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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 n... read more read more...ot 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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PG, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Daniel Haller

Release Date: March 30, 1979

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DVD Release Date: November 16, 2004

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  • January 7, 2011
    A pretty good time travel story, but it can be a bit annoying in scenes. Overall, I liked it it's cute.
  • July 7, 2007
    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 l... read moreoved 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.
  • July 26, 2009
    As camp as the future can get but the tv show held me spellbound for years. mThe movie was just as good.
  • July 13, 2011
    Can you really call this a "B" movie? The acting was horrible and the story line was not plausible. The only thing hot and good about it were the women...
  • August 25, 2010
    Well, the plot is predictable and the robot "Twiki" is super annoying, but I found this little TV movie charming. It may be the beginning of a pretty good show, I plan on watching it soon, so I'll see. If you're a fan of time travel stories you should see this movie.
  • September 5, 2009
    The movie that kicked off the series. Made to cash in on the Star War craze, this is not a half-bad introduction the series. An air force captain is frozen for 500 years in space and then returns to earth. If you have seen the South Park episodes about atheism and Cartman's desir... read moree to get a Wii, then you have an inkling of the series.
  • April 24, 2008
    Love this movie and pilot for the TV series "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", still one of my favorite science fiction shows, watched it when I was a kid.
  • June 25, 2007
    When I was six, this was my favorite TV show. Lasers, robots, space ships... who could ask for more? How about Silver Spoons and Knight Riders's Erin Gray--you satisfied now?
    This feature film is basically a double-length pilot episode. The opening title sequence is worth the... read more price of admission: the two female leads recline provocatively on a floor lit from beneath with the title as the theme song plays. The movie is more about bells and whistles than a story and characters, but it's still fun.
  • May 27, 2007
    Big fan of Buck Rogers film and television show. Once sat through five theatrical showings of this film when I was a little guy, great stuff!
  • April 30, 2007
    Pamela Hensley was clearly the favorite of the boys in the theater...the movie shows it's age, but still entertains.

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