Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

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Gil Gerard plays Buck Rogers, an American astronaut who awakens after 500 years in space to find a Draconian princess scheming to take over planet Earth. Of course, he is mistaken for a spy and must not only save himself but the galaxy as well. This sci-fi feature was intended as a pilot for the… More Gil Gerard plays Buck Rogers, an American astronaut who awakens after 500 years in space to find a Draconian princess scheming to take over planet Earth. Of course, he is mistaken for a spy and must not only save himself but the galaxy as well. This sci-fi feature was intended as a pilot for the television series. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Daniel Haller
Written By: Glen A. Larson, Leslie Stevens
Genres: Action & Adventure, Television, Musical & Performing Arts, Science Fiction & Fantasy

In Theaters: Mar 30, 1979 Wide
On DVD: Nov 16, 2004
Studio: Universal Studios Home Video

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AJ V

A pretty good time travel story, but it can be a bit annoying in scenes. Overall, I liked it it's cute.
Lafe F

I was wowed by the theatrical experience of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" - almost as powerful as Star Wars for us kids! Having those sexy chicks laying around on the Buck Rogers letters during the title sequence was as sleek and attractive as a James Bond intro -… More
I was wowed by the theatrical experience of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" - almost as powerful as Star Wars for us kids! Having those sexy chicks laying around on the Buck Rogers letters during the title sequence was as sleek and attractive as a James Bond intro - gosh I loved it. It had everything Star Wars had, even though Buck was a bit of a clown, and things were set around Earth instead of some other Galaxy, making it less interesting. I thought Twiki and Dr. Theo were the cutest little robots since R2-D2 and C-3P0. I loved the disco dance party on Princess Ardala's ship - too cool! The visit to the destroyed Chicago and mutant attack was neat stuff too. The end battle was cheapo compared to the Death Star battle; we were a bit let down by that. I was overjoyed when I heard they were going to be making a TV series out of it. It's all a bit boring these days, but I'll never forget my first wowed impressions.
Barry L

As camp as the future can get but the tv show held me spellbound for years. mThe movie was just as good.