Ice 'Prison' Vacation

The Film: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

The Cold Moment: Kirk and Bones are accused of assassinating a Klingon diplomat, and sentenced to life’s hard labour in the dilithium mines of ice planet Rura Penthe. Some people get all the luck.

With its supposedly harsh conditions, the frozen planet sounds like a bloody holiday to us. We’d much rather do a week of mining in that paradise, than spend another day in this God-forsaken office, with all its pesky warmth. 

Not content with living in sub-zero luxury, the mental pair attempt escape. For some reason they want to get back to Earth – silly boys, everyone knows Earth is baking hot.

Their escape attempt fails, but just as they are coming around to the idea that staying on that awesomely cold planet is the best idea all round, Spock goes and  turns up and ruins it by ‘rescuing’ them. Pointy-eared prick.

How To Recreate It: As the planet is named after a Siberian penal colony in War & Peace, forget about your hols to Cleethorpes this summer and fly one way straight to the desolate Russian region.

It's a wonder more people don't live there, with all their snow and ice the place is clearly on to something.

Next: Frozen River Love-In