The Federation along with a group of scientists are working on Project Genesis, which is to bring a dead planet to life. So far the preliminary experiments have been a success. Now for the next phase which is to actually bring a planet to life, a dead planet is required. So the Federation sends a starship, the USS Reliant to find one and its first officer is Commander Pavel Chekov. They come across what appears to be a dead planet in the Ceti Alpha system. But the sensors detect something which makes it not a dead planet. But the Captain thinks maybe they can remove it, so he and Chekov go and investigate. But they find what appears to be a lifepod. When Chekov sees something, he tells the Captain they should leave, but they are captured by the inhabitants. When they meet the leader, Chekov recognizes him as Khan Noonien Singh, the genetic superman from late 20th century whom Kirk found 15 years ago. Khan tried to take over the Enterprise and kill Kirk, but Kirk subdued him and left …
Release Date: 4 June 1982Runtime: 116 min
Stars:
- Bibi Besch
- DeForest Kelley
- George Takei
- Ike Eisenmann
- James Doohan
- John Vargas
- John Winston
- Kirstie Alley
- Leonard Nimoy
- Merritt Butrick
- Nichelle Nichols
- Paul Winfield
- Ricardo Montalban
- Walter Koenig
- William Shatner
Director: Nicholas Meyer
