Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
“The original spaceman!”
Capt. William "Buck" Rogers is a jovial space cowboy who is accidentally time-warped from 1987 to 2491. Earth is engaged in interplanetary war following a global holocaust, and Buck's piloting skills make him an ideal starfighter recruit for the Earth Defense Directorate.
Genres
Science Fiction, Adventure
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Buck Rogers in the 25th Century performed
Budget
$3.5M
Worldwide Gross
$21.7M
Gross Profit
$18.2M
Return
6.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~34/66, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (37% of the domestic run, typical for Science Fiction) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
Capt. William " Buck " Rogers
Gil Gerard
Capt. William " Buck " Rogers
Princess Ardala
Pamela Hensley
Princess Ardala
Col. Wilma Deering
Erin Gray
Col. Wilma Deering
Kane
Henry Silva
Kane
Dr. Elias Huer
Tim O'Connor
Dr. Elias Huer
Draco
Joseph Wiseman
Draco
Tigerman
Duke Butler
Tigerman
Tigerman #1
H.B. Haggerty
Tigerman #1
Twiki
Felix Silla
Twiki
Twiki (voice)
Mel Blanc
Twiki (voice)
Delta Section
Caroline Smith
Delta Section
Supervisor
John Dewey Carter
Supervisor
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