Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - The Most Underrated Trek Movie?
1,723In 1982, Paramount Pictures released Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Despite carrying a considerably lower budget than its predecessor, the film was a smash-hit at the box office, grossing $78 million, good enough to make it the sixth highest grossing movie of the year. A sequel, at this point, was a given, but the question remained, would Mr. Spock be involved? After all, Leonard Nimoy had been outspoken for years about wanting to move away from the role, even writing a memoir called “I’m Not Spock.” He was killed off in Star Trek II, but a last minute insert showing him doing a mind-meld with Dr McCoy teased that perhaps Spock wasn’t quite as dead as he seemed. Indeed, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock would hit theatres in 1984 and would be directed by Nimoy, with the film launching a very successful career behind the camera for the actor. How did it all happen?
This episode of Revisited is written and narrated by Chris Bumbray and edited by Ric Solomon.
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