Questions tagged [the-voyage-home]
For questions about the 1986 film "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home", the fourth in the Star Trek movie series. Always use in conjunction with the [star-trek] tag.
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How did the Klingons get the video from aboard the Enterprise?
In the movie, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the Klingon ambassador shows a video clip of a Klingon boarding party on the Enterprise. This was seconds before the Enterprise self-destructed.
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Where is this still of a Caitian admiral from?
When searching for pictures of the Star Trek species "Caitian", I'll always find this picture of a Caitian admiral, which appeared in "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home":
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Abrams' Star Trek shout out to Voyage Home?
I was reading The Best And The Worst Of Abrams' Star Trek Easter Eggs & suspect that amongst the many (in the article & in comments) they missed a huge one in regard to affecting the future.
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Have I heard that toast before?
In Star Trek Beyond, a few days before the anniversary of Captain Kirk's father's death, he and Dr. McCoy have a sip of 30 year old scotch taken from Chekov's locker. Bones pours a finger into 3 ...
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Transporting of whales in The Voyage Home: what happened to the air in the tank?
When transporting the two whales and seawater into the tank in the Star Trek movie The Voyage Home, what happened to the air in the tank? I've read the question and answers about regular ...
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Do medicine kits in Star Trek have new kidney pills as standard?
My question is about the medicine kit of Doctor McCoy.
http://www.startrek.com/article/treknosis-making-dr-mccoys-magic-pills-real
Check out the good doctor's miracle cure from Star Trek IV: The ...
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In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, how did Kirk and Gillian successfully beam aboard the Klingon ship together?
In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, whale biologist Gillian grabs onto Kirk while he is beamed aboard the Klingon Bird of Prey. They both are successfully transported on to the ship, fully intact. In-...
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What was the probe in Star Trek 4?
In Star Trek 4, an unknown space probe travels to earth, "EMP"-ing everything on its way and almost destroying the planet by trying to talk to whales.
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Where did Sulu get the money for the helicopter?
In The Voyage Home, Sulu pilots a helicopter over Golden Gate Park, to haul slabs of transparent aluminum to the cloaked Klingon Bird of Prey.
Where did he get the money for the helicopter? Between ...
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What did the probe and the whales say to each other?
In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the survival of Earth depends on a mysterious probe having a conversation with humpback whales.
McCOY: Well, dammit? You think this is its way of saying 'Hi there' ...
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Why do we see the stairs in the cloaked ship in Star Trek 4?
When they first leave the ship.... in San Francisco, they walk off/down the stairs/lift of the ship... we see the stair rails But the ship is cloaked!
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Why didn’t park-goers bump into the invisible HMS Bounty more often?
In The Voyage Home, why didn't park-goers bump into the cloaked Bird-of-Prey (also known as the "HMS Bounty") more often?
It seemed to be a fairly active park in an urban area (San Francisco). ...
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Were the HMS Bounty footprints inspired by crop circles?
In The Voyage Home, the former Klingon Bird of Prey "HMS Bounty" leaves very visible footprints/indentations due to its mass, in a clearing in a park in San Francisco. The cloaked landing and the ...
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Bridge of HMS Bounty between The Search for Spock and The Voyage Home
The bridge of Captain Kruge's ship — stolen by Admiral Kirk and company in The Search for Spock and re-christened the HMS Bounty — looks completely different between that film and The ...
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How did they expect to repopulate the world with Humpbacks after 'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'?
The Humpback whales, George and Gracie, were brought back to the future in order to save earth and repopulate the species. How was this accomplished?
While Humpback whales have a life expectancy of ...
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