- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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4 out of 5
This big-screen sequel to the 1967 TV episode Space Seed is truer in spirit to the beloved space opera than the first feature and a firm favourite with some fans. Here, genetic superman Ricardo Montalban wreaks vengeance against the Enterprise crew for sending him to a planetary wasteland. Nicholas Meyer - who also directed Star Trek VI - puts the stress on the narrative values that made the original series so compelling and vibrantly weaves the thematic motifs of life, loss and adventure together as he expertly continues the saga. Leonard Nimoy has rarely been so moving.
Plot Summary
Sci-fi adventure sequel starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. In the 23rd century, Admiral James T Kirk is a guest aboard his old ship the Enterprise, which is taking part in a training exercise. But the routine voyage becomes a serious mission when the Enterprise is lured into a deadly trap, placing Kirk and his companions at the mercy of a crazed adversary, the formidable Khan.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Admiral James T Kirk
- William Shatner
- Spock
- Leonard Nimoy
- Dr Leonard "Bones" McCoy
- DeForest Kelley
- Scotty
- James Doohan
- Chekov
- Walter Koenig
- Sulu
- George Takei
- Commander Uhura
- Nichelle Nichols
- Dr Carol Marcus
- Bibi Besch
- David
- Merritt Butrick
- Captain Terrell
- Paul Winfield
- Saavik
- Kirstie Alley
- Khan
- Ricardo Montalban
- Midshipman Peter Preston
- Ike Eisenmann
- Joachim Weiss
- Judson Earney Scott
Crew
- Director
- Nicholas Meyer
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