The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Beings from Another Dimension have invaded your world.
1984 | 103m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | W.D. Richter |
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| Writer: | Earl Mac Rauch |
| Staring: |
| Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 10, 1984 |
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| Director: | W.D. Richter |
| Writer: | Earl Mac Rauch |
| Genres: | Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction, Romance |
| Keywords | menace, talent, intellectually gifted, space war, time travel, genius, alien invasion, lighthearted, whimsical, disrespectful |
| Production Companies | Sherwood Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $6,254,148
Budget: $17,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Peter Weller | Buckaroo Banzai |
| John Lithgow | Lord John Whorfin |
| Ellen Barkin | Penny Priddy |
| Jeff Goldblum | New Jersey |
| Christopher Lloyd | John Bigboote |
| Lewis Smith | Perfect Tommy |
| Rosalind Cash | John Emdall |
| Robert Ito | Professor Hikita |
| Pepe Serna | Reno Nevada |
| Ronald Lacey | President Widmark |
| Matt Clark | Secretary of Defense |
| Clancy Brown | Rawhide |
| William Traylor | General Catburd |
| Carl Lumbly | John Parker |
| Vincent Schiavelli | John O'Connor |
| Dan Hedaya | John Gomez |
| Mariclare Costello | Senator Cunningham |
| Bill Henderson | Casper Lindley |
| Damon Hines | Scooter Lindley |
| Billy Vera | Pinky Carruthers |
| Laura Harrington | Mrs. Johnson |
| Michael Santoro | Billy Travers |
| Jonathan Banks | Lizardo Hospital Guard |
| Robert Gray | Radar Blazer |
| Gary Bisig | Radar Blazer |
| Kent Perkins | Mission Control |
| John Ashton | Highway Patrolman |
| Ken Magee | Duck Hunter Burt |
| James Keane | Duck Hunter Bubba |
| Yakov Smirnoff | National Security Advisor |
| Leonard Gaines | Artie Duncan |
| Francine Lembi | TV Anchorwoman |
| John Walter Davis | Star Surgeon |
| Read Morgan | Exhibitor |
| James Rosin | John Yaya |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| W.D. Richter | Director |
| John Roesch | Foley |
| Richard Marks | Editor |
| J. Michael Riva | Production Design |
| Mic Rodgers | Stunts |
| Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| Earl Mac Rauch | Screenplay |
| Michael Boddicker | Original Music Composer |
| George Bowers | Editor |
| Jane Schwartz Jaffe | First Assistant Editor |
| Dennis E. Jones | Unit Production Manager |
| Gary Daigler | First Assistant Director |
| Michael G. Nathanson | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Terry Liebling | Casting |
| Bones Howe | Music Supervisor, Sound Designer |
| Stephen Dane | Art Direction |
| Linda DeScenna | Set Decoration |
| Virginia Randolph-Weaver | Set Designer |
| Tom Cranham | Production Illustrator |
| Tom Southwell | Production Illustrator |
| Sherman Labby | Production Illustrator |
| David P. Newell | Assistant Property Master |
| Edward Morey III | Camera Operator |
| Tony Rivetti Sr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Billy Clevenger | Second Assistant Camera |
| H. Bud Otto | Script Supervisor |
| Michael Evje | Production Sound Mixer |
| James M. McCann | Boom Operator |
| Sal Orefice | Gaffer |
| John Murray | Key Grip |
| Henry Millar | Special Effects |
| David Blitstein | Special Effects |
| Eddie Marks | Costume Supervisor |
| Linda Henrikson | Costumer |
| Bari Dreiband-Burman | Makeup Supervisor |
| Stephen Robinette | Hairstylist |
| Cheryl Bloch | Assistant Editor |
| Gordon Ecker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Anthony Milch | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Doreen A. Dixon | ADR Editor |
| Brian Ralph | Negative Cutter |
| Kenneth Karman | Music Editor |
| Joan Rowe | Foley |
| John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Judi Rosner | Production Coordinator |
| M. James Arnett | Stunt Coordinator |
| George Stokes | Construction Coordinator |
| Michael Neale | Location Manager |
| Gary Hellerstein | Transportation Coordinator |
| Rocco Gioffre | Matte Painter |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Fred J. Koenekamp | Director of Photography |
| Katterli Frauenfelder | Second Assistant Director |
| Aggie Guerard Rodgers | Costume Design |
| Michael L. Fink | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Rick Carter | Art Direction |
| Erik L. Nelson | Property Master |
| Bruce McBroom | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Neil Canton | Producer |
| W.D. Richter | Producer |
| Sidney Beckerman | Executive Producer |
| Dennis E. Jones | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 27 | 42 | 20 |
| 2024 | 5 | 29 | 38 | 21 |
| 2024 | 6 | 27 | 46 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 32 | 57 | 17 |
| 2024 | 8 | 31 | 48 | 19 |
| 2024 | 9 | 23 | 52 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 13 |
| 2025 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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