Star Trek III: The Search for Spock facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Theatrical poster art by Bob Peak
Directed by	Leonard Nimoy
Produced by	Harve Bennett
Written by	Screenplay: Harve Bennett Characters: Gene Roddenberry
Starring	See table
Music by	James Horner
Cinematography	Charles Correll
Editing by	Robert F. Shugrue
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	June 1, 1984
Running time	105 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is an exciting science fiction movie from 1984. It is the third film in the famous Star Trek series. This movie continues the story right after the events of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

In this film, the brave crew of the USS Enterprise returns to Earth. They are sad because their friend, Spock, died in the last movie. But then, Admiral James T. Kirk makes an amazing discovery! He learns that Spock's spirit, or "essence," is somehow inside their friend, Dr. Leonard McCoy. This means Spock might not be completely gone.

To help Spock, Kirk and his crew decide to go back to the mysterious planet Genesis. This is where Spock died. Their mission is to find Spock's body and take it to his home planet, Vulcan. They hope to reunite Spock's spirit with his body there. It's a dangerous journey, full of challenges and new enemies.

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  Visual supervisor Ken Ralston (far right) worked with Paramount early in production to develop plans for The Search for Spock's effects.