A tribute to actor Gil Gerard.
This is the original movie pilot based on the 1930s serial and updated with shiny spandex, space disco, glittery sets and Star Wars style FX.
Buck Rogers is a NASA pilot, frozen in a freak mishap for 500 years. He is revived by the sinister Draconians commanded by the dazzling Princess Ardala who immediately is attracted to him.
When released, Buck is then taken prisoner by Earth’s defense forces lead by cool, no-nonsense Colonel Wilma Deering who suspects him of being an alien spy. Earth was nearly destroyed in a nuclear war and civilization is just now building itself back.
Aided by the wise cracking robot Twiki, Buck must prove his innocence and expose the Draconians’ dastardly plans to conquer Earth while also teaching the square people of the 25th Century the proper way to get down and boogie.
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