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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

  • 1984
  • PG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
31K
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Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Weller, and John Lithgow in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
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Space Sci-FiAdventureComedySci-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.

  • Director
    • W.D. Richter
  • Writer
    • Earl Mac Rauch
  • Stars
    • Peter Weller
    • John Lithgow
    • Ellen Barkin
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    31K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,033
    142
    • Director
      • W.D. Richter
    • Writer
      • Earl Mac Rauch
    • Stars
      • Peter Weller
      • John Lithgow
      • Ellen Barkin
    • 273User reviews
    • 121Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations total

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    The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension: The Hoax
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    Peter Weller
    Peter Weller
    • Buckaroo Banzai
    John Lithgow
    John Lithgow
    • Dr. Emilio Lizardo…
    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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    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Mission Control: Buckaroo, The White House wants to know is everything ok with the alien space craft from Planet 10 or should we just go ahead and destroy Russia?

      Buckaroo Banzai: Tell him yes on one and no on two.

      Mission Control: Which one was yes, go ahead and destroy Russia... or number 2?

    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      UK theatrical version was cut a little bit due to the distributor wanting a PG rating. It has since been released uncensored on video with a 15 rating (later re-rated to 12 in 2003).
    • 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 reviews273

    Featured review
    7/10

    One of my movie library Classics...

    No matter how cheesy the sci-fi plot sounds, some great actors & acting make this a cult winner...Peter Weller, Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow, and Christopher Lloyd - who else could successfully mix neurosurgery, 80's clothes (the only cliché characteristic of the movie) and a Rock Band into a Sci-Fi plot? I like it because it's a good balance of using a bit of science brain cells, a bit of budding FX stunts...It goes further to reassure those of us who believe you can still have a great movie without bad language or skin. The writer had some fun with names too - just enough to make you smile and not take away from anything. Who knows? Maybe Yoyodyne Propulsion Labs is THE precursor to Star Trek-dom?
    • pamelaowen
    • May 21, 2005
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    • Release date
      • October 5, 1984 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Las aventuras de Buckaroo Banzai
    • Filming locations
      • Lake View Medical Center - 11600 Eldridge Avenue, Lake View Terrace, Los Angeles, California, USA(hospital)
    • 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
      • $6,254,862
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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