The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension

– Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.

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Producing Country:
USA
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) - Trailer

Release Date:

08 Nov 1984

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

W.D. Richter

Writer:

Earl Mac Rauch

Main Actors:

Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum

Plot:

Brain surgeon, rock musician, adventurer Buckaroo Banzai is a modern renaissance man and has made scientific history. Shifting the Oscillation Overthruster into warp speed, he's the first man to travel to the eighth dimension - and come back sane. But when his sworn enemy, the demented 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. With the help of his uniquely qualified team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, Buckaroo is ready to save the world on a moment's notice.

Awards:

5 nominations.

Production:

Sherwood

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
Metacritic:
70%