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* {{Darker and Edgier}}: Shatner wanted to depict an edgier future, so we got a desolate city named "Paradise", a barely functioning Enterprise, and the Star Trek Universe's first ([[StarTrekEnterprise but not the last]], alas) fart joke. Wow.
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* {{Darker and Edgier}}: Shatner wanted to depict an edgier future, so we got a desolate city named "Paradise", a barely functioning Enterprise, and the Star Trek Universe's first ([[StarTrekEnterprise ([[Series/StarTrekEnterprise but not the last]], alas) fart joke. Wow.
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* MercyKill: Bones relives one of his most painful moments, [[spoiler: where his father is dying and suffering from an incurable disease. He begs Bones to stop treatment so that he can finally die. Bones does so, and the very next day a cure for his father's disease was discovered.]]
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* MercyKill: Bones relives one of his most painful moments, [[spoiler: where his father is dying and suffering from an incurable disease. He begs Bones to stop treatment so that he can finally die. Bones does so, and the very next day mere months later a cure for his father's disease was discovered.]]
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Now it should be noted the [[{{Misblamed}} movie's failings aren't all Shatner's fault]]. We can also thank ExecutiveMeddling for all the forced "humor" and the [[TVStrikes 1988 WGA strike]] for short-circuiting the screenwriting, and the infamous SpecialEffectFailure was due to [=ILM=] being too busy with other projects to work on the film.
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Now it should be noted the [[{{Misblamed}} movie's failings aren't all Shatner's fault]]. We can also thank ExecutiveMeddling for all the forced "humor" and the [[TVStrikes 1988 WGA strike]] for short-circuiting the screenwriting, and the infamous SpecialEffectFailure was due to [=ILM=] being too busy with other projects [[TheAbyss a]] [[BackToTheFuture few]] [[{{Willow}} other]] [[IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade projects]] to work on the film.
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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: As [[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Star_Trek_V__The_Final_Frontier_1989.aspx some]] pointed out, "Star Trek as a franchise had, up to this point, been entirely devoted to an optimistic future of interplanetary peace, technological advancement, and human brotherhood. Star Trek V, on the other hand, is a deeply cynical movie," with the CrapsackWorld on which it begins, the unreliable technology and the phony God that emerges at the ending as examples of this.
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* AmazonianBeauty: Vixis. As Chekov put it: "She has wonderful muscles" (by which he meant [[MaleGaze gluteus maximus]]).
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* AmazonianBeauty: Vixis. As Chekov put it: "She has wonderful vonderful muscles" (by which he meant [[MaleGaze gluteus maximus]]).
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* {{Darker and Edgier}}: Shatner wanted to depict an edgier future, so we got a desolate city named "Paradise", a barely functioning Enterprise, and the Star Trek Universe's one and only first ([[StarTrekEnterprise but not the last]], alas) fart joke. Wow.
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-->'''TheAgonyBooth:''' Throughout the movie, Nimbus III is referred to periodically as “The Planet of Galactic Peace”, and every time someone says it, you can actually hear the [[{{Irony}} Quotes of Bitter Contempt]]. Peace! Ptooey.
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-->'''TheAgonyBooth:''' Throughout ''Throughout the movie, Nimbus III is referred to periodically as “The Planet of Galactic Peace”, and every time someone says it, you can actually hear the [[{{Irony}} [[SarcasmMode Quotes of Bitter Contempt]]. Peace! Ptooey. ''
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* [[TheAllegedCar The Alleged Ship]]: The Lemonprise. Kirk is nonplussed by his squeaky chair, and even moreso by the defective Log transcriber (which keeps popping open with ridiculous SPRONNG! noises).
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* AgentMulder & AgentScully: Sybok and Kirk, respectively. [=McCoy=] goes from Scully to Mulder when they meet "God" and back to Scully when "God" starts being a dick.
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* AgentMulder & AgentScully: Sybok and Kirk, respectively. [=McCoy=] goes from Scully to Mulder when they meet "God" and back to Scully when "God" starts being a dick.[[TheAllegedCar The Alleged Ship]]: The Lemonprise.
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* CrapsackWorld: The Planet of Galactic Peace. As is pointed out by many reviewers (including {{SFDebris}}), Nimbus III neatly scuttles Roddenbery's tenets regarding the future: the planet set aside for the mutual cooperation of three races has fallen into anarchy, the technology of the future has turned to rusted crap, and poverty is still rampant.
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* CrapsackWorld: The Planet of Galactic Peace. As is pointed out by many reviewers (including {{SFDebris}}), Nimbus III neatly scuttles Roddenbery's tenets regarding the future: future: the planet set aside for the mutual cooperation of three races has fallen into anarchy, the technology of the future has turned to [[UsedFuture rusted crap, crap]], and poverty is still rampant.
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* CrapsackWorld: The Planet of Galactic Peace. As is pointed out by many reviews (including {{SFDebris}}), Nimbus III neatly scuttles Roddenbery's tenets regarding the future: the planet set aside for the mutual cooperation of three races has fallen into anarchy, the technology of the future has turned to rusted crap, and poverty is still rampant.
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* CrapsackWorld: The Planet of Galactic Peace. As is pointed out by many reviews reviewers (including {{SFDebris}}), Nimbus III neatly scuttles Roddenbery's tenets regarding the future: future: the planet set aside for the mutual cooperation of three races has fallen into anarchy, the technology of the future has turned to rusted crap, and poverty is still rampant.
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* CrapsackWorld: The Planet of Galactic Peace. As is pointed out by many reviews (including {{SFDebris}}), Nimbus III neatly scuttles Roddenbery's tenets regarding the future: the planet set aside for the mutual cooperation of three races has fallen into anarchy, the technology of the future has turned to rusted crap, and poverty is still rampant.
-->'''TheAgonyBooth:''' Throughout the movie, Nimbus III is referred to periodically as “The Planet of Galactic Peace”, and every time someone says it, you can actually hear the [[{{Irony}} Quotes of Bitter Contempt]]. Peace! Ptooey.
-->'''TheAgonyBooth:''' Throughout the movie, Nimbus III is referred to periodically as “The Planet of Galactic Peace”, and every time someone says it, you can actually hear the [[{{Irony}} Quotes of Bitter Contempt]]. Peace! Ptooey.
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They've [[Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture stared at V'Ger]], [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan defeated Khan]], [[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock found Spock]] and [[Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome saved the whales]]. But can the ''Enterprise'' crew survive their greatest challenge yet? WilliamShatner! ... [[DramaticPause In!]] ... [[DirectedByCastMember Thedirectorseat]].
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They've [[Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture stared at V'Ger]], [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan defeated Khan]], [[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock found Spock]] and [[Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome saved the whales]]. But can the ''Enterprise'' crew survive their greatest challenge yet? WilliamShatner! ... [[DramaticPause In!]] ... [[DirectedByCastMember Thedirectorseat]].
The director seat!]]
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Still, the concept ''was'' Shatner's idea, and he knew about the studio's humor requirements before he even began work. Gene Roddenberry himself had expressed strong reservations about the pitch; He had good reason to be concerned, as he had previously written [[http://www.well.com/~sjroby/godthing.html his own story]] about the crew meeting God and hated the result. But Shatner persisted with the idea of [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Kirk coming up against God and winning]]. ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and religious topics have always been uneasy bedfellows; ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' is the only series to pull it off, and Trekkies are divided on even that.
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Still, the concept ''was'' Shatner's idea, and he knew about the studio's humor requirements before he even began work. Gene Roddenberry himself had expressed strong reservations about the pitch; He he had good reason to be concerned, as he had previously written [[http://www.well.com/~sjroby/godthing.html his own story]] about the crew meeting God and hated the result. But Shatner persisted with the idea of [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Kirk coming up against God and winning]]. ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and religious topics have always been uneasy bedfellows; ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' is the only series to pull it off, and Trekkies are divided on even that.
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* VillainousBreakdown: After having been blasted with a photon torpedo, "God" come out of it as this [[{{Narm}} rather goofy]] distorted face exclaiming '''''"[[YouExclamation YOOOOOUUUUU!]]''''' while floating after Kirk.
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* VillainousBreakdown: After having been blasted with a photon torpedo, "God" come out of it as this [[{{Narm}} rather goofy]] distorted face exclaiming '''''"[[YouExclamation YOOOOOUUUUU!]]''''' while floating after Kirk. This is because the ending had to be radically changed, and they couldn't afford to get the actor back to record any new material.
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* MercyKill: Bones relives one of his most painful moments, where his father is dying and suffering from an incurable disease. He begs Bones to stop treatment so that he can finally die. Bones does so, and the very next day a cure for his father's disease was discovered.
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* MercyKill: Bones relives one of his most painful moments, [[spoiler: where his father is dying and suffering from an incurable disease. He begs Bones to stop treatment so that he can finally die. Bones does so, and the very next day a cure for his father's disease was discovered. ]]
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** Somewhat explained in the AlternateUniverse StarTrekMyriadUniverses story "The Chimes at Midnight"; Kirk was at one point forced to climb the turbolift-shafts and to count the decks as he passed them, "for they were not labeled on the interior of the shaft, although he noted with annoyance that the designers had elected to number the numerous individual turbolift landing decks--each level having several turbolift stops along it's breadth--as he passed a sign misleadingly indicating 'Deck 52.'"
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* VillainousBreakdown: After having been blasted with a proton torpedo, "God" come out of it as this [[{{Narm}} rather goofy]] distorted face exclaiming '''''"[[YouExclamation YOOOOOUUUUU!]]''''' while floating after Kirk.
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* VillainousBreakdown: After having been blasted with a proton photon torpedo, "God" come out of it as this [[{{Narm}} rather goofy]] distorted face exclaiming '''''"[[YouExclamation YOOOOOUUUUU!]]''''' while floating after Kirk.
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They've [[StarTrekTheMotionPicture stared at V'Ger]], [[StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan defeated Khan]], [[StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock found Spock]] and [[StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome saved the whales]]. But can the ''Enterprise'' crew survive their greatest challenge yet? WilliamShatner! ...[[DramaticPause In!]] ...[[DirectedByCastMember Thedirectorseat]].
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They've [[StarTrekTheMotionPicture [[Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture stared at V'Ger]], [[StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan defeated Khan]], [[StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock [[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock found Spock]] and [[StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome [[Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome saved the whales]]. But can the ''Enterprise'' crew survive their greatest challenge yet? WilliamShatner! ...[[DramaticPause In!]] ...[[DirectedByCastMember Thedirectorseat]].
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Still, the concept ''was'' Shatner's idea, and he knew about the studio's humor requirements before he even began work. Gene Roddenberry himself had expressed strong reservations about the pitch; He had good reason to be concerned, as he had previously written [[http://www.well.com/~sjroby/godthing.html his own story]] about the crew meeting God and hated the result. But Shatner persisted with the idea of [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Kirk coming up against God and winning]]. StarTrek and religious topics have always been uneasy bedfellows; ''[[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' is the only series to pull it off, and Trekkies are divided on even that.
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Still, the concept ''was'' Shatner's idea, and he knew about the studio's humor requirements before he even began work. Gene Roddenberry himself had expressed strong reservations about the pitch; He had good reason to be concerned, as he had previously written [[http://www.well.com/~sjroby/godthing.html his own story]] about the crew meeting God and hated the result. But Shatner persisted with the idea of [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Kirk coming up against God and winning]]. StarTrek ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and religious topics have always been uneasy bedfellows; ''[[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' is the only series to pull it off, and Trekkies are divided on even that.
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->"''The ''Enterprise'' is back. This time, have they gone [[{{Narm}} too far]]?''"
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With a brand-new ''Enterprise'', Kirk and crew set out to resolve a hostage situation only to discover that they've been suckered as part of a grander scheme. Who's behind it? Why Spock's [[LongLostRelative long-lost half-brother Sybok]], of course! Sybok commandeers the ''Enterprise'', winning over most of the crew by using his [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic]] {{epiphany therapy}} on them. Failing to realize that there is NoSuchThingAsSpaceJesus, Sybok makes them set a course for the [[ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale center of the galaxy]], where he believes {{God}} is waiting. With the bulk of his crew now working against him, Kirk must [[DieHard John McClane]] his way up the ''Enterprise'' armed with his wits, a pair of rocket boots... and ''Trek's'' very first fart joke.
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With a brand-new ''Enterprise'', Kirk and crew set out to resolve a hostage situation only to discover that they've been suckered as part of a grander scheme. Who's behind it? Why Spock's [[LongLostRelative long-lost half-brother Sybok]], of course! Sybok commandeers the ''Enterprise'', winning over most of the crew by using his [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic]] {{epiphany therapy}} on them. Failing to realize that there is NoSuchThingAsSpaceJesus, Sybok makes them set a course for the [[ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale center of the galaxy]], where he believes {{God}} is waiting. With the bulk of his crew now working against him, Kirk must [[DieHard [[DieHardOnAnX John McClane]] his way up the ''Enterprise'' armed with his wits, a pair of rocket boots... and ''Trek's'' very first fart joke.
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With a brand-new ''Enterprise'', Kirk and crew set out to resolve a hostage situation only to discover that they've been suckered as part of a grander scheme. Who's behind it? Why Spock's [[LongLostRelative long-lost half-brother Sybok]], of course! Sybok commandeers the ''Enterprise'', winning over most of the crew by using his [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic]] {{epiphany therapy}} on them. Failing to realize that there is NoSuchThingAsSpaceJesus, Sybok makes them set a course for the [[ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale center of the galaxy]], where he believes {{God}} is waiting. With the bulk of his crew now working against him, Kirk must [[DieHard John McClane]] his way up the ''Enterprise'' armed only with his wits, a pair of rocket boots... and ''Trek's'' very first fart joke.
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With a brand-new ''Enterprise'', Kirk and crew set out to resolve a hostage situation only to discover that they've been suckered as part of a grander scheme. Who's behind it? Why Spock's [[LongLostRelative long-lost half-brother Sybok]], of course! Sybok commandeers the ''Enterprise'', winning over most of the crew by using his [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic]] {{epiphany therapy}} on them. Failing to realize that there is NoSuchThingAsSpaceJesus, Sybok makes them set a course for the [[ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale center of the galaxy]], where he believes {{God}} is waiting. With the bulk of his crew now working against him, Kirk must [[DieHard John McClane]] his way up the ''Enterprise'' armed only with his wits, a pair of rocket boots... and ''Trek's'' very first fart joke.
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They've [[StarTrekTheMotionPicture stared at V'Ger]], [[StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan defeated Khan]], [[StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock found Spock]] and [[StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome saved the whales]]. But can the ''Enterprise'' crew survive their greatest challenge yet? WilliamShatner! ...[[DramaticPause In!]] ...[[DirectedByCastMember the-director's-seat]]. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
With a brand-new ''Enterprise'', Kirk and crew set out to resolve a hostage situation only to discover that they've been suckered by a [[IdiotPlot rather stupid]] plan. Who's behind it? Why Spock's [[LongLostRelative long-lost half-brother Sybok]], of course! Sybok commandeers the ''Enterprise'', winning over most of the crew by using his [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic]] {{epiphany therapy}} on them. Failing to realize that there is NoSuchThingAsSpaceJesus, Sybok makes them set a course for the [[ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale center of the galaxy]], where he believes {{God}} is waiting. Yeah.
With a brand-new ''Enterprise'', Kirk and crew set out to resolve a hostage situation only to discover that they've been suckered by a [[IdiotPlot rather stupid]] plan. Who's behind it? Why Spock's [[LongLostRelative long-lost half-brother Sybok]], of course! Sybok commandeers the ''Enterprise'', winning over most of the crew by using his [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic]] {{epiphany therapy}} on them. Failing to realize that there is NoSuchThingAsSpaceJesus, Sybok makes them set a course for the [[ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale center of the galaxy]], where he believes {{God}} is waiting. Yeah.
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They've [[StarTrekTheMotionPicture stared at V'Ger]], [[StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan defeated Khan]], [[StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock found Spock]] and [[StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome saved the whales]]. But can the ''Enterprise'' crew survive their greatest challenge yet? WilliamShatner! ...[[DramaticPause In!]] ...[[DirectedByCastMember the-director's-seat]]. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Thedirectorseat]].
With a brand-new ''Enterprise'', Kirk and crew set out to resolve a hostage situation only to discover that they've been suckeredby as part of a [[IdiotPlot rather stupid]] plan.grander scheme. Who's behind it? Why Spock's [[LongLostRelative long-lost half-brother Sybok]], of course! Sybok commandeers the ''Enterprise'', winning over most of the crew by using his [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic]] {{epiphany therapy}} on them. Failing to realize that there is NoSuchThingAsSpaceJesus, Sybok makes them set a course for the [[ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale center of the galaxy]], where he believes {{God}} is waiting. Yeah.
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Still, the storyline ''was'' Shatner's idea, and he knew about the studio's humor requirements before he even began work. More pointedly, series creator Gene Roddenberry flat-out ''told'' him not to make a movie about God (Gene once penned [[http://www.well.com/~sjroby/godthing.html his own script]] about the crew meeting God, and decided it couldn't work). But Shatner persisted with the idea of [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Kirk coming up against God and winning]]. StarTrek and religious topics have always been uneasy bedfellows; ''[[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' is the only series to pull it off, and Trekkies are divided on even that.
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->"''The ''Enterprise'' is back. This time, have they gone [[{{Narm}} too far]]?''"
-->-- The film's tagline.
->"''Why are seat belts being installed in movie theatres this Summer?''"
-->-- Paramount teaser ad intended to refer to the movie's fast pace, [[IThoughtItMeant not to]] [[AnythingButThat being strapped in and forced to watch the flick]].
They've [[StarTrekTheMotionPicture stared at V'Ger]], [[StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan defeated Khan]], [[StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock found Spock]] and [[StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome saved the whales]]. But can the ''Enterprise'' crew survive their greatest challenge yet? WilliamShatner! ...[[DramaticPause In!]] ...[[DirectedByCastMember the-director's-seat]]. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
With a brand-new ''Enterprise'', Kirk and crew set out to resolve a hostage situation only to discover that they've been suckered by a [[IdiotPlot rather stupid]] plan. Who's behind it? Why Spock's [[LongLostRelative long-lost half-brother Sybok]], of course! Sybok commandeers the ''Enterprise'', winning over most of the crew by using his [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic]] {{epiphany therapy}} on them. Failing to realize that there is NoSuchThingAsSpaceJesus, Sybok makes them set a course for the [[ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale center of the galaxy]], where he believes {{God}} is waiting. Yeah.
Now it should be noted the [[{{Misblamed}} movie's failings aren't all Shatner's fault]]. We can also thank ExecutiveMeddling for all the forced "humor" and the [[TVStrikes 1988 WGA strike]] for short-circuiting the screenwriting, and the infamous SpecialEffectFailure was due to [=ILM=] being too busy with other projects to work on the film.
Still, the storyline ''was'' Shatner's idea, and he knew about the studio's humor requirements before he even began work. More pointedly, series creator Gene Roddenberry flat-out ''told'' him not to make a movie about God (Gene once penned [[http://www.well.com/~sjroby/godthing.html his own script]] about the crew meeting God, and decided it couldn't work). But Shatner persisted with the idea of [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Kirk coming up against God and winning]]. StarTrek and religious topics have always been uneasy bedfellows; ''[[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' is the only series to pull it off, and Trekkies are divided on even that.
This movie isn't a total write-off, though: ''Star Trek V'' also features plenty of CharacterDevelopment scenes between Kirk, Spock, and [=McCoy=] (the {{book ends}} with the three camping are quite enjoyable), an absolutely ''brilliant'' backstory scene involving [=McCoy=] and his father, and has a collection of well imagined individual sequences such as ComingInHot with a shuttlecraft.
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!!Tropes seen in ''The Final Frontier'' include:
* TheAlcatraz: That brig was, [[InformedAbility or so we were told]].
* AllThereInTheManual: The {{novelization}} by J.M. Dillard does a lot to redeem the movie's IdiotPlot, adding considerable backstory to Sybok and his mother, and explaining that "God" had telepathically sent Sybok a formula for configuring a starship's deflector shields to penetrate the Barrier. After Sybok orders Scotty to set up the ''Enterprise'''s shields in this way, Klaa's Bird-of-Prey copies the same shield configuration in order to follow the ''Enterprise''.
* AgentMulder & AgentScully: Sybok and Kirk, respectively. [=McCoy=] goes from Scully to Mulder when they meet "God" and back to Scully when "God" starts being a dick.
* AmazonianBeauty: Vixis. As Chekov put it: "She has wonderful muscles" (by which he meant [[MaleGaze gluteus maximus]]).
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: 'What does {{God}} need with a starship?' Easily one of the most famous examples of this trope.
* ArtistsAreNotArchitects: In one scene, the Enterprise is shown to have about twice as many decks as it could possibly contain, and they are numbered in reverse order for some reason.
* AssInAmbassador: Inverted, unusually for ''Star Trek''. St. John Talbot and Korrd are not unreasonable people (just incredibly jaded), and Caithlin Dar is downright ''nice'' (a rarity for Romulans, actually...).
* AttackPatternAlpha: Played with.
* BehindTheBlack: Scotty, after claiming to know the ship like the back of his hand, concusses himself on a bit of bulkhead that sticks out from the wall. Whilst unseen by the audience before impact, Scotty was walking towards the bulkhead and, in fact, was looking right at it when he hit it.
* BigDamnGunship: Spock, commanding a Klingon Bird of Prey, opens fire on "God" in order to rescue Kirk.
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Sybok. [[spoiler: Cruelly invoked by "God", who takes the form of Sybok and mocks, "What's the matter? Don't you ''like'' this face? I have so many, but this one suits ''you'' best."]]
* BigNo: SHOOT HIM!!!!
* BookEnds: Camping with the PowerTrio.
* CallBack: Kirk states in the opening men like himself, Bones and Spock had no families. He later admits he was wrong.
* CannotTellALie: What Spock claims as proof that Kirk was not aboard the ''Enterprise''. [[ILied He was lying]] about not being able to lie, though he was telling the truth about where Kirk was at.
* CanonDiscontinuity: It's still technically part of the canon, but the events have never been directly referenced in another canonical ''Star Trek'' work again. Rumor has it the writers are specifically told not to as a matter of course. GeneRoddenberry [[WordOfGod said he considered]] some elements of the movie apocryphal, but he apparently never told anyone which ones.
** The novels, which are now vetted more thoroughly than they used to be, have featured Sybok exactly twice, both of them in the Myriad Universe novels, which take place entirely in alternate universes.
** The novels have also mentioned the God-like creature at the center of the Great Barrier; in the ''Q Continuum'' trilogy of novels, He referred to Himself as "The One", and was a contemporary of [[BigBad 0]], the Beta XIII-A entity, and Gorgon. The four of them were responsible for the destruction of the Tkon Empire. It is mentioned that pretending to be God and then using the resulting influence to drive civilizations to self-destruction is his entire schtick.
* CardCarryingVillain: All of Klaa's actions are because...he's bored.
* CatchAFallingStar
* CatFolk[=/=]CatGirl: With three breasts. Defeated by Kirk when he throws her into a [[IncrediblyLamePun literal]] ''[[CatsHateWater pool table]]''.
* CerebusSyndrome: The "comedy" disappears and the movie becomes much more serious once they begin their trip to the Great Barrier.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Both inverted and possibly played straight. While the obvious inversion is [[RememberTheNewGuy Sybok]], who is revealed to be Spock's half-brother, we later have Kirk note he had a brother once, who he lost and was lucky enough to come back, referring to Spock's resurrection. However, the way Kirk says this sounds like he's forgotten he actually ''did'' have a brother who was lost, (George Kirk Jr), who was killed back in the classic series.
** Kirk most likely is referring to George, in that he's consoling Spock, who just lost a brother himself, and "how I got him back" isn't literal. This is hit home when [=McCoy=] pipes in.
--->'''[=McCoy=]:''' I thought men like us don't have families.
--->'''Kirk:''' I was wrong.
* ClimbSlipHangClimb: In the rock-climbing scene.
* ComingInHot: "[[TimeForPlanB Plan B]]... as in ''Barricade''"
* CreatorCameo: Harve Bennett sends Kirk off to investigate.
* CustomUniform: Each of the PowerTrio is given an alternative uniform, which looks not unlike a grey pullover/sweatshirt. Captain Kirk is also seen in a "Captain's Jacket" at one point, underneath which he wears a white t-shirt bearing the slogan "Go Climb A Rock".
* {{Darker and Edgier}}: Shatner wanted to depict an edgier future, so we got a desolate city named "Paradise", a barely functioning Enterprise, and the Star Trek Universe's one and only fart joke. Wow.
** Shatner was also (reportedly) never thrilled with Roddenberry's idea of a perfect future, so he had those elements to show a more "realistic" future.
* DeathFromAbove: Kirk calls down some Close Air Support from the Enterprise in order to try and cover his escape from "God". While a photon torpedo ''should'' have been quite a bit more powerful than shown, it was still cool.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Or, in this case, shoot God with a torpedo and then a disruptor cannon.
* EpiphanyTherapy
* EveryoneKnowsMorse
* ExecutiveMeddling: Paramount forced Shatner to up the film's comedy quotient due to the previous film's success in that area. This results in severe {{Mood Whiplash}} between a grand, epic story about the search for god and slapstick farce.
* FakeStatic: Done twice, once [[RuleOfFunny for laughs]] when Chekov pretends that there is a blizzard to avoid admitting he's lost, and once [[RuleOfDrama for drama]] when the ''Enterprise'' broadcasts static to delay talking to Sybok.
* FalseInnocenceTrick: The Enterprise passes through the barrier around the heart of the galaxy and finds the legendary planet Sha Ka Ree, believed to be the home of God. When the protagonists find God he's apparently imprisoned there, and tries to trick them into helping him escape. A subversion, because Kirk figures out there's something funny going on and manages to get "God" to reveal his true evil nature before he gets away.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Literally, and proving that the ''Enterprise'' DOES have toilets. Just before Scotty's jailbreak, look at the stencil on the "chair" Kirk is sitting on. "WARNING: DO NOT USE WHILE IN SPACEDOCK".
* GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul: Sybok's telepathy, which makes everyone he "treats" euphoric and immediately ready to join his cause.
* AGodAmI: "One voice, many faces."
* GodTest
* GlowingEyesOfDoom
* HeroicSacrifice: Sybok, when he tries to mind meld with "God" so the others can escape.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: Of the three schlubs failing to sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" in sync, Kelley's singing got him into acting, Nimoy [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Nimoy_discography recorded a few albums]], and... [[WilliamShatner oh]]. Well, okay, ''one'' of them has an excuse. At least Spock is in tune.
* [[HorseOfADifferentColor Horse With A Plastic Horn Glued To Its Face]]
* HurricaneOfPuns: "I do not believe you realize the gravity of your situation," "I've always wanted to play to a captive audience," etc.
* IHaveManyNames: As the alien claims "One voice, many faces". The planet is supposedly a location common to all mythologies as well.
* InventionalWisdom: The "System Failure" light on Kirk's logbook.
* [[JetPack Jet Boots]]
* KickTheDog: Klaa shoots down Earth's first deep space satellite.
* KillHimAlready: Kirk pulls this on Spock with Sybok, until he finds out that the two are half-brothers.
* LongLostRelative: Sybok.
* MoreThanMindControl: Anyone who is "helped" by Sybok tends to follow him around like a puppet.
* {{Multiboobage}}: The [[IncrediblyLamePun Cat Dancer]].
* NobodyPoops: Averted, at very least whenever the ''Enterprise'' is not in spacedock.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Kirk orders [=McCoy=] and Spock to beam out first when the transporter conveniently can only beam up two at a time.
* TheOnlyOne: A twofer. As well as Kirk being supposedly the best person to send in for hostage negotiations, the ''Enterprise'' is apparently the ''only'' ship available to take him to Paradise. That's despite Kirk starting on Earth, home of one of Star Fleet's largest bases, and ''Enterprise'''s construction not actually being finished.
* TheNoseKnows: In the turbolift as Kirk and crew return from their camping trip.
-->'''Kirk:''' I could use a shower.
-->'''Spock:''' Yes.
* NoSuchThingAsSpaceJesus
* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Kirk falls several thousand feet down El Capitan only to be caught by Spock about a foot away from the ground.
* PathOfInspiration: Sybok's offer of internal peace.
* PillarOfLight: How "God" first appears.
* PlotInducedStupidity: Sending a barely functioning, untested ship into a hostage situation when it doesn't even have functioning transporters. A {{hand wave}} was attempted by saying there were other ships around, but only Kirk had the experience. By that logic, they could have just sent a working ship to ''meet'' Kirk. Even ''Kirk'' thinks the reasoning is bullshit. Then again, [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong it's just a hostage negotiation]].
* ThePollyanna: You just get that vibe from Caithlin Dar.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: (or ThePowerOfLove if you [[HoYay so desire]]) Refusing to desert Kirk is what keeps Spock and [=McCoy=] from being brainwashed by Sybok.
* PowerTrio: Kirk, Spock, and [=McCoy=], obviously. Notable as, while an important part of all of the movies and the show, this movie focuses on them as a trio more than any of the other movies.
* PrecisionFStrike:
-->'''Spock:''' General, I require your assistance.
-->'''Klingon Ambassador:''' My assistance?
-->'''Spock:''' You ''are'' his superior officer.
-->'''Klingon Ambassador:''' I am a foolish old man.
-->'''Spock:''' ''Damn'' you, sir, you ''will'' try.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: The three ambassadors on Nimbus III (the reasons are noted in the novelization).
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Sybok]]'s remaining lifespan goes down to about 15 seconds once he [[TheAtoner realizes the error of his ways]].
* RememberTheNewGuy: Sybok
** Not really. Kirk is actually surprised that Spock even has a brother.
* ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: At least they didn't go with Shatner's original idea of going to the ''center of the universe''.
** Not necessarily an example of the trope. Ships were a lot faster in the original series and other movies set in the same time frame than they were in later material. They could travel to the edge of the galaxy and back in a very small amount of time or map every gas anomaly in the Beta Quadrant in a few months.
** Also, the Pioneer probe blown up by the Klingons had been traveling at only a tiny fraction of lightspeed from Earth for 300 years, meaning the Klingons would have to be pretty deep within Federation space to encounter it. Of course, these Klingons were explicitly looking for a fight, so it's not unreasonable that they ''were'' deep in Federation space.
* SealedEvilInACan: "God"
* ShoutOut: One of the names of the planet where they find "God", Sha Kaa Ree, comes from SeanConnery's name.
** It's also a DevelopmentGag (see WhatCouldHaveBeen).
* ShowSomeLeg: Uhura doing a nude fan dance.
* SpaceMarine: A squad is seen on the shuttle. They do nothing and say nothing.
* StockFootage: See above.
* StuffBlowingUp: A real-life example, not just in the movie. Because they were filming during a union strike, one of the production's trucks "mysteriously" blew up.
* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien: The being they meet on the other side of the barrier.
* ThatWasNotADream: "I dreamt that a madman had taken over the ''Enterprise''!"
* "TheyDontMakeThemLikeTheyUsedTo," Scotty says of ''Enterprise''-A.
* TimeForPlanB
* {{Understatement}}: "The Klingons will not be happy/" [[LampshadeHanging Pointed out]] as such by Sybok.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Implied to be between Uhura and Scotty.
* VillainousBreakdown: After having been blasted with a proton torpedo, "God" come out of it as this [[{{Narm}} rather goofy]] distorted face exclaiming '''''"[[YouExclamation YOOOOOUUUUU!]]''''' while floating after Kirk.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Probably the saddest thing about Sybok is that he's sincere. He honestly wants to help people, he honestly wants to do good, and he actually stands up to what he believes is God to demand to know why his "friends" are being hurt.
* WretchedHive: Nimbus III is a godawful hellhole.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: The film's rather mundane opening scene.
* YoureInsane: Kirk tells this to Sybok, who replies "Am I?", apparently genuinely considering it.
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->"''The ''Enterprise'' is back. This time, have they gone [[{{Narm}} too far]]?''"
-->-- The film's tagline.
->"''Why are seat belts being installed in movie theatres this Summer?''"
-->-- Paramount teaser ad intended to refer to the movie's fast pace, [[IThoughtItMeant not to]] [[AnythingButThat being strapped in and forced to watch the flick]].
They've [[StarTrekTheMotionPicture stared at V'Ger]], [[StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan defeated Khan]], [[StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock found Spock]] and [[StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome saved the whales]]. But can the ''Enterprise'' crew survive their greatest challenge yet? WilliamShatner! ...[[DramaticPause In!]] ...[[DirectedByCastMember the-director's-seat]]. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
With a brand-new ''Enterprise'', Kirk and crew set out to resolve a hostage situation only to discover that they've been suckered by a [[IdiotPlot rather stupid]] plan. Who's behind it? Why Spock's [[LongLostRelative long-lost half-brother Sybok]], of course! Sybok commandeers the ''Enterprise'', winning over most of the crew by using his [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic]] {{epiphany therapy}} on them. Failing to realize that there is NoSuchThingAsSpaceJesus, Sybok makes them set a course for the [[ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale center of the galaxy]], where he believes {{God}} is waiting. Yeah.
Now it should be noted the [[{{Misblamed}} movie's failings aren't all Shatner's fault]]. We can also thank ExecutiveMeddling for all the forced "humor" and the [[TVStrikes 1988 WGA strike]] for short-circuiting the screenwriting, and the infamous SpecialEffectFailure was due to [=ILM=] being too busy with other projects to work on the film.
Still, the storyline ''was'' Shatner's idea, and he knew about the studio's humor requirements before he even began work. More pointedly, series creator Gene Roddenberry flat-out ''told'' him not to make a movie about God (Gene once penned [[http://www.well.com/~sjroby/godthing.html his own script]] about the crew meeting God, and decided it couldn't work). But Shatner persisted with the idea of [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Kirk coming up against God and winning]]. StarTrek and religious topics have always been uneasy bedfellows; ''[[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' is the only series to pull it off, and Trekkies are divided on even that.
This movie isn't a total write-off, though: ''Star Trek V'' also features plenty of CharacterDevelopment scenes between Kirk, Spock, and [=McCoy=] (the {{book ends}} with the three camping are quite enjoyable), an absolutely ''brilliant'' backstory scene involving [=McCoy=] and his father, and has a collection of well imagined individual sequences such as ComingInHot with a shuttlecraft.
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!!Tropes seen in ''The Final Frontier'' include:
* TheAlcatraz: That brig was, [[InformedAbility or so we were told]].
* AllThereInTheManual: The {{novelization}} by J.M. Dillard does a lot to redeem the movie's IdiotPlot, adding considerable backstory to Sybok and his mother, and explaining that "God" had telepathically sent Sybok a formula for configuring a starship's deflector shields to penetrate the Barrier. After Sybok orders Scotty to set up the ''Enterprise'''s shields in this way, Klaa's Bird-of-Prey copies the same shield configuration in order to follow the ''Enterprise''.
* AgentMulder & AgentScully: Sybok and Kirk, respectively. [=McCoy=] goes from Scully to Mulder when they meet "God" and back to Scully when "God" starts being a dick.
* AmazonianBeauty: Vixis. As Chekov put it: "She has wonderful muscles" (by which he meant [[MaleGaze gluteus maximus]]).
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: 'What does {{God}} need with a starship?' Easily one of the most famous examples of this trope.
* ArtistsAreNotArchitects: In one scene, the Enterprise is shown to have about twice as many decks as it could possibly contain, and they are numbered in reverse order for some reason.
* AssInAmbassador: Inverted, unusually for ''Star Trek''. St. John Talbot and Korrd are not unreasonable people (just incredibly jaded), and Caithlin Dar is downright ''nice'' (a rarity for Romulans, actually...).
* AttackPatternAlpha: Played with.
* BehindTheBlack: Scotty, after claiming to know the ship like the back of his hand, concusses himself on a bit of bulkhead that sticks out from the wall. Whilst unseen by the audience before impact, Scotty was walking towards the bulkhead and, in fact, was looking right at it when he hit it.
* BigDamnGunship: Spock, commanding a Klingon Bird of Prey, opens fire on "God" in order to rescue Kirk.
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Sybok. [[spoiler: Cruelly invoked by "God", who takes the form of Sybok and mocks, "What's the matter? Don't you ''like'' this face? I have so many, but this one suits ''you'' best."]]
* BigNo: SHOOT HIM!!!!
* BookEnds: Camping with the PowerTrio.
* CallBack: Kirk states in the opening men like himself, Bones and Spock had no families. He later admits he was wrong.
* CannotTellALie: What Spock claims as proof that Kirk was not aboard the ''Enterprise''. [[ILied He was lying]] about not being able to lie, though he was telling the truth about where Kirk was at.
* CanonDiscontinuity: It's still technically part of the canon, but the events have never been directly referenced in another canonical ''Star Trek'' work again. Rumor has it the writers are specifically told not to as a matter of course. GeneRoddenberry [[WordOfGod said he considered]] some elements of the movie apocryphal, but he apparently never told anyone which ones.
** The novels, which are now vetted more thoroughly than they used to be, have featured Sybok exactly twice, both of them in the Myriad Universe novels, which take place entirely in alternate universes.
** The novels have also mentioned the God-like creature at the center of the Great Barrier; in the ''Q Continuum'' trilogy of novels, He referred to Himself as "The One", and was a contemporary of [[BigBad 0]], the Beta XIII-A entity, and Gorgon. The four of them were responsible for the destruction of the Tkon Empire. It is mentioned that pretending to be God and then using the resulting influence to drive civilizations to self-destruction is his entire schtick.
* CardCarryingVillain: All of Klaa's actions are because...he's bored.
* CatchAFallingStar
* CatFolk[=/=]CatGirl: With three breasts. Defeated by Kirk when he throws her into a [[IncrediblyLamePun literal]] ''[[CatsHateWater pool table]]''.
* CerebusSyndrome: The "comedy" disappears and the movie becomes much more serious once they begin their trip to the Great Barrier.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Both inverted and possibly played straight. While the obvious inversion is [[RememberTheNewGuy Sybok]], who is revealed to be Spock's half-brother, we later have Kirk note he had a brother once, who he lost and was lucky enough to come back, referring to Spock's resurrection. However, the way Kirk says this sounds like he's forgotten he actually ''did'' have a brother who was lost, (George Kirk Jr), who was killed back in the classic series.
** Kirk most likely is referring to George, in that he's consoling Spock, who just lost a brother himself, and "how I got him back" isn't literal. This is hit home when [=McCoy=] pipes in.
--->'''[=McCoy=]:''' I thought men like us don't have families.
--->'''Kirk:''' I was wrong.
* ClimbSlipHangClimb: In the rock-climbing scene.
* ComingInHot: "[[TimeForPlanB Plan B]]... as in ''Barricade''"
* CreatorCameo: Harve Bennett sends Kirk off to investigate.
* CustomUniform: Each of the PowerTrio is given an alternative uniform, which looks not unlike a grey pullover/sweatshirt. Captain Kirk is also seen in a "Captain's Jacket" at one point, underneath which he wears a white t-shirt bearing the slogan "Go Climb A Rock".
* {{Darker and Edgier}}: Shatner wanted to depict an edgier future, so we got a desolate city named "Paradise", a barely functioning Enterprise, and the Star Trek Universe's one and only fart joke. Wow.
** Shatner was also (reportedly) never thrilled with Roddenberry's idea of a perfect future, so he had those elements to show a more "realistic" future.
* DeathFromAbove: Kirk calls down some Close Air Support from the Enterprise in order to try and cover his escape from "God". While a photon torpedo ''should'' have been quite a bit more powerful than shown, it was still cool.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Or, in this case, shoot God with a torpedo and then a disruptor cannon.
* EpiphanyTherapy
* EveryoneKnowsMorse
* ExecutiveMeddling: Paramount forced Shatner to up the film's comedy quotient due to the previous film's success in that area. This results in severe {{Mood Whiplash}} between a grand, epic story about the search for god and slapstick farce.
* FakeStatic: Done twice, once [[RuleOfFunny for laughs]] when Chekov pretends that there is a blizzard to avoid admitting he's lost, and once [[RuleOfDrama for drama]] when the ''Enterprise'' broadcasts static to delay talking to Sybok.
* FalseInnocenceTrick: The Enterprise passes through the barrier around the heart of the galaxy and finds the legendary planet Sha Ka Ree, believed to be the home of God. When the protagonists find God he's apparently imprisoned there, and tries to trick them into helping him escape. A subversion, because Kirk figures out there's something funny going on and manages to get "God" to reveal his true evil nature before he gets away.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Literally, and proving that the ''Enterprise'' DOES have toilets. Just before Scotty's jailbreak, look at the stencil on the "chair" Kirk is sitting on. "WARNING: DO NOT USE WHILE IN SPACEDOCK".
* GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul: Sybok's telepathy, which makes everyone he "treats" euphoric and immediately ready to join his cause.
* AGodAmI: "One voice, many faces."
* GodTest
* GlowingEyesOfDoom
* HeroicSacrifice: Sybok, when he tries to mind meld with "God" so the others can escape.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: Of the three schlubs failing to sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" in sync, Kelley's singing got him into acting, Nimoy [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Nimoy_discography recorded a few albums]], and... [[WilliamShatner oh]]. Well, okay, ''one'' of them has an excuse. At least Spock is in tune.
* [[HorseOfADifferentColor Horse With A Plastic Horn Glued To Its Face]]
* HurricaneOfPuns: "I do not believe you realize the gravity of your situation," "I've always wanted to play to a captive audience," etc.
* IHaveManyNames: As the alien claims "One voice, many faces". The planet is supposedly a location common to all mythologies as well.
* InventionalWisdom: The "System Failure" light on Kirk's logbook.
* [[JetPack Jet Boots]]
* KickTheDog: Klaa shoots down Earth's first deep space satellite.
* KillHimAlready: Kirk pulls this on Spock with Sybok, until he finds out that the two are half-brothers.
* LongLostRelative: Sybok.
* MoreThanMindControl: Anyone who is "helped" by Sybok tends to follow him around like a puppet.
* {{Multiboobage}}: The [[IncrediblyLamePun Cat Dancer]].
* NobodyPoops: Averted, at very least whenever the ''Enterprise'' is not in spacedock.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Kirk orders [=McCoy=] and Spock to beam out first when the transporter conveniently can only beam up two at a time.
* TheOnlyOne: A twofer. As well as Kirk being supposedly the best person to send in for hostage negotiations, the ''Enterprise'' is apparently the ''only'' ship available to take him to Paradise. That's despite Kirk starting on Earth, home of one of Star Fleet's largest bases, and ''Enterprise'''s construction not actually being finished.
* TheNoseKnows: In the turbolift as Kirk and crew return from their camping trip.
-->'''Kirk:''' I could use a shower.
-->'''Spock:''' Yes.
* NoSuchThingAsSpaceJesus
* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Kirk falls several thousand feet down El Capitan only to be caught by Spock about a foot away from the ground.
* PathOfInspiration: Sybok's offer of internal peace.
* PillarOfLight: How "God" first appears.
* PlotInducedStupidity: Sending a barely functioning, untested ship into a hostage situation when it doesn't even have functioning transporters. A {{hand wave}} was attempted by saying there were other ships around, but only Kirk had the experience. By that logic, they could have just sent a working ship to ''meet'' Kirk. Even ''Kirk'' thinks the reasoning is bullshit. Then again, [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong it's just a hostage negotiation]].
* ThePollyanna: You just get that vibe from Caithlin Dar.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: (or ThePowerOfLove if you [[HoYay so desire]]) Refusing to desert Kirk is what keeps Spock and [=McCoy=] from being brainwashed by Sybok.
* PowerTrio: Kirk, Spock, and [=McCoy=], obviously. Notable as, while an important part of all of the movies and the show, this movie focuses on them as a trio more than any of the other movies.
* PrecisionFStrike:
-->'''Spock:''' General, I require your assistance.
-->'''Klingon Ambassador:''' My assistance?
-->'''Spock:''' You ''are'' his superior officer.
-->'''Klingon Ambassador:''' I am a foolish old man.
-->'''Spock:''' ''Damn'' you, sir, you ''will'' try.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: The three ambassadors on Nimbus III (the reasons are noted in the novelization).
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Sybok]]'s remaining lifespan goes down to about 15 seconds once he [[TheAtoner realizes the error of his ways]].
* RememberTheNewGuy: Sybok
** Not really. Kirk is actually surprised that Spock even has a brother.
* ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: At least they didn't go with Shatner's original idea of going to the ''center of the universe''.
** Not necessarily an example of the trope. Ships were a lot faster in the original series and other movies set in the same time frame than they were in later material. They could travel to the edge of the galaxy and back in a very small amount of time or map every gas anomaly in the Beta Quadrant in a few months.
** Also, the Pioneer probe blown up by the Klingons had been traveling at only a tiny fraction of lightspeed from Earth for 300 years, meaning the Klingons would have to be pretty deep within Federation space to encounter it. Of course, these Klingons were explicitly looking for a fight, so it's not unreasonable that they ''were'' deep in Federation space.
* SealedEvilInACan: "God"
* ShoutOut: One of the names of the planet where they find "God", Sha Kaa Ree, comes from SeanConnery's name.
** It's also a DevelopmentGag (see WhatCouldHaveBeen).
* ShowSomeLeg: Uhura doing a nude fan dance.
* SpaceMarine: A squad is seen on the shuttle. They do nothing and say nothing.
* StockFootage: See above.
* StuffBlowingUp: A real-life example, not just in the movie. Because they were filming during a union strike, one of the production's trucks "mysteriously" blew up.
* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien: The being they meet on the other side of the barrier.
* ThatWasNotADream: "I dreamt that a madman had taken over the ''Enterprise''!"
* "TheyDontMakeThemLikeTheyUsedTo," Scotty says of ''Enterprise''-A.
* TimeForPlanB
* {{Understatement}}: "The Klingons will not be happy/" [[LampshadeHanging Pointed out]] as such by Sybok.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Implied to be between Uhura and Scotty.
* VillainousBreakdown: After having been blasted with a proton torpedo, "God" come out of it as this [[{{Narm}} rather goofy]] distorted face exclaiming '''''"[[YouExclamation YOOOOOUUUUU!]]''''' while floating after Kirk.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Probably the saddest thing about Sybok is that he's sincere. He honestly wants to help people, he honestly wants to do good, and he actually stands up to what he believes is God to demand to know why his "friends" are being hurt.
* WretchedHive: Nimbus III is a godawful hellhole.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: The film's rather mundane opening scene.
* YoureInsane: Kirk tells this to Sybok, who replies "Am I?", apparently genuinely considering it.
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