He bore a circular hole through a portion of city sidewalk by rapidly spinning himself, and found himself in Luthor""s hideout - booby-trapped with various tests.John Talbot (David Warner); they were recalled onto theUSS Enterpriseand put into emergency action for the "dangerous situation" to safely retrieve the hostages.Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)This was the third of four films in the original series.With a production budget of $39 million, and box-office gross receipts of $60 million (domestic).Although a profitable film in terms of box-office, it was unpopular with fans and critically assailed by reviewers for its slapstickish, overbearing comedic tone, rather than for following the initial film""s tone of epic-adventure.His mother encourages him to follow his heart if that will make him happy: "He""s got to be happy.He""s got to find himself."A map charts Jim""s train journey from the Mid-Atlantic states to New England (North of Boston) to find construction work.