 Sulu (George Takei (qv)) was supposed to leap into the Huey  helicopter when the pilot was outside, looking the other way, and  make off with it. Takei had just run the San Francisco marathon when  they were supposed to shoot this scene, and was too sore to leap  into the helicopter. They tried having a grip throw him in, but  couldnt get it to look realistic, so the scene was cut. In the  final edit, Sulu is shown talking to the pilot, then shows up flying  the helicopter a few minutes later.