The Six Million Dollar Man
An injured astronaut is rebuilt with powerful bionic prosthetics and recruited into a secret government agency’s covert operations.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- earnest
- suspenseful
- heightened
- classic television night
- retro science fiction marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Steve Austin loses an eye, an arm, and both legs, then receives bionic replacements that make him faster and stronger.
The OSI funds Austin's reconstruction in exchange for his service as a covert agent.
The film presents advanced prosthetics and bionic capabilities through the analog technological imagination of 1970s television science fiction.
The aircraft crash and subsequent operation establish Austin's transformation before his covert-agent career begins.
Films like The Six Million Dollar Man, and why
The Bionic Woman
shares retro science fiction, technologically enhanced protagonist, covert missions, and adventurous television storytelling
The Incredible Hulk
shares 1970s science fiction adventure, government experimentation, and a protagonist transformed by advanced technology
The Astronaut Farmer
shares astronaut-centered science fiction, experimental technology, and a heightened adventure tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Richard Irving
- Release Date
- 1973-03-07
- Runtime
- 74 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (92)
Cast
- Lee Majors
- Barbara Anderson
- Martin Balsam
- Darren McGavin
- Charles Robinson
- Ivor Barry
- Dorothy Green
- Anne Whitfield
- George D. Wallace
- Robert Cornthwaite
Common questions
- What is The Six Million Dollar Man about?
- An injured astronaut is rebuilt with powerful bionic prosthetics and recruited into a secret government agency’s covert operations.
- What is The Six Million Dollar Man like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Six Million Dollar Man as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Six Million Dollar Man violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Six Million Dollar Man as mild.
- Which films are like The Six Million Dollar Man?
- Films with a similar feel include The Bionic Woman, The Incredible Hulk, and The Astronaut Farmer.
- How long is The Six Million Dollar Man?
- The Six Million Dollar Man runs 74 minutes.
