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Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

  • 19791979
  • 1h 48m
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Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)
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Running low on fuel, the Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons.Running low on fuel, the Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons.Running low on fuel, the Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
16,832
3,062
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    • Directors
      • Vince Edwards
      • Christian I. Nyby II(co-director with Vince Edwards)
    • Writers
      • Glen A. Larson(screenplay)
      • Jim Carlson(screenplay)
      • Terrence McDonnell(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Richard Hatch(archive footage)
      • Dirk Benedict(archive footage)
      • Lorne Greene(archive footage)
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Vince Edwards
      • Christian I. Nyby II(co-director with Vince Edwards)
    • Writers
      • Glen A. Larson(screenplay)
      • Jim Carlson(screenplay)
      • Terrence McDonnell(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Richard Hatch(archive footage)
      • Dirk Benedict(archive footage)
      • Lorne Greene(archive footage)
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    • 8User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Richard Hatch
    Richard Hatch
    • Captain Apollo
    • (archive footage)
    Dirk Benedict
    Dirk Benedict
    • Lieutenant Starbuck
    • (archive footage)
    Lorne Greene
    Lorne Greene
    • Commander Adama
    • (archive footage)
    Herbert Jefferson Jr.
    Herbert Jefferson Jr.
    • Lieutenant Boomer
    • (archive footage)
    John Colicos
    John Colicos
    • Count Baltar
    • (archive footage)
    Maren Jensen
    Maren Jensen
    • Lieutenant Athena
    • (archive footage)
    Laurette Spang
    Laurette Spang
    • Cassiopeia
    • (archive footage)
    Tony Swartz
    • Flight Sergeant Jolly
    • (archive footage)
    Anne Lockhart
    Anne Lockhart
    • Lieutenant Sheba
    • (archive footage)
    Terry Carter
    Terry Carter
    • Colonel Tigh
    • (archive footage)
    George Murdock
    George Murdock
    • Dr. Salik
    • (archive footage)
    Jack Stauffer
    Jack Stauffer
    • Lieutenant Bojay
    • (archive footage)
    William Bryant
    William Bryant
    • Fireleader
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Bill Bryant)
    Rod Haase
    • Flight Officer Tolan
    • (archive footage)
    Lloyd Bridges
    Lloyd Bridges
    • Commander Cain
    • (archive footage)
    Jeff MacKay
    Jeff MacKay
    • Corporal Komma
    • (archive footage)
    David Greenan
    David Greenan
    • Flight Officer Omega
    • (archive footage)
    Junero Jennings
    • Launch Officer on Pegasus
    • (archive footage)
    • Directors
      • Vince Edwards
      • Christian I. Nyby II(co-director with Vince Edwards)
    • Writers
      • Glen A. Larson(screenplay) (story) (characters)
      • Jim Carlson(screenplay)
      • Terrence McDonnell(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      "Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack" was given a limited theatrical release in 1979, making it a sequel of sorts to the theatrical version of the series pilot. No explanation, however, is given for the appearance of John Colicos as Baltar, who was killed off in the first film.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      [under the personal command of Count Baltar, an enormous armada of Cylon raiders attacks the Colonial fleet]

      Count Baltar: [from the command seat of a Cylon raider] This time, the Galactica hasn't a chance. Concentrate our fighters on the Galactica's landing bays! Her warriors won't be able to refuel, reload or land!

      [Cylon raiders converge on the Galactica's Alpha flight bay and one breaks through the bay's force field and punches into the interior wall, exploding into a raging fire]

      Flight Cpl. Omega: Fire in the bay.

      Cmdr. Adama: [expecting the worst] Damage report.

      Flight Cpl. Omega: It's out of control. Alpha Bay is completely cut off.

      [Cylon raiders blast away at the Galactica and the fleet's civilian ships as the Galactica's viper squadrons fight back]

      Count Baltar: Continue leading her warriors away from the main fleet. They can't stay aloft using full battle thrusters for very long.

      Cylon Centurion: A word of caution. We too are expending great amounts of fuel in a sustained attack.

      [Baltar's raider joins a Cylon phalanx as it shoots down several vipers directly ahead]

      Count Baltar: Yes, but we have a place to land, they do not, or *will* not before long.

      [the Galactica continues to take Cylon fire as the battlestar Pegasus, undetected by Cylon forces, is maneuvering into position]

      Col. Tolan: We are running parallel to the attacking Cylons on their rear flank, but the Galactica's reporting heavy damage to her landing bays.

      [Commander Cain studies the main scanner]

      Cmdr. Cain: Bring her around sixty degrees. We're going in.

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Edited from Battlestar Galactica: The Living Legend (1978)

    User reviews8

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    10/10
    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 .
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    • Dec 23, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kampfstern Galactica - Angriff der Zylonen
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Glen A. Larson Productions
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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