Original subtitles

FLIGHT COM: It looks good at NASA One.

B-52 >PILOT: Roger.

BCS Arm switch is on.

FLIGHT COM: Okay, Victor.

B-52 PILOT: Landing Rocket Arm switch is on. Here comes the throttle.

Circuit breakers in.

STEVE: We have separation.

B-52 PILOT: Inboard and outboards are on.

I'm comin' forward with the side stick.

FLIGHT COM: Looks good.

PILOT: Ah, Roger.

STEVE: I've got a blowout in damper three.

SR-71 PILOT: Get your pitch to zero.

STEVE: Pitch is out. I can't hold altitude!

B-52 PILOT: Correction. Alpha Hold is oil“. Threat selector is emergency.

STEVE: Flight Com. I can't hold it! She's breaking up! She's breaking...

ANNOUNCER: Steve Austin. Astronaut.

A man barely alive.

Gentlemen, we can rebuild him.

We have the technology.

We have the capability to make the world's first bionic man.

Steve Austin will be that man.

Better than he was before.

Better, stronger, faster.

(MAIN TITLE THEME)

OSCAR: This film of Russian MIGs...

was smuggled out of Russia by one of our agents.

OSCAR: They were trying to re-invent an anti-equilibrium device.

What you just saw, Steve, represents 30 million dollars...

and three years work by the Russians.

You know, you don't usually worry about the time and money they waste.

OSCAR: The inventor, Viktor Cheraskin...

thought he'd come up with a humane way to stop bloodshed in war.

The device makes the foot soldier dizzy and faint...

long enough to be captured and disarmed without being injured.

Yeah, but used on the pilot of a plane...

you've got a dead pilot.

OSCAR: Exactly.

When he found out what the Russians were up to, he defected.

Now he refuses to give the device to them or to them.

That Russian failure you just saw guarantees they'll be over here.

He's their only hope.

Why don't you just hide him?

Give him a new identity.

He refuses that.

When Cheraskin defected from Russia, his wife was trapped.

She couldn't come with him.

He feels that if he has anything to do with us...

if he disappears or arouses any suspicion, she's had it.

Poor guy.

Well, he refuses to trust us.

So, he's a loner, and he's also a sitting duck...

unless, Steve, we can convince him to trust us.

Us... or me?

Cheraskin was a pilot with the Russian Air Force.

To make a living, he's working with an aerial circus in New Mexico.

He flies with a wing-walker...

who is about to receive an offer he can't refuse.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

That's not even one of our planes!

Who is that hot dog up there anyway?

Whoever he is, he's a good pilot.

Howdy!

What do you think you're doing, pulling a crazy stunt like that?

Oh, just havin' a little fun!

Thought I'd do a little showin' off for old Frank Sullivan, you know?

Kind of auditioning, you might say.

You don't know where I might find him, do you?

Yeah, I'm old Frank Sullivan...

and the audition is over!

Don't call us, we'll call you!

You're Sullivan?

Yeah, I'm Sullivan...

and I want you and this thing off my field now!

Well, now hold on, Mr. Sullivan.

I mean, don't get all riled up.

You saw what I can do. What'd ya think?

Eh, not bad.

Look, get out of here with that thing...

or I'll have you busted for trespassing.

Look, Mr. Sullivan, okay.

Maybe I did the wrong thing...

but you see, I need a job real bad.

Look, buddy, this is a small outfit.

I can hardly afford to pay the guys I've got here now.

Look, I'm flat busted.

I mean, I plowed through my last 30 bucks for gas just to get here.

You made a bad investment.

You got my head in a noose, Cheraskin.

We got three more days.

Who're you gonna do your act up there with, a dummy?

The Invisible Man?

Answer me that, huh?

I can do the show without the wing walking.

Hey now! Hold on there!

You don't have to do that.

I mean, why don't you let me give it a whirl, huh?

(LAUGHS)

You must be broke. Forget it.

Oh, c'mon, you saw me flyin' up there.

Flying up there is not wing-walking.

Beside that, you don't look like you can walk on the ground.

Well, look, Mr. Sullivan, I take to doin' things I never tried before...

like most kids take to cotton candy.

As far as my bum knee is concerned...

small as that wing is, you don't have to walk far.

What's your name?

Steve Wilson.

Steve Wilson, how come I never heard of you?

Well, I guess 'cause up 'til now, I've been crop dusting.

I just got tired of breathing more bug killer than the bugs did.

Crop dusting!

Well, that's not an easy job, you know?

I mean, flying over trees, under wires, eight feet off the ground...

and 70-degree climbs.

All right! All right! I'm not hiring you to fly anyway.

You wanna be a wing walker?

You bet.

You got it!

Boy, howdy! I thank you, Mr. Sullivan!

All right, now after you're airborne, Victor will tell you when to climb on top.

Now this is important, Steve.

Do not let go with your right hand until your left hand is firmly anchored.

Just fasten yourself tight to the post and let Viktor do the rest...

and we'll teach you the fancy stuff later, all right?

You bet.

All right, good luck.

Well, turn 'em loose!

Anybody can ride 'em in the chute!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Who is it? Steve Wilson.

Howdy! Mind if I come in for a minute?

What is it you want?

Oh, I just wanted to say thanks.

It was mighty nice of you, letting me take the job.

I needed a wing walker.

And I sure could use some help on how to be one.

You can go to Frank, he will tell you anything you want to know about it.

Well, my daddy always said that asking advice was a friendly thing to do.

Look, Mister, I'm a very private man. I have a lot of things on my mind.

So, good night.

Well, I understand.

But if you happen to think of anything, I'd sure be obliged.

Good night.

Good night.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

(STEPS APPROACHING)

I said, good night, Wilson!

MAN #1: Your friend left, Cheraskin.

You're coming with us.

I'm not going anywhere.

We say different.

Okay, let's go.

MAN #1: Grab him! Come on! Let's get him.

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(WHISTLING THROUGH AIR)

Please, please, no more violence.

Please?

(TIRES SQUEALING)

I thank you.

Anytime you want to know about wing walking, I will teach you everything I know.

Yeah, well, those two mule-Skinners weren't exactly friendly folk, you know?

You know I hope they didn't damage my plane.

Well, one way to find out. Let's take a look, huh?

Yes.

You know there's something about airplanes...

that makes them more than just machinery, you know?

Kind of like old friends.

And my new friend, where is he gonna stay tonight?

Oh, I thought I'd sack out in my sleeping bag under the wing of my plane.

It's the only hotel room I can afford right now...

of course I've been down to the beans before.

Why didn't you ask me why those two men were after me?

Well, I figured that was your business.

I mean it ain't mine unless you want it to be.

Course, I remember you tellin' me though that you were a pretty private hombre.

Sleeping out in the open is going to be too cold tonight.

You can...

use my couch...

until you get paid.

Besides, I cannot have a sick wing walker.

(LAUGHS)

You know, if you throw in TV privileges you just might have yourself a boarder.

No, there is no TV. It doesn't work.

So you're gonna have to stay out in the cold after all.

Yeah, well, just long enough that I get a clean pair of socks outta my plane.

I'll meet you inside.

(PHONE BUZZES)

Steve! I've been waiting to hear from you.

Oscar, I've just got a minute.

How'd it go?

Oscar, look, if Rudy is there, would you put him on and I'll get right back to you?

He's right here. Just a minute.

He wants to speak with you, Rudy.

Yeah, Steve?

Look, Rudy, I got a little problem with my left leg.

Well, what's the problem?

Well, it's kind of a numbness... a temporary loss of power.

Well, how long does it last?

It comes and goes.

Comes and goes.

Well, it sounds like something is affecting your bionics...

but I can't give you a diagnosis unless you come back here and I examine you.

Look, I can't leave now. I'm in too deep.

Besides, if I did, Viktor would be a goner.

You'll be a goner if the leg gives out.

I'll manage. It's just a limp.

Steve...

As soon as I get back, Rudy... now put Oscar on.

Right.

STEVE: Oscar, no questions, just listen.

I got the job and I'm pretty sure that Sullivan and Viktor both bought my cover story.

How are you and Viktor hitting it off?

Pretty good since I saved him from your two hit men.

OS CAR: Good...

because a shrewd Soviet agent has just entered the country.

His name is Dimitri. He'll be after Viktor.

Now here's my position.

I want to protect Viktor...

but I also want that anti-equilibrium device.

I'll stay on top of it.

Okay, take care of that leg, pal.

Right. I'm out.

You remember what to do and when?

Like a cow heading for the barn at milking time.

As soon as I preflight the plane, we will try it in the air, huh?

Hey, when do I use this?

Ah, one must first learn how to walk before one climbs.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

You're learning fast, Steve.

You keep that up, you'll be the best wingwalker in the business.

One of these days, I'll teach you to rope a calf.

You do that.

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello.

VERA: Viktor...

Vera!

Viktor, Viktor it's been so long!

Where are you?

I don't know.

In your country, America, somewhere.

I could be near you, Viktor.

I've missed you.

Oh, my love.

How did you get here?

Dimitri brought me.

I thought I'd never see you.

No, it's my fault.

Hello, Viktor.

Dimitri...

if you harm her in any way...

I will find you and kill you!

Viktor, Viktor...

you surprise me.

I have done you a great favor.

I have brought your wife to the United States.

What do you want?

That's better.

Nothing would please me more than to see you and Vera reunited...

to have you pick up your lives again where you left off.

I will even forget that you escaped from me...

that you have made a fool of me in front of my superiors.

A simple matter.

The working model of your anti-equilibrium device.

I destroyed everything when I left!

No games, Viktor.

I know you have it.

Vera told us under the influence of a truth serum.

All right. Where are you?

His new wing walker is Steve Austin, O.S.I. agent.

Get the plane ready.

Viktor, while you are preparing the device for delivery...

have your wing walker come to the mesa 10 miles north of you.

He will be met there.

And Viktor...

you do want to see Vera alive again, don't you?

Victor, what's wrong?

I need you to do something for me.

No questions asked.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(PHONE BUZZES)

Steve!

Okay, I'm on top of the mesa, Oscar.

I shouldn't have let you go up there alone.

It smells like a set-up.

Well, there's no place to hide here.

This could be the break that solves our problem.

Anyway, we'll know in a minute.

STEVE: Here they come.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

Very accommodating.

He went over the cliff.

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(ENGINE STARTS)

(PHONE BUZZES)

Steve?

You were right, Oscar.

It was a setup.

Well, you better come on in. Your cover's blown.

I'll send someone out to pick up Viktor.

Well, that won't get you what you want.

But it could get Vera killed.

I'm on my way back to Viktor now.

I don't like it, Steve.

Over and out!

(PHONE RINGS)

Yes.

Do you have it ready?

I'm waiting for the directions. I mean, the wing walker isn't back yet.

Don't cling to that feeble story that Steve Austin is just your wing walker.

What do you mean, Steve Austin? His name is Steve Wilson.

His name is Austin, he works for the O.S.I....

and don't count on his help any longer.

Austin works for the O.S.I.? I don't believe you!

As you wish.

In any event, here's what you're to do.

Put the device in your plane...

and fly 12 miles due south.

When you reach that point, call me on your radio.

I'll give you further instructions then.

(DEVICE WHIRRING)

Glad you're alive.

Why wouldn't I be, unless you knew I was being set up?

I didn't!

But I know that you're O.S.I., and you're after this device.

Yeah, and you're planning to give it to Dimitri in exchange for your wife?

I trusted you. You used me!

Partner, it was the only way I could help you.

And my hunch is you need me now more than ever.

All you want is this device.

Yeah, I want it. But I also want to save your wife.

Well, leave me alone!

Even if you give it to Dimitri, he won't let you go.

He knows you'll give it to us.

I know that.

I'm not gonna give it to Dimitri.

I'm simply gonna use it to get my wife out.

Look, he's bound to have other people with him.

You can't get them all with that thing.

I've got to try. What else can I do?

You let me help you.

That's gonna get her killed for sure.

Not if you cooperate.

I don't trust you anymore.

Look, I laid my life on the line out to that mesa.

And I almost lost.

Now if all I wanted was that device...

I wouldn't have gone out there in the first place.

Okay, I'm sorry.

I'll do it your way.

Where have they got her?

I don't know.

Dimitri's gonna call in a few minutes.

Okay, we'll go back and wait for the call.

All right.

Steve?

I'm sorry.

(DEVICE WHIRRING)

I'm approaching the 12-mile marker.

Fine.

Now turn due east.

We're flying out to meet you.

And Viktor...

I hope you don't have any ideas about using that device on us...

to rescue your wife.

She's flying with us.

You leave her out of it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Viktor, I heard what Dimitri said. You can't fly in there.

STEVE: Viktor, you gotta turn back!

Stay out of it or Dimitri will kill Vera.

Viktor, he can't, without her he'll never get your device.

I have to do this my way.

And I can't let you!

It's Austin's plane.

But he's dead!

What are you doing? Are you crazy?

Viktor, I told you I'm gonna stop you.

Stay clear, Steve.

If you hit me, you'll crash.

Well, we don't have to worry about Austin anymore.

He's going down out of control.

Viktor! Follow us.

Our field is just three miles east.

(BIONIC EYE SOUND EFFECT)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

Viktor!

Oh!

(SOBBING)

Viktor, you shouldn't have come here.

I shall never leave you again.

I wish we had more time for this touching reunion...

but there are schedules to keep.

Where is it, Viktor?

Austin's plane knocked it loose. It fell off.

We have a long flight ahead of us.

Check the plane out thoroughly...

and leave the radio on.

If Austin got that close, I want to be sure the rest of O.S.I. isn't on the way.

You're coming back to build another one for us, Victor.

Take them to the office until we're ready to leave.

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Viktor, what's going to happen to us?

I don't know.

But at least we're alive and together.

Viktor, I love you.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(WHISTLING THROUGH AIR)

What are you doing here? Never mind, I'll explain later.

We've gotta get out of here in your plane.

All three of us?

Well, the Cessna's too well guarded.

I'll ride out on your wing.

But we cannot outrun the Cessna.

I'm gonna get rid of it with a phony call for help.

What are you talking about?

VIKTOR: What do you mean?

This radio doesn't have the range to reach Oscar.

Dimitri'll hear it. He'll think it's coming from my wrecked plane.

Oscar, this is Steve.

Dimitri got away with Viktor and his wife, but I found the device.

It's pretty banged up, but I still think it can be made to work.

Now I'll need a chopper to get outta here.

I crashed 20 miles northeast in the airfield.

He's got more lives than a cat.

He's also got the device.

Get back there. Stay with them!

And hurry!

Okay, let's go!

GUARD #1: Hey, Jim!

GUARD #1: Hey, Jim!

Get me out of here!

Help!

Okay, wind her up!

The guards!

Take off!

Come on, I can't leave you here.

Get it out of here! Go on!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

Get the radio!

Dimitri!

Dimitri!

They've escaped in the plane and Austin's with them!

Dimitri, there!

This time I will fly Cheraskin into the ground.

Viktor, I'm coming after you!

I'm waiting for you, Dimitri.

I am waiting for you!

Hang on!

Give me the goggles.

The ladder!

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(WHISTLING THROUGH AIR)

Well, I just spoke to Oscar.

He's sending the plane to fly us back to Washington.

What about Dimitri?

Well, he's in custody.

He'll be turned over to the Soviet Embassy and be shipped back to Russia.

His people didn't approve of the methods he used trying to get you back.

What can Vera and I do for you to thank you, Steve?

Building the device would be thanks enough.

VIKTOR: I can't do that.

You know when I realized what it would do...

I promised that no one else will have it.

But there is one thing I can do.

I can build a counter-device...

so if anyone else develops the weapon, it will be harmless.

I think we'd settle for that.

We can start a new life here for ourselves, Viktor.

What're you, a bunch of dummies standing around here?

Come on. We've got a show to fly.

One more time, Steve?

Sure.

And some day I'll still teach you how to rope a calf.

All right.

(END THEME MUSIC)