Plus, since Nicholas Meyer also oversaw Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan, and wrote Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, his place amongst the pantheon of Trekkie legends was already firmly secure.
Despite Nicholas Meyer’s concerns Star Trek fans still look back upon the sixth film from the franchise with positivity.
Even if he did accidentally condone waterboarding.
Not only did it give them a chance to say farewell to Spock, Kirk et al, but it received kind reviews upon its release and also went on to gross over $96 million at the box office, too, which was a $20 million improvement upon its predecessor The Final Frontier.