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"
Star Trek (film series) on the Admiral and lays a cunning and sinister trap. Both the first and second films have television versions with additional footage and alternate takes that affect the storyline. (Subsequent "Star Trek" films tended to have shorter television versions). Especially notable in "The Wrath of Khan" is the footage establishing that a young crew member who acts courageously and dies during an attack on the "Enterprise" is Scotty's nephew. When McCoy begins acting irrationally, Kirk learns that Spock, in his final moments, transferred his "katra", his living spirit, to the doctor. To save McCoy from emotional ruin, Kirk and crew