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A 20th century astronaut emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into a future time where Earth is threatened by alien invaders.A 20th century astronaut emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into a future time where Earth is threatened by alien invaders.A 20th century astronaut emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into a future time where Earth is threatened by alien invaders.
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- TriviaThe 90 minute theatrical movie was the pilot for the television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), but was shown in theaters several months before the series aired. The movie made over $21 million in North America alone.
- GoofsWhen Wilma Deering gets into her fighter on board the Draconia, her helmet is marked 'Col. Deering' on the right side. In the subsequent shots during the fight, it's unmarked. A similar thing happens again close to the movie's ending: When picking up Buck Rogers, Theo and Twiki on the Draconia, there is one shot of her with her helmet being marked 'Col Deering' - this time on the left side - whereas in all other shots the helmet is clean.
- Crazy creditsErin Gray and Pamela Hensley appear as "dream girls" alongside their names in the original (theatrical) credits.
- Alternate versionsThe original 1979 UK theatrical release of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) was deleted to remove a groin kick to obtain an "A" classification.
- ConnectionsEdited into Dollman (1991)
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Buck to the Future
Originally made as a TV movie pilot, Universal and producer Glen Larson followed the pattern they'd used for 'Battlestar Galactica' and released it theatrically first. It proved to be a modest hit (raking in $21 million), and thus NBC commissioned it to be turned into a weekly series.
It starts off with a rather Bondian opening title sequence, featuring several lovely ladies wriggling and writhing their way around, over and under a sleeping Buck Rogers (Gil Gerard) as a vocalized version of the 'Buck Rogers' theme plays. I found this to be the highlight of the movie.
The rest of the film plays like a discount 'Battlestar Galactica' (even recycling many of its props and sound f/x), keeping logic at arm's length while testing the lactose tolerance of the viewer. The Über masculine Gerard gives a charming performance as Buck and Pamela Hensley deliciously vamps her way through her scenes, but they're the equivalent of two chefs attempting to make a gourmet meal out of store brand ingredients.
It starts off with a rather Bondian opening title sequence, featuring several lovely ladies wriggling and writhing their way around, over and under a sleeping Buck Rogers (Gil Gerard) as a vocalized version of the 'Buck Rogers' theme plays. I found this to be the highlight of the movie.
The rest of the film plays like a discount 'Battlestar Galactica' (even recycling many of its props and sound f/x), keeping logic at arm's length while testing the lactose tolerance of the viewer. The Über masculine Gerard gives a charming performance as Buck and Pamela Hensley deliciously vamps her way through her scenes, but they're the equivalent of two chefs attempting to make a gourmet meal out of store brand ingredients.
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- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Awakening
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- $3,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,671,241
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- $21,671,241
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
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By what name was Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) officially released in India in English?
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