Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982 film directed by Nicholas Meyer

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is the second Star Trek movie. It was made in 1982. It is a sequel to Star Trek: The Motion Picture. It is considered to be the best of the Star Trek movies. Most of the original actors are in the movie and it marked the return of Khan Noonien Singh, a supervillain from the first season of the Star Trek: The Original Series, portrayed by Ricardo Montalbán. It won 2 Saturn Awards, and another 8 nominations.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Directed byNicholas Meyer
Screenplay byJack B. Sowards
Story by
  • Harve Bennett
  • Jack B. Sowards
Based onStar Trek
by Gene Roddenberry
Produced byRobert Sallin
Starring
CinematographyGayne Rescher
Edited byWilliam Paul Dornisch
Music byJames Horner
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 4, 1982 (1982-06-04)
Running time
113 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million[2][3]
Box office$97 million[4]

References

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  1. "Star Trek II — The Wrath of Khan (A) (Cut)". British Board of Film Classification. June 16, 1982. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan at the American Film Institute Catalog
  3. Harmetz, Aljean (November 2, 1986). "New 'Star Trek' plan reflects symbiosis of TV and movies". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  4. Eller, Claudia (December 11, 1998). "Lower Costs Energize 'Trek' Film Profits". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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