"Battlestar Galactica" The Man with Nine Lives (1979)

Director:

Rod Holcomb

Writers:

Donald P. Bellisario (writer)
Glen A. Larson (creator)

TV Series:

"Battlestar Galactica" (1978)

Original Air Date:

28 January 1979 (Season 1, Episode 15)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Adventure

Plot:

On the Rising Star, Three Borellian Nomen on a Blood Hunt are searching for a certain Captain Dimitri...

Plot Keywords:

Number In Title | Commander | Space | Fugitive | Refugee

Cast

Richard Hatch	...	Capt. Apollo
Dirk Benedict	...	Lt. Starbuck
Lorne Greene	...	Commander Adama
Herb Jefferson Jr.	...	Lt. Boomer
Laurette Spang	...	Cassiopeia
Tony Swartz	...	Flight Sgt. Jolly
Anne Lockhart	...	Sheba
Terry Carter	...	Col. Tigh
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fred Astaire	...	Chameleon / Captain Dimitri
Dan Barton	...	Crewman
Anthony De Longis	...	Taba
Robert Feero	...	Bora
David Greenan	...	Omega
Lynn Halpern	...	Dealer
John Holland	...	Waiter
Leann Hunley	...	Female Pilot
Alex Hyde-White	...	Cadet Box
Anne Jeffreys	...	Siress Blassie
Lance LeGault	...	Maga
Frank Parker	...	Zed
Patricia Stich	...	Zara
Bruce Wright	...	Corporal Lomas

Trivia:

Fred Astaire contacted producer Donald P. Bellisario to ask if he could play a small guest part to please his grandchildren, who were enormous fans of the show. Bellisario enthusiastically responded: "Mr. Astaire, I will write a two-hour episode around you!" It eventually became just one hour.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the scene after Chameleon, played by Fred Astaire, shoots the Vipers missiles off down the launch tubes knocking over Starbuck in a cloud of smoke, you can see him go to Starbuck and ask him if he is OK and talk with him. You never see him help Starbuck up, but when the film jumps, Starbuck is sitting up on the platform all of a sudden.

Quotes:

Omega: If you're between 16 and 46 yahrens and not presently in a highly critical civilian occupation, you should consider becoming a Colonial warrior. If you want to become part of the team defending the fleet, request an open channel to Galactica Recruitment. We need... you.