Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
Acting
John Lithgow's unhinged Italian alien accent is unhinged cinema.
Costume
Buckaroo's suits, Cavaliers' cowboy outfits—no one looks normal.
Writing
Every line sounds like inside jokes from a cooler universe.
Director
W.D. Richter
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
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The closing credits promise a sequel, 'Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League,' that never happened—making this cinema's greatest unresolved cliffhanger.
This film invented the 'competence porn' hero decades before Tony Stark, and its cult following literally kept the print alive through bootleg VHS trades.
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Just watched, amazing film 8/10
@johnkimble8506
Amazing movie!
@it2430 1
”Banzai”って苗字なんだ🤣なんてバカバカしくってとっ散らかってるんだ！観たい！どっかで観れないのか？
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