Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Timing: 1:53 (113 min)

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Photo 140

Actors and characters

Release date

1982-06-04

Country

United States

Production

Paramount

Genre

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller

Budget

$11 200 000

Revenue

$78 912 963

Website

https://www.paramountmovies.com/movies/star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan

Director

Nicholas Meyer

Actors

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Bibi Besch, Merritt Butrick
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Scenario

Producer

Robert Sallin, Harve Bennett

Operator

Gayne Rescher

Composer

James Horner

Artist

Audition

Mary V. Buck

Editing

William Paul Dornisch
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• Captain Kirk and Khan never meet face-to-face throughout the entire film. They communicate only via screen connection. This is because all scenes with Ricardo Montalbán (1920-2009), who played Khan, were filmed separately due to his busy schedule.
• The transformation of an uninhabitable planet into a habitable one (and vice versa) via "Genesis" was the first scene in cinema fully created using computer technology. This was made possible by programmer Loren Carpenter, formerly of Boeing.
• As soon as Ricardo Montalbán (1902-2009) agreed to appear in the film, he realized it would be difficult to reprise the role of Khan. He had already become “stuck” in the image of Mr. Roarke, whom he had played for many years in the series “Fantasy Island” (1977-1984). The actor requested a copy of the “Space Seed” (1967) episode from the series “Star Trek” (1966-1969) from Paramount Pictures and watched it several times. After the third or fourth viewing, he began to regain an understanding of the essence of the character he was to play.
• As a child, Kirstie Alley was fascinated by the series “Star Trek” (1966-1969). Her favorite character was Spock, and she often imagined herself as his daughter. During the audition for the role of Saavik, she played as Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015) played her beloved Spock.
• Executive producer Harvey Bennett (1930-2015) re-watched the entire series “Star Trek” (1966-1969) and chose the “Space Seed” (1967) episode as the basis for the sequel. The script even includes a line from Spock suggesting it would be interesting to return here in 100 years to see what civilization has emerged. This was the first time a specific episode of a series served as the basis for a feature film.
• The producers chose Ricardo Montalbán for the role of Khan, believing he would be available for filming and happy to play the character again. No one considered any other options, although Montalbán was at the time filming “Fantasy Island,” so the filmmakers had to schedule filming around a schedule that didn’t conflict with Montalbán’s work on the series.
• The filming used a huge rubber mockup of Walter Koenig's ear, who played Chekov.
• Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991), the creator of the entire 'Star Trek' universe, served as a consultant on this film, while Harvey Bennett fulfilled the duties of executive producer. Paramount Studios accused Roddenberry himself of constant delays and budget overruns while working on the 1979 adventure film 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' (Robert Wise, 1914-2005), constantly interfering with the process and insisting on changes to the plotlines. The studio had no objections to him becoming a producer alongside John Povill, but Roddenberry persisted, demanding complete creative freedom and the right to make decisions.
• The transformation of an uninhabitable planet into a habitable one (and vice versa) using 'Genesis' was the first scene in cinema created entirely through computer technology. This was made possible by programmer Loren Carpenter, formerly of Boeing.
• Producers chose Ricardo Montalbán for the role of Khan, believing he would be available for filming and happy to reprise the character. No one considered any other options, even though Montalbán was filming 'Fantasy Island' at the time, forcing the filmmakers to schedule filming around his television work.