Star Trek IV: Back to the Present
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| German title | Star Trek IV: Back to the Present | ||
| Original title | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | ||
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| Country of production | United States | ||
| original language | English | ||
| Publishing year | 1986 | ||
| length | 119 minutes | ||
| Age rating | FSK 12 | ||
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| Director | Leonard Nimoy | ||
| script | Leonard Nimoy, Nicholas Meyer , Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, Harve Bennett |
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| production | Harve Bennett | ||
| music | Leonard Rosenman | ||
| camera | Don Peterman | ||
| cut | Peter E. Berger | ||
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Star Trek IV: Back to the Present (Original Title: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ) is an American science fiction film from 1986. It is the fourth Star Trek movie and is based on the television series Starship Enterprise .
The film follows directly on from the film Star Trek III: In Search of Mr. Spock , in which the USS Enterprise was destroyed. The spaceship used by the Enterprise crew is therefore a Klingon Bird of Prey captured in Star Trek III , which was christened Bounty .
The film is about a journey back in time to 1986, that is, to the present when the film was made. It is one of the most comedic films in this series with swipes at the world and way of life of the 1980s.
The director was Leonard Nimoy , who played Mr. Spock. The film was released in German cinemas on March 26, 1987.
action
The beginning follows on from Star Trek III: In Search of Mr. Spock . Before the Federation Council, the ambassador of the Klingons demands the extradition and death of Kirk as a prerequisite for a peace between the Federation and the Klingons because of the hijacking of the Klingon ship and the death of some of its people. Sarek takes sides in favor of Kirk, who was attacked by the Klingons and acted in self-defense.
After three months in exile on the planet Vulcan, Admiral Kirk and his crew decide to return to Earth and answer for the fact that they flew on the Enterprise to the planet Genesis without permission. Together with the recovered Spock, they take the return flight in the Klingon spaceship they have taken over and which has been renamed "Bounty".
Meanwhile, a mysterious probe has approached Earth from deep space and paralyzed the Federation spaceship USS Saratoga and the orbital base on its way. The probe sends out high-energy signals that collapse all earthly energy systems. It evaporates the oceans, creating a thick layer of clouds and causing devastating storms. The end of the world's population seems inevitable. The President of the Federation therefore issued a broadcast warning against approaching Earth.
The "Bounty" receives this broadcast. Spock discovers that the probe's signals underwater should resemble humpback whales' song , and concludes that the probe is aimed at humpback whales and expects a response from them. Since these whales were already exterminated on earth in the 21st century , Kirk decided to jump in time with the entire "bounty" into the 20th century in order to take up humpback whales and bring them into the 23rd century.
The ship lands with the cloaking device activated, i.e. invisible, in San Francisco in 1986. In the aquarium of a marine research institute, Kirk and Spock find a pair of humpback whales, George and the pregnant Gracie, who seem ideally suited for their purposes. They belong to marine biologist Dr. Gillian Taylor, who is very fond of her two whales and wants to release them soon. Kirk does not find out from her the time of the release, but leaves her the location of the bounty. When Dr. Taylor later discovers that the whales have been released prematurely without her knowledge, she runs there in desperation, is beamed on board, and Kirk tells his plan.
Scott discovers that the time jump has overloaded the Bounty's warp core, which is now crumbling. External radioactive radiation is required for its regeneration. Chekov and Uhura find what they are looking for in the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and use a special device to collect radiation from the reactor until they are noticed by a patrol guard. Uhura can be beamed to the bounty at the last minute, Chekov is arrested, interrogated and, after trying to escape, injured and taken to a hospital. The Kirk disguised as doctors, Dr. McCoy and Dr. Taylor can bring Chekov back to the bounty from there.
With the help of Dr. Taylor and a tracking device manage the crew to locate the whales. They save her at the last second from the harpoon of a Norwegian whaler, whereupon Scott beams the whales along with a sufficient amount of water into a specially built basin on board the Bounty.
The time jump back to the 23rd century goes smoothly. Released from the watered and sinking bounty in the Bay of San Francisco, the whales finally answer the probe's signal. This stops its emanations and moves away, whereupon the earthly systems function properly again.
Then the crew of the Enterprise must answer for the capturing and destruction of the Enterprise; however, the council drops all charges in the face of saving Earth, with one exception: Kirk is demoted from Admiral to Captain for disobeying orders. Initially, the crew expected to have to operate a freighter, but they were given command of the new USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A spacecraft .
Comedic aspects
Released in 1986, the film caricatures in many ways the confrontation of the enterprise crew coming from the 23rd century with habits of the 1980s.
- The landing in San Francisco is watched by two garbage men who believe they see a UFO and agree to remain silent.
- Kirk made a conscious decision to use strong expressions when communicating with people of the 20th century. When asked by Spock about these unfamiliar “colored metaphors”, he explains that it was so common at the time that you had to swear in every sentence in order to be taken seriously. Spock tries it too, but at the wrong moments.
- Spock wears his Earth-striking volcanic clothing throughout the film and is passed off as a hippie . He covers his conspicuous pointed ears with a headband.
- The components for the water basin in the "Bounty" are obtained from a plastic sheet manufacturer, whose boss receives the formula for transparent aluminum from Scott . When his Macintosh does not respond to Scott's speech, he takes the mouse that is handed to him for a microphone.
- The crew is unaware that Chekov's presence on a US warship during the Cold War would inevitably lead to great difficulties.
- In the hospital McCoy is confronted with the medical technology of the 20th century, for him the "dark middle ages". He casually pushes a tablet into the hand of a dialysis patient, whereupon she grows a new kidney in next to no time.
Others
- The aircraft carrier in the film is referred to as the USS Enterprise . In fact, it was the USS Ranger since the Enterprise was at sea at the time of filming.
- The film is dedicated to the astronauts who died on January 28, 1986 on the space shuttle Challenger . The makers remembered with the words: " This film is dedicated to the men and women of the spaceship Challenger, whose courage will survive well beyond the 23rd century."
- The film was nominated for four Oscars in 1987 in the following categories: Best Cinematography , Best Effects (Sound Effects Editing) , Best Music (Original Score) , Best Sound .
- The film won a Saturn Award for Best Costume in 1987 .
- At the end of the film is from the poem Whales weep not of DH Lawrence cited.
- The San Francisco Aquarium scenes were filmed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium . However, the aquarium for the whales was created using special effects, because the Monterey Bay Aquarium does not have a whale pool.
- Former Indian tennis professional Vijay Amritraj made a brief appearance as Captain Joel Randolph of the USS Yorktown.
synchronization
The German dubbing was done by Cine Adaption GmbH based on a dialogue book by Gerd Eichen, directed by Wolfgang Schick . Some roles have been replaced for the film. After William Shatner had been dubbed in the second and third part of the cinema series by Klaus Sonnenschein , Gert Günther Hoffmann took over again.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral James T. Kirk | William Shatner | Gert Günther Hoffmann |
| Mr. Spock | Leonard Nimoy | Herbert Weicker |
| Dr. Leonard "pill" McCoy | DeForest Kelley | Randolf Kronberg |
| Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery "Scotty" Scott | James Doohan | KE Ludwig |
| Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu | George Takei | Tommi Piper |
| Lt. Pavel Chekov | Walter Koenig | Elmar Wepper |
| Lt. Cmdr. Uhura | Nichelle Nichols | Ilona Grandke |
| Sarek | Mark Lenard | Gunnar Möller |
| Amanda Grayson | Jane Wyatt | Edith Schneider |
| Lt. Saavik | Robin Curtis | Monika Rasky |
| Cmdr. Janice Rand | Grace Lee Whitney | Barbara Witow |
| President of the Federation Council | Robert Ellenstein | Alwin Joachim Meyer |
| Klingon ambassador | John Schuck | Jochen Striebeck |
| Admiral Cartwright | Brock Peters | Frank Engelhardt |
| Dr. Gillian Taylor | Catherine Hicks | Viktoria Brams |
| Capt. Joel Randolph | Vijay Amritraj | Fabian von Klitzing |
Reviews
"The formally and content-wise average science fiction entertainment is gaining interest in comparison to the rather fantastic contributions of the series due to its realistic-ecological topic: Protection of the whales, which are actually threatened with extinction."
"Again directed by 'Mr. This time Spock 'Leonard Nimoy made an exciting science fiction film with an ecological message and funny swipes at our time. Not just great entertainment for fans of the series. "
"A fun piece of entertainment [...] that uses characters that are so familiar that you could mistake them for old friends."
“By far the funniest excursion on the 'Enterprise' leads to the 80s - 'Star Trek' as a comedy? A daring undertaking, as many sci-fi fans are considered quite picky and critical. But this fourth film proves that humor and the 'Enterprise' go well together. In it, Kirk (William Shatner) and crew travel to the 20th century by jumping in time to look for one of the last humpback whales. The result is super fun - and proof that 'Trekkies' understand fun: this was the most successful 'Star Trek' film up until 2009. "
Awards and nominations
Web links
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- Star Trek IV: Back to the Present in the Star Trek Wiki Memory Alpha
Individual evidence
- ↑ Star Trek IV: Back to the Present. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on February 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Star Trek IV: Back to the Present. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ criticism . In: Prism Online .
- ↑ James Berardinelli : Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. In: Reelviews. Retrieved on August 4, 2008 : "and enjoyable sample of entertainment [...] utilizing characters so familiar that they feel like old friends."
- ↑ criticism. In: TV Movie . June 2, 2013, archived from the original ; accessed on May 15, 2016 .
