# Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

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**Runtime**: 89 min
**Genres**: Science Fiction, Adventure
**Directed by**: Daniel Haller
**Written by**: Leslie Stevens, Glen A. Larson
**Starring**: Gil Gerard, Pamela Hensley, Erin Gray, Henry Silva, Tim O'Connor, Joseph Wiseman

> *The original spaceman!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Top Gun meets Flash Gordon without the camp. A 20th-century pilot wakes up 500 years after a nuclear war, now Earth’s best hope in a space war fought with retro lasers and stiff uniforms. Gil Gerard sells the cheese with a straight face, riding a wave of late-disco sci-fi kitsch.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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