Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a 1982 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. The film is the second feature based on the Star Trek science fiction franchise. The plot features James T. Kirk and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise facing off against the genetically-engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh , 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 Enterprise crewmember Spock , 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 Star Trek: 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.
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| Release date: | June 4, 1982 |
| Directed by: | Nicholas Meyer |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 113 Minutes |
| Producer: | Robert Sallin, Harve Bennett |
| Editor: | William Paul Dornisch |
| Music by: | James Horner |
| Cinematography: | Gayne Rescher |
| Screenplay by: | Jack B. Sowards, Harve Bennett, Nicholas Meyer |
| Estimated budget: | $11,000,000 |
| Genre: | Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller, Action |