Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Daniel Haller
Kevin Coates
John Rayner
Mel Blanc
H. B. Haggerty
David Cadiente
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1987, Air Force captain William "Buck" Rogers is testing the Ranger 3 spacecraft when a meteor storm damages the ship and freezes him, putting him in a state of suspended animation. The craft returns to earth five hundred years later, after the planet has been ravaged by a nuclear war. Buck is revived, does his best to adjust to life in the 25th century and becomes the world's greatest hero.
Director
Daniel Haller
Cast
Kevin Coates
John Rayner
Mel Blanc
H. B. Haggerty
David Cadiente
Caroline Smith
Steve Jones
Burt Marshall
Pamela Hensley
Gil Gerard
John Dewey-carter
Colleen Kelly
Erin Gray
Henry Silva
Tim O'connor
David Buchanan
Howard J Flynn
Juerin Barry
Eric Lawrence
Larry Duran
Kenny Endoso
Gil Serena
Joseph Wiseman
Felix Silla
Duke Butler
Crew
Peter Anderson
Percy Angress
Deborah Armstrong
Bob Baily
Gregory J Barnett
Frank Beascoechea
Peter Berkos
Phil Bills
Norman Blankenship
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
Phil Bowles
George Brennan
William Brier
Tony Brubaker
Patricia Budz
James Burton
Richard Caffey
Jim Cantania
Colin Cantwell
John J Carter
Mike Cassidy
Phil Chong
Bobby Clark
Stephen Clark
Erik Cord
Charles Cowles
Jack P Cunningham
Angela A Diamos
Robert C Dille
Jean-pierre Dorleac
Bari Dreiband-burman
John Dumas
Syd Dutton
Bob Edmiston
Ray Morgan Elam
Kenny Endoso
Sherry Epperson
Bud Ewing
Jack Faggard
Pat Fennel
Wayne Fitzgerald
Alex Funke
David M. Garber
Peter Gibbons-fly
Mickey Gilbert
Andy Gilmore
Don Fox Greene
Gene Hartline
Joyce Heftel
David G Hill
Bill Hooker
Peter Horak
David Howe
Robert L Hoyt
Thomas J Huff
Kim K. Kahana Jr.
Dave Kahn
Dennis Kelly
Steven Kemper
Joe Kuri
Frederick Lagenbach
Glen A Larson
Glen A Larson
Glen A Larson
John Larson
Kipp Lennon
Ronald Longo
Diana Loomis
Bill Luciano
Tom Lupo
Edward D Maakley
Bill Martin
William J Mauch
Cory Mccrum
Tim Mchugh
Jay Miller
Andrew Mirisch
Ray Monahan
Harry Moreau
Harry Moreau
Maxwell Morgan
John Moulds
Miriam Nelson
Christopher S Nibley
Maureen O'connell
William O'sullivan
Alan Oliney
Gene Ostler
Paul Peters
Stu Phillips
David G Phinney
George Pryor
Richard Reams
Eddie Reo
Tony Ricetti
Frank Richwood
Eldon Rickman
Richard Ripple
David Robman
Charles Shuman
Wayne Smith
Jerry Sobul
Clyde Sorenson
Leonard J South
Leslie Stevens
Jack Stone
David Stypes
Brenda Todd
Jack Todd
R L Tolbert
Michael Vendrell
Robert Villar
Judith Vogelsang
Marvin Walters
Fred Waugh
Keith White
Glenn Wilder
Robert Wilson
Pamela J Wise
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
I'm freezing my ball-bearings off!- Twiki
Taxi! Bedeep bedeep bedeep! TAXI!!!!!- Twiki
Get out your card decks and backgammon boards, lucky Buck is back!- Buck
Tomorrow I conquer Earth!- Princess Ardala
Tomorrow WE conquer Earth!- Kane
It's quite...expressive.- Dr. Theopolis
It's disgusting!- Wilma
Trivia
Some footage was taken from "Battlestar Galactica" (1978), along with many props.
This was the pilot for the TV series that followed ("Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979)). When no network chose to air it, the film debuted in theaters.
The Buck Rogers theme features lyrics that were not used for the TV series. It has been noted that these lyrics seem to parallel plot developments in the later Buck Rogers-inspired series "Farscape" (1999).
Douglas Rain (the voice of HAL in _2001: A Space Odyssey ()_ ) was the first choice to do the voice of Dr. Theopolis. The actor chosen to do the voice ended up sounding very much like Rain/HAL.
Catherine Bach was considered for the role of Ardala.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video July 12, 1990
Released in United States Spring April 1979
Released in United States Spring April 1979
Released in United States on Video July 12, 1990
