D.!" Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)d.Nicholas Meyer, 116 minutesFilm Plot SummaryThe film opened in the year 2285 with a training session at Starfleet Academy directed by Admiral Kirk (William Shatner); theUSS Enterprisewas being commanded by eager female cadet half-Vulcan Lieutenant Saavik (Kirstie Alley), one of Captain Spock""s (Leonard Nimoy) protege trainees in a scenario calledKobayashi Maru- a no-win situation to test a potential commander""s character and abilities in a life-death situation [Note: It took Kirk three tries to beat the simulation, after reprogramming it to allow him to win]; in the simulation, the starship was on a rescue mission in the Neutral Zone of damagedAltair VI(a neutronic fuel carrier that had struck a gravitic mine and suffered casualties) when it was attacked by three alien Klingon cruisers with torpedoes, leaving every crew member playing dead on the bridge, including Spock (a foreshadowing!).You weren""t even a gang.I formed ya.Harvey: Who says?Butch: Well, read ""em a clippin"", News.News: Which one?Butch: Any of ""em.News: This one here""s from theSalt Lake Herald.""Butch Cassidy""s Hole in the Wall Gang..."" (News keeps reading)Butch: (interrupting) ""Butch Cassidy""s Hole in the Wall Gang"" - that""s me! You want Harvey to do your plannin"" for ya? You want him to do your thinkin"" for ya? You want him to run things? You can shut up now, News.""" After their work shift while walking to their tenement apartment, the two roommates argued about the ""necktie scene"", and during their disagreements, Michael expressed his frustration, depression, and disillusionment about his failing life:Jeff: What""s wrong with you?Michael: What""s wrong with me? I""ll tell ya what""s wrong with me.For both its major stars, however, the film urned out to be advantageous - it was contract player Merle Oberon""s best work in her entire film career, and it established Laurence Olivier as a dashing, leading international film actor (he was nominated as Best Actor for his role).Soon after, a news reporter announced that the town""s three new arrivals had brought havoc and "destruction in their wake" - and the town was "gripped with fear.