History Film / StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier

** Kirk's [[Literature/TheAutobiographyOfJamesTKirk autobiography]] says it's an [[RecursiveCanon in-universe movie]] made on [[Recap/StarTrekS2E25BreadAndCircuses Magna Roma]], and gives credit to the trio ([[HurtingHero him]], [[GuiltComplex Bones]] and [[UndyingLoyalty Spock]]) being spot on, but nothing else.

* StupidStatementDanceMix: From the DVD bonus features -- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU2ftCitvyQ "Captain Kirk is climbing the mountain, why is he climbing the mountain?"]]

''[[caption-width-right:274:[[{{Tagline}} Adventure and imagination will meet]] at [[SpellMyNameWithAThe the]] '''[[TitleDrop final frontier]]'''.]]''

''[[caption-width-right:274:[[{{Tagline}} Adventure and imagination will meet at the final frontier]].]]''

[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one where]] Spock’s ''never-before seen or mentioned'' Vulcan half-brother hijacks the ''Enterprise'' to look for {{God}}...(?)

''Star Trek V: The Final Frontier'' is the fifth movie in the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' film series, released in 1989. They've [[Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture stared at V'Ger]], [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan defeated the vengeful Khan]], [[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock found Spock]], and [[Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome rescued the whales]]. But can the ''Enterprise'' crew survive their greatest challenge yet? Creator/WilliamShatner ... [[DramaticPause in]] ... [[DirectedByCastMember The director's seat!]]

-->'''Spock:''' I did not.

* ThePollyanna: [[FunPersonified You just get that vibe]] from Caithlin Dar. She's young, [[TheDitz sweet-natured, and extremely naive.]] She contrasts [[GentlemanSnarker her Federation]] and [[TheBigGuy Klingon]] counterparts,[[ObfuscatingStupidity who are older, more cynical, and really stopped caring.]]

** As pointed out in the commentaries, when Kirk first reaches the bridge, he hands off his jacket to an unnamed yeoman portrayed by [[{{Nepotism}} Shatner's daughter Melanie]]. Over the course of the scene the yeoman wanders in and out of frame, looking for a place to put the jacket.

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-->'''"God":''' Do ''you'' doubt me too?
-->'''Bones:''' I doubt ''any'' god who inflicts pain for his own pleasure!

-->'''J'onn:''' It's ... as if a weight has been lifted from my heart! How can I repay you for this ''miracle''?
-->'''Sybok:''' Join my quest.

-->'''Kirk:''' I could use a shower.
-->'''Spock:''' Yes.

* FixFic: Every adaptation of this film has changed the storyline significantly to fix some of the more glaring plot holes. The novelization, for instance, has Sybok using his knowledge of engineering and spatial anomalies to make the trip to the galactic core possible. The comic book written by Creator/PeterDavid adds a subplot that implies Kirk has never really gotten over [[Recap/StarTrekS1E29OperationAnnihilate the death of his elder brother Sam]] (one of the film's most glaring continuity errors is the implication that Kirk never had a brother), and also has Sybok's attempt at EpiphanyTherapy on Spock fail because he'd already resolved the conflict between his Human and Vulcan halves.

** ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' has taken Spock's family being dysfunctional ([[RunningGag another relative]] that he hasn't mentioned) and made {{ironic echo}}s to Kirk's "I need my pain" speech.
--->'''Lorca''': We choose our own pain. Mine helps me remember.

** Kirk's [[Literature/TheAutobiographyOfJamesTKirk autobiography]] says it's an [[RecursiveCanon in-universe movie]] made on Magna Roma, and gives credit to the trio ([[HurtingHero him]], [[GuiltComplex Bones]] and [[UndyingLoyalty Spock]]) being spot on, but nothing else.

--->'''Klingon Admiral''': Ah, Kirk. My ''junior officer'' here has something he'd like to say to you.
--->'''Captain Klaa''': I...apologize. My attack on you was not sanctioned by my government.

* SheCleansUpNicely: After arriving at Sha-Ka-Ree prior to leaving the ''Enterprise'' Sybok has his hair cut, has his beard trimmed, and changes into a fresh set of clothes to be presentable for meeting "God." Kirk, Spock, and McCoy also make a stop on the way to the shuttlecraft in order to change into dress uniforms and make themselves presentable as well.

The {{novelization}} by J.M. Dillard 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''.

* AllThereInTheManual: The {{novelization}} by J.M. Dillard does a lot to redeem the movie's [[invoked]]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''.
** The Blu-Ray releases include the Library Computer, an interactive database that will appear on screen as the movie plays offering entries on characters, ships, places, etc. with additional information on them. There is one case of the movie defying the Library's logic; the entry on Deck 78 (on a 21-deck starship) simply reads, "Don't ask us!"

* AllThereInTheManual: The book makes it clear that Kirk is trying to make this movie a BreatherEpisode for himself and failing, distracting himself by mountain climbing, feeling like he’s ruined his own life and trying to see how close he can get to DyingAlone.

* TrueCompanions: [[TheKirk Kirk]], [[TheSpock Spock]], and [[TheMcCoy McCoy]], are this, naturally, but the movie takes it UpToEleven. A redeeming quality of the movie is the focus on this trope and the bond between these three.

* ThePollyanna: [[FunPersonified You just get that vibe]] from Caithlin Dar. She's young,[[TheDitz sweet-natured, and extremely naive.]] She contrasts [[GentlemanSnarker her Federation]] and [[TheBigGuy Klingon]] counterparts,[[ObfuscatingStupidity who are older, more cynical, and really stopped caring.]]

* ThePollyanna: You just get that vibe from Caithlin Dar. She's young, sweet-natured, and extremely naive. She contrasts her Federation and Klingon counterparts, who are older, more cynical, and really stopped caring.

->''"What does God need with a starship?''

[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one where]] Spock’s ''never-before seen'' or mentioned Vulcan half-brother hijacks the ''Enterprise'' to look for {{God}}...(?)

[[caption-width-right:274:[[{{Tagline}} "Adventure and imagination will meet at the final frontier]]."]]

[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one where]] Spock’s never-before seen or mentioned Vulcan half-brother hijacks the ''Enterprise'' to look for {{God}}...(?)

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: When they meet God, God cycles through depictions of deities, eventually settling on bearded God as something he believes they'll be comfortable with. After his true nature is revealed, he takes the form of Sybok to mock him.

-->'''Lorca''': We choose our own pain. Mine helps me remember.