The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (15-Aug-1984)
Director: W. D. Richter Writer: Earl Mac Rauch Music by: Matthew Boddicker Producers: Neil Canton; W. D. Richter Keywords: Sci-Fi Neurosurgeon and rock musician Buckaroo Banzai, with the help of his Hong Kong Cavaliers, use the oscillation overthruster to tunnel a Ford F-350 pickup through a solid mountain via the 8th dimension; malevolent Red Lectroids, heretofore banished in yon dimension, take advantage of the truck's passage to emerge on Earth, co-opting defense contractor Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems in the process. Banzai and the Cavaliers team up with good Black Lectroids and the Blue Blaze Irregulars against the Red Lectroids before they can precipitate a third World War. Important film in the science fiction canon, despite it being a low budget spoof. Many in-jokes and curious references. Now a cult film deserving many rewatchings.
CAST Peter Weller | ... Buckaroo Banzai | John Lithgow | ... Dr. Emilio Lizardo / Lord John Whorfin | Ellen Barkin | ... Penny Priddy | | Also Starring | Jeff Goldblum | ... New Jersey | Christopher Lloyd | ... John Bigbooté | Lewis Smith | ... Perfect Tommy | | Rosalind Cash | ... John Emdall | Robert Ito | ... Prof. Hikita | Pepe Serna | ... Reno Nevada | Ronald Lacey | ... President Widmark | Matt Clark | ... Secretary of Defense | Clancy Brown | ... Rawhide | William Traylor | ... Gen. Catburd | Carl Lumbly | ... John Parker | Vincent Schiavelli | ... John O'Connor | Dan Hedaya | ... John Gomez | Mariclare Costello | ... Sen. Cunningham | | Bill Henderson | ... Casper Lindley | Damon Hines | ... Scooter Lindley | Billy Vera | ... Pinky Carruthers | Laura Harrington | ... Mrs. Johnson | Michael Santoro | ... Billy Travers | Jonathan Banks | ... Lizardo Hospital Guard | Robert Gray | ... Radar Blazer | Gary Bisig | ... Radar Blazer | Kent Perkins | ... Mission Control | John Ashton | ... Highway Patrolman | Kenneth Magee | ... Duck Hunter Burt | James Keane | ... Duck Hunter Bubba | Yakov Smirnoff | ... National Security Advisor | Leonard Gaines | ... Artie Duncan | Francine Lembi | ... TV Anchorwoman | John Walter Davis | ... Star Surgeon | Read Morgan | ... Exhibitor | James Rosin | ... John YaYa | Raye Birk | ... Reporter | Jane Marla Robbins | ... Reporter | Kevin Rodney Sullivan | ... John Gant | Jessie Lawrence Ferguson | ... Black Lectroid Commander | Radford Polinsky | ... Marine Lt. | Sam Minsky | ... Kolodny Brother | Robert Hummer | ... Kolodny Brother | Gerald Peterson | ... Rug Sucker |
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