Star Wars meets Wagon Train as a futuristic flotilla of ragtag explorers search for a mysterious savior planet known only as "Earth," while being pursued by the dreaded Cylons (cybernetic tin-can baddies with vocal patterns that closely resemble a Speak & Spell game) . This theatrical feature culled from the first and fourth episodes of the fondly remembered TV show is hilariously dated (the preponderance of polyester outfits and astrology motifs have the unfortunate effect of making the future look like an giant interstellar singles bar), but that only adds to the retro charm. An irresistibly cheesy blast from the past for Gen-X nostalgia-hounds, with impressive visuals by effects legend John Dykstra and a special appearance by teenybopper guru Rick Springfield. - Andrew Wright.
Battlestar Galactica movie plot
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Extended Reading
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Lieutenant Athena: What are you saying about my father? Do you realize what we've just been through?
Lieutenant Starbuck: Oh, yeah? Well, you didn't see how we spent our day! We just single-handedly managed to keep the Cylons off your neck while you took off on a little cruise!
Lieutenant Athena: Starbuck, don't you realize what's happened?
Lieutenant Starbuck: Oh, yeah! Sure, I realize what's happened! You should see this baby when it takes off across the stars! It's a beautiful sight! Beautiful! Unless, it happens to be your base ship!
Lieutenant Athena: Starbuck, listen to me! The Colonies are gone! All of them!
Lieutenant Starbuck: What are you talking about, gone?
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Imperious Leader: Welcome, Baltar. I have grave news. A handful of Colonials prevail, but we will soon find them.
Count Baltar: What of our bargain? My colony was to be spared!
Imperious Leader: I now alter the bargain.
Count Baltar: How can you change one side of a bargain?
Imperious Leader: When there is no other side. You have missed the entire point of the war.
Count Baltar: But I have no ambitions against you!
Imperious Leader: Could you think me so foolish as to trust a man who would see his own race destroyed?
Count Baltar: Not destroyed, subjugated, under me!
Imperious Leader: There can be *no* survivors. So long as one human remains alive, the Alliance is threatened.
Count Baltar: Surely... you don't mean me?
Imperious Leader: We thank you for your help, Baltar. Your time is at an end.
Count Baltar: No! You can't! You still need me! ARGH!
[a Cylon Centurion slits Count Baltar's throat]