Star Trek III: The Search for Spock entered US cinemas in 1984.
The film was released in the United States on June 1, 1984, continuing the story directly from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Leonard Nimoy directed the third feature film, while William Shatner returned as James T. Kirk. Its plot follows Kirk and the Enterprise crew as they attempt to recover Spock’s body and restore his katra after the events of the previous film.
The release year is sometimes confused with 1983 because production and story development followed closely after The Wrath of Khan. It is also distinct from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, which arrived in 1986 and completed the trilogy’s immediate arc.
The film is notable for making Spock’s recovery the central narrative rather than treating his death as permanent.