The Movie: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
What Is It?: The
second Star Trek movie is often sited
as the first good one, but it’s really the only one worth a damn. While the
first one tried to be 2001, the second strives more for Star Wars and succeeds
incredibly well by continuing the original series’ “Space Seed” episode in
which Ricardo Montalban’s Khan last appeared. And, yes, those are Ricardo’s
real muscles. The finale must have been a real shocker for long-time Trekkies.
Why Today?: On
this day in 1921, Gene Rodenberry is
born.
