Synopsis
It's the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, pizza and exact-change buses that are as alien as anything they've ever encountered in the far reaches of the galaxy. A thrilling, action-packed Star Trek adventure!
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Cast
- William ShatnerAdmiral James T. Kirk
- Leonard NimoyCaptain Spock
- DeForest KelleyDr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
- James DoohanCaptain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
- George TakeiCmdr. Hikaru Sulu
- Walter KoenigCmdr. Pavel Chekov
- Nichelle NicholsCmdr. Uhura
- Catherine HicksDr. Gillian Taylor
- Mark LenardAmbassador Sarek
- Jane WyattAmanda
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
This is easily the most absurd of the "Star Trek" stories - and yet, oddly enough, it is also the best, the funniest and the most enjoyable in simple human terms. I'm relieved that nothing like restraint or common sense stood in their way. - 88
Washington Post
It crackles with comedy, but it's no space cartoon, nor self-lampoon. It's a happy, heartfelt chapter that reunites the original cast with the original TV format, shying away from the cold and epic scale of the preceding movie adventures. - 80
Los Angeles Times
It has an irresistibly sure touch, an easy command of its audience. It hits the right buttons, strikes the right chords, plays with our expectations with the right blend of savvy, guile and imagination. [26 Nov. 1986] - 75
ReelViews
Star Trek IV, while not a superior effort, is an effective and enjoyable sample of entertainment -- not good science fiction, but a lightweight piece of comic fantasy utilizing characters so familiar that they feel like old friends. - 70
The New York Times
The technical minutiae, the solemn silliness and the preachy tone occasionally sounded here...are all essential to the Star Trek mystique. Whatever it is, it seems durable beyond anyone's wildest dreams. And Mr. Nimoy, by injecting some extra levity this time, has done a great deal to assure the series' longevity. - 70
Newsweek
The latest Star Trek is the most down-to-earth, and certainly the funniest, movie in the series, further evidence of the show's amazing durability. [1 Dec. 1986, p.89] - 70
Variety
Latest excursion is warmer, wittier, more socially relevant and truer to its TV origins than prior odysseys. - 63
Miami Herald
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is the dopiest and most congenial in the series, an indication that the producers have at last acknowledged that what they're dealing with is not science fiction or adventure, but a kind of cosmic fluke. [27 Nov. 1986, p.F1]
