In the film""s epilogue back on Earth, younger and Elder Spock encountered each other in a hangar, where the Elder Spock explained his motivation for having Kirk and Spock rely on each other: "I could not deprive you of the revelation of all that you could accomplish together, of a friendship that will define you both in ways you cannot yet realize.The male star was previously best known as one of the Sweathogs (Vinnie Barbarino) of the mid-1970s ABC-television sitcomWelcome Back, Kotter,and had also appeared in his first major film role in DePalma""s horror thrillerCarrie (1976)."At the bar, he sat waiting for her, not having any assurance that she would show:I knew I""d go every night until she showed up.[Note: From Shakespearean Play to Screen: The Montagues became the Anglo Jets street gang, while the Capulets were transformed into rival Puerto Ricans.