Directed by:
Nicholas Meyer

Starring:
William Shatner as Admiral James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Captain Spock
DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
James Doohan as Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Walter Koenig as Cmdr. Pavel Chekov
George Takei as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Nichelle Nichols as Cmdr. Nyota Uhura
Bibi Besch as Dr. Carol Marcus
Merritt Butrick as Dr. David Marcus
Paul Winfield as Capt. Clark Terrell

• The blood spot on Kirk's tunic moves to different areas.

• In the scene where the shuttle pod docks with the Enterprise, what we see in the background (the Enterprise in spacedock) is a re-use of the footage from The first trek film. We see a man in a spacesuit drifting outside the enterprise in exactly the same way and location as before- a mere coincidence? The launching of the Enterprise is also exactly the same footage. (It's also worth mentioning that when the worm comes out of (blanks) ear the camera clearly zooms in to a completely fake one- shows up better in widescreen version) - Sythe

• Just before Kirk, Spock and McCoy retire to the Captains quarters, to view the Genesis tape, Spock announces that their distance from Regula 1 is "twelve hours, forty three minutes, present speed", the speed being warp 5, as instructed by Kirk. Assuming it took a couple of hours to view the Genesis tape and have their discussion, that would still put them around 10 hours away, at the time they were attacked by the Reliant. Just after midshipman Peter Preston dies, Spock calls and announces auxiliary power has been restored and they may proceed on impulse power, to which Kirk instructs "Best speed to Regula". Since impulse power is less than warp 1, they must be about 50 hours, or more, away, yet Dr. McCoy, on finding the dead bodies on Regula (which Captain Terrell announces were killed before Khan attacked the Enterprise) states "This couldn't have happened too long ago Jim, Rigor hasn't set in". Even in a controlled environment, rigor sets in within a few hours. - Terry

• This goof takes place during the infamous Spock death scene. When Kirk and Spock are at opposite sides of the glass, Spock face rubs against the glass and leaves a smudge of his makeup on it. - Soulman

Commented Goofs

• During the scene in the sick-bay when McCoy was trying to save Scotty's nephew, after he died, they cut Scotty short in his lines. He said that he stayed at his post after the other trainees ran. And he promised his sister that nothing would happen to her only son....and what was he going to tell her now. I saw this in the theaters once and on one early VHS release of the movie, but I have not seen it since. It was right after this scene that Kirk's blood stain moved around. - Lurker
  • Comment: Scotty's missing dialogue (after Peter Preston's death) from Star Trek 2 has been restored in the DVD Director's Cut. - Covenant

• At one point in the movie Khan recalls an old Klingon proverb which relates that "revenge is a dish that is best served cold." If Khan was in suspended animation since the 1990's awakened by the Enterprise crew in the 23rd century and marooned on Setti Alpha V within a few days, how does he know about Klingons and their proverbs? - Mike
  • Comment: Actually, Khan married Marla McGivers, the Historian from the Enterprise. It is safe to assume that they had many conversations before she was killed by the Cetian Eel. - Jay
  
  
• In the Star Trek 2, early in the movie when the Enterprise is leaving spacedock for the first time. If you look in the lower left corner you can see the shadow of the arm that supports the Enterprise model. It cuts right through the starfield and the spacedock background. - Optimus Prime
  • Comment: Actually, this movie goof should be directed at Star Trek: The Motion Picture since this effects sequence was lifted directly from that film and not made by ILM for Trek II at all. (Theatre/DVD) - BatJam

Corrected Goofs

• Khan recognizes Chekov in the movie. The episode Space Seed appeared on the first season. The Chekov character didn't appear until the second season. So Khan and Chekov could not have met. - pat
  • Explanation: We can't assume that we see everything that goes on in a story. Although Chekov didn't appear on Star Trek until the show's second season, it is actually possible for him to have been a crew member of the Enterprise during the events of the "Space Seed" episode. He may have worked in another department during the first season, and was promoted to the bridge for the show's second season. He and Khan may have first met sometime between "Space Seed" scenes. - Michael
    • Correction: Walter Koenig himself came out and stated the goof openly when the movie aired on I think it was the SciFi channel. What he commented on after that, I have no idea. - Cren
      • Correction: Nicholas Meyer addresses this in the audio commentary of the special edition DVD also. This, however, does not negate the explanation offered by Michael that the "character" of Chekov could have been on board during the whole first season, just not on screen. He very well could have met Khan while he was being given a tour of the Enterprise. Movies and television don't show every minute of the lives of the characters. (DVD) - BatJam