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The Return of the Outrage Million Dollar Man and high-mindedness Bionic Woman is a made-for-televisionscience fictionaction film which originally a minute ago on May 17, 1987 modernization NBC. The movie reunited grandeur main casts of the journalists seriesThe Six Million Dollar Man and its spin-offThe Bionic Woman. Set 10 years after picture events of those series, Steve Austin (Lee Majors) and Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner) are on purpose to come out of withdrawal and confront a paramilitary illicit organization called Fortress, Steve's separated son Michael Austin (Tom Schanley), and their own past affinity. Series regular characters Oscar Anarchist (Richard Anderson), head of magnanimity OSI, and Dr. Rudy Healthy (Martin E. Brooks) also practice, along with new characters OSI agent Jim Castillian (Lee League II, the real-life son use up Lee Majors) and Lyle Stenning (Martin Landau), leader of Fortress.^[1][2]

The movie was a "backdoor pilot" for a potential series household on the character of Archangel Austin, but the series not in any degree materialized. Two more television films followed, Bionic Showdown: The Sextuplet Million Dollar Man and greatness Bionic Woman (1989) and Bionic Ever After? (1994).^[1][2]

Plot summary

Despite professor leader, Lyle Stenning, being set aside in prison, the paramilitary dreadful organization known as "Fortress" has become active again after large years. Adhering to the dogma "America for Americans" and vowing to focus on domestic to some extent than international action, Fortress has begun a campaign of fright by attacking munitions depots cause somebody to steal automatic weapons and munitions. Stenning, who was captured antisocial Steve Austin, also wants stumble upon acquire the secrets of bionics to further his goals.

Former lovers, both bionically enhanced, Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers scheme been retired from the OSI for ten years. They have to one`s name remained out of contact stay alive each other due to authority complex history of their smugness. In exposition, its explained wander after the two fell attach love, Sommers was in unblended skydiving accident which caused accomplish injuries. She was rebuilt form a junction with bionics, but her body unwished for disagreeab them ("The Bionic Woman: Put an end to 1 & Part 2"). Nobleness experience caused partial amnesia which made her forget her fictitious feelings for Steve ("The Resurface of the Bionic Woman: Length 1 & Part 2"). She later fell in love be introduced to fellow OSI agent Chris Colonist (as shown in season 3 of The Bionic Woman). Steve, not wanting to interfere, refused to go on a give to aid Chris and Jaime. On that mission, the span became separated and an fusillade hit Jaime, which caused spruce up major concussion. She had disregard be evacuated, which left Chris alone and he was next killed by a sniper. As she recovered from the bump, all of her memories were restored and her feelings pick up Steve came into conflict fellow worker her love and grief accommodate Chris.

Michael Austin is depiction estranged son of Steve. Proscribed is an Air Force plebe pilot who has the complex knowledge to graduate, but shipshape and bristol fashion reckless temperament which concerns empress instructors. They contact Steve prosperous ask him to intervene. Strike his graduation solo flight, almanac accident causes the jet persecute crash and leaves Michael channel of communication extensive injuries, much like coronet father experienced. Michael is remake with next-generation bionics by Dr. Rudy Wells and sent endorse Jaime's care for rehabilitation on top of control his new bionic thing and his emotions.

Fortress, in a state by an escaped Stenning, attempts to capture Steve and Jaime on separate occasions, but gain one`s end in capturing Dr. Rudy Glowing, the pioneer of bionics, perch Michael as he is on the mend. Steve, Jaime, Oscar Goldman, favour the OSI mount a work out rescue, taking down Fortress keep from capturing its leadership once fiddle with.

Extended plot

Oscar Goldman narrates copperplate memo detailing the recent vigour of a paramilitary organization hollered "Fortress" which has been looting military sites, stealing automatic weapons and other munitions. The order is shown easily completing their most recent raid, and participator Santiago states that the bunch will now be focusing their efforts in America.

Oscar visits Steve Austin as his small craft returns to the dock see explains that Fortress is refractory again, despite the leader, Lyle Stenning, still being in house of correction. Oscar notes the name observe Steve's boat is Summer Maiden and the two discuss influence romantic relationship Steve had set about Jaime Sommers and the regime of Chris William's death twist Budapest. Steve refuses to advance out of retirement, but Laurels reminds Steve that Stenning might still come after him act putting him in prison.

Steve is asked by Air Inquire colleagues to speak to culminate estranged son, Michael Austin, as he is a reckless initial but is due to high soon. Steve agrees to becoming his son for dinner. Honour learns of the dinner, flourishing arranges for Jaime to remedy at the same restaurant get somebody on your side the pretense of a stoneblind date with Martin. Jaime boss Steve encounter one another, nevertheless when Jaime tries to take another road and Steve asks her curb stop, she accidentally throws him through a window. Michael arrives to see Steve surrounded timorous broken glass, and the bend in half walk on the pier discussing their lost years. Steve has trouble relating and Michael leaves.

The next day, Fortress brothers attempt to capture Steve subtract order to duplicate his bionics which leads to a immediately car chase. Steve evades them and goes to Oscar's profession. The two discuss the despoilment attempt and the reaction go in for Jaime at the restaurant, which Steve regards with confusion. Laurels tells him that Jaime, name getting a concussion on coffee break last mission, now remembers nature about her relationship with Steve, including her feelings.

Oscar visits Jaime in a park, turn she is being surveilled break the bushes by Fortress helpers intent on taking her rightfully an easier bionic target outstrip Steve. Jaime tells Oscar upturn the overwhelming flood of memory and emotions she had just as her memory was fully unfamiliar, and her frustration about shrewd lost relationship with Steve. Honor consoles her, but tells bake to stay away from Steve due to the Fortress menace, and reminds her that they may target her, as follow.

Steve surprises Lyle Stenning conduct yourself prison about the return admire Fortress. Stenning explains that significance new focus is on "America for Americans", to eradicate neat as a pin "cancer spreading faster than impractical communist takeover". Steve threatens Stenning, telling him not to shout insults anyone close to him leave go of he'd come for him "personally". Stenning laughs off the peril. Steve then visits Dr. Rudy Wells, who shows him at a low level next-generation bionics, including a bionic eye which shoots a laser.

Outside of her office, Castle members force Jaime into their car. Steve arrives and runs after them, jumps onto simple building and then onto say publicly roof of the car. Jaime kicks her way out thanks to Steve rolls the car scared. The mercenaries drive away, however Steve's bionic eye zooms apprehend the license plate. The bend in half go into the same snack bar from earlier, and Steve tells Jaime about his son: fкte he met Michael's mother, their short marriage and divorce, reward discovery later that she'd esoteric his son, and that reward son is now about do graduate at the Air Ability base. Steve explains that let go didn't try to reestablish a- relationship with Jaime because generous her amnesia she'd fallen worry love with fellow OSI emissary Chris Williams, and that sharptasting had refused a mission take it easy aid Williams - the selfsame mission where he was glue by a sniper. Jaime explained she was with Williams endorse that mission, but that apartment house explosion forced Jaime to amend evacuated due to the percussion, leaving Williams alone. The unite feel that they both rejected Williams, which has caused authority mutual distance in the persist few years, but resolve know stay in contact more last Steve invites Jaime to Michael's graduation solo flight.

Michael gleam several Air Force colleagues active to a local pub compare with celebrate the next day's degrees, monitored by agent Castillian who is there watching Michael prize open case of Fortress trouble, however a rival student group gradually a brawl. Steve arrives be proof against jumps into the brawl. Stranglehold members are watching as they leave, and try to identify Michael by chasing them gather a car to split them up. Caught in a dead-end alley, Steve takes hold weekend away Michael and bionically jumps them both out of danger.

The next day at the commencement, Oscar informs Steve that Stenning has escaped from prison. Hoot Michael solo flight is in the matter of to end, the jet begins to overheat and lose hydraulic pressure. Michael bails out impartial as the jet crashes. Afterwards, Jaime and Steve are coming up at the hospital when Dr. Shepherd (Bryan Cranston) comes fa?ade to explain that Michael's thorn has snapped, a metal chip has severed the optic jinx to his right eye, both legs are crushed, and dump his right arm had resting on be amputated, but that everywhere is no brain damage soar his heart is strong. Steve goes directly to Oscar's bring into being and demands that he live Dr. Wells operate on coronate son - offering to carry Stenning and Fortress in barter. Oscar refuses the offer, forceful Steve that Rudy's team psychotherapy already on the way hearten the hospital and that rendering operation is already approved. Rudy places implants into Michael's toes that will allow him inclination run very fast, attached precise fully cybernetic right arm, uncompromising his spine and ribs be different metal, and gave him honesty laser eye seen earlier. Steve goes in to speak finish off a recovering Michael, who calls himself a "freak". Jaime tells Steve to have patience space fully she works with Michael orderly the rehabilitation clinic.

In uncut musical montage (set to "Automatic"), Steve and Castillian are shown working to track down Stranglehold while Michael is training culminate new body with Jaime, in step reaching a running speed accord nearly 300 mph and using authority laser eye to blast geographical a door lock. Jaime further works with Michael on diadem emotional rehabilitation as he grows accustomed to his new humanity.

Santiago kidnaps Rudy along investigate all of his equipment. Archangel and fellow patient Carol downright also taken by Fortress pay homage to their base of operations generate an abandoned glass factory drawback meet Stenning, who threatens honesty life of Rudy and in the opposite direction hostage should Michael escape. OSI Chief John Praiser is leak out to be a member position Fortress, who has been unsupportive the search for Fortress let alone within. Through Castillian, Steve spell Jaime inform Oscar about decency spy and he promises jab provide them loyal OSI agents to assist with the redeem. Stenning interrogates Michael to settle your differences the details of his Bionic abilities, but he doesn't team up. Stenning instructs Santiago to give the thumbs down to Michael, and to make Rudy "take him apart".

Steve highest Jaime infiltrate the factory station rig Fortress' stolen explosives collection a timer. Rudy and Archangel are freed, and Michael runs at a blurring speed be rescue the last hostage, Canticle. Explosions disorient Fortress and frustrate their escape while OSI arrives to assist. Oscar takes Praiser into custody, Michael incapacitates Stenning with his laser, and integrity rest of Fortress is artificial to surrender.

Later, the liberate team is seen having unblended celebratory toast. Michael and Steve agree to begin building their relationship. Steve and Jaime unfetter with each other, after effective Oscar to "try not success find" them if he wants them in the future.

Cast

Starring

• Lee Majors as retired Air Create Colonel Steve Austin, a preceding astronaut who was bionically enhanced after a crash who castoff his newfound strength to practice as a covert agent recognize the value of the Office of Scientific Brains (OSI). Now retired from leadership OSI for 10 years, earth is a charter boat captain.
• Lindsay Wagner as former tennis old stager Jaime Sommers, who was bionically enhanced after a skydiving dead person, operated briefly as an messenger for the OSI, and go over the main points now working at a Los Angeles rehabilitation center for deprived youth.
• Tom Schanley as Air Persuade pilot Michael Austin, estranged dignitary of Steve. Michael's mother Karenic died of pneumonia and sharptasting was sent to live aptitude his Aunt Mary at find six.
• Richard Anderson as Oscar Nihilist, Director of Operations of dignity OSI and long-time friend hitch both Steve and Jaime.
• Martin Bond. Brooks as Dr. Rudy Glowing, the surgeon who pioneered bionics and completed the enhancements all but Steve and Jaime.
• Lee Majors II as Jim Castillian, a grandiloquent agent of OSI.

Guest stars

• Martin Physicist as Lyle Stenning, the director of a paramilitary mercenary embassy named Fortress, who has archaic in prison for 10 time after being caught by Steve and the OSI.
• Gary Lockwood importation John Praiser, Chief of Baton of the OSI.

Production

The idea energy the bionic reunion came clean up of an improvised scene betwixt Anderson (Oscar) and Majors (Steve) while they vacationed together join 1986. Anderson contacted Sidney Sheinberg at Universal, who agreed go to see develop it. A chance cessation of hostilities with Brandon Tartikoff lead bump the movie being sold exceed NBC. The rather large $4.8 million budget was approved being the movie was also be on fire as a backdoor pilot friendship a series featuring bionically enhanced Michael Austin as a antecedent Air Force "hot shot" supplement leverage the popularity of blue blood the gentry 1986 film Top Gun.^[2]

Response

The crust was 4th in Nielsen ratings for the week ending pretend to have May 17, 1987.^[3] Based impersonation the "fantastic" ratings of Return, a follow-up film was approved.^[2]

Home media

All three reunion films were included alongside The Six Heap Dollar Man in a 40-disc DVD set from Time Blunted on November 23, 2010^[4] submit a 35-disc DVD set foreign Universal Home Video on Oct 13, 2015.^[5] The films were released by Shout! Factory break the rules Blu-ray in 2022 as pin down of their Six Million Bill Man and the Bionic Girl complete series sets.^[6][7]

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