Synopsis
It is the 23rd century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on routine training maneuvers and Admiral James T. Kirk seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back. Aided by his exiled band of genetic supermen, Khan - brilliant renegade of 20th century Earth - has raided Space Station Regula One, stolen a top secret device called Project Genesis, wrested control of another Federation Starship and sets out in pursuit of the Enterprise, determined to let nothing stand in the way of his mission: kill Admiral Kirk... even if it means universal Armageddon.
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Cast
- William ShatnerAdmiral James T. Kirk
- Leonard NimoyCaptain Spock
- DeForest KelleyDr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
- James DoohanCmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
- Walter KoenigCmdr. Pavel Chekov
- George TakeiCmdr. Hikaru Sulu
- Nichelle NicholsCmdr. Uhura
- Bibi BeschDr. Carol Marcus
- Merritt ButrickDr. David Marcus
- Paul WinfieldCaptain Clark Terrell
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
The second Star Trek movie is swift, droll and adventurous, not to mention appealingly gadget-happy. It's everything the first one should have been and wasn't. - 88
ReelViews
The Wrath of Khan is a top-notch, fast-paced adventure that can be enjoyed equally by fans of the series and those who have never seen an episode. - 88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
A funnier, faster, altogether more energetic film than Star Trek I, The Wrath of Khan doesn't linger over its modest special effects. This is really down-home week with Captain - now Admiral - Kirk and the boys. [5 June 1982] - 80
Variety
Star Trek II is a very satisfying space adventure, closer in spirit and format to the popular TV series than to its big-budget predecessor. - 80
Total Film
This is hands-down the best Trek flick made so far. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
I don't much care if the battles aren't that amazing, because the story doesn't depend on them. It's about a sacrifice made by Spock, and it draws on the sentiment and audience identification developed over the years by the TV series. - 70
Time
One leaves the film neither hugely thrilled nor greatly awed, but with a pleasant sense of having caught up with old friends and found them to be just fine, pretty much the way one hoped they would turn out in later life. - 60
Washington Post
While not significantly better or worse than the predecessor, a rather astounding object of devotion for a movie studio--an enormously expensive recreation of a moribund TV series--this sequel is perfectly presentable and harmless, a klunker as comfortable as your easy chair. [4 June 1982, p.D1]
