike Eisenmann, Leon Russom, Grace Lee Whitney, Brock Peters, Judson Scott, Spice Williams, Robert Ellenstein, Kirstie Alley, Billy Van Zandt, Mark Lenard, Paul Winfield, Cynthia Gouw, Robin Curtis, Christopher Plummer, Charles Cooper, Laurence Luckinbill, Bibi Besch, Judith Anderson, Merritt Butrick, Jane Wyatt, David Warner, Nichelle Nichols, Persis Khambatta, Catherine Hicks, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Ricardo Montalban, Stephen Collins, Kim Cattrall, Vadia Potenza, Robert Easton, Raymond Singer, Ralph Byers, Paula Crist, Michael Snyder, Melanie Shatner, Martin Pistone, Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Katie Jane Johnston, John D. Gowans, Joe W. Davis, James B. Sikking, Franklyn Seales, David Ruprecht, Danny Rogers, Chuck Hicks, Carlos Cestero, Branscombe Richmond, Bobby Cummings, Bob Sarlatte, Tony Edwards, Tom Morga, Teresa E. Victor, Susan Sullivan, Stephen Manley, Phillip Richard Allen, Michael Bofshever, Michael Berryman, Matthias Hues, Marcy Vosburgh, Madge Sinclair, John Miranda, John Meier, Jeffrey Martin, Jeff Jensen, Frank Welker, Doug Shanklin, Dianne Harper, Conroy Gedeon, Christopher Lloyd, Steve Susskind, Todd Bryant, Vijay Amritraj, Alan Oliney, Phil Rubenstein, Angelo Tiffe, Paul Kent, Nick Ramus, Newell Tarrant, Momo Yashima, Mike Timoney, Miguel Ferrer, Judy Levitt, Judi M. Durand, Jon Rashad Kamal, John Bloom, Joel Kramer, Jim Boeke, Greg Karas, Edward Clements, Douglas Engalla, David Orange, Dave Cadiente, Craig Thomas, Brett Porter, Clifford Shegog, Alex Henteloff, Paul Weber, Harve Bennett, Gary Faga, Frank Force, Eve Smith, Eddy Donno, Don Charles McGovern, Darryl Henriques, Carl Steven, Boris Krutonog, Allan Miller, Alan Jones, Mario Marcelino, William Morgan Sheppard, Shakti, Scott W. de Venney, Roger Aaron Brown, Ralph Brannen, Phil Chong, Paul Sorenson, Nicholas Guest, Majel Barrett, Kirk Thatcher, Kenny Endoso, John Vargas, Joe Lando, Jeremy Roberts, Jeff Lester, Jeanne Mori, Jane Wiedlin, Iman, René Auberjonois
- Director: William Shatner, Robert Wise, Leonard Nimoy, Nicholas Meyer
