13 Great Star Trek IV Quotes
13 Great Quotes from the wittiest Trek movie, Star Trek IV – The Voyage Home:
1. [after landing and cloaking a Klingon spaceship in Golden Gate Park]
Kirk: Everybody remember where we parked.
2. [Explaining Spock's odd behavior]
Kirk: Oh, him? He’s harmless. Part of the free speech movement at Berkeley in the sixties. I think he did a little too much LDS.
3. Disgruntled guy in car: Watch where you’re going, ya dumb ass.
Kirk: Well, a double dumb ass on you!
Spock: Your use of language has altered since our arrival. It is currently laced with, shall we say, more colorful metaphors, “double dumb-ass on you” and so forth.
Kirk: Oh, you mean the profanity?
Spock: Yes.
Kirk: Well that’s simply the way they talk here. Nobody pays any attention to you unless you swear every other word.
4. [Spock is still learning how to use profanity correctly]
Spock: They like you very much, but they are not the hell “your” whales.
Dr. Gillian Taylor: I suppose they told you that.
Spock: The hell they did.
5. Kirk: Spock, where the hell’s the power you promised?
Spock: One damn minute, Admiral.
6. McCoy: I don’t know if you’ve got the whole picture, but he’s not exactly working on all thrusters.
7. [faced with a 20th century computer]
Scotty: Computer. Computer?
[Bones hands him a mouse and he speaks into it]
Scotty: Hello, computer.
Dr. Nichols: Just use the keyboard.
Scotty: Keyboard. How quaint.
8. Dr. Gillian Taylor: Do you guys like Italian?
Kirk: Yes.
Spock: No.
Kirk: Yes.
Spock: No.
Kirk: I love Italian,
[looks at Spock]
Kirk: And so do you.
Spock: Yes.
9. Dr. Gillian Taylor: Don’t tell me, you’re from outer space.
Kirk: No, I’m from Iowa. I only work in outer space.
10. [Uhura and Chekov are lost and looking to find an aircraft carrier]
Chekov: Excuse me I’m looking for the nuclear wessels.
[a cop just looks at him]
Chekov: Nuclear wessels?
11. Dr. Gillian Taylor: Are you sure you won’t change your mind?
Spock: Is there something wrong with the one I have?
12. [Chekov is being interrogated]
FBI agent: Name.
Chekov: My name?
FBI agent: [sarcastically] No, my name.
Chekov: I do not know your name.
FBI agent: You play games with me mister, and you’re through.
Chekov: I am? May I go now?
13. [interrogating Chekov]
FBI agent 1: [to colleague] What do you think?
FBI Agent 2: He’s a Russki.
FBI agent 1: That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard in my life. Of course, he’s a Russki, but is he a retard or somethin?…
[Chekov picks up his phaser, stands up and aims it towards the FBI Agents]
Chekov: Don’t Move.
FBI agent 1: Okaay, make nice, give is the ray gun…
Chekov: I warn you, if you don’t lie on the floor I will have to stun you.
FBI agent 1: Go ahead. ‘Stun’ me…
Chekov: I’m very sorry but…
[Attempts to fire phaser but nothing happens]
Chekov: …Heh… It must be the radiation…
[Tosses phaser to agent & starts running]















January 25th, 2007 at 1:21 am
here is a shameful admission – I have never seen a Star treck movie! A customer at the cafe was yelling at me today and I am told I have no choice but appear every thursday in perpetuity until I have seen every single one ( I have seen a couple of next generation but eons ago). THanks for the quotes – gets me ready for this weeks marathon!
January 25th, 2007 at 5:07 am
Yes, this is absolutely the best of the “old” Trekker movies. I love it. My favorite of the new ones is First Contact. Oddly, both involve the crews going back in time and stumbling into wacky mishaps…
January 25th, 2007 at 8:25 am
Nessie – A marathon sounds fun to me! Though I don’t think I could watch 10 movies in a row.. LOL Hopefully, you’re breaking that up a bit.
Richelle – Those 2 are my favorites as well. Though besides the time travel aspect, my favorite part of First Contact is the actual leading up to and meeting the Vulcans.. the “first contact” part.
January 25th, 2007 at 8:40 am
OMG, I’m still laughing. It’s been too long since I’ve seen this one. I’ll definitely have to dig out the video.
January 25th, 2007 at 9:35 am
Excellent list, I’d forgotten some of these quotes
January 25th, 2007 at 10:54 am
Angela, you’re going to turn me into a sci-fi freak yet. Great quotes, which by the way, how do you remember them so well? I’m impessed!
January 25th, 2007 at 11:04 am
Well, I’ve seen the movie a million times.. LOL
And I also got help from a website for the longer ones.
January 25th, 2007 at 11:56 am
Great quotes – I´ve watched the Movie countless times – but in German, so I enjoyed your TT even more =)
My TT is up, too. Please stop by @ Coffee2go – Thanks =)
January 25th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
That’s my favorite Star Trek movie. I love #2, and another one of my favorite bits was the Dr. bitching about 20th Century Dr.’s or as he called them, butchers.
McCoy: What’s a matter with you?
Old Lady: Kidney Dialysis.
McCoy: Dialysis! What is this the Spanish Inquisition?
January 25th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
LOL, I love that part too.
January 25th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
May fave from the movie is this great exchange:
Kirk: You’re not exactly catching us at our best
Spock: That much is certain.
Just Spock’s deadpan (as usual) response kills me every time. This movie was truly Shatner and Nimoy at their best.
(I still love ‘Wrath of Khan’ a little more, but this is a very, very close second)
January 25th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
I have never seen any Star Trek movies, shows or whatever other forms of media they come in. My husband does though, and when he asks me to watch the stuff with him, I always roll my eyes and say “sorry, gotta wash my hair.”
If I had any idea it was sooo funny I would have watched years ago! Great list. Even though I haven’t watched any of them you set it up so that I could actually picture it! I laughed by butt off!
January 25th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
um… I meant ‘my fave’… my keyboard hates me.
January 25th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
This is also one of my favourite old Trek movies. That and number 2. Number 9 is so funny the way Shatner says it. The man’s a riot.
January 25th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
I was never a huge Trek fan, but you can’t grow up in the 80s without having a soft spot for Kirk and Spock. What a great TT!
January 25th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
LOL! I have never seen the movies, but may have to add them to the neverending Netflix list.
Thanks for the giggle.
January 25th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Chris – Wrath of Khan is not one of my favorites. The over-acting kills it for me. For most Trek fans, that one’s their favorite though.
Vicky – This is the only one that is mainly comedic. I think you’d like this one, but I don’t know about the others.. Save for First Contact. I know a few friends who never watched Star Trek, but enjoyed that movie.
January 25th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
No, I’m from Iowa. I only work in outer space.
i like this one…
January 25th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Count me in on this one too. I loved Voyage Home.
Great quotes too. I haven’t seen this in several years, but remember Scotty’s disgusted look on his face when confronted with the 20th century computer.
Good times.
January 25th, 2007 at 2:43 pm
That is such a fun movie. Number 9 has always been one of my favorites.
January 25th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Double dumb ass!!
January 25th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Too much LDS — I love it!
January 25th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
You have made my day at work! This was such a great post!!! I laughed so hard on some of these! and it’s such a great movie too! (one of my favorites) I’ll have to watch it again now!
January 25th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
My favorite line from a Star Trek movie is, of course, the immortal “Khaaaaaaaaan!!!!”. I also love all the various imitations of said line that have cropped up in sitcoms, comics, etc. over the years.
January 25th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
This is my favourite Star Trek movie of that series!! Excellent quotes – I could picture each scen perfectly as I’ve watched that movie at least a half dozen times if not more. (No this isn’t like the time I watched Dirty Dancing every saturday afternoon for a month! – opps, was that out loud?)
January 25th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
Last night, I just watched my first Original Star Trek episode in about two years! I forgot how much I missed it! Thanks for the further reminder!
January 25th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
I’m gonna have to check this one out! I haven’t seen an entire Star Trek movie either, but this sounds really funny!
Great list!
January 25th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Love this movie! I’m especially fond of Spock trying to cuss properly.
When I’m particularly irritated with something I ask myself if it’s time for a colorful metaphor. Thanks for the giggle.
January 25th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
Well that just went to the top of my netflix queue!
January 25th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
It has been a long time since I last saw a trekkie movie. I just loved #6.
Terrific Thursday Thirteen!
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January 25th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Angela,
Maybe I’ll rent this movie when me and hubby stay in on valentine’s day… I can tell him that I’m watching it just for him. Only we will know the truth! Muaahaahaahaahaa!!!
January 26th, 2007 at 2:51 am
And your list shows perfectly why Star Trek IV is the best of teh series. Love that one.
January 26th, 2007 at 8:37 am
I know I’ve seen this, I just don’t remember.
thanks for the refresher
January 26th, 2007 at 9:17 am
I haven’t seen those movies in a long time, but now, I want to rent them again thanks to this list. Those movies are just good fun all around.
Terrific idea for a list!
January 26th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Star Trek IV is my favorite of the movies. I knew all of those lines and I really annoy the family when I babble along. LOL
January 3rd, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Love these!
October 27th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Haha! I remember watching this movie at least three times. xD It was so fantastic. I remember just /cracking up laughing/ through like the whole thing, hehehe.
Ah… Now I feel like running back to Hollywood Video and renting the movie. x3
“Dr. Gillian Taylor: Don’t tell me, you’re from outer space.
Kirk: No, I’m from Iowa. I only work in outer space.”
I loved that part, as well as Chekov’s interrogation. Perfect!