Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

"At the end of the universe lies the beginning of vengeance."

1982 1h 53m EN

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7.5

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87%

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7.7

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★7.5TMDB · 2,231🍅87%Rotten Tomatoes●68Metacritic★7.7IMDB · 134,088

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Synopsis

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The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.

“At the end of the universe lies the beginning of vengeance.”

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Cast

William Shatner
Admiral James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy
Captain Spock
Ricardo Montalban
Khan Noonien Singh
DeForest Kelley
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
James Doohan
Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Walter Koenig
Cmdr. Pavel Chekov
George Takei
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Nichelle Nichols
Cmdr. Uhura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nicholas Meyer
Writers: Jack B. Sowards, Jack B. Sowards, Harve Bennett
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 8.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CAST

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Part of the "Star Trek: The Original Series Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nicholas Meyer, shot by Gayne Rescher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by James Horner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor William Paul Dornisch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and Ricardo Montalban carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "At the end of the universe lies the beginning of vengeance.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nicholas Meyer directs. Gayne Rescher behind the camera. James Horner scores. William Paul Dornisch cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 8.0× over at the box office.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Star Trek: The Original Series Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Nicholas Meyer, shot by Gayne Rescher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by James Horner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor William Paul Dornisch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and Ricardo Montalban carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "At the end of the universe lies the beginning of vengeance.".
9IMDB entry: tt0084726 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 34 themes, including "spacecraft", "life and death", "genetics", "asteroid".
11Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Gayne Rescher
Original score: James Horner
Editing: William Paul Dornisch
Production design: Joseph R. Jennings
Costume design: Robert Fletcher
Makeup / hair: James Lee McCoy
VFX supervisor: Jim Veilleux
Sound: Ray West
Stunt coordinator: Bill Couch
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $96,594,943
Return: 805% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes: 87% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 68/100
IMDB rating: 7.7/10 · 134,088 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

5 wins & 9 nominations total

Part of

Star Trek: The Original Series Collection

Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection contains the first six Original Series films starring the U.S.S. Enterprise's cast and crew from the 1960s TV series of the same name.

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CinemaSerf2022-07-01
★ 7/10
This is much more like it. William Shatner leads our intrepid band of intergalactic explorers on an all action adventure to save the universe for the evil super-intellect of "Khan" (a wonderfully hammy Ricardo Montalban) as he escapes from imprisonment on a desolate desert planet and seeks violent revenge on "Admiral Kirk". This has none of the philosophical pretensions of the first film, it is just a sci-fi shoot 'em up with great visual effects and the occasional chunk of Herman Melville thrown in for theatrical good measure as they strive to stop "genesis" from rearranging everyone's chronometers. Despite the intervention of some interlopers (all part of "Kirk", his past and his love life), the original crew all bond together nicely as we trek towards an exciting conclusion that leaves us well set for "Star Trek III".
GenerationofSwine2023-01-10
★ 10/10
Oh, hey everybody, there is another review pointing out that this is the greatest Star Trek movie every made. And, hey, there is another review saying how much they loved how it recalled an episode from the original series and turned it into a movie with such high stakes and such a great antagonist. And, hey look, here is yet another review saying how much they loved how it set off a chain of events that lasted for the next few Star Trek movies and forever changed the lives of the Enterprise crew. Yeah, I'm just going to say what everyone else has been saying for about 40 years now... ... but, it is all true. It really is, this movie is fantastic in its own rights, but, in the mythos of the Star Trek universe, it is EPIC, just epic. I almost feel bad reviewing it, you have read this before, over and over again in absolutely every honest review about Khan... but that is only because it is as great as everyone says.
hopefulreviews2024-03-08
Before watching this movie, we had heard it was one of the best Star Trek movies, if not the best! Compared to the first movie and all the slow scenes for the visuals and nostalgia, this movie blew that one out of the water! We loved how it actually focused on the plot! Also, the CGI and effects were outstanding, having updated the transporter effect and the phaser effects! Along with the new effect for going to warp!! Also, to top off the plot, the dialog was excellent! Don't get me wrong, there were things that could have been better, like the fact that Saavik didn't have the eyebrows of a Vulcun or there being some scenes where it sounded like we were listening to it under water. But those very few things can be overlooked when compared to the overall quality of this movie!! If you want to hear the in-depth review and rating of this movie, come and check out Hopeful Reviews! A podcast that -surprise- reviews, and rates TV Shows and Movies!! 10/10 #blessed!!!