Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Friendship Quotes

The Voyage Home has a unique jumping-off point, as far as Star Trek movies go. The crew of Enterprise isn't in the middle of a five-year mission to explore strange new worlds—they're renegades from Starfleet. And why? They broke just about every law in the book to bring their friend, Spock, back to life in the last movie. Check out the aptly titled The Search for Spock for more on that.

Spock is in a funky state after his whole "resurrection" deal, so he has even less insight into emotions than before. Yikes. Nevertheless, he still feels a sense of loyalty to the crew of Enterprise.

Here, Spock's mom reminds him how much his friends sacrificed for him. Though this might seem illogical from his rigid Vulcan perspective, it shows that friendship can be as powerful as a dilithium crystal.

As a result of his brain reset, Spock takes a step back from his former friends, defaulting instead to a strict professionalism. Kirk, of course, can't stand the formality. It's not his style.

Eventually, Spock gets the picture. Maybe it's because he can see the others' loyalty to and affection for him. Maybe it's just that his brain is finally booted up. Either way, this represents a renewal of his bond with his comrades. It's so sweet we want to cry.

Here, Spock realizes how important trust is to friendship. Kirk would trust Spock with his life—and has trusted him with it many times in the past. That kind of trust creates a bond between two men that spans galaxies, dimensions, and even the barrier between life and death. It's truly a bromance for the ages.

This is Spock putting his money where his mouth is. It's also a nice echo of the first scene we looked at in this section. The crew of Enterprise was willing to sacrifice their freedom to save Spock—why shouldn't he do the same for them?

Over in Kirk-land, there's only one type of friendship on the man's mind—and it's of the romantic sort. Duh. It's one of our favorite subplots in the film, natch. The dude is relentless.

Sarek is the type of dad who doesn't say much, but when he does, you know it's meaningful. After everything that's happened over the past few Star Trek films, Sarek has gained an immense amount of respect for the men and women of Enterprise, even if he, as a Vulcan, doesn't entirely understand those folks.

In the end, our heroes reunite aboard the latest and greatest edition of the USS Enterprise. More than any previous Star Trek film, The Voyage Home emphasizes that these folks aren't just together because they're on the same crew—they're together because they truly love one another. Aww.