STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) C widescreen 113m dir: Nicholas Meyer

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

From Variety's contemporary review of the film: "Star Trek II is a very satisfying space adventure, closer in spirit and format to the popular TV series than its big budget predecessor."

From The Movie Guide: "[The film is] conceived as a sequel to the 'Space Seed' episode from the 1967 show, in which Kirk had banished the evil Khan (Ricardo Montalban) to the edge of the universe. Now Khan is back and looking for revenge, via a device capable of reversing creation. This is one of the most popular in the series, thanks to a high action quotient (including a tensely staged space battle), a suitably campy turn by Montalban, and the shock value of Spock's 'death.' There is some novelty value, too, in the focus on Kirk's family life back on earth."