STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (1986)

The trailer for 1986’s STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME. Directed by Leonard Nimoy and written by Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, Harve Bennett, and Nicholas Meyer from a story by Nimoy and Bennett. The film stars William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Jane Wyatt, Catherine Hicks, Mark Lenard, and Robin Curtis.

The plot summary is as follows:

It is the 23rd century, and a space probe appears over Earth, emanating strange sounds towards the planet, and apparently waiting for something. As time goes on, the probe starts to cause major storms on Earth and threaten its destruction. Admiral James T. Kirk and crew are called upon once again to save mankind. They discover the strange sounds are actually the songs of the humpback whale - which has been hunted to extinction. They have only one choice - to attempt to time travel back into the 20th century, locate two whales, and bring them back to 23rd century Earth to respond to the probe.

STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME is currently streaming on Paramount Plus, and is available for rent/purchase on most digital platforms.