The Six Million Dollar Man

TV Movie
1973
TV-PG
1h 15m

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Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)

After an astronaut and test pilot is catastrophically mutilated in a test plane crash, he is rebuilt and equipped with nuclear powered bionic limbs and implants.After an astronaut and test pilot is catastrophically mutilated in a test plane crash, he is rebuilt and equipped with nuclear powered bionic limbs and implants.After an astronaut and test pilot is catastrophically mutilated in a test plane crash, he is rebuilt and equipped with nuclear powered bionic limbs and implants.

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6.9/10

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- 1 nomination

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Lee Majors

Steve Austin

Barbara Anderson

Jean Manners

Martin Balsam

Dr. Rudy Wells

Darren McGavin

Oliver Spencer

Charles Robinson

Prisoner
(as Charles Knox Robinson)

Ivor Barry

Geraldton

Dorothy Green

Mrs. McKay

Anne Whitfield

Young Woman

George D. Wallace

General
(as George Wallace)

Robert Cornthwaite

Dr. Ashburn

Olan Soule

Saltillo
(as Olan Soulé)

Norma Storch

OSI Committee Member

Maurice Sherbanee

Nudaylah

John Mark Robinson

Aide

M.J. Kane

Claire Brennen

OSI Committee Member
(uncredited)

Jim Drum

Dr. No. 1
(uncredited)

Crane Jackson

Dr. No. 3
(uncredited)

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Trivia
During the opening sequence of the show, the crash shown is actual footage of a crash of the M2-F2 experimental lifting body that was part of the research that eventually led to the development of the space shuttle.

Goofs
The "Factual Error" that Austin's human left arm should have been amputated to prevent incompatible balance produces an enormous character error if such had occurred. The friendship that is demonstrated between Austin and Dr. Wells would never allow the latter to amputate a healthy arm of his friend, whether it would be mechanically efficient or not. Further, Dr. Wells is portrayed as the kind of man not to violate his Hippocratic oath of "Do no harm" which such an amputation would be in contrast to.

Quotes
Dr. Rudy Wells: I want to show you something, Steve. This is your arm.
Steve Austin: That's it, huh?
Dr. Rudy Wells: Um-hmn. We're rather proud of it. There's a manual that goes with it that has eight hundred and forty pages. I'll give you a copy.

Alternate versions
Re-edited into two episodes of "The Six Million Dollar Man" for syndication. To pad out the story, scenes were added from The Bionic Woman (1975), The Bionic Boy (1976) and Dark Side of the Moon: Part 1 (1977).

Connections
Edited from Lost Flight (1970)

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7/10

Bionic Beginnings

First TV movie pilot that introduced Lee Majors as Steve Austin, a former astronaut who had walked on the moon, but now is test piloting an experimental aircraft that unfortunately crashes, badly injuring Steve near death, but with the skill of brilliant surgeon Dr. Rudy Wells(played by Martin Balsam) and funding by secretive government representative Oliver Spencer(played by Darren McGavin) rebuild Austin with bionic limbs and sight, increasing his strength and survivability immensely, making him an ideal government operative, if he can only emotionally adjust to his new condition... Good setup to the eventual series has a smart, thoughtful script and good direction by Richard Irving. Pity this realistic style wasn't continued though...