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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

  • 19841984
  • PGPG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
26K
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POPULARITY
3,437
168
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
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  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Sci-Fi
Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to con... Read allAdventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth.Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
26K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,437
168
  • Director
    • W.D. Richter
  • Writer
    • Earl Mac Rauch
  • Stars
    • Peter Weller
    • John Lithgow
    • Ellen Barkin
Top credits
  • Director
    • W.D. Richter
  • Writer
    • Earl Mac Rauch
  • Stars
    • Peter Weller
    • John Lithgow
    • Ellen Barkin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 258User reviews
    • 116Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Trailer 9:27
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    Photos58

    Ellen Barkin and John Lithgow in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
    John Lithgow and Jonathan Banks in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
    Jeff Goldblum, Peter Weller, Bill Henderson, Damon Hines, Gerald Peterson, Michael Santoro, Pepe Serna, Lewis Smith, and Billy Vera in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
    Peter Weller in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
    Ellen Barkin and Peter Weller in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
    Peter Weller in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
    Jeff Goldblum, Clancy Brown, Peter Weller, Pepe Serna, Lewis Smith, and Billy Vera in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
    Jeff Goldblum, Peter Weller, Pepe Serna, and Lewis Smith in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
    Ellen Barkin in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
    Christopher Lloyd, John Lithgow, and Vincent Schiavelli in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
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    Top cast

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    Peter Weller
    Peter Weller
    • Buckaroo Banzai
    John Lithgow
    John Lithgow
    • Lord John Whorfin…
    Ellen Barkin
    Ellen Barkin
    • Penny Priddy
    Jeff Goldblum
    Jeff Goldblum
    • New Jersey
    Christopher Lloyd
    Christopher Lloyd
    • John Bigbooté
    Lewis Smith
    Lewis Smith
    • Perfect Tommy
    Rosalind Cash
    Rosalind Cash
    • John Emdall
    Robert Ito
    Robert Ito
    • Professor Hikita
    Pepe Serna
    Pepe Serna
    • Reno Nevada
    Ronald Lacey
    Ronald Lacey
    • President Widmark
    Matt Clark
    Matt Clark
    • Secretary of Defense
    Clancy Brown
    Clancy Brown
    • Rawhide
    William Traylor
    • General Catburd
    Carl Lumbly
    Carl Lumbly
    • John Parker
    Vincent Schiavelli
    Vincent Schiavelli
    • John O'Connor
    Dan Hedaya
    Dan Hedaya
    • John Gomez
    Mariclare Costello
    Mariclare Costello
    • Senator Cunningham
    Bill Henderson
    Bill Henderson
    • Casper Lindley
    • Director
      • W.D. Richter
    • Writer
      • Earl Mac Rauch
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Some of the dialogue used in the Jet Car sequence is taken directly from Mission Control chatter heard during a shuttle launch countdown.
    • Goofs
      New Jersey explains that the Lectroids emit a chemical which humans breathe, and as a result they make us see them as human. However, at that same time, the President is seeing John Parker on television as a human, not a Lectroid, even though he cannot possibly be inhaling the chemical hundreds of miles away.
    • Quotes

      Buckaroo Banzai: Hey, hey, hey, hey-now. Don't be mean; we don't have to be mean, cuz, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

    • Crazy credits
      The credits end with the announcement of the upcoming sequel "Buckaroo Banzai Versus The World Crime League". As of 2007, that film has yet to be made, pending approval from the film's current rights holders, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
    • Alternate versions
      The Special Edition DVD contains 14 deleted scenes and an extended introduction, several of which make reference to Hanoi Xan, the leader of the World Crime League, who murdered Buckaroo's parents and his wife, Peggy. As mentioned in the "Crazy Credits" section, the World Crime League was mentioned at the end of the film as the focus of a planned sequel, but as of 2010 that film has yet to be made.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Sheena, Queen of the Jungle/Dreamscape/The Adventures of the Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension/The Bostonians/Metropolis (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Since I Don't Have You
      (uncredited)

      Written by Joseph Rock and James Beaumont with The Skyliners

      Performed by Peter Weller

    User reviews258

    Review
    Top review
    I had forgotten how good this was!
    What a great way to start the New Year! I just watched this flick for the first time in ages and remember now why I agree that it is a "cult classic"!

    Made in 1984 way before most of the actors achieved real star status, this movie has so many "inside" references and jokes, it's a wonder that more isn't made of it! And if you are a real Star Trek fan, you will know that Yoyodyne Propulsion is on the commissioning plaque for the Enterprise as well as other Star Fleet vessels. The references to Grover's Mill and Orson Wells along with the whole deadpan tone of the film makes this an unbelievably funny experience. I only wish that "Buckaroo Banzai versus The World Crime League" had been produced.

    Peter Weller, Jeff Goldblum, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Dan Hedaya, the entire cast must have had a great time making this movie. It is full of technojargon, double speak and just plain funny stuff that pokes fun at every bad B-movie scifi thriller/comic book/Saturday serial ever made. There is no bad language and no skin and lots to hear and see in this great movie!

    It has one redeeming quality above all else for me... it makes the effects on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and all of those other poor excuses for Saturday kid's entertainment look ridiculous. If the producers of this crap on TV that passes for action need some pointers on how to take useless stuff and make a cool, funny scifi flick, they need look no further that "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension"!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 1984 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
    • Filming locations
      • Lake View Medical Center - 11600 Eldridge Avenue, Lake View Terrace, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Sherwood Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,254,148
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $620,279
      • Aug 12, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,254,148
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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