Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (film)
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| Directed by | Daniel Haller |
| Produced by | Richard Caffey Glen A. Larson |
| Written by | Glen A. Larson Leslie Stevens Based on "Buck Rogers" created by Philip Francis Nowlan |
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Gil Gerard Erin Gray Pamela Hensley Tim O'Connor Felix Silla Mel Blanc (voice) Henry Silva Joseph Wiseman |
| Narrated by | William Conrad |
| Music by | Stu Phillips |
| Cinematography | Frank Beascoechea |
| Edited by | John J. Dumas David Howe William Martin |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is an American science fiction film released in March 1979. Starring Gil Gerard in the title role, it was produced by Glen A. Larson who co-wrote the screenplay with Leslie Stevens, based on the character Buck Rogers which was created by Philip Francis Nowlan in 1928.
Originally made as a television movie pilot, Universal Studios opted to release the film to theaters several months before the subsequent television series aired.
In 1987, NASA astronaut Captain William "Buck" Rogers is piloting the space shuttle Ranger 3 when he flies into an unexpected space phenomenon and is frozen for 504 years. In the year 2491, his shuttle is found drifting in space by the alien ship Draconia, which is headed to Earth for a trade conference, under the command of Princess Ardala and her aide de camp, Kane, a former native of Earth. Rogers is revived from his cryogenic sleep. Princess Ardala is visibly attracted to Buck, but Buck rebuffs the Princess and is put back on his shuttle and sent towards Earth.
While recounting his encounter with the Draconians, Buck notices several discrepancies and suspects that the Draconians must be armed, contrary to the terms of the trade meeting. Against advice, Buck ventures outside the city to the ruins of old Chicago in an attempt to see that what he has been told is real, eventually finding his own parent's grave and having to be rescued by Wilma and her troops from the mutants inhabiting the ruins. Following Buck's return to the Inner City, the Draconian tracking device is found aboard his ship, and the authorities accuse Buck of espionage. Buck claims the Draconians set him up, and eventually Wilma persuades Dr. Huer to test Buck's claims by requesting a meeting with Princess Ardala and Kane aboard the Draconia. The Draconian marauders attack their flagship as a diversion, but Buck manages to destroy them single-handedly, thus earning Wilma's respect.
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