Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)

Running low on fuel, the Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons.

Directors:

Vince Edwards (co-director), Christian I. Nyby II (co-director)

Writers:

Glen A. Larson (screenplay), Jim Carlson (screenplay)

Stars:

Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Hatch	...	Captain Apollo (archive footage)
Dirk Benedict	...	Lieutenant Starbuck (archive footage)
Lorne Greene	...	Commander Adama (archive footage)
Herbert Jefferson Jr.	...	Lieutenant Boomer (archive footage)
John Colicos	...	Count Baltar (archive footage)
Maren Jensen	...	Lieutenant Athena (archive footage)
Laurette Spang	...	Cassiopeia (archive footage)
Tony Swartz	...	Flight Sergeant Jolly (archive footage)
Anne Lockhart	...	Lieutenant Sheba (archive footage)
Terry Carter	...	Colonel Tigh (archive footage)
George Murdock	...	Dr. Salik (archive footage)
Jack Stauffer	...	Lieutenant Bojay (archive footage)
William Bryant	...	Fireleader (archive footage) (as Bill Bryant)
Rod Haase	...	Flight Officer Tolan (archive footage)
Lloyd Bridges	...	Commander Cain (archive footage)

Storyline

The Battlestar Galactica encounters the Battlestar Pegasus, which they thought to be destroyed. The Pegasus is commanded by one of their most celebrated warriors, Commander Cain. Cain is a strategic genius, but is bent on destroying the Cylons while Adama is happy to acquire fuel and escape, thus keeping his fleet alive to find Earth. When Cain sabotages a mission to obtain fuel, the Galactica and Pegasus are forced to attack a Cylon Base World and three Baseships. While the Galactica stays on to attack the planet, the Pegasus leaves to engage the Baseships (against orders). After the battle, the Pegasus just keeps on going into deep space and is never heard from again. The Galactica gets the fuel they need and the fleet continues its journey, looking for Earth.

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Plot Keywords:

outer space | star wars imitation | aircraft carrier | spacecraft | edited from tv series | 

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Taglines:

Their very existence menaced by a strange civilization.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

Misión Galáctica: el ataque final

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Sensurround (Japan theatrical release)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A different sound effect is used for the Cylon raiders than is heard in the TV series.

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Goofs

Cain sends the Pegasus through a bright starfield after Baltar's base ship. According to the dialogue, the Pegasus is traveling alone at this point. However, the exterior shots in this sequence show the battlestar being followed by at least half a dozen other ships. (These shots are actually of the Galactica leading the fleet through the Nova of Madagon, from "Saga of a Star World"). In the "Living Legend" episodes from which Mission Galactica was derived, the sequence is different and does not show this goof.

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Quotes

[while on patrol, Apollo and Starbuck have been intercepted by vipers from the lost battlestar Pegasus]
Lt. Sheba: You will maintain silence until we land aboard the battlestar Pegasus.
Capt. Apollo: The Pegasus? But that's just not possible.
Lt. Starbuck: Apollo, do you know who's ship that was?
Capt. Apollo: Cain, the greatest military commander that ever lived! He was my idol!
Lt. Sheba: Your *idol* will order you blasted out of the skies if you don't shut off your transmitters! In case you clowns don't know it, we're right in the middle of a quadrant ...
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Alternate Versions

Constructed from three Battlestar Galactica series episodes, "The Living Legend: Parts1 & 2" and "Fire In Space", edited together to seem like one story.

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Connections

Edited from Battlestar Galactica: The Living Legend: Part 2 (1978)

User Reviews

give the old some credit

Let's think people , quit bad-mouthing the original , for it's time the original Battlestar series was a masterpiece , even still with all the stars , story lines and art . Lorne Greene was great as Adama and Richard Hatch was perfect as Apollo and Dirk Benedict was funny as Starbuck , but I dare say , not as pretty as Katee as Starbuck .

I loved the episode with the Pegasus and Greetings from Earth was good John Calicos was great as Baltar , War of the Gods , the best was Experiment in Terra , I thought that was a tribute in a way to Heaven Can Wait , then you had the women of Battlestar , not to compare them to let's say Tricia who is outstandingly beautiful as Number Six , but Jane Seymour's beauty could not be compared to . Let alone Loerrta Spang as Cassiopea was fantastic .She had beauty that a rainbow would be embarrassed by . I loved the original as much as the new .

Can you imagine if John Calicos had a number six ? :)

Thankyou for listening .