Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is a 1984 American science fiction film directed by Leonard Nimoy and based on the created by Gene Roddenberry. It is the third film in the "Star Trek" film series, and is the second part of a three-film story arc that begins with "" (1982) and concludes with "" (1986). After the death of Spock (Nimoy), the crew of the USS "Enterprise" returns to Earth. When James T. Kirk (William Shatner) learns that Spock's spirit, or katra, is held in the mind of Dr. Leonard "Bones"
Family (Star Trek: The Next Generation) said it was not "Star Trek" as it had no action or jeopardy. After the meeting was over, Moore asked Piller and Berman what he should do and he was advised to ignore Roddenberry's comments and write the script. He never heard what happened with Roddenberry, but the script went through without any issues. Picard's family would later be mentioned once again in the 1994 film "Star Trek Generations". The original idea was for Robert to die following a heart attack, but instead the writers opted to kill off both Robert and Rene off-screen in a fire. Throughout the years