Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

In 2286, the crew exiled on Vulcan heads back to Earth to face a court-martial. On the way, they learn a giant probe is knocking out the planet's power and whipping up storms. Spock realizes its signal is the song of humpback whales, extinct for centuries. The answer is to go back in time. They land in 1986 San Francisco and split up: Kirk and Spock find two humpbacks at a Sausalito aquarium and biologist Gillian Taylor, Scotty gets a tank, and Uhura and Chekov hunt for power on a nuclear aircraft carrier. With the whales and Gillian aboard, they return to 2286. The whales answer, and the probe leaves. At the trial, Kirk is demoted to captain and gets a new ship: the Enterprise-A.

1. CameoThe bus punk is a crew member

   The punk with the loud radio who gets Spock's nerve pinch is Kirk Thatcher, the film's associate producer. He shaved a mohawk and also wrote and recorded the song, "I Hate You".

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2. Behind the scenesA part written for Eddie Murphy

   The scientist who helps the crew was first written for Eddie Murphy, as a college professor who believes in aliens. He passed, and the role became Gillian Taylor.

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3. Behind the scenesThe whales aren't real

   The humpbacks are mostly ILM animatronics and motorized models. The models were shot in a high school swimming pool in California.

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