Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock (4/8) Movie CLIP - A Klingon Bird of Prey (1984) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
The Enterprise duals a Klingon Bird of Prey.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
When last we left the crew of the star ship Enterprise, they were heading home following a skirmish with the despotic Khan. The unpleasant incident had cost the life of Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy)--or so it seemed. Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) is informed by Spock's father Sarek (Mark Lenard) that his son is being kept alive in the thoughts of one of the crew members. It now becomes necessary to search for Spock's body, so that flesh and soul can be rejoined on Vulcan. It turns out that Spock's spirit is residing within the mind of the Vulcan's longtime shipmate, "Bones" McCoy (DeForrest Kelley). Finding the body is another matter, since the Enterprise has been consigned to the trash heap and thus is out of Kirk's jurisdiction.

CREDITS:
TM & © Paramount (1984)
Cast: William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Christopher Lloyd, David Cadiente, Bob K. Cummings, Branscombe Richmond
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Producers: Harve Bennett, Ralph Winter
Screenwriters: Gene Roddenberry, Harve Bennett

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[aaronochoa-fernandez]

1:14 I love that torpedo launch sound effect.

[JeffreyKStier]

0:40 "One thousand Kellicams... Closing." For some reason, that line always give me chills, like this is about to really happen. One of the best, most tense moments in the entire Star Trek saga.

[kristinarain]

Christopher Lloyd - The *best* Klingon commander

[paintingpanther]

I read recently that one of Christopher Lloyd's most favorite roles he ever played was this one: Captain of the Klingons.

[TitanFind]

All Federation vessels come equipped with exploding chairs.

[Diomedes]

Fun Fact: the term 'Bird of Prey' was originally reserved for Romulan ships. In an early draft of the script for Star Trek III, the Klingons actually steal a Romulan ship with a cloaking device to go find Genesis. However, the screen writers felt this would make the plot too convoluted, so they removed that portion. But the name for the ship, 'Bird of Prey' stuck. Henceforth, Birds of Prey would be Klingon ships from that point forward. :-)

[erickuntz]

I've Said this before but I love sulus reaction when he sees the bird of prey .

[Rekaert]

1:40 you know a Klingon's pissed off when he inexplicably switches to English for dramatic effect.

[jmara]

I remember watching the scene in the theater. When the bird of prey got nailed by the torpedo the crowd went crazy!!

[jamieolberding]

"The Klingon Bird of Prey is my favorite Klingon ship!"

[edgwartsnart]

You can't commit an "act of war" against a renegade.
If Kruge's was (a) inside Federation space without the permission of the Federation Council or (b) committing acts of aggression without the permission of his own government, then there was no exchange of hostilities between the greater powers - just two renegades fighting it out for control of Genesis.

[fireupontheearth]

McCoy was referring to Kirk's decision to leave the Enterprise's shields down. Kirk was probably worried that if he raised his shields it would alert the cloaked shipped that they were aware of their presence. He baited them into attacking so he could strike before the bird of prey had a chance to raise their shields.

[chrispeplinski]

I think had the Enterprise had a full crew, they might have defeated Kruge but since they stole the Enterprise, there was no way they could win. I think it was Kruge's intention to provoke the Federation into a war, since he thought of the Genesis device as a weapon.

[middleman-theory]

I saw this in theaters with my younger brother and my Dad. I was 8 years old at the time, and this scene blew me away, it was so epic watching these massive ships on the big screen fighting in space. I remember wishing the battle lasted longer. And I will never forget that green sheen on the bird of prey, which you really never see again on BOP's in successive films; they tend to look brownish-green or muted green. But this one looked like it just stepped off the assembly line. :)

[romeonarcizo]

I love the score of JAMES HORNER r.i.p.

[ryanhunter]

The ol girl saved 2 of her BEST punches for last…RIP NCC-1701

[DrJReefer]

Gunner. Target engines. ONLY. Understood?

[natalieschannel]

The irony is this Klingon ship later became a Time Machine…(How do you say “Great Scott!” in Klingon?)

[ILuvSmexyShowgirls]

(sees the Klingon commander holding his pet dog's corpse)

BALL SACK!

[WizelBalan]

Actually the Enterprise was in good condition, in the monologue at the at the beginning of the film, Kirk reports that most of the battle damage from their battle with Khan had been repaired, most of the damage you see on the hull is just superficial marks that could not be fixed unless in spacedock.

If the Enterprise had a full crew on board they probably would have beaten the Bird of Prey without to much trouble, the automated system just overloaded and shorted out rendering them helpless.