
The second feature film of the
Star Trek science fiction franchise was released in 1982.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was directed by Nicholas Meyer who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jack B. Sowards. The actors in the cast include, William Shatner, Ricardo Montalban, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Bibi Besch, Paul Winfield, and Kirstie Alley. The Wrath of Khan was released by Paramount Pictures in the United States on June 4, 1982. It set a box office record on the first day of its release; it earned $97 million. The movie is considered one of the best films of the
Star Trek series.