The full context of this story reveals, among other things, just how petty Paramount could be, with Nicholas Meyer describing how he “had argued with some of the executives” about the Kirk/David reconciliation scene “and insisted that it remain.” One of those execs was at the screening where this moment received applause from the audience, and Meyer spoke to the man afterward.
During their conversation, the huffy-sounding exec said “Yeah, yeah, I know what I’m supposed to say, but I still don’t think it works.” At this point, Nicholas Meyer replied “Well, it doesn’t matter what you think, just what they think.”
This simple exchange reveals one reason why The Wrath of Khan’s popularity has only grown over time: at the end of the day, the director took a page out of Spock’s book and tailored his film to the needs of the many fans and not the few executives trying to edit the soul out of his movie.
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