whowasprettymuchtheleaderof
revitalizingStarTrekwithThe Wrath
of Khan,” Winterexplains.“Heand
I becamefriendsandworkedon
a bunchofstuff, particularlywith
helpinggetThe Wrathof Khanin
theatersontime.
“Therewerea lotofthingsthat
wereveryhighspeedaboutThe Wrath
of Khan. It waswrittenquickly,in
a shortamountoftime;thepost-
productionwasshort;it wasmade
for$12millionandgrossed$80
million.That wasremarkable,
andthatsortofcatapulteda bunch
ofus.It wasconvenientformeto
leavethestudioand,ironically,get
rehiredbythestudiotoworkwith
HarveonThe SearchforSpock.
“The firstdayI startedat
Paramount,I walkedintothestudio
01 Kirk
andcrew’s
capturedBird-
of-Preylands
onVulcan,in
TheSearch
forSpock.
02 Leonard
Nimoybehind
thecameraon
TheSearch
forSpock.commissary,”hecontinues.“I was
standinginlinetogetmyfoodbehind
threesix-foot-sevenKlingonsinfull
make-up,andI startedtothink,
‘WhatintheworldhaveI signedup
for?WhatamI doing?’ButI knew
whotheywerebecauseI wasa fan
as a kidandusedtowatchtheTV
showanddevouredthat.It waslike
pinchingyourselftobearoundBill
ShatnerorLeonardNimoy.I was
lucky.I wasintherightplaceat
therighttime.”SearchforSuccess
Thirty-fiveyearsoldthisyear,The
SearchforSpockrevolvesaroundthe
EnterprisecrewdealingwithSpock’s
deathinThe Wrathof Khan. When
Bonesbeginsdisplayingabnormal
behavior,Kirkandcompanydeduceheis harboringtheirfallen
comrade’skatra,orlivingspirit.They
consequentlydefyorders,stealthe
Enterprise, andembarkona mission
toresurrectSpock.
AfterthesuccessofStarTrekII,
expectationswerethroughtherooffor
StarTrekIIItodeliveranentertaining
sequelthatcashedinat thebox
office.Winterconfirmsthat“we
alwaysfeltthatpressure.The studio
gaveusa littlemoremoney,butthey
emphasizedthatpressure,thatStar
Tr e kwasonlyas goodas theonewe
weremaking,andweneededtokeep
thatsuccessgoing.
“The bestthingaboutit wasfor
Harve,it wasallaboutstory,”Winter
says.“The moviewasmadeforno
moremoneythanThe Wrathof Khan.
It wasanefficientshootingschedule.”02RALPH WINTER