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Summary: Cult-weird slowburn
Review: John Lithgow in one of his best 'weird' roles. "Third Rock" is pale in comparisonGreat Lines like: Laugh while a you can, Monkeyboy! Home is where you hang your hat! The reason we have time, is because otherwise everything would happen at once! Peter Weller, an early Ellen Barkin, and Jeff Goldbloom playing a role that is the opposite of his 'cool' scientist roles of late. Buckaroo Banzaii (Peter Weller) is a Scientist, Surgeoen, Test Pilot, and a Rock Star. Somebody will do a part two someday If you like "The Party" (Peter Sellers) this ones for you.
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Summary: Must see cult classic SciFi: Rock Star/Physicist vs Aliens
Review: A most excellent and memorable cult classic. Buckaroo Banzai (sexy rock star and respected physicist) must save the world from evil invaders from planet X. Ever wonder what they make at Yoyodyne enterprises - watch this flick to find out!
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Summary: Fantastic Cult Classic
Review: A very cool, if not weird, movie about a rock star/ superhero/ brainsurgeon/ daredevil Named Buckaroo Banzai. His band/team of scientist, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, are trying to help him to travel through the eigth dimention. In his travel, he brings back information that will help the evil Red Lectroids get back to planet 10 byway of the eigth dimention. The Black Lectroids can't let that happen, so they offer to help Buckaroo destroy the Red Lectroid leader, Dr. Emilio Lizardo , played by John Lithgow, or else destroy the planet. Great cast, Peter Weller, Ellen Barken, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum and many others. Buy it now!
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Summary: Buckaroo Banzai is the coolest movie.
Review: Buckaroo Banzai and his crazy friends fight there way through the 8th demension. If anybody has a copy plaese send it to me. I,ve been wanting to hget it forever.
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Summary: Should have been a cult classic
Review: This is a good Sci-fi spoof by a cast of talents especially John Lithgow, the evil invader from the 8th dimension,and it is packed with oblique references. Hilarious - I wish it was still available.
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Summary: Elvira would be proud to narrate this...!
Review: Okay, here's the bottom line line: If you didn't like this movie you should go to the morgue and check to see if you are late... as in 'the late Mr. Smith', 'cuz you don't have a pulse or a funny bone. Peter Weller did this better than he did 'RoboCOP'. Jeff Goldblum is suave and funny in this feature, even more so than in 'Transylvania 6-5000' with Ed Begley, Jr. and Geena Davis. To V. Mejia: Calling this a boring film is the most absurd thing that I have ever heard since George Bush said 'Read my lips.'. You must have been watching a different film or the humor is just beyond you. It is hard to be funny when your audience doesn't understand little things like science and levity. If you don't laugh every couple of minutes at this film you should hit yourself in the funny bone with a rubber mallet. If that doesn't work, well, get yourself a toe tag and follow the instructions in the first sentence above. Where else could you find some calling themselves 'John Big Bootay'? Hmmm??? Buy this, show it to your kid, your grandkids and everyone else that you know. This movie is on a par with 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', 'Clue', 'Back to the Future' (I,II & III), and many other classic cult films. As Elvira would say: 'Unpleasant Dreams...'.
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Summary: A Special Edition for all you monkey-boys!
Review: As far as cult flicks go, "Buckaroo Banzai" remains one of my personal favorites. Blending fantasy, action, and even comedy into a rather surprising mix, this movie hits the notes perfectly (despite the slight dating to the 1980's, the decade of which it was born). The DVD itself becomes a bit of an in-joke for the movie itself, going as far as to claim the movie is a "docu-drama" based on real events. The commentary by director W.D. Richter (and a man who calls himself Reno who may or may not be the film's screenwriter) blends reality and fiction together by not only explaining the making of the film, but about the involvement of Buckaroo Banzai, the man (and for you fans, there may be an honest explanation to one of the films more obscure gags, the watermelon). Also included are some deleted scenes, a documentary, an alternate opening, profiles of the characters (NOT the cast and crew), and some interesting notes of the history of Banzai. Considering the price it's available for and the amount of stuff to look at, this Special Edition is definitely a Banzai fan's dream.
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Summary: Get it real soon!
Review: The best part about the DVD version--apart from finally seeing the film in letterbox--was how it maintains that it's nonfiction docudrama instead of pulp sci-fi action comedy. The "Pinky Carruthers' Unknown Facts" subtitle overlay track pops up some hilarious pseudotrivia and commentary on how Rawhide isn't dead but comatose, that the Lectroids' holoprojector formed the basis for the DVD player, that the violent acts perpetrated by the Red Lectroids had to be toned down from what "really" happened, that Buckaroo took Einstein's preserved brain with him in the Jet Car at the beginning, and quotes like "Comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable." In addition to the deleted footage (Penny's lament included an unemployment agent telling her to be a hooker, the John Emdall holo reacted to Perfect Tommy's commentary on Soviet jumpiness), it allows you reintegrate the original "home movie" opening sequence featuring the death of Buck's parents. It even includes the Hong Kong Cavalier discography, Jet Car specifications (it has VTOL capabilities!), a Buckaroo interview by Reno, and the preliminary CGI trailer to the rumored follow-up TV series "Ancient Secrets & New Mysteries."
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Summary: No "STUFFED SHIRTS" allowed!
Review: Perhaps those that don't get the humor and cultural signifignace of this movie would prefer watching more "adult" movies. What inspires someone who has no sense of humor to pick up a movie calle "Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension?" I mean, did ya think it was a Merchant Ivory film?
Come on. This is is hysterical, and not liking the John Lithgow performance because it is "over the top?" Please. JL IS high camp at its finest. As an alien, he is hysterical. I probably watched this movie a dozen times when I was a kid and I loved it!
It's not about a "plot" or "characted development" or any of that other stuff y'all are compalining about. It is just for laughs, and was probably a bit ahead of its time.
Loved it.
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Summary: One of my all time favorites.....
Review: And now that it is out in DVD it's even better. Ya don't have to be a Sci Fi junky to enjoy this film. Just leave your serious side in the closet and you'll have a ball. Fast moving, energetic and a great cast, make this a classic. I've waited years for em to make a sequal, guess thats not gonna happen.
Peter Weller is excellent as Buckeroo and his mismatched band of followers are just as good. Too many good characters in this film to name 'em all.
Highly recommend this to all ages.
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