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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whal... Read all To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales. To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales.

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• Trivia The woman who answers Uhura and Chekov when they are looking for the nuclear vessel was Layla Sarakalo , an extra who had never acted before and was not supposed to speak much. Sarakalo happened to be on the set when her car was towed away to make room for the film's production. She then offered to be an extra, because she needed the money to get her car back. She was told to "act naturally", and when she was asked, she improvised an answer. Much to her surprise, her unscripted line was kept in the film. This was because director Leonard Nimoy enjoyed the spontaneity of the scene so much that he left it the way it was.
• Goofs When Sulu accidentally turns on the windshield wipers of the helicopter, the wipers were broken so a grip had to move the wipers manually. Look closely and you can see his finger holding on to the blade as it moves back and forth.

[Spock is still learning how to use profanity correctly]

Spock : They like you very much, but they are not the hell "your" whales.

Dr. Gillian Taylor : I suppose they told you that.

Spock : The hell they did.

• Crazy credits The film opens with a dedication to the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger. - European cinema versions contains a short summary of the two previous movies instead of dedication.
• Alternate versions The Australian and Germany release summaries mentioned above (they are the same) also included music unique to the prologue. This prologue has not been included on any North American DVD release of the film.
• Connections Edited from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
• Soundtracks Theme From Star Trek (TV Series) by Alexander Courage

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• November 26, 1986 (United States)
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• Nov 30, 1986

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"Be very careful," Kirk warns. "Many of their customs will, doubtless, take us by surprise." Understanding 20th-century life isn't easy for a space team from the 23rd century. In Star Trek IV , the Enterprise crew time-travels to 1980s San Francisco. Their mission: save the ecological balance - and Earth itself - by transporting humpback whales to the future. The result: one whale of a tale told with heart, humor and heroics. Of the Star Trek movies, it's "the best, the funniest, and the most enjoyable in simple human terms." ( Roger Ebert's Movie Home Companion )

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• Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.32 x 4.19 x 1.12 inches; 6.13 ounces
• Release date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1998
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 25, 2006
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Shatner, Nimoy
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When Star Trek IV Voyaged Home

Star Trek IV changed the game when it voyaged home to VHS and Beta

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“Have you heard the big news?” asked the narrator in a 1987 commercial for the home video release of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home . Admiral James T. Kirk and Captain Spock answered with their back and forth “Yes/No” comedy routine as the narrator explained to viewers that 1986’s fifth-best-grossing box office hit was finally available on VHS and Betamax formats.

In today’s “on demand” and “immediate” society, it is an exercise in nostalgia to recall those days during the 1980s when it took nearly a year or longer for a film to go from the local movie theater to the home theater. Now, most films are available on Blu-ray or to stream within a few months. Star Trek IV fans had to wait approximately 10 months after the theatrical premiere to re-watch the time travelling adventure at home.

Available for a retail suggested price of $29.95, the Leonard Nimoy-directed sequel could be purchased in both VHS and Beta formats. Despite Betamax losing the “format wars” in the late 1980s, all the original crew Trek films were available in Beta in the United States and in many nations.

Advertising for the Star Trek IV home video release incorporated some unique strategies. For example, airline passengers on Trans World Airlines or TWA (which ceased operations during the early 2000s) who asked for deck of cards in 1987 were given a Star Trek IV- themed deck of cards. The face of the cards themselves were traditional, without any Trek elements, but the backs had the same fantastic art which adorned the home video tapes. It was a clever way to inform consumers of the impending availability of the film.

Before streaming services and technologies resulted in the closing of most video storefronts, consumers purchased and rented their tapes at local stores or national chains. With the need to return the physical tapes to the stores, many consumers went several times a month to the same store. Star Trek IV was advertised at these stores using contests, table-top advertising tags, and larger displays and posters. Some of these items, meant to be temporary and disposed of after a specific date, survived and are available at auction for interested fans.

Star Trek IV could be purchased September 30, 1987, a mere two days after the premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation . The two generations took advantage of this synergy by commercial swapping. Purchasers of the Star Trek IV home videos were treated to a TNG commercial and during “ Encounter at Farpoint, Part I ,” TV audiences saw an ad for the Star Trek IV VHS and Beta tapes.

The popularity of Star Trek IV at the theater translated to a very successful home video release thanks to the goodwill the film had generated among general audiences and the effective advertising campaign. Thanks to strong sales, the VHS version would be re-released many times, including in 1991, 1993, 1996, and again in 1999 as DVDs began to phase (or phaser!) out video tape technology. One of the most important re-releases of Star Trek IV occurred in March of 1992 with the “Director’s Series” edition, which featured a special introduction by Nimoy.

What makes the 1992 version important was that it helped play a role in educating fans about the value of widescreen home releases. Now, most films are released in widescreen, trying to keep to the director and cinematographer’s original visions without having to pan and scan the image to fit on the pre-HD era square TVs. However, prior to the early 1990s, most of the films shown on television or available on VHS were pan/scanned to fit the entire screen. Director Nimoy demonstrates effectively why widescreen is a better option by using the scene featuring Kirk and Spock riding in Dr. Gillian Taylor’s truck. With a split screen, Nimoy shows how “pan and scan” affects the original intention and humor of the sequence.

It is appropriate that Star Trek – which frequently asks us to think about the role technology plays in our society – would help revolutionize home entertainment. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was used as an experiment a few years before Star Trek IV to see if audiences would pay money to purchase tapes instead of merely renting them (see our previous article on this history). With sales at twice what was expected, the answer was a resounding yes, helping to usher in the idea of home video libraries. Star Trek IV illustrated why widescreen was important to preserving the artistry of motion pictures.

Maria Jose and John Tenuto are both sociology professors at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois, specializing in popular culture and subculture studies. The Tenutos have conducted extensive research on Star Trek ’s history, and have presented at venues such as Creation Conventions and the St. Louis Science Center. They’ve written for the official Star Trek Magazine and their extensive collection of Trek items has been featured in SFX Magazin e. Their theory about the “20-Year Nostalgia Cycle” and research on Trek fans has been featured on WGN News, BBC Radio, and in the documentary The Force Among Us . Contact the Tenutos at [email protected] or [email protected].

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is the fourth movie in the original Star Trek film series based off the original 1966 television series and starring the series's original cast.

This VHS release features a version of the film's poster with the logo removed and placed outside of the poster. The image is placed inside of a blue border, with the rest of the box being a deep purple. Above the poster lies the film's logo recolored to match the blue and purple color palette of the box. The sides of the box have the film's logo in the same colors as the front, along with the barcode or logos of the companies involved in the film depending on the side. The back of the box has a shot from the film aligned where the bottom of the shot matches with the center of the frame. Information about the film's cast, crew, and distributor sit above the shot, alongside another rendition of the film's title in a different color, while a description of the film sits below it.  The very bottom of the back of the box contains the Paramount Pictures logo and copyright information for the film.

The simplistic frame serves to highlight the film's art and the lack of any text highlighting the film's cast showcases a level of confidence in the art and visuals to carry the film's appeal. This VHS represents a level of confidence in the film's success in video that the people producing the VHS felt no need to plaster the individuals involved front and center. The brand recognition of “Star Trek” and the beautiful art was seen as enough to sell the film to home audiences, heavily contrasting a lot of other films at the time.

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Warning: Contains spoilers for Star Trek:  Picard  season 2.

The time travel plot of  Star Trek: Picard   season 2 proves that  Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home  is still hugely influential on the  Star Trek   universe. In discussing the second season, showrunner Akiva Goldsman spoke of  The Voyage Home 's influence on  Picard .  The idea came from co-showrunner Terry Matalas who, as a writer of the  12 Monkeys  series, is no stranger to using time travel to avert a future disaster. The Star Trek: The Next Generation   spin-off's second season finds the crew traveling back to 2024, to prevent the utopian ideals of the Federation from being perverted into  Picard 's totalitarian Confederation reality.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home , directed by Leonard Nimoy, followed the crew of the Enterprise as they travel back through time to save humpback whales from extinction. In bringing the whales back to the 23rd century, they can communicate with a mysterious alien probe before it destroys the Earth.  Picard  employs the same slingshot maneuver that Kirk and the crew used to travel back to the 80s in  The Voyage Home , but it's not the first  Star Trek  series to be influenced by the 1986 film.

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While Star Trek is a franchise best known for space exploration, time travel is a recurring plotline. For example, the in-0universe explanation for the 2009 reboot,  Star Trek , is based around an embittered Romulan time traveler, Nero, who wants to avert the destruction of his homeworld. Nero creates the new Star Trek  movies' Kelvin timeline , whilst maintaining a loose grip on established canon. The flashbacks to the Romulus crisis in  Picard  season 1 establishes that these disparate  Trek  franchises are part of the same multiverse. This is, of course, a far more complex use of time travel than  The Voyage Home,  which is a culture clash comedy that has an important environmental message. For a series that was created by Gene Roddenberry to promote a utopian, egalitarian future, time travel is a useful plot device to show the clash between this idealistic future and the grim realities of contemporary society. It's this combination of time travel, comedy, and social messaging that  Star Trek  returns to time and time again.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Was A Box Office Hit

At the time of its release, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was the highest-grossing of the four  Trek  movies. It grossed $133 million worldwide, against a production budget of $26 million. The Voyage Home  accounted for an impressive 22% of box office takings in American cinemas. As well as being a huge commercial success for both Paramount and the Star Trek  franchise, contemporary reviews highlighted how the more free-wheeling, light-hearted take on the series had secured the further entries in the franchise. Many put the success of the film down to its Christmas release, but whatever the reason the film's success casts a long shadow over  Star Trek 's future.

That future stretches to Star Trek's  three Kelvin timeline movies , the only films to outgross  The Voyage Home . Between 1986 and 2009, no  Star Trek  film had hit the same commercial heights as the fourth film. It's easy to see why future  Star Trek  writers and showrunners regularly looked to this most commercially successful of stories in later series.  Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine ,   Voyager ,  and now Picard  have all looked to  The Voyage Home  for inspiration.

Star Trek Has Regularly Returned To The Culture Clash Comedy Format

Star Trek: Picard is making good use of the  Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home model, but it is following in the footsteps of multiple predecessors who used the model for great comedic effect. The most obvious connection with  Star Trek IV:  The Voyage Home   is  Star Trek: Voyager 's third season   2-parter "Future's End". When the crew of Voyager are attacked by Captain Braxton's Federation timeship, they are sent back through a rift in time to Los Angeles, 1996. It's revealed that Braxton has travelled back from the 29th century to avoid a catastrophic chronal explosion. Janeway, Chakotay and their Voyager colleagues Paris and Tuvok try to assimilate into 90s culture, with comic results. Tuvok makes a dry comment about 90s fashions, while much comedy is mined from the holographic Doctor's ability to move around 90's LA. To further emphasize the comic tone, comedian Sarah Silverman is one of the guest stars alongside Ed Begley Jr. an actor who is himself known for comedy roles in the films of Christopher Guest.

"Little Green Men", a Quark-centric  Deep Space Nine episode is another standout example of the franchise paying homage to the culture clash comedy of  The Voyage Home . A malfunction leads to DS9' s Ferengi characters, Quark , his brother Rom and his nephew Nog being stranded in Roswell, 1947. Aside from the comic concept of three Ferengi causing the UFO crash at Area 51, the episode also passes comment on the nuclear testing of the time. Quark is astounded at the cavalier way in which the humans are polluting their own planet, while also seeing an opportunity to make a profit from this primitive society.  Deep Space Nine 's Ferengi episodes were always very funny, but "Little Green Men" is a classic that owes a debt to the success of  The Voyage Home  in how it combines fish-out-of-water comedy with social commentary.

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Picard Also Tells An Environmental Story

When Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home  was released in 1986, it tapped into the environmental conversations of the time. Commercial whaling had finally been banned in the same year that the film was released, and the World Wildlife Fund chose it for a celebratory screening in Moscow in 1987. This made it the very first  Star Trek  movie to be screened in the Soviet Union. The film was reportedly just as entertaining to Russian audiences as it was to Americans, highlighting the universality of  Star Trek 's vision and of environmental concerns around endangered species.

Star Trek: Picard  season 2 also has an environmental story to tell. The dystopian future that Q has created is not only a xenophobic and fascistic one but it's also an ecological disaster area. In the second episode, "Penance", Q tells Picard : " In your history, humanity discovered a way to spare the planet they were in the process of murdering. Here they just... keep the corpse on life-support. " In the following episode "Assimilation", Raffi and Seven observe that humanity is at a tipping point, where it can either embrace a better future or continue on a self-destructive path. As Raffi and Seven look out at the forest fires on the horizon, they observe that " Maybe the future we saw starts right here ". It's clear that as much as Q's meddling is a lesson for Picard to learn from, it's also confronting the audience with how close they are to their own destruction.

Despite being more overtly comic,  Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home  also confronted the audience with how cavalier they were towards to the environment. The extinction of the humpback whales is directly linked to the destruction of  Star Trek' s 23rd century Earth . Without them, the destructive signal cannot be responded to, and it will only continue to spread devastation across the globe. It's a classic  Star Trek  metaphor for the devastating impact of the destruction of Earth's fragile eco-system caused by humanity's selfishness. As society comes to terms with the impact of climate change, the after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising poverty, a homeless crisis, and a new Cold War, it's up to  Star Trek: Picard   to take the torch from  Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home   and teach humanity to be better.

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Martok's fleet leaves Deep Space 9

Having just relived the Battle of the Alamo in a holosuite at Quark's , Dr. Bashir and Chief O'Brien heatedly discuss the fate of Davy Crockett , a legendary hero who died in the battle. O'Brien expresses his opinion that Crockett was executed by General Santa Anna as a point of pride, while Bashir believes Crockett was tired of living on his reputation and ultimately surrendered with the Mexican Army closing in. Worf joins them and comments that if you believe in the myth of Davy Crockett, then there should be no doubt that he died a hero, but if instead you believe that Davy Crockett was just a man, it does not matter "how he died". Worf gets up and leaves after saying this and Bashir tells O'Brien that that is that.

Worf returns to his quarters and is soon visited by Kor . The venerable Dahar master congratulates Worf on his distinguished service in the war , and commiserates on the death of Worf's wife , then admits he is there to beg a favor: Kor has lost whatever influence he once had, so the Klingon Empire has decided that there is no place for him in the war. He pleads Worf to intercede for him so that he may "end my life as I have lived it – as a warrior."

Worf approaches General Martok with Kor's request, and is stunned when Martok refuses, violently, warning Worf to cease pursuing this, " or I will forget that we are brothers !"

Act One [ ]

Martok unveils his new battleplan to Captain Sisko : using only a squadron of Birds-of-Prey , he will hit Dominion facilities and create chaos behind their lines, starting with an audacious raid on the heavily-fortified Cardassian starbase on Trelka V , then plans to hit the Manora shipyards , the breeding facilities on Sheva II , and then the supply depots in the Borias Cluster . Sisko likens it to an ancient Earth tactic known as a " cavalry raid " and offers to join him with the USS Defiant . Martok politely declines, saying that the Defiant will be more useful in deterring Jem'Hadar ships that may be following once the Klingons head back to Federation -held territory. Sisko promises to have the ship's phasers charged.

Aboard Martok's ship, Worf tries to speak to him again about Kor. After loudly asking the bridge crew to leave, Martok explains his hatred of Kor: Martok's family came from the Ketha lowlands and had little, but had served the Empire for generations as soldiers . However Martok's father had hopes his son would be an officer in the Klingon Defense Force and after much difficulty, eventually found someone to sponsor his application. After passing the exam on the first try, Martok's application rested on the oversight council which should have been nothing more than a formality. Kor, a member of the council, turned him down for no reason other than Martok's common background, much to the shame and embarrassment of Martok and his father. With a black mark on his record from a Dahar Master, Martok couldn't even enlist as a common soldier but was forced to spend five years as a civilian orderly aboard a ship. "Luckily" the ship was attacked by an inept Romulan vessel which allowed the young Klingon to display his courage and military skills, and then earned him a battlefield commission . To Martok though, this all happened too late, as his father had died and could not share in the honor. If Kor had had his way, he concludes, Martok would still be scrubbing decks, instead of playing the vital role in the war he now occupies. Worf said he had used his own authority to appoint Kor as third officer aboard a ship in the Ninth Fleet. He begins to apologize, but Martok waves him down, saying it has been done and warns Worf that he is responsible for Kor.

In the Replimat , Kor is enjoying a catch-up meal with Ezri Dax , when Worf appears. He tells Kor the reason for Martok's dislike of him, and Kor does not recall this but admits it is possible. Worf tells Kor that he should not have stopped a man from serving the Klingon Empire for such a trivial reason. Rebuffed, Kor asks if his commission was revoked. Worf confirms that it is not and instructs Kor to report for duty in the morning aboard the IKS Ch'Tang and advises him to stay out of Martok's way. Before leaving, Kor asks Worf for a reminder of the ship's name.

Hours later, as the squadron is about to deploy, Kor reports for duty on the bridge of the Ch'Tang . With the memories of his humiliation still vivid, Martok is aggravated when every member of the bridge crew is awestruck to have a Dahar Master on board.

Act Two [ ]

" You'd make a pretty good counselor. You want to trade jobs? "

In Quark's bar, Ezri talks to Kira about what it was like to see Kor again, an odd experience since it's the first time Kor has seen Ezri and not Jadzia. She does in part wish she could be side-by-side with him once more. Quark overhears this, and confiding in Odo , he assumes she meant Worf.

A brief respite of Martok telling war stories in the ship's mess hall is interrupted, when Kor joins them, and the crew is once again in awe. Noticing the tension, Worf attempts to change the subject by asking Martok to announce his plan of attack for Trelka V. Martok lays out his plan, which impresses the crew… only for Kor, in congratulating him, to note that Kor himself had once executed a similar plan against the Federation outpost on Caleb IV , along with his late comrade Kang . As the crew turns their attention back to Kor, Martok leaves the room in disgust.

Worf attempts to reassure Martok that the crew are simply not accustomed to serving alongside a Dahar master, when an alert klaxon sounds. As the crew reports to battle stations, Kor appears confused as to where he's supposed to go, before an encounter with Lieutenant Synon , the ship's helmswoman , inadvertently reminds him he's supposed to go to the bridge.

Act Three [ ]

At Trelka IV, Martok orders two of his ships, the IKS Malpara and IKS Ning'tao to decloak and fire on the planetary base, before withdrawing. This attracts the attention of a Cardassian Galor -class cruiser . The Malpara is quickly destroyed, but the Ning'tao manages to lead the larger ship out of the system.

Meanwhile, with the base's shields down and repair crews underway, Martok orders the other ships to decloak and open fire. In the heat of battle, Martok and Worf are incapacitated, leaving Kor to assume command. The confused Kor orders the ships to come around for another pass, even as an injured but conscious Martok, who had only intended for one pass, attempts weakly to order his crew to withdraw. The ships are battered by returning fire from the base, with the IKS Slivin taking heavy damage and the IKS Orantho suffering a hull breach as well as the deaths of its captain and first officer.

Kor announced his intention to capture the base, despite Synon's protests that they have a garrison of ten thousand troops. When Kor orders the crew to open a channel to his long-dead comrade Kang, to tell him that Federation outpost on Caleb IV will fall within the hour, it becomes clear that the old Klingon has confused reality with his memories of a century-old battle.

The injured Martok attempts to dispose of Kor by throwing a d'k tahg at him. However, Worf, regaining consciousness, manages to catch the knife, knock Kor to the deck, and resume command, ordering an escape course. Martok then orders Kor off his bridge.

Act Four [ ]

While the raid is going on, back on Deep Space 9 , Quark decides, while talking to Jake , to declare himself, telling Ezri that Jadzia was too good for Worf, and Ezri most definitely is, and it would be a terrible mistake for her to resume a relationship with Worf just because she feels obligated by Jadzia's commitments. Ezri cuts him off and clears the air, telling him that she and Worf have both moved on and have agreed to just remain friends. They have also agreed not to pursue another relationship. Having said that, she is still charmed by the kind, dear and [for Quark] embarrassing declaration the Ferengi just made to her. Ezri then kisses Quark on the cheek, which amuses Jake and encourages Quark.

Kor eats in the mess hall, alone except for Martok's elderly aide, Darok . Martok comes in, along with Synon and weapons officer Kolana , who start needling him mercilessly about his senility. Kor does not respond, but finishes his meal in silence and excuses himself. Martok challenges him to make some kind of response, and Kor simply tells the younger Klingons to enjoy the fruit of life, but not to live too long, since "the taste turns bitter" as one grows old. In the silent, unsettled wake of his absence, Martok clearly doesn't feel the enjoyment of his long-awaited victory over Kor.

In Martok's quarters, Worf brings him the new personnel assignments. He has removed Kor from active duty, and concedes that it was a mistake to give him a position in the first place. Worf says that when they return, he will ask Chancellor Gowron to find some sinecure for Kor on Qo'noS that will allow him to feel useful, while keeping him safely out of combat. Martok confesses that he did not take the satisfaction from gloating over Kor that he thought he would; the elderly Klingon is no longer an enemy, just an old man to be pitied.

They are interrupted when the bridge alerts Martok that a fleet of ten Jem'Hadar attack ships have been detected, having managed to penetrate their ships' cloaking fields and are gaining on them.

Act Five [ ]

The bridge officers grimly report that the Jem'Hadar will overtake them in about two hours, less time than it will take the Klingons to rendezvous with the Defiant and other Federation reinforcements. Worf devises a plan: one Bird-of-Prey, the Ning'tao with a skeleton crew, drop out of warp and fire a graviton pulse to force the Jem'Hadar to drop out of warp, and then engage them long enough for the rest of the fleet to reach safety. Since the Ning'tao 's own captain is considered too inexperienced, Worf volunteers to command the doomed ship.

Kor is lying in his quarters when Darok drops in and briefs Kor on the plan in secret. Handing Kor a PADD with the details, Darok says the plan is a good one, but its success ultimately hinges on the one ship being able to successfully engage and delay the Jem'Hadar, to prevent them from reentering warp to resume pursuit of the fleet. Kor, despite the recent drubbing his self-confidence has taken, immediately states that the solution would be to confuse the Jem'Hadar sensors in the opening moments, with a spread of torpedoes, and Darok (clearly still a "fan" of Kor) encourages him that the ship must be commanded by a warrior of Kor's great experience – but, even more importantly, such a warrior could not hope to succeed unless he was completely confident in his own abilities. Kor, with new resolve in his heart, replies he would not take on the mission unless he was this confident. Darok bows deeply and tells Kor it has been an honor to serve with him.

Kor prepares to beam out one last time

Soon after, Kor catches up to Worf in the transporter room, where the two say goodbye until they meet again in Sto-vo-kor . Worf, to his surprise, is then asked if he has any message for Jadzia, but before he can respond, Kor renders him unconscious with a hypospray . Kor promises the unconscious Worf that he will convey Worf's undying love to Jadzia, and tells his friend to "live well." Beaming away to the doomed ship, Kor gives one last salute to the world he loves and the Empire he has served for so long.

" Long live the Empire! "

In space, the Ning'tao de-cloaks as it drops to impulse, then turns about and hurtles back into warp, towards the enemy. Kor's progress is monitored by ship sensors. At this point, it is assumed by Martok and others that Worf is leading the suicide mission.

Darok brings a bottle of bloodwine to the bridge, in brazen defiance of regulations. Martok objects, and Darok says that, whether the volunteers fail or succeed, they will deserve to have their courage saluted. The bridge crew keeps a tense vigil as they can only wait and observe through their sensors as the Ning'tao drops out of warp and succeeds in pulling the whole Jem'Hadar squadron out of warp. Martok expresses a hope that Worf will die gloriously – but when Worf himself appears on the bridge and states that this will not happen today, it dawns on him that Kor has taken control of the ship.

Kolana reports that the Ning'tao is taking heavy fire, but has succeeded in collapsing the Jem'Hadar formation. Then the battle goes beyond the Ch'tang 's sensor range, and they lose contact. Martok ponders that it doesn't seem possible that a single Bird-of-Prey could stall ten Jem'Hadar ships, but Worf is more optimistic about the outcome as it is Kor himself in command.

Sometime later, after the whole bridge crew has waited with bated breath, Kolana reports that Kor has succeeded: the Jem'Hadar can no longer overtake the Klingon ships before they rendezvous with the Defiant . Martok is unable to comprehend how Kor could have succeeded. Worf simply replies, " Does it matter? " Martok demands the bottle from Darok and lifts it high in salute to Kor, " a noble warrior to the end! " As the bottle is passed around the bridge, Darok begins to sing. The rest of the bridge crew, with the exception of Martok, joins Darok in honoring the Dahar master who has died in battle as every true Klingon wishes to, as a warrior, and sacrificed himself to save all their lives.

Memorable quotes [ ]

" The only real question is whether you believe in the legend of Davy Crockett or not. If you do, then there should be no doubt in your mind that he died a hero's death. If you do not believe in the legend, then he was just a man, and it does not matter how he died. "

" I heard the news about Jadzia. " " She died a warrior. " " I expected nothing less. " " To absent comrades. "

" The way of the warrior is not a humble one. Show some pride in your accomplishments! " " I will try. "

" There will come a day, Darok, when your services as my aide will no longer be required. " " I look forward to that day with great anticipation. "

" It's a pity Captain Sisko frowns on summary executions. "

" I wish to speak to you about Kor. Now I know you have strong feelings about this, but– " (loudly) " Clear the bridge! "

" You'd make a pretty good counselor. You wanna trade jobs? " " Oh yeah, people would love to bring their problems to me… 'You dreamed about what? You're crazy! Get out of my office! Next patient!' "

" Savor the fruit of life, my young friends. It has a sweet taste when it's fresh from the vine. But don't live too long… The taste turns bitter… after a time. "

" I was playing a deep game. I'm not the kind of man who just rushes in and declares himself. I like the chase. But then Mister Today-is-a-good-day-to-die shows up and spoils everything. And now, it's going to happen all over again with Ezri. New body, new personality, but she'll make the same mistake. "

" I've hated his name for almost thirty years. I've dreamed of the moment when I would finally see him stripped of his rank and title – when he would suddenly find himself without a friend in the world, without the power of his birthright… Well I've had that moment now – and I took no joy from it. "

" We are being pursued by a Jem'Hadar fleet. Worf believes he can stop them – with a single ship. " " How? " "(Shows Kor a datapad) It's a good plan, but it has one flaw: it depends entirely on Worf successfully engaging the whole enemy fleet, if only for a short time. " " It can be done… the key would be to confuse their sensors in the opening moments, with a spread of torpedoes. " " Perhaps, but it would take a warrior with three times the experience to accomplish such a feat. And such a man would have to be certain of his abilities. " " Such a man would not take the job… unless he were certain. "

" It has been an honor serving with you… Kor, son of Rynar. "

" I look forward to seeing you at the gates to Sto-vo-Kor . " " As do I. " " Do you have any message you want me to convey to Jadzia? " (Worf falls unconscious before he can respond)

" When I reach the halls of the hallowed dead, I will find your beloved, and remind her that her husband is a noble warrior… and that he still loves no one but her. Goodbye, my friend – live well. "

" Long live the Empire ! "

"(re: a bottle of bloodwine) On the bridge?! " " If they succeed, you can drink to their courage. And if they fail, you can still drink to their courage. "

" Die well, Worf. " " Today was not my day to die. " " Worf?! But then wh…? Kor!"

" One ship against ten… It doesn't seem possible… " " He will succeed. He is Kor, the Dahar Master. "

" How? How did that pompous old man hold off an entire Jem'Hadar fleet with only one ship? " " Does it matter? "

" To Kor, a Dahar Master and noble warrior to the end! "

Background information [ ]

Story and script [ ].

• As is hinted at in the conversation between O'Brien and Bashir in the teaser, Ronald D. Moore based this episode on the legend of Davy Crockett and the Battle of the Alamo ; " Did Crockett surrender? Was he executed? Did he die on the Alamo walls, swinging his flintlock over his head? It depends on whether he's a hero or not, or if he's a legend to you. If he is, then he went out a hero. If you don't think that, then he's just another guy and it doesn't matter how he died. It felt like we could send Kor out the same way. It doesn't really matter how Kor died. It doesn't really matter what he did in those final moments of his life. What matters is the legend ." ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion  (p. 621-622)) This notion of the legend being more important than the fact recalls the 1962 John Ford movie The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance . It also recalls the second season episode " The Homecoming ", specifically the character of Li Nalas , who was based on the Jimmy Stewart character from Valance .
• Moore based the rivalry between Martok and Kor on class issues mainly due to how each actor had portrayed their respective character in the past; " John Colicos always played Kor as an aristocratic and 'to the manor born' Klingon who ruled by 'divine right'. J.G. Hertzler always made Martok seem like a guy , like a common soldier who had worked his way through the ranks. So there was a natural antipathy between the two characters ." ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion  (p. 622))
• Hertzler was able to contribute a line of dialogue in the episode: " And I got to do a tiny bit of writing in that one. I asked Ron (Moore) if I could add a line to a long speech I had at the end of the episode. I added, "Unfortunately, my father did not live to see that day." That, for me, rounded out the character's choice to never forgive, to take his hatred of Kor and his resentment to the grave. It was important to me to not forgive Kor on behalf of my father. They said, "People like Martok. They want to root for him." I said, "You know, it really doesn't matter." As a character, as an actor it’s a lot more exciting to play that “human failure” of never forgiving than it is to forgive. You might be a better angel to forgive, but there aren't that many angels in the Klingon nature. " Hertzler named Martok's father Urthog in The Left Hand of Destiny . [1]
• Armin Shimerman sees this episode as setting up his character for the rest of the season; " For the most part, the season is about Quark either mourning Jadzia or pursuing Ezri. The audience would never accept them as a couple though, so there was never a chance for that. So I spent most of the season crying into my own drinks, rueing the fact that I was getting nowhere with Ezri. Although everybody else on the show seemed to get somewhere with her !" ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion  (p. 623))
• A deleted scene in this episode involved Quark sitting at the bar and lamenting his failure with Ezri, and Jake attempting to cheer him up by making him a drink. The scene would have gone between the scene where Quark hears Ezri talking about Kor and thinks she is talking about Worf , and the scene where he confronts her about her feelings. In the scene, as Quark pours out his heart to Jake, Jake is getting flustered because he is trying to concentrate on making the drink, but Quark keeps distracting him, and he keeps getting it wrong, pouring it out and having to start again. The scene was cut for time. ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion  (p. 623))
• An extra part of the opening scene where O'Brien, Bashir and Worf discuss the Alamo was either unfilmed or deleted; in it, Bashir talks about Travis drawing the line in the sand during the battle. ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion - A Series Guide and Script Library )

Reception [ ]

• This episode is one of Michael Dorn 's two favorite Star Trek installments (the other being " Soldiers of the Empire "). He characterized them as "Shakespearean and epic" as well as "just beautiful." ( What We Left Behind ) Dorn elaborated on why he enjoyed the episode so much: " I thought it was fabulous. It was just dramatic and sentimental, and exciting, and heroic. John Colicos was a dream to work with, just a dream. We did one other episode with him, but this one was totally different. This guy was on his way out, and he couldn't do it any more, the Lou Gehrig story or something like that. It was one of my favorites, absolutely. " ( Cinefantastique , Volume 29 Number 6/7)
• This episode is also one of J.G. Hertzler 's favorites. Talking about it in an interview he said, " To have the amount of profound artistry inherent in John Colicos and Neil Vipond working around you is what you live for. When you get that much experience on stage that still has the juice – that's what made that episode. Plus I had two beautiful Klingon females on either side of me. That didn't hurt !" ( citation needed • edit ) He also comments, " It's my favorite Deep Space Nine script. It was an actor's dream. I got to really let loose my most venomous, vindictive anger at this old man, and just attack him relentlessly. I think that made some of the viewers uncomfortable, because it was hard to like Martok in those scenes, but we all do things that people don't like. It made my character three-dimensional, so I was happy ." Furthermore, " I told the producers that Martok shouldn't join in singing the ballad at the end. They were worried about that, but I said, 'Listen, Martok can give Kor all the due praise, but he cannot sing to him because the hatred is still there, underneath. He does not forgive what that man did.' I thought that was more important for my character than bringing him all the way around. I wanted to leave that show unfallen. " ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion  (p. 622-623))
• Nancy Youngblut commented: " My work as an actor since 1982 has often meant playing tough, assertive characters, including Captain Kolana of the Ch’Tang, a Klingon commander on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . The episode was called “Once More Unto the Breach.” I had my own ship. I loved flying my own ship ". [2] (X)
• Kor's toast to Jadzia Dax, " To absent comrades, " is reminiscent of Kirk 's toast of Spock in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Picard 's toast of Data in Star Trek Nemesis , " to absent friends, " which is the traditional naval toast of the day for Sunday.
• John Colicos gives his last performance as Kor in this episode. He first appeared in the role thirty-one years previously in TOS : " Errand of Mercy ". This was Colicos' final acting role before his death on 6 March 2000 .
• Kor is seemingly the only person, besides Benjamin and Jake Sisko , to have known Curzon , Jadzia and Ezri .
• The title for this episode comes from William Shakespeare 's Henry V – Act III, Scene I, lines 1-34 , as Henry rouses his troops before an attack on a French castle:

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there's nothing so becomes a man/As modest stillness and humility: But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger; Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect; Let pry through the portage of the head/Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it/As fearfully as doth a galled rock/O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide, Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit/To his full height. On, on, you noblest English. Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof! Fathers that, like so many Alexanders, Have in these parts from morn till even fought/And sheathed their swords for lack of argument: Dishonour not your mothers; now attest/That those whom you call'd fathers did beget you. Be copy now to men of grosser blood, And teach them how to war. And you, good yeoman, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here/The mettle of your pasture; let us swear/That you are worth your breeding; which I doubt not; For there is none of you so mean and base, That hath not noble lustre in your eyes. I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start. The game's afoot: Follow your spirit, and upon this charge/Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George'! "

• This speech is generally regarded as the finest battle rousing speech in all of literature. In fact, it was previously quoted by both Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country , and Bashir in " Armageddon Game ".
• This episode features the Raid on Trelka V . During the raid, the Klingons use the meter as a unit of measure instead of the usual kellicam .
• The Dominion long-range tachyon scanner was invented for this episode to "establish a way for them to penetrate their cloak, otherwise there wouldn't have been much jeopardy for most of the show." ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion  (p. 624))
• A script for this episode was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [3]
• Kor's speech to the younger Klingons about the sweet taste of life is reminiscent of what he said to the Organians in his first appearance: "I hope you will continue to savor the sweetness of your life."
• This episode features the very rare sight of Worf wearing his full Starfleet uniform without his baldric (near the beginning when Kor visits him in his quarters).
• The blood wine that Kor and Worf drink is "2309," the same vintage that Nog "acquired" for Martok in the previous episode, " Treachery, Faith and the Great River ". Martok later shares the same vintage with Gowron in " When It Rains... " and with Sisko and Admiral Ross in " What You Leave Behind ".

Remastered version [ ]

• Remastered footage from the episode is featured in the documentary What We Left Behind .

Production history [ ]

• 9 September 1998 Worf, Martok, Kor, Darok, and two Bajorans film scenes. ( Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 1, Issue 3 , p. 95)
• 10 September 1998 Kira, Odo, Worf, Quark film scenes. ( Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 1, Issue 3 , p. 95)
• 11 September 1998 Worf, Martok, Kor, Darok, and Kolana film scenes. ( Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 1, Issue 3 , p. 95)
• 14 September 1998 Worf, Martok, Kor, Darok, Kolana and Synon film scenes. ( Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 1, Issue 3 , p. 95)
• 15 September 1998 Worf, Martok, Kor, Darok, Kolana and Synon film scenes. ( Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 1, Issue 3 , p. 95)

Video and DVD releases [ ]

• UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video ): Volume 7.4, 24 May 1999
• As part of the DS9 Season 7 DVD collection

Links and references [ ]

Starring [ ].

• Avery Brooks as Captain Sisko

Also Starring [ ]

• Rene Auberjonois as Odo
• Nicole deBoer as Lieutenant Ezri Dax
• Michael Dorn as Lt. Commander Worf
• Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko
• Colm Meaney as Chief O'Brien
• Armin Shimerman as Quark
• Alexander Siddig as Doctor Bashir
• Nana Visitor as Colonel Kira

Guest Stars [ ]

• John Colicos as " Kor "
• J.G. Hertzler as " Martok "
• Neil Vipond as Darok
• Nancy Youngblut as Kolana
• Blake Lindsley as Synon

Uncredited Co-Stars [ ]

• Sam Alejan as sciences officer
• Patti Begley as Bajoran officer
• Uriah Carr as civilian
• Cathy DeBuono as M'Pella
• Brian Demonbreun as sciences officer
• Anthony Giger as civilian
• Terry Green as operations lieutenant
• Wade Kelley as Klingon officer
• David B. Levinson as Broik
• Mary Mascari as Bajoran woman
• Angus McClellan as operations ensign
• James Minor as civilian
• Robin Morselli as Bajoran officer
• Chuck Shanks as operations lieutenant
• Mark Allen Shepherd as Morn
• Klingon officers 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , and 8

Stunt Double [ ]

• Dennis Madalone as stunt double for John Colicos

References [ ]

1786 ; 1836 ; 2309 ; 2350 ; 2345 ; ability ; active duty ; Alamo ; Alamo, Battle of the ; ammunition ; banner ; battlement ; bearing ; bloodwine ; boarding party ; Borias Cluster ; breeding facility ; Caleb IV ; Caleb IV, Battle of ; Cardassians ; Cardassian territory ; cavalry raid ; civilian ; cloaking device ; common soldier ; comrade ; congressman ; Corvallen ; counselor ; Crockett, Davy ; Dax, Curzon ; Dax, Jadzia ; Dahar Master ; Deep Space 9 ; defense condition one ; disruptor ; division ; Dominion ; Dominion War ; dozen ; Duke ; Earth ; emergency power ; Excelsior -class ; execution ; experience ; Farragut , USS ; Federation ; Felton Prime ; fighter ; gag ; garrison ; Gowron ; graviton ; guidance system relay ; Halls of the Hallowed Dead ; harem ; heart ; House of Kor ; House of Martok ; humble ; humor ; hypospray ; Imperial Fleet engineers ; Indian ; inverse graviton burst ; Jem'Hadar ; Kahless the Unforgettable ; Kalandra sector ; Kang ; Ketha lowlands ; Ketha Province ; Klingon Empire ; Klingon High Council ; Klingon Imperial Court ; Klingon Imperial Fleet ; Klingon Oversight Council ; Klingonese ; Korma Pass ; laborer ; lead ship ; legend ; life span ; long-range tachyon scanner ; Lurkan ; main deflector ; Manora shipyards ; Martok's ancestors ; Martok's father ; meter ; Mexicans ; Mexican Army ; Mogh ; Moscow Mule ; Ninth Fleet ; outer marker ; path ; phaser ; point of pride ; Qo'noS ; Quark's ; Raid on Trelka V ; Renavi ; Romulans ; rules of war ; Rynar ; Saltah'na clock ; Santa Anna ; sensor range ; Sheva II ; ShiVang ; spacedock ; sponsor ; squadron ; Sto-vo-kor ; strafing ; supply depot ; surrender ; T'nag ; targeting sensors ; third officer ; tip ; tongo ; transporter room ; Travis, William B. ; Trelka V ; Trelka V Starbase ; vodka ; warp field ; warrior

Starship references [ ]

Ch'Tang , IKS ; D5-class ; Defiant -class ; Defiant , USS ; Excelsior -class ( unnamed ); Farragut , USS ; flagship ; Galor -class ( unnamed ); Jem'Hadar fighter ( unnamed ); K't'inga -class ; Klingon Bird-of-Prey ; Klothos , IKS ; Malpara , IKS ; Ning'tao , IKS ; Orantho , IKS ; ShiVang's flagship ; Slivin , IKS ; Vor'cha -class ( unnamed ); Yeager -type ; Yeager , USS

Deleted references [ ]

External links [ ].

• "Once More Unto the Breach" at StarTrek.com
• " Once More Unto the Breach " at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• " Once More Unto the Breach " at Wikipedia
• " Once More Unto the Breach " at MissionLogPodcast.com , a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast
• "Once More Unto the Breach" script  at Star Trek Minutiae
• " Once More Unto the Breach " at the Internet Movie Database

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1975 Movie Version of Star Trek’s “The Menagerie” Hosted by Leonard Nimoy Resurfaces

Earlier this year, self-described digital archaeologist Rob O’Hara stumbled upon a VHS tape containing a movie-length version of “The Menagerie,” a two-part episode of Star Trek that originally aired in November 1966 on NBC. The recording is from KAUT (Channel 43) in Oklahoma City. Based on several commercials, O’Hara dates the recording to February 1983. At the beginning of the recording, an announcer briefly promotes “a very unusual presentation of the first feature-length production of Star Trek, ‘The Menagerie,’ with special guest host Leonard Nimoy.”

Leonard Nimoy, who appeared in the original, unaired pilot episode for Star Trek that was reused in “The Menagerie,” hosts the special. O’Hara uploaded the segments featuring Nimoy to YouTube . I’ve embedded the video below:

Does anyone remember watching this special movie-length version of “The Menagerie” on television back in 1975?

(via TrekMovie )

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One Reply to “1975 Movie Version of Star Trek’s “The Menagerie” Hosted by Leonard Nimoy Resurfaces”

I seem to recall it being a big deal at the time when they aired the movie version, and I do recall seeing the movie version, but I can’t recall if I saw that specific airing.

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