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Maurice Leakey
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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
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- posted April 22, 2008 05:29 AM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Just bought a Universal 8 copy of Buck Rogers, it's 200' and features Gil Gerard. There is no main title other than the Universal 8 logo.

A voice over explains about Captain Rogers deep frozen state which brings him into the 25th century.

There's fast action with a concluding "shoot 'em up" of the deadly raiders.

The film finishes with "Buck Rogers - Coming Soon." I assume that this may be in part a trailer for the 1979 cinema showing of the television pilot which (according to Maltin) was released theatrically first.

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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

- posted April 22, 2008 11:52 AM      Profile for Osi Osgood   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I have this as well, (though faded). I think this was a promotional film, though it seems a little long, perhaps they added that "coming soon" to the end of a series of scenes.

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