The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Ray Austin

Writers:

Martin Caidin (novel)
Bruce Lansbury (story)

Release Date:

17 May 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Ten years after his retirement from the government, Colonel Steve Austin must again team up with Jaime Sommers to stop a terrorist group...

Plot Keywords:

Bionics | Suppressed Memory | Airplane Accident | Superhuman | Sequel

Cast

Lindsay Wagner	...	Jaime Sommers
Lee Majors	...	Col. Steve Austin
Tom Schanley	...	Michael Austin
Richard Anderson	...	Oscar Goldman
Martin E. Brooks	...	Dr. Rudy Wells
Lee Majors II	...	Jim Castillian
Martin Landau	...	Lyle Stenning
Gary Lockwood	...	John Praiser
Will Bledsoe
Gary Blumsack	...	Jerry Dreyfuss
William Campbell	...	General
Robert F. Hoy
Terry Kiser
Cheryl McMannis	...	Carol
Patrick Pankhurst

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:Not Rated

Company:

Michael Sloan Productions

Trivia:

The only bionic person from the series who did not make it for the return (aside from the 'Bionic Boy') was Max the bionic dog. Dr. Rudy Wells does make a mention of him though when he is visited by Steve Austin in his OSI laboratory. OSI secretary Peggy Callahan, played by Jennifer Darling also didn't make a return appearance.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rudy shows Steve the new bionic laser eye it is brown. After it has been inserted into Michael's head we see it has become the same color blue as Michael's other eye.

Quotes:

Jim Castillian: You know I'm an orphan, but if I had a father I'd want him to be just like you.
Steve Austin: Don't depress me kid.

Movie Connections:

References "The Twilight Zone" (1959)

Soundtrack:

Holding Back The Years

Music please

Was I glad to see some more of Steve and Jaime. I just loved the 1970's series. However I missed two things in all three reunion movies. First of all, I missed the 1970's look (furniture, clothes, cars, etc.) since I believe the 1970's was the ONLY decade that had style and taste (I hated the 1980's). But most importantly, where were the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman theme music? It was a mistake not to include the themes. In fact, almost all remakes/reunion movies used the theme of the original shows. Just look at Mission Impossible, The Saint, The Wild Wild West, The Avengers, SWAT, etc. They all used the themes of the shows those movies were based upon. It wouldn't be James Bond without the James Bond theme. Yet sadly in none of the SMDM-BW reunion movies the theme from either show was present.