Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home at the Castro Theatre

The Castro Theatre hosts a special matinee screening of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, timed to the film’s 40th anniversary and the broader Star Trek legacy. The fourth big-screen adventure in the franchise sends the crew of the USS Enterprise back to 1986 San Francisco, where they search for humpback whales who can answer an alien probe’s call. Part sci-fi classic and part love letter to the city, this is a chance to experience the time-traveling story in the San Francisco settings that shaped it.

Leonard Nimoy directed this installment, which was conceived with an environmental message and no clear-cut villain. The production was shot extensively on location around San Francisco, so the city itself plays a large role in the story. The screening also pays tribute to six decades of Star Trek and Star Trek Day.