Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979 89 min ★ 6.1 Science Fiction, Adventure

Capt. William "Buck" Rogers is a jovial space cowboy who is accidentally time-warped from 1987 to 2491. Earth is engaged in interplanetary war following a global holocaust, and Buck's piloting skills make him an ideal starfighter recruit for the Earth Defense Directorate.

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Cast

Gil Gerard

Capt. William " Buck " Rogers

Pamela Hensley

Princess Ardala

Erin Gray

Col. Wilma Deering

Henry Silva

Kane

Tim O'Connor

Dr. Elias Huer

Joseph Wiseman

Draco

Duke Butler

Tigerman

H.B. Haggerty

Tigerman #1

Felix Silla

Twiki

Mel Blanc

Twiki (voice)

Details

Director

Daniel Haller

Screenplay

Leslie Stevens

Tagline

"The original spaceman!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$3,500,000

Revenue

$21,700,000

Production

Universal Pictures, Glen A. Larson Productions, Bruce Lansbury Productions

Reviews

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GenerationofSwine

January 11, 2023

★ 10/10

OK, it's fun. And it is nice to see the pristine Science-Fiction Future. Star Wars sort of did away with that in favor of the "lived in," Science Fiction sets complete with scruffy floors and filthy walls. And that Lived In universe became so popularized that it is really hard to find the pristine universe. And I am sort of partial to that. It might even be more accurate. I mean, my wife tri...