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Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
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pros: Quirky plot,sly humor and a great performance from John Lithgow.
cons: They never made the sequel!!!
"It's Not My Planet, Understand MonkeyBoy?"
I still remember walking out of the theater after seeing The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across Th... See Full Review
pros: absurdly entertaining, great special DVD features
cons: no sequel, argh!!
Lithium Is No Longer Available On Credit
the ingredients are unlikely: a quirky sci-fi adventure story featuring a rock star/neurosurgeon/sup... See Full Review
pros: Lots of goofy fun and action, an early glimpse of future stars
cons: To be blunt, its total nonsense
Where's my sequel, dammit!?
On Christmas past, I received under the tree (metaphorically speaking, I don't have a tree) a very n... See Full Review
pros: Fantastic transfer, wide-screen presentation, loads of extras.
cons: None, other than that there is no sequel.
Buckaroo on DVD!
I just picked up Buckaroo Banzai on DVD from Fry's electronics "lost leader" department for $12.99.... See Full Review
pros: A very strange and very funny movie.
cons: A very strange film. And they never made the sequel.
Buckaroo's Back! It Makes the Ganglia Twitch!
Experimental jet car driver. Brilliant neurosurgeon. Nuclear physicist. Comic book hero. Personal p... See Full Review
pros: Strange, funny, memorable, imaginative, no sequels or prequels (so far)
cons: Kind of a mess, not always lucid
May the World Crime League get me if I'm lying...
I once downloaded the Buckaroo Banzai FAQ and gleaned from it that this was conceived as a more... See Full Review
pros: Those guys were so cute back then!
cons: "hokey" but with redeeming qualities
A pretty penny for my thoughts...
Okay, I saw this movie SOOOooo long ago, that a lot of the details have slipped my aging, ginkgo bil... See Full Review
pros: Off-the-wall, zany, kooky movie.
cons: The 80s look is out of style
Buckaroo Banzai - 80s Production, Still Hip
"Buckaroo Banzai" is one of those movies that makes me glad I was an adult whil... See Full Review
pros: The whole wild whacky film event, Off the Wall funny!
cons: They promised a sequel! Where is it? Where?
No Matter Where You Go...There You Are
Across the 8th Dimension. Yes, this must be the place. Buckaroo and the Hong Kong Cavaliers (those h... See Full Review
pros: Fun. Loads and loads of un.
cons: Was there a story? I must've missed it...
Huh?
It is indeed sad when a movie is called a cult classic merely for being a disjointed series of... See Full Review
Product Details
| Key Information | |
| Genre | Science-Fiction/Fantasy |
| Directors | W.D. Richter |
| Actors | Jeff Goldblum |
| Stars | John Lithgow |
| UPC | 013132921334 |
| Running Time | 1hr 43min |
| Available Formats | VHS: Movie Time |
| MPAA Rating | PG (MPAA) |
| Subgenre | Recommended |
| Release Date | 1984 |
| Languages | |
| Original Language | English |
| DVD Editions | |
| DVD Editions | <Edition><item name="format">DVD</item><item name="runtime">1hr 34min</item><item name="company">20th Century Fox Home Entertainment</item><item name="date">January 04, 2002</item><item name="rating">PG (MPAA)</item><item name="upc">027616862785</item><item name="sound">Sound Features: HiFi, Surround, Digital, Stereo, AC3</item></Edition> |
| VHS Editions | |
| VHS Editions | <Edition><item name="format">VHS</item><item name="company">Star Maker Video</item><item name="date">January 03, 1990</item><item name="upc">013132921334</item></Edition> |
| Credits | |
| Screenwriter | Earl Mac Rauch |
| Professional Reviews | |
| Professional Reviews | (08/08/1984, Jagr.): "...Very funny....[Lithgow] gives one of the most controlled out-of-control performances on screen in recent years..." |








