Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Eloi Silver Medal
- by Steve Meerson et al., directed by Leonard Nimoy
- Feature Film
- Science Fiction, Comedy
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home by Steve Meerson et al. , directed by Leonard Nimoy (at movie theaters, Canada, 21 November 1986).
As the brave crew of the Enterprise are returning to Earth on a Klingon Bird of Prey to stand trial for the events of the previous movie, Spock determines that Earth’s demise is imminent unless they can return to 1986 and retrieve a humpback whale (which they proceed to do).
I saw this in the theater with Deb Baker and Jon Shultis during a winter trip to Pittsburgh for a small computer science education conference.
I saw this in the theater with Deb Baker and Jon Shultis during a winter trip to Pittsburgh for a small computer science education conference.
—Michael Main
McCoy: You realize that by giving him the formula you’re altering the future.
Scotty: Why? How do we know he didn’t invent the thing?
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- Time Periods
- Circa AD 1970 to 1999: AD 1986
- Circa AD 2200 to 2299: AD 2286
- Timeline Models
- Single Consistent Timeline: Some Star Trek time travel is convoluted, but everything that happens in The Voyage Home appears to be in a single static timeline, particularly since there was nothing in their records about Gillian after the whale incident.
- Time Travel Methods
- High Speed, Angular Momentum, Gravity, Cosmic Strings, etc. Cause Time Warp: via a slingshot effect around the sun
- Themes
- Ex Nihilo Knowledge: possibly the transparent aluminum
- Ex Nihilo Obects and People: possibly Kirk’s glasses
- Fictional Tags
- Groupings
Variants
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- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home by Steve Meerson et al. , directed by Leonard Nimoy (at movie theaters, Canada, 21 November 1986).
Leonard Nimoy (story)
Harve Bennett (story)