The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1987
Action / Sci-Fi
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1987
Action / Sci-Fi
Plot summary
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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The return of Col. Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers!
Campy and cheesy 1980s TV movie...
I had the opportunity to sit down and watch the 1987 TV movie "Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman" here in 2022, after having just watched the 1973 movie "The Six Million Dollar Man". So despite of never having heard about this 1987 TV movie, then I had a fair idea of what I was in for here.
The storyline in "Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman", as written by Michael Sloan and Bruce Lansbury, was fairly straight forward. It wasn't the most exciting or thrilling of storylines, I will say that much, but the movie was watchable enough for the cheesy concept that it was. And I am sure that fans of "The Six Million Dollar Man" or the "Bionic Woman" would find this movie much more enjoyable than I did.
The acting in the movie was adequate, with Lindsay Wagner and Lee Majors in the leading roles. I was pleasantly surprised to see the likes of Martin Landau and Bryan Cranston in a movie such as this.
The special effects in the movie were nothing outstanding or noteworthy, especially since there was essentially no special effects in use at all. Well, there was that strange 'bionic' sound going on whenever Jaime, Steve or Michael sprung into action.
"Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman" was watchable enough for what it was, though I was only mildly entertained by this movie. I highly doubt, however, that I will ever return to watch the movie a second time.
My rating of director Ray Austin's 1987 TV movie "Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman" lands on a bland five out of ten stars.







