Buck Rogers

Originaltitel: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979
12
1 Std. 38 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,5/10

7126

IHRE BEWERTUNG

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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Alien Invasion Dystopian Sci-Fi Space Sci-Fi Steampunk Time Travel Action Adventure Sci-Fi

Ein Astronaut des 20. Jahrhunderts taucht aus 500 Jahren Scheintod in eine zukünftige Zeit auf, in der die Erde von außerirdischen Invasoren bedroht ist.Ein Astronaut des 20. Jahrhunderts taucht aus 500 Jahren Scheintod in eine zukünftige Zeit auf, in der die Erde von außerirdischen Invasoren bedroht ist.Ein Astronaut des 20. Jahrhunderts taucht aus 500 Jahren Scheintod in eine zukünftige Zeit auf, in der die Erde von außerirdischen Invasoren bedroht ist.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,5/10

7126

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 1 Gewinn & 2 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
The 90 minute theatrical movie was the pilot for the television series Buck Rogers (1979), but was shown in theaters several months before the series aired. The movie made over $21 million in North America alone.

Patzer
When 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.

Zitate
Twiki: I'm freezing my ball-bearings off!

Crazy Credits
Pamela Hensley and Erin Gray appear as "dream girls" alongside their names in the original (theatrical) credits. After the traditional credits, the vintage Universal Studios logo with "The Entertainment Center of the World" and image, "When in Hollywood, visit Universal Studios" with a tourist trolley on a movie set. Also seen at the end of Starfight (1984) and Ich glaub', mich tritt ein Pferd (1978). The latter added "When in Hollywood, ask for Babs", a character in the movie.

Alternative Versionen
To obtain an "A" classification, a groin kick got deleted from the original 1979 UK theatrical release of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

Verbindungen
Edited into Dollman (1991)

Soundtracks
Cosmic Forces
(uncredited)
Composed by Stu Phillips

Benutzerrezensionen46

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

5/10

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.