
In 1987, Captain William "Buck" Rogers pilots his space shuttle Ranger 3 on a mission but a meteor storm freezes him into an orbit that returns him to Earth - 500 years later. In 2491, his shuttle is found and captured by the Draconian flagship, under the command of Princess Ardala and her second-in-command Kane. Reviving him, they return him to Earth after secretly planting a homing beacon aboard his shuttle to track a path through Earth's defense barrier. Buck is under arre... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1987, Captain William "Buck" Rogers pilots his space shuttle Ranger 3 on a mission but a meteor storm freezes him into an orbit that returns him to Earth - 500 years later. In 2491, his shuttle is found and captured by the Draconian flagship, under the command of Princess Ardala and her second-in-command Kane. Reviving him, they return him to Earth after secretly planting a homing beacon aboard his shuttle to track a path through Earth's defense barrier. Buck is under arrest and learns that Earth has been rebuilt over the centuries in his absence following a nuclear holocaust. Buck Rogers must adjust to the 25th century, and convince the Terrans that the Draconians are secretly planning to conquer Earth.
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| Entertainment WeeklyNeil DrummingThe fun is in watching hacky Gil Gerard, a.k.a. Lucky Buck, smirk his way from cleavage-baring space pilots to midriff-revealing aliens to distressed damsels in every corner of the galaxy. |
| The Hollywood ReporterRon PenningtonIt’s comic-book material, but it has been brought to the screen with imagination and a delightful sense of tongue-in-cheek humor. Daniel Haller’s direction is perfectly in tune with the lighthearted script and he progresses the action with an infectious spirit. |
| Washington PostGary ArnoldThe character is again a lackluster after-thought, exploited by a new Universal assembly line that specializes in the serials manufactured for weekly television consumption. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottThis movie has pretensions to mediocrity, a goal far too high for it to reach. |
| Empire MagazineIan NathanStar Wars it wasn't and still isn't...camp 70's space stuff but the TV series spin-off is a fond memory for 30-somethings throughout the Western World. |
| New York TimesVincent CanbySome intelligent, sophisticated people have knocked themselves out to transform bland into bland, and they have succeeded to the extent that anyone who fondly remembers the comic strip, or the old movie serial with Buster Crabbe, probably will not feel cheated. |
| User ReviewMIke WAnother Grat Show from Glen Larson the second best sci-fi movie ever made |
| User ReviewBrent GThis is a sci-fi classic that takes me wayyy back to when I was a kid...about a atronaught who comes out of a supended animation of and into a time that he doesnt know where he needs to save the Earth from aliens taking over.. with a memorable robot sideckick called VINCENT can anyone remember Biddy Biddy Oh Oh.... |
| User ReviewKeith TBuck & Twiki. Who could forget this sci-fi classic. This is the movie that started off the series that lasted 2 seasons. |
| User ReviewMichael BBiddy biddy biddy good! Gil Gerard...you swaggering stud! Disco! Pirates! Lasers! Erin Gray in tights! Tiger man! It's Buck Rogers!....Whatta guy. |