What happened to the Klingon prisoner? - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) Discussion

[–] Grafknar 12 years ago

He became District Attorney Dan Fielding on Night Court; other than that I have no clue...

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[–] Humphrey_Fish 12 years ago

Probably got onto that angle via the Enterprise engineer that went there to work as a bailiff for 9 years.

Quien es mas macho?

Benedict Cumberbatch

OR

Ricardo Montalban

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[–] johnjohn7799 12 years ago

Deleted scene from Star Trek IV:

- Congratulations Kirk you saved Earth and got a new starship.
- Thank you Admiral, but I cannot shake this feeling I forgot something...

cut to

Klingon prisioner punching the door inside the sinking Bird of Prey

-Kiiirrrrkkkk!!! glub glub glub

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[–] superturbo4 12 years ago

Deleted scene from Star Trek IV:

- Congratulations Kirk you saved Earth and got a new starship.
- Thank you Admiral, but I cannot shake this feeling I forgot something...

cut to

Klingon prisioner punching the door inside the sinking Bird of Prey

-Kiiirrrrkkkk!!! glub glub glub

Lol.

He survived Genesis, goes to Vulcan as a prisoner, takes two time travel jaunts to Earth's past and back then snuffs it cos he was forgotten in the Klingon Bird-Of-Prey brig?, lmao.

Damn!

ST4

Name's Django, The "D" is silent.

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[–] jschillig 12 years ago

Or, if you will, this scene in STIV as the Bird of Prey begins its final descent into San Francisco Bay:

Sulu: We're losing altitude, sir!

Kirk: All hands, brace for impact! (Looks up in shock at something offscreen.) What the...?!

(Cut to Maltz at bridge entrance.)

Maltz: So it took my breaking out of the brig for you to actually REMEMBER YOU HAVE A PRISONER ON BOARD?! ...And why are we losing altitude? What's going on here?

Kirk (rubbing bridge of nose): ...Oh, MAN...

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[–] Number127 12 years ago

According to the novelization of Star Trek IV, he killed himself shortly afterwards, but there's also a "thank you" section in the Klingon Dictionary where it mentions he helped with translations while incarcerated in a Federation prison. It looks like he also makes appearances in a couple other Star Trek novels. I don't think there's really a definitive answer, though.

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[–] KobiyashiMauru 12 years ago

Yeah, he would have had to been discharged on Vulcan or else help capture whales in San Francisco in 1986 Earth.

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[–] Spifflock_Holmes 12 years ago

Yeah, he would have had to been discharged on Vulcan or else help capture whales in San Francisco in 1986 Earth.

Maybe he's the one who stayed behind to operate the transporter while all the rest of them headed out on their missions.

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Lazy + smart = efficient.

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[–] bjlevine 12 years ago

In exchange for the pizza. It all makes sense now.

"Oh no...they sent the wrong Spock!"

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[–] Spifflock_Holmes 12 years ago

In exchange for the pizza. It all makes sense now.

"Wait. You said you would kill me." "Yeah, but . . . pepperoni."

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Lazy + smart = efficient.

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[–] bjlevine 12 years ago

"It is a warrior's meal."

"Oh no...they sent the wrong Spock!"

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[–] matwsussx 12 years ago

Maltz was still alive back in 1990 when he featured in DC Comics "The Trial of James T Kirk" in which various "guest stars" such as Anan 7, Bela Oxmyx, Leonard James Akaar and Maltz acted as witnesses. But yes, if you believe the ST IV novel then its implied Maltz committed suicide.

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[–] KobiyashiMauru 12 years ago

Couldn't they just have put Maltz in Guantanamo Bay?

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[–] superturbo4 12 years ago

What the? Isn't President Barack Obama trying to close Guantanamo Bay now, what makes you think it'll be around still in the 23th Century?

ST4

Name's Django, The "D" is silent.

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[–] monstermayhem32 12 years ago

It would have been nice if maltzs death was mentioned in the 4th film.

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[–] lobomensch 12 years ago

When Marc Okrand came out with the first Klingon/English Dictionary after this movie, in '84, there was a notation below his author credit -- "with generous assistance from Maltz" from what I remember. It kind of struck me as funny him turning out to be an interpreter, hopefully he didn't screw up that as badly as his post, like mistranslating a cookbook for example...

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[–] BoxOfficePoison 11 years ago

Oh no -- not "TO SERVE MAN"!

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[–] Cassandra_Speaker 10 years ago

The 4th movie is months later and starts on Vulcan. Probably they just handed him over to the Vulcans who sent him back to the Klingons.

After all, how else would the Ambassador have known about what happened?

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=bL6IwVKuAoQ

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[–] Flying-DeLorean 10 years ago

After deferring several of the Klingon Empire's secrets to Federation and Starfleet officials, Maltz was given refugee status and eventually citizenship in the Federation.

He ended up settling in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood. Combining a new-found love for Chinese food with his skills as a chef aboard the Klingon Bird of Prey, he opened a Chinese/Klingon fusion restaurant-- the first of its kind-- called "Maltz Choy Chu." It became very successful.

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