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{{quote|"''The ''Enterprise'' is back. This time, have they [[Hilarious in Hindsight|gone too far]]?''"|The film's tagline.}}
{{quote|"''Why are seat belts being installed in movie theatres this Summer?''"|Paramount teaser ad intended to refer to the movie's fast pace, [[I Thought It Meant|not to]] [[Anything
They've [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film)|stared at V'Ger]], [[Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan (Film)|defeated Khan]], [[Star Trek III the Search For Spock (Film)|found Spock]] and [[Star Trek IV the Voyage Home (Film)|saved the whales]]. But can the ''Enterprise'' crew survive their greatest challenge yet? [[William Shatner]]! ...[[Dramatic Pause|In!]] ...[[Directed By Cast Member|Thedirectorseat]].
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 [[Long-Lost Relative|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 [[No Such Thing As Space Jesus]], Sybok makes them set a course for the [[Sci
Now it should be noted the [[Mis Blamed|movie's failings aren't all Shatner's fault]]. We can also thank [[Executive Meddling]] for all the forced "humor" and the [[TV Strikes|1988 WGA strike]] for short-circuiting the screenwriting, and the infamous [[Special Effect Failure]] was due to ILM being too busy with other projects to work on the film.
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* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Sybok, when he tries to mind meld with "God" so the others can escape.
* [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]]: Of the three schlubs failing to sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" in sync, Kelley's singing got him into acting, Nimoy [
* [[Horse of a Different Color|Horse With A Plastic Horn Glued To Its Face]]
* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: "I do not believe you realize the gravity of your situation," "I've always wanted to play to a captive audience," etc.
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* [[Remember the New Guy]]: Sybok
** Not really. Kirk is actually surprised that Spock even has a brother.
* [[Sci
** 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.
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: "God"
* [[Shout
** It's also a [[Development Gag]] (see [[What Could Have Been]]).
* [[Show Some Leg]]: Uhura doing a nude fan dance.
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