Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
A renegade Vulcan with a startling secret hijacks the U.S.S. Enterprise in order to find a mythical planet.
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Kirk Spock McCoy camping and bonding at Yosemite
Glowing entity claiming to be God appears on Sha Ka Ree
The film crashes from the emotional highs of the pain-sharing ritual (7.1) to the embarrassing Uhura dance sequence (4.8), representing the movie's jarring tonal inconsistencies.
The film opens strongly with beloved character moments between the main trio, particularly the camping sequences, before gradually deteriorating through forced humor and weak plot developments. Critics consistently praised the character chemistry and emotional depth in early scenes but found the God storyline illogical and the final act ridiculous. The movie's reputation as the weakest of the original cast films stems from its structural problems and tonal inconsistencies rather than complete failure.
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William Shatner
Captain James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy
Captain Spock
DeForest Kelley
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
James Doohan
Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
George Takei
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Walter Koenig
Cmdr. Pavel Chekov
Nichelle Nichols
Cmdr. Uhura
Laurence Luckinbill
Sybok
David Warner
St. John Talbot
Charles Cooper
Gen. Korrd
Cynthia Gouw
Caithlin Dar
Todd Bryant
Capt. Klaa
Spice Williams-Crosby
Vixis (as Spice Williams)
Rex Holman
J'onn
George Murdock
God
Jonathan Simpson
Young Sarek
Beverly Hart
High Priestess
Steve Susskind
Pitchman
Harve Bennett
Starfleet Chief of Staff
Cynthia Blaise
Amanda
Crew
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