Talk:Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

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Contents 1 A couple of changes 2 Torg? 3 The Odd Numbered Curse 4 Romulans 5 The Taxi connection 6 Nimoy's son?

[edit] A couple of changes

First of all, whoever did the plot summary did an excellent job. There is no need to tag the summary as being too long, too confusing, or too out of proportion with the rest of the article. Leave it alone.

Secondly, the "Critical Response" section was composed of three dead links. It has been removed. If someone wants to actually source the critical response to this film, please provide the sources. Otherwise, they will be deleted. Based on my own research, this film did quite well at the box office; however, reviews were mixed. At any rate, the film was successful enough for Paramount to commission another sequel. BadMojoDE 23:27, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Torg?

Does anyone have the name of the actor who played Torg, the Bird of Prey's second officer (who leads the boarding party to Enterprise? Torg was played by Stephen Liska.

I've never known anyone to complain about the effects in III. Other than some bad matteing when the Enterprise leaves Stardock, it's pretty masterful-looking.

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Just read the below quote and thought that it sounds really silly. I got the intended meaning the first time round and I was only 4 at the time.

"In the film, it is not exactly clear why (during the transporter room scene where Uhura gives Kirk and friends permission to beam aboard the Enterprise) Uhura locks her fellow officer - dubbed "Mr. Adventure" in the script and "Lieutenant Heisenberg" in the novelization - in the closet. Some fans have speculated that Uhura did this out of revenge for Heisenberg's remark about Uhura's career "winding down", but it is unlikely that Uhura would stoop to such levels merely due to an offhand remark. The novelization makes it clear that Uhura's actions were intended to prevent Heisenberg from stopping Kirk and company's attempt to steal the Enterprise, and also to make it clear to Starfleet that Heisenberg was attempting to do his duty (as evidenced by his objections in the film that Kirk's group had no official Starfleet orders, nor did they have proper identification) and was not involved in the conspiracy to steal the ship."

Addendum: Uhura's scene is a counter point to "ET" where one character says to another, "This isnt fantasy, this is reality." I havent seen "ET" in years, but perhaps someone could rent the DVD and find the exact quote. Wikipolice are encouraged to buy up every vintage issue of Starlog ever printed. If I had known, back then that I would need them now, I would have kept mine.

[edit] The Odd Numbered Curse

Its become a popular clichè, but at the time of its release, Star Trek III - The Search for Spock was very well-received by fans and reasonably well-received by critics, and its financial success was only slightly less that its immediate predecessor. Its unfortunate that this fine film gets lumped into the supposed "Odd Numbered Curse" for the sake of cutesiness.

[edit] Romulans

Early drafts involved Romulans as antagonists, rather than the Klingons. It would have been pretty amusing if the antagonists, and presumably Christopher Lloyd's character, had been Romulans. In an episode of Taxi, Lloyd's character, Jim Ignatowski, mentions that the only TV show he ever liked was "Star Trek," and the only character he didn't like was the leader of the Romulans. "But it wasn't the actor's fault -- they gave him lines that no Romulan would ever say!"

[edit] The Taxi connection

In the film, Valkris, supposedly Kruge's lover, is played by Cathie Shirriff. In an episode of Taxi, Shirriff played the lover of Christopher Lloyd's character, Jim Ignatowski.

[edit] Nimoy's son?

In the scene where McCoy goes to the bar to try and charter a ship to take him back to the Genesis Planet, there's a brief shot of two Starfleet officers cuddling some tribbles. Prior to that scene, when McCoy is seen entering the bar, there's a tall young man smiling behind him. I think that might be Adam Nimoy, Leonard's son. He resembles a picture I saw of him once.

More Addendum: Trivia: Leonard Nimoy hosted a TV show called "In Search of" which focused on the paranormal similar to History Channel shows about Bigfoot and the Bermuda Triangle. The working title of the movie was "In Search of Spock" as a joke. Wikipolice should read his book "I AM Spock"