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| screenplay = | story = | based on = | starring = ''See cast'' | music = James Horner | cinematography = Gayne Rescher | editing = William Paul Dornisch | distributor = Paramount Pictures | released = | runtime = 112 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $11.2 million〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' (1982) )〕 | gross = $97 million }} ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' is a 1982 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. It is the second film based on ''Star Trek'', and is a sequel to ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979). The plot features Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the starship USS ''Enterprise'' facing off against the genetically-engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán), a character who first appeared in the 1967 ''Star Trek'' television series episode "Space Seed". When Khan escapes from a 15-year exile to exact revenge on Kirk, the crew of the ''Enterprise'' must stop him from acquiring a powerful terraforming device named Genesis. The film concludes with the death of the ''Enterprises captain, Spock (Leonard Nimoy), beginning a story arc that continues with the 1984 film ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' and concludes with 1986's ''Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home''. After the lackluster critical and commercial response to ''The Motion Picture'', series creator Gene Roddenberry was forced out of the sequel's production. Executive producer Harve Bennett wrote the film's original outline, which Jack B. Sowards developed into a full script. Director Nicholas Meyer completed the final script in 12 days, without accepting a writing credit. Meyer's approach evoked the swashbuckling atmosphere of the original series, and the theme was reinforced by James Horner's musical score. Nimoy had not intended to have a role in ''The Motion Picture''s sequel, but was enticed back on the promise that his character would be given a dramatic death scene. Negative test audience reaction to Spock's death led to significant revisions of the ending over Meyer's objections. The production used various cost-cutting techniques to keep within budget, including utilizing miniatures from past projects and re-using sets, effects footage and costumes from the previous movie. Among the film's technical achievements is it being the first feature film to contain a complete sequence created entirely with computer-generated graphics. ''The Wrath of Khan'' was released in North America on June 4, 1982. It was a box office success, earning US$97 million worldwide and setting a world record for first-day box office gross. Critical reaction to the film was positive; reviewers highlighted Khan, the film's pacing, and the character interactions as strong elements. Negative reaction focused on weak special effects and some of the acting. ''The Wrath of Khan'' is considered by some to be the best film of the ''Star Trek'' series, and is credited with renewing substantial interest in the franchise. ==Plot== In the year 2285, Admiral James T. Kirk oversees a simulator session of Captain Spock's trainees. In the simulation, Lieutenant Saavik commands the starship USS ''Enterprise'' on a rescue mission to save the crew of a damaged ship. When the ''Enterprise'' enters the Klingon Neutral Zone to reach the ship it is attacked by Klingon cruisers and critically damaged. The simulation is named the "Kobayashi Maru"—a no-win scenario designed to test the character of Starfleet officers. Later, Dr. McCoy joins Kirk on his birthday; seeing Kirk in low spirits, the doctor advises Kirk to get a new command and not grow old behind a desk. Meanwhile, the USS ''Reliant'' is on a mission to search for a lifeless planet for testing of the Genesis Device, a technology designed to reorganize matter to create habitable worlds for colonization. ''Reliant'' officers Commander Pavel Chekov and Captain Clark Terrell beam down to the surface of a possible candidate planet, which they believe to be Ceti Alpha VI; once there, they are captured by genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh. The ''Enterprise'' discovered Khan's ship adrift in space 15 years previously; Kirk exiled Khan and his fellow supermen from 20th-century Earth to Ceti Alpha V after they attempted to take over the ''Enterprise''. After they were marooned, Ceti Alpha VI exploded, shifting the orbit of Ceti Alpha V and destroying its ecosystem. Khan blames Kirk for the death of his wife and plans revenge. He implants Chekov and Terrell with indigenous eels that enter the ears of their victims and render them susceptible to mind control, and uses the officers to capture the ''Reliant''. Learning of Genesis, Khan attacks space station ''Regula I'' where the device is being developed by Kirk's former lover, Dr. Carol Marcus, and their son, David. The ''Enterprise'' embarks on a three-week training voyage. Kirk assumes command after the ship receives a distress call from ''Regula I''. En route, the ''Enterprise'' is ambushed and crippled by the ''Reliant'', leading to the deaths and injuries of many trainees. Khan hails the ''Enterprise'' and offers to spare Kirk's crew if they relinquish all material related to Genesis. Kirk stalls for time and uses the ''Reliants prefix code to remotely lower its shields, allowing the ''Enterprise'' to counter-attack. Khan is forced to retreat and effect repairs, while the ''Enterprise'' limps to ''Regula I''. Kirk, McCoy, and Saavik beam to the station and find Terrell and Chekov alive, along with slaughtered members of Marcus's team. They soon find Carol and David hiding deep inside the planetoid of Regula. Khan, having used Terrell and Chekov as spies, orders them to kill Kirk; Terrell resists the eel's influence and kills himself while Chekov collapses as the eel leaves his body. Khan then transports Genesis aboard the ''Reliant''. Though Khan believes his foe stranded on ''Regula I'', Kirk and Spock use a coded message to arrange a rendezvous. Kirk directs the ''Enterprise'' into the nearby Mutara Nebula; static discharges inside the nebula render shields useless and compromise targeting systems, making the ''Enterprise'' and the ''Reliant'' evenly matched. Spock notes however that Khan's tactics are two-dimensional, indicating inexperience in space combat, which Kirk then exploits to critically disable the ''Reliant''. Mortally wounded, Khan activates Genesis, which will reorganize all matter in the nebula including the ''Enterprise''. Though Kirk's crew detects the activation of Genesis and attempts to move out of range, they will not be able to escape the nebula in time due to the ship's damaged warp drive. Spock goes to the engine room to restore the warp drive. When McCoy tries to prevent Spock's entry, as exposure to the high levels of radiation would be fatal, Spock incapacitates the doctor with a Vulcan nerve pinch and performs a mind meld, telling him to "remember". Spock successfully restores power to the warp drive and the ''Enterprise'' escapes the explosion, though at the cost of his life. The explosion of Genesis causes the gas in the nebula to reform into a new planet, capable of sustaining life. After being alerted by McCoy, Kirk arrives in the engine room and discovers Spock dying of radiation poisoning. The two share a meaningful exchange in which Spock urges Kirk not to grieve, as his decision to sacrifice his own life to save those of the ship's crew is a logical one, before succumbing to his injuries. A space burial is held in the ''Enterprise'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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