Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan + Space Seed
Dir. Nicholas Meyer. 1982, 113 mins. U.S. 35mm. With William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Bibi Besch, Merritt Butrick. This stunning sci-fi spectacle finds James T. Kirk, now an admiral in Starfleet, wrestling with life after adventure while on what may be the final mission in his storied career, overseeing the training of the next generation of explorers to boldly go… Aided by Mr. Spock and the rest of the original Star Trek crew, Kirk once again takes command of the USS Enterprise after another Federation starship and its crew are captured by Khan Noonien Singh, and a ghost from Kirk’s past who will stop at nothing for vengeance. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is the widely beloved crown jewel of the films starring the original cast of the Star Trek television series. Preceded by: “Space Seed” – Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1, Episode 22 Dir. Marc Daniels. Story by Carey Wilber. Teleplay by Gene L. Coon and Carey Wilber. 1967, U.S. 50 mins. DCP. With William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols. While on patrol, Captain Kirk and his crew encounter Botany Bay, a derelict sleeper ship adrift in deep space carrying a group of genetically modified “augments” who have laid dormant since the end of Earth’s Eugenics War in the late 20th century. They are revived, along with their warlord leader, Khan, who sets his sights on his latest conquest: the USS Enterprise.