Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home at the Guild Cinema
Friday & Saturday, May 8-9 – 10:30 pm only!
Directed by Leonard Nimoy – 1986 – 119m, rated PG.
A Bubonicon 47 Presentation – All seats $8.00
A Portion of the Proceeds will benefit the Albuq Public Library Foundation.
Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 47 and Lobo Anime.
A Special Poster by Jon Sanchez will be on sale in the lobby!
Rest in Peace, Leonard Nimoy, who passed away February 27. And Grace Lee Whitney, who passed away May 1.
Branded as fugitives by the Federation whom they swore to protect, the crew of the USS Enterprise dutifully returns to Earth to face charges for crimes committed in the course of rescuing Spock (in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock). But en route, it is learned that Earth is being ravaged by a strange alien probe demanding a response from a lifeform that no longer exists. Commandeering a captured Klingon Bird-of-Prey, Kirk and his crew go back in time to 20th century Earth to recover two humpback whales, who are the only Earth beings who can respond to the probe. Yes, Star Trek IV is the one with time travel, humpback whales, Gillian (Catherine Hicks) and “nuclear wessels.”
Trivia – The name of the Whales, George and Gracie, was an homage to the pioneering comedy duo of George Burns and Gracie Allen. This may have been an inside joke as well, as Burns’s befuddled looks in reaction to Allen’s gags were said to inspire the trademark facial expressions Leonard Nimoy used to depict many of Spock’s nonverbal reactions.
“Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is perhaps the lightest and most purely enjoyable entry of the long-running series, emphasizing the eccentricities of the Enterprise’s crew” – Rotten Tomatoes
“The Voyage Home isn’t as dramatically powerful as the two previous Trek films, but it gives the characters plenty of time to show off their lighter sides.” – Reno Gazette-Journal
The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: GuildCinema.com