BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY
TITLE: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
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YEAR: 1979
FILM STUDIO: Universal Pictures / Glen A. Larson Productions
DIRECTOR: Daniel Haller
CAST: Gil Gerard, Pamela Hensley, Erin Gray, Tim O’Connor, Henry Silva
TAGLINE: “The original space man! Buck Rogers swings back to earth and lays it on the 25th Century!”
GENRE: Science Fiction / Adventure — the AFI catalog classifies the film as Science Fiction, Adventure. AFI Catalog
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
POSTER DESIGN FEATURES:
Original Australian Daybill featuring colourful illustrated artwork by Victor Gadino. The composition places Buck Rogers front and centre in a white futuristic uniform, flanked by Wilma Deering, Twiki and supporting characters, with spacecraft, explosions and radiant orange starburst effects creating a classic late-1970s space-opera look. Circular portrait panels frame the upper section, while the metallic Buck Rogers title dominates the black lower field. The supplied poster clearly carries the M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd. printer credit at lower right. Australian examples of this same Daybill identify Gadino as the artist. Original Film Art
COLLECTOR’S NOTES:
This poster is especially interesting because Buck Rogers in the 25th Century began as a television pilot but was given a theatrical release in 1979 before the TV series aired, following Universal’s decision to launch the property in cinemas first. Wikipedia
The film was developed by Glen A. Larson and Leslie Stevens from the Buck Rogers character originally created by Philip Francis Nowlan. It later launched the television series that ran from 1979 to 1981. AFI Catalog
The combination of Victor Gadino artwork, retro-futurist design, cult television connection and late-1970s science-fiction styling gives this Australian Daybill strong crossover appeal for sci-fi, television and space-opera collectors.
PROVENANCE:
This original Australian cinema poster is being sold directly by the family of its original collector, a projectionist who screened films during their Australian theatrical release. It is supplied with documented provenance and a Certificate of Authenticity confirming its originality and collection history, providing a direct connection between the poster and its working Australian cinema past.