Note for correction: During the campfire, the line said by McCoy aka Deforest Kelley was 'I liked him better before he died'. <br /><br />Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is a 1989 American science fiction film directed by William Shatner and based on the television series of the same name created by Gene Roddenberry. <br /><br />It is the fifth installment in the Star Trek film series. Taking place shortly after the events of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), its plot follows the crew of the USS Enterprise-A as they confront a renegade Vulcan, Sybok, who is searching for God at the center of the galaxy.<br /><br />The film was directed by cast member William Shatner, following two films being directed by his co-star Leonard Nimoy. <br /><br />Shatner also developed the initial storyline, in which Sybok searches for God, but instead finds an alien being. <br /><br />Series creator Gene Roddenberry disliked the original script, while Nimoy and DeForest Kelley objected to the premise that their characters, Spock and Leonard McCoy, would betray Shatner's James T. Kirk. <br /><br />The script went through multiple revisions to please the cast and Paramount Pictures, including cuts in the effects-laden climax of the film. <br /><br />Despite a writers'-guild strike cutting into the film's pre-production, Paramount commenced filming in October 1988. <br /><br />Many Star Trek veterans assisted in the film's production; art director Nilo Rodis developed the designs for many of the film's locales, shots, and characters, while Herman Zimmerman served as its production designer. <br /><br />Production problems plagued the film on set and during location shooting in Yosemite National Park and the Mojave Desert. <br /><br />As effects house Industrial Light & Magic's best crews were busy and would be too expensive, the production used Bran Ferren's company for the film's effects, which had to be revised several times in order to lower production costs. <br /><br />The film's ending was reworked because of poor test-audience reaction, and the failure of planned special effects. Jerry Goldsmith, composer for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, returned to score The Final Frontier.<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h37Avywl4ts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h37Avywl4ts</a>