The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
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Brilliant brain surgeon-rock star-and comic book hero Buckaroo Banzai just made scientific history! Shifting his Oscillation Overthruster into warp speed, he's the first man ever to travel to the Eighth Dimension and come back sane. But when his sworn enemy, the demented Dr. Lizardo, unleashes an evil army of inter-dimensional aliens, Buckaroo goes cranium to cranium with the madman in a battle that could result in the annihilation of the universe!

1984 · 1h 43m
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Starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin
Director W.D. Richter

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  • Peter Weller
    Buckaroo Banzai
  • John Lithgow
    Lord John Whorfin/Dr. Emilio Lizardo
  • Ellen Barkin
    Penny Priddy
  • Jeff Goldblum
    New Jersey
  • Christopher Lloyd
    John Bogboote
  • 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

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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

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Brilliant brain surgeon-rock star-and comic book hero Buckaroo Banzai just made scientific history! Shifting his Oscillation Overthruster into warp speed, he's the first man ever to travel to the Eighth Dimension and come back sane. But when his sworn enemy, the demented Dr. Lizardo, unleashes an evil army of inter-dimensional aliens, Buckaroo goes cranium to cranium with the madman in a battle that could result in the annihilation of the universe!

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Studio
MGM
Released
1984
Run Time
1 hr 43 min
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
United States
© 1984 ORION PICTURES CORPORATION

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English
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English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

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English (CC), English (United States) , Chinese, Traditional , Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) , German (Germany) , Hebrew , Hungarian , Indonesian , Norwegian , Portuguese (Brazil) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Spanish (Latin America) , Swedish , Thai

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