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

Ten years after his retirement from the government, Colonel Steve Austin must again team up with Jaime Sommers to stop a terrorist group. Complicating matters for Austin are his estranged ... See full summary »

Director:

Ray Austin

Writers:

Michael Sloan (screenplay), Michael Sloan (story),

Stars:

Lindsay Wagner, Lee Majors, Tom Schanley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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	...	Tom Brubaker
Gary Blumsack	...	Jerry Dreyfuss
William Campbell	...	General Forest
Robert F. Hoy	...	Kyle
Terry Kiser	...	Santiago
Cheryl McMannis	...	Carol
Patrick Pankhurst	...	Duke Rennecker

Storyline

Ten years after his retirement from the government, Colonel Steve Austin must again team up with Jaime Sommers to stop a terrorist group. Complicating matters for Austin are his estranged son Michael, who struggles for his father's acceptance as he graduates from flight school, and Jaime, who must cope with her and Steve's past. When Michael is severely injured in a crash, Steve must make the same decision about fitting him with bionics that he had to make with Jaime years ago after her accident.

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Plot Keywords:

bionics | suppressed memory | airplane accident | superhuman | sequel | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Rückkehr der Roboter

Filming Locations:

RMS Queen Mary - 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Michael Sloan Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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Goofs

The overturned car lurches and flips over farther on its own after Steve lets go of it, and is suspended in midair during the operation; obviously the car is on a rotating hydraulic ram that's attached to its front end and is turning the car.

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Quotes

Oscar Goldman: [looking at the name of his boat] Summer Maiden. Any perticular "Summer" in mind when you named her?
[Steve remembers flashbacks of Jaime and himself in love]
Steve Austin: Guess I couldn't forget her no matter how hard I tried.
Oscar Goldman: How hard did you try?
Steve Austin: Not very hard.

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Connections

Follows The Six Million Dollar Man: The Secret of Bigfoot (1976)

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Soundtracks

"Hip to be Square"
Performed by Huey Lewis & The News (as Huey Lewis and The News)

User Reviews

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.