Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Date: 1986
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Production Company: Paramount Pictures, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, Walter Koenig, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, Catherine Hicks
Location(s): California

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Storyline:

Kirk returns to Earth to face disobedience charges after rescuing Spock. The crew find Earth in trouble and only humpback whales from the past can help. SJ

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  • 28 Jul 2014

A long shot of Nimoy on "Vulcan." Vasquez Rocks, Agua Dulce, just north of LA, is a familiar location for several films and TV including Arena, an episode from the original TV series in the 60s.

One from the archives, using a timer. SJ

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Shatner and Nimoy at the intersection of Kearny, Pacific, and Columbus Avenue, San Francisco.

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A good shot of the Enterprise crew in civilian garb in 80s San Francisco at the intersection as above.

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Columbus Avenue.

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Takei, Doohan and Kelly on Grant Avenue and Fresno Alley.

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Koenig and Nichols at the intersection of Greenwich, Mason and Columbus Avenue decide to start asking suspicious questions to passers-by.

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Shatner and Nimoy visit the "Cetacean Institute."

Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA. RJ

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Hicks at the aquarium/institute.

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Shatner and Nimoy with a Vertigo location behind them.

Richard Winchester sends in Rachel's concentrating selfie. (SJ)

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Heading east on Marine Drive.

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Much further east at the west end of Marine Green Drive.

The obelisk is on Yacht Road. SJ

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Greeted by Hicks, reverse pov.

Looking towards the city over Marina Drive. SJ

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back to the aquarium.

Same shot from RJ as seen before. Great angle but improvable.

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Note San Francisco imposed in the background.

Nearly matched by RJ.