The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension

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Call Number: DVD Science-Fiction Adventures
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1984.
Special features: new anamorphic transfer; alternate opening; Buckaroo Banzai declassified documentary; deleted scene archives; character profiles; teaser trailer.
Christopher Lloyd, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Peter Weller, Jeff Goldblum, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Hedaya.
Buckaroo Banzai's latest experiments have opened the door to the 8th dimension--and have unwittingly begun an interstellar battle for the world.
DVD; Regon 1; NTSC; Widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.

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Peter Weller submitted by willow on August 19, 2015, 9:00am Peter Weller, a white American actor) plays biracial (Japanese and white) Buckaroo Banzai.

Classic sci-fi fun! submitted by halalheather on September 16, 2017, 2:07pm What fun! A near genius combo of Peter Weller, Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, John Lihgow, Christopher Lloyd and many more creates a drama with 3 parts comedy and 1 part cool sci fi, let me tell you-- is GOLD. There are two movies that I believe did not get enough accolades in the 1980's and this is one; the other is Dune with Kyle McKachlan (forgive my spelling of his name). If you live for quirky, fun movies that are "period pieces" you'll love this sci-fi movie classic.

Excellent submitted by kathscot on July 14, 2019, 3:35pm Great mix of music, evil villains, cool side-kicks. A lot of fun to watch.

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai dvd submitted by a2sue on July 21, 2019, 5:06am The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai on dvd was OK... But whenever I see Peter Weller, I always see him as RoboCop! I just have a difficult time disassociating him with the RoboCop role, unfortunately.

Missed opportunity submitted by ThreeCrows on July 13, 2022, 1:42pm The film had a lot of potential – great actors and a wild concept – but felt very disjointed and poorly edited and ultimately not very enjoyable to watch. It's based on a book, so I'm interested in checking that out for a different experience.

monkey boys submitted by tarascon on January 10, 2024, 9:42pm who sez doing a shit ton of drugs in the 1970’s didn’t have interesting side effects

Hilarious, Goofy Sci Fi Adventure submitted by KidBlue on March 2, 2024, 9:01pm Cool and quirky, hilarious and eccentric, very, very self-consciously hip, and loads of fun. And the villain is Dr. Emilio Lizardo. I love this movie!