Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home (1986)
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 39
Fresh: 33 | Rotten: 6
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is perhaps the lightest and most purely enjoyable entry of the long-running series, emphasizing the eccentricities of the Enterprise's crew.
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 2
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is perhaps the lightest and most purely enjoyable entry of the long-running series, emphasizing the eccentricities of the Enterprise's crew.
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) concludes the story arc begun with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and continued in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), but on a wholly new, different, and upbeat note. As the movie opens, months have elapsed since the events in Star Trek III; Admiral Kirk (William Shatner), McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Scott (James Doohan), Sulu (George Takei), Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), and Chekhov (Walter Koenig) are marooned in self-imposed exile on Vulcan,
Nov 26, 1986 Wide
Nov 9, 1999
Paramount Pictures
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Cast
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William Shatner
James T. Kirk -
Leonard Nimoy
Mr. Spock -
DeForest Kelley
Leonard "Bones" McCoy -
George Takei
Hikaru Sulu -
James Doohan
Montgomery "Scotty" Sco... -
Catherine Hicks
Gillian -
Walter Koenig
Pavel Chekov -
Nichelle Nichols
Uhura -
Jane Wyatt
Amanda Spock -
Mark Lenard
Sarek -
Robin Curtis
Lt. Saavik -
Robert Ellenstein
Federation Council Pres... -
John Schuck
Klingon Ambassador -
Vijay Amritraj
Starship Captain -
Majel Barrett
Christine Chapel -
Michael Berryman
Starfleet Display Offic... -
Tony Edwards
Pilot -
Alex Henteloff
Nichols -
Joe Lando
Shore Patrolman -
Jeff Lester
FBI Agent -
Judy Levitt
Doctor #2 -
John Miranda
2nd Garbageman -
Brock Peters
Admiral Cartwright -
Nick Ramus
Saratoga Helmsman -
Phil Rubenstein
1st Garbageman -
Madge Sinclair
Capt. of the U.S.S. Sar... -
Raymond Singer
Young Doctor -
Eve Smith
Elderly Patient -
Newell Tarrant
CDO -
Kirk R. Thatcher
Punk on Bus -
Grace Lee Whitney
Janice Rand -
Jane Wiedlin
Alien Communications Of... -
Michael Snyder
Starfleet Communication... -
Scott W. de Venney
Bob Briggs -
Greg Karas
Intern #2 -
Martin Pistone
Controller #2 -
Bob Sarlatte
Waiter -
Teresa E. Victor
Usher -
Mike Timoney
Electronics technician -
Jeffrey Martin
Electronics technician
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All Critics (39) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (36) | Rotten (6) | DVD (29)
Latest excursion is warmer, wittier, more socially relevant and truer to its TV origins than prior odysseys.
I suspect the unconverted will want to be beamed up pronto.
Kirk & Co return to present-day San Francisco to save the whales in the most enjoyable film of the series so far, also returning to the simplistic morality-play format that gave the original TV series its strength.
Mr. Nimoy directed this Star Trek installment, and indeed he should probably direct all of them. His technical expertise leaves much to be desired. But his sincerity is unmistakable, and it counts for a lot.
This is easily the most absurd of the Star Trek stories -- and yet, oddly enough, it is also the best, the funniest and the most enjoyable in simple human terms.
An effective and enjoyable sample of entertainment -- not good science fiction, but a lightweight piece of comic fantasy utilizing characters so familiar that they feel like old friends.
A bit flimsy to be legitimately counted as "great" Star Trek, but aware enough of its characters and their attachments to each other and the audience that it's "fun" Star Trek.
Buoyant, farcical time-travel Enterprise escapade.
...charming and easy to approach in spite of its most-vocal detractors. (Blu-ray Collection)
...Kirk has finally reached his full lounge lizard potential (it's as if the comedy has freed him from his remaining inhibitions).
the bad guys... are really my countrymen so... still great though
The eco-themes are writ large, but are saved from smacking of cringe-worthy earnestness by the good humour of the whole endeavour.
By far the silliest and most self-mocking of the series.
It's a lightweight, entertaining, relentlessly mainstream action-farce. A high old time, no question. Too bad it's such lousy Star Trek. Here's where the series 'jumped the shark' -- and found that it was a whale.
one of the more entertaining Trek outings
Allows the characters and relationships shine, but whales?
Audience Reviews for Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home
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- Montgomery "Scotty" Scott: Admiral, there be whales here!
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- Leonard "Bones" McCoy: The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe.
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- James T. Kirk: Everybody remember where we parked!
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- Gillian: Dont' tell me! You're from outer space!
- James T. Kirk: No I'm from Iowa, I only work in outer space.
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- Leonard "Bones" McCoy: I thought you said that humpbacks only exist on Earth of the past?
- Mr. Spock: Yes doctor, that is exactly what I said.
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- Leonard "Bones" McCoy: What's wrong with you?
- Elderly Patient: Kidney dialysis...
- Leonard "Bones" McCoy: My god, what is this, the Dark Ages?!
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Foreign Titles
- Star Trek IV: Zurück in die Gegenwart (DE)
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (CA)


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