The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
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- PG
- 1h 43min
- Adventure, Comedy
- 05 Oct 1984 (Canada)
- Movie
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.
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- 5 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Peter Weller | ... |
Buckaroo Banzai
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| John Lithgow | ... |
Dr. Emilio Lizardo / Lord John Whorfin
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| Ellen Barkin | ... |
Penny Priddy
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| Jeff Goldblum | ... |
New Jersey
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| Christopher Lloyd | ... |
John Bigbooté
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| Lewis Smith | ... |
Perfect Tommy
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| Rosalind Cash | ... |
John Emdall
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| Robert Ito | ... |
Professor Hikita
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| Pepe Serna | ... |
Reno Nevada
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| Ronald Lacey | ... |
President Widmark
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| Matt Clark | ... |
Secretary of Defense
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| Clancy Brown | ... |
Rawhide
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William Traylor | ... |
General Catburd
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| Carl Lumbly | ... |
John Parker
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| Vincent Schiavelli | ... |
John O'Connor
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| Dan Hedaya | ... |
John Gomez
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| Mariclare Costello | ... |
Senator Cunningham
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| Bill Henderson | ... |
Casper Lindley
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Damon Hines | ... |
Scooter Lindley
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Billy Vera | ... |
Pinky Carruthers
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| Laura Harrington | ... |
Mrs. Johnson
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| Michael Santoro | ... |
Billy Travers
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| Jonathan Banks | ... |
Lizardo Hospital Guard
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Robert Gray | ... |
Radar Blazer
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Gary Bisig | ... |
Radar Blazer
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| Kent Perkins | ... |
Mission Control
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| John Ashton | ... |
Highway Patrolman
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Ken Magee | ... |
Duck Hunter Burt
(as Kenneth Magee)
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| James Keane | ... |
Duck Hunter Bubba
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| Yakov Smirnoff | ... |
National Security Advisor
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Leonard Gaines | ... |
Artie Duncan
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Francine Lembi | ... |
TV Anchorwoman
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John Walter Davis | ... |
Star Surgeon
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| Read Morgan | ... |
Exhibitor
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| James Rosin | ... |
John Yaya
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| Raye Birk | ... |
Reporter
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Jane Marla Robbins | ... |
Reporter
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| Kevin Rodney Sullivan | ... |
John Gant
(as Kevin Sullivan)
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| Jessie Lawrence Ferguson | ... |
Black Lectroid Commander
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Radford Polinsky | ... |
Marine Lt.
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Sam Minsky | ... |
Kolodny Brother
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Robert Hummer | ... |
Kolodny Brother
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Gerald Peterson | ... |
Rug Sucker
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| James Saito | ... |
Masado Banzai, Buckaroo's Father (scenesDeleted)
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| Karla Dansereau | ... |
Fan Girl (uncredited)
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Matthew Earnest | ... |
Drunk niteclub patron (uncredited)
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| Michele Hess | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Tommy J. Huff | ... |
Sam the jetcar mechanic (uncredited)
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Greg Mires | ... |
Young Buckaroo (uncredited)
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Matthew Mires | ... |
Young Buckaroo (uncredited)
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| Bob Papenbrook | ... |
John Smallberries (uncredited)
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Corey Dee Williams | ... |
Lectroid (uncredited)
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Directed by
| W.D. Richter | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Earl Mac Rauch | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Sidney Beckerman | ... | executive producer |
| Neil Canton | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Dennis E. Jones | ... | associate producer (as Dennis Jones) |
| W.D. Richter | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Michael Boddicker | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Fred J. Koenekamp | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| George Bowers | ... | (edited by) |
| Richard Marks | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Cheryl Bloch | ... | assistant editor |
| John Bracken | ... | assistant editor |
| Jane Schwartz Jaffe | ... | first assistant editor |
| Lawrence Jordan | ... | apprentice editor (as Larry Fallick) |
| Brian Ralph | ... | negative cutter |
Casting By
| Terry Liebling | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
| J. Michael Riva | ||
Art Direction by
| Rick Carter | ... | (as Richard Carter) |
| Stephen Dane | ||
Set Decoration by
| Linda DeScenna | ||
Costume Design by
| Aggie Guerard Rodgers | ... | (as Aggie Guerrard Rodgers) |
Makeup Department
| Bari Dreiband-Burman | ... | makeup supervisor (as Bari Dreiband) |
| Stephen Robinette | ... | hair stylist |
| Steve LaPorte | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
| John Logan | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
| Tom Woodruff Jr. | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Dennis E. Jones | ... | unit production manager (as Dennis Jones) |
| Michael G. Nathanson | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Gary Daigler | ... | first assistant director |
| Bryan Denegal | ... | dga trainee |
| Katterli Frauenfelder | ... | second assistant director (as Katterli A. Frauenfelder) |
Art Department
| Tom Cranham | ... | production illustrator |
| Sherman Labby | ... | production illustrator |
| Erik L. Nelson | ... | property master (as Erik Nelson) |
| David P. Newell | ... | assistant property master (as David Newell) |
| Virginia L. Randolph | ... | set designer (as Virginia Randolph) |
| Tom Southwell | ... | production illustrator |
| Mark Sparks | ... | propmaker |
| George Stokes | ... | construction coordinator |
| John Alvin | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
| Chris Courtois | ... | model maker (uncredited) |
| Glenn Forbes | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Steven Curtis Husch | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Scott L. London | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| David E. Campbell | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Doreen A. Dixon | ... | adr editor |
| Gordon Ecker | ... | supervising sound editor (as Gordon Ecker Jr.) |
| Michael Evje | ... | production sound mixer |
| Alfred T. Ferrante | ... | sound recordist |
| Alan Howarth | ... | special synthesized sound effects |
| Bones Howe | ... | sound designer |
| James M. McCann | ... | boom operator (as Jim McCann) |
| Anthony Milch | ... | supervising sound editor |
| John T. Reitz | ... | re-recording mixer |
| John Roesch | ... | foley artist |
| Joan Rowe | ... | foley artist |
| Gregg Rudloff | ... | re-recording mixer (as Gregg C. Rudloff) |
| Arne Schulze | ... | special synthesized sound effects: Bodifications |
| Allan Bromberg | ... | assistant: sound editor (uncredited) |
| Greg Orloff | ... | foley recordist (uncredited) |
| Marvin Walowitz | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Richard E. Yawn | ... | sound effects recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| David Blitstein | ... | special effects |
| Henry Millar | ... | special effects |
| Cleve Hall | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Doug Hubbard | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Mike Beard | ... | SEM photography: Greenlite |
| Scott Beattie | ... | motion control assistant: DQI |
| James Belohovek | ... | animator: VCE |
| Beverly Bernacki | ... | optical effects: VCE |
| Michael Bigelow | ... | motion control animator: DQI |
| Layne Bourgoyne | ... | animator: VCE |
| Steve Burg | ... | animator: VCE (as Stephen Burg) |
| Glenn Campbell | ... | matte cameraman: DQI |
| Chris Casady | ... | additional effects animator |
| Colette Emanuel | ... | optical effects: VCE |
| Michael L. Fink | ... | special visual effects supervisor (as Michael Fink) |
| Linda Fleisher | ... | visual effects coordinator (as Linda Fleischer) |
| Mark Freund | ... | optical cameraman: DQI |
| Rocco Gioffre | ... | matte artist: DQI |
| Ron Gress | ... | modelmaker |
| Steve Grumette | ... | computer video consultant (as Stephen Grummette) |
| Eric Guaglione | ... | motion control assistant: DQI |
| James Hagedorn | ... | optical effects: VCE |
| David R. Hardberger | ... | motion control technician: DQI (as David Hardberger) |
| William L. Hayward | ... | effects photography: Greenlite |
| Rick Heinrichs | ... | stop motion animator: Greenlite |
| Judith Herman | ... | computer graphics consultant |
| Thomas Hollister | ... | motion control technician: DQI |
| Michael Hosch | ... | modelmaker (as Mike Hosch) |
| Fred Iguchi | ... | motion control technician: DQI |
| Gregory Jein | ... | miniatures construction |
| Christopher Keith | ... | composite photography: Greenlite (as Christopher L. Keith) |
| Peter Kuran | ... | effects supervisor: VCE |
| Robin Dean Leyden | ... | electronics design |
| Thomas R. Polizzi | ... | effects manager: Greenlite |
| William Reilly | ... | motion control technician: DQI |
| R.J. Robertson | ... | animator: VCE |
| John Scheele | ... | effects supervisor: Greenlite |
| Dennis Schultz | ... | modelmaker (as Dennis M. Schultz) |
| David Schwartz | ... | modelmaker |
| Keith Shartle | ... | production coordinator: DQI |
| Scott Squires | ... | motion control supervisor: DQI |
| Mark Stetson | ... | miniatures supervisor |
| Rick Taylor | ... | animator: VCE |
| Rick Thompson | ... | electronic effects and props (as Richard L. Thompson) |
| John T. Van Vliet | ... | effects animation and design: Greenlite (as John Van Vliet) |
| Robert Wilcox | ... | video engineering consultant |
| Hoyt Yeatman | ... | motion control supervisor: DQI |
| Jacqueline Zietlow | ... | administrator: VCE |
| Dennis Dorney | ... | optical effects (uncredited) |
| Leslie Ekker | ... | model maker (uncredited) |
Stunts
| M. James Arnett | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Chuck Cooper | ... | stunts |
| Mike De Luna | ... | stunts (as Mike Deluna) |
| Justin De Rosa | ... | stunts (as Justin Derosa) |
| Tommy J. Huff | ... | stunts (as Tom Huff) |
| Gary Hymes | ... | stunts |
| Alan Oliney | ... | stunts (as Alan Olney) |
| Mic Rodgers | ... | stunts (as Mic Rogers) |
| Michael Runyard | ... | stunts |
| Jerry Segal | ... | stunts |
| Frank James Sparks | ... | stunts (as Frank Sparks) |
| Rick Avery | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
| Richard Epper | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Billy Clevenger | ... | second assistant camera (as William G. Clevenger) |
| Bruce McBroom | ... | still photographer |
| Edward Morey III | ... | camera operator |
| John Murray | ... | key grip (as John J. Murray) |
| Sal Orefice | ... | gaffer (as Salvatore Orefice) |
| Tony Rivetti | ... | first assistant camera |
| Wayne Baker | ... | aerial assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Jordan Cronenweth | ... | additional photography (uncredited) |
| Dave Friedman | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Louis Niemeyer | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Stephen St. John | ... | steadicam operator (uncredited) |
| Ron Veto | ... | grip: second unit (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Michael Thomas Slifkin | ... | casting assistant / extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Linda Henrikson | ... | costumer |
| Eddie Marks | ... | costume supervisor |
| Radford Polinsky | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Michael Neale | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Michael Boddicker | ... | musician: synthesizer |
| Bones Howe | ... | music supervisor |
| Kenneth Karman | ... | music editor |
| Alexandra Leviloff | ... | assistant music editor |
| John Vigran | ... | electronic music recording supervisor |
| George Doering | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| H. Bud Otto | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Gary Hellerstein | ... | transportation coordinator (as Gary M. Hellerstein) |
| Steve Hellerstein | ... | transportation captain |
| Craig Lietzke | ... | production driver |
Additional Crew
| Selma Brown | ... | production accountant: Zeiderman, Oberman & Associates |
| Chris Collins | ... | physical consultant: Mr. Weller |
| Dena Fischer | ... | production assistant |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | ... | title designer |
| David Gross | ... | production intern |
| Mark Homer | ... | production intern |
| Dan Lupovitz | ... | assistant: Mr. Canton and Mr. Richter |
| Mark Mothersbaugh | ... | additional music |
| Judi Rosner | ... | production coordinator |
| Kathryn Newbrough Sommer | ... | assistant: Mr. Beckerman |
| Robert Michael Steloff | ... | production assistant (as Robert Steloff) |
| Roberto Terminelli | ... | dialect coach: John Lithgow |
| Anne Thompson | ... | unit publicist |
| Wayne Kerner | ... | sign writer (uncredited) |
| Dan Roth | ... | adr voice (uncredited) |
| Charles A. Tamburro | ... | aerial coordinator/pilot (uncredited) |
| Dennis Tracy | ... | stand-in: Clancy Brown (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1984) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia-EMI-Warner (1984) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Jugendfilm-Verleih (1984) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Producers Sales Organization (PSO) (1984) (Non-US) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1984) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Home Video (1985) (Australia) (VHS)
- Vestron Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1985) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- VPS Video (1985) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Concorde Video (1986) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Fram Film (1986) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Cannon Screen Entertainment (1987) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Canal+ (1988) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Video Treasures (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Videosonic (1990) (Greece) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Weintraub Entertainment Group (1991) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (sales)
- The Sci-Fi Channel (1995) (United States) (tv)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Comedy Central (1999) (United States) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2014) (Australia) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Arrow Films (2019) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Films (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (Retro-VHS-Edition)
- Final Cut Entertainment (2025) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Final Cut Entertainment (2025) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Comet TV (2018) (United States) (tv)
- Shout Select (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
- The Burman Studio (special make-up design)
- Dream Quest Images (motion control photography and matte paintings)
- Visual Concept Engineering (VCE) (animated visual effects)
- Greenlite Inc. (8th dimension sequence)
- Available Light
- Precision Projection Systems
Other Companies
- Bodifications Inc. (special synthesized sound effects)
- Zeiderman, Oberman & Associates Inc. (production accounting)
- Thrust Racing (jet car manufacturer)
- Modern Film Effects (opticals)
- Compact Sound Services (re-recording sound services)
- The Record Plant (electronic music recording)
- B.F. Goodrich Co. (special thanks)
- Monroe Shock Absorbers (special thanks)
- Ford Motor Company (special thanks)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Brain surgeon, rock musician, adventurer Buckaroo Banzai is a modern renaissance man and has made scientific history. He perfected the Oscillation Overthruster, which allows him to travel through solid matter by using the eighth dimension. But when his sworn enemy Dr. Emilio Lizardo devises a plot to steal the device and bring an evil army back to destroy Earth, Buckaroo goes cranium to cranium with the madman in a battle that could spell doom for the universe. Along with his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, Buckaroo must stop the evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer our dimension. He is helped by Penny Priddy, the long-lost twin sister of his late wife, and some good extra-dimensional beings who look and talk like they are from Jamaica.
Written by Greg Bole |
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| Taglines | Beings from Another Dimension have invaded your world. See more » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $620,279, 12 Aug 1984 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | There is a scene in the movie where Reno (Pepe Serna) and New Jersey (Jeff Goldblum) go through a room with a watermelon in a machine really out of place for the scene. Reno says "I'll explain it later". In the Blu-ray audio commentary, filmmakers explain that they had a "confrontational" relationship with one of the producers. When they stopped receiving notes from the production, they decided to put the watermelon in a scene with no mention about it anywhere on the script. When they received no questions about it, they deduced that no one was screening the dailies anymore and they could keep making the film the way they wanted to as long as they remained within the budget. See more » |
| Goofs | During the closing credit sequence with Buackaroo Banzai and the gang walking in the aqueduct, Perfect Tommy is first seen wearing a white jacket and black pants. As they take their final turn in front of the "Buckaroo Banzai" graffiti on the wall, Perfect Tommy is wearing a completely different outfit - gray jacket and red pants. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Sheena, Queen of the Jungle/Dreamscape/The Adventures of the Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension/The Bostonians/Metropolis (1984). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Since I Don't Have You See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The credits end with the announcement of the upcoming sequel "Buckaroo Banzai Versus The World Crime League". As of 2023, that film has yet to be made, pending approval from the film's current rights holders, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lion Corp. See more » |
| Quotes |
New Jersey:
Why is there a watermelon there? Reno: I'll tell you later. See more » |