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''The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension'' (1984) is a film written by Earl Mac Rauch and directed by W.D. Richter that is one part B-Movie, one part [[Action Adventure]], one part comedy, and one part political satire.▼
▲''[[The Adventures
It boasts some names that were quite famous in the [[The Eighties|1980s]] and remain well known now:
* [[Peter Weller]] as Buckaroo Banzai
* [[John Lithgow]] as Dr. Emilio Lizardo/Lord John Whorfin
* [[Ellen Barkin]] as Penny Priddy
* [[Jeff Goldblum]] as New Jersey
* [[Christopher Lloyd]] as John [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"|Bigbooté]]
* [[Pepe Serna]] as Reno Nevada
* [[Clancy Brown]] as Rawhide
* Carl Lumbly as John Parker
* [[Vincent Schiavelli]] as John O'Connor
* [[Dan Hedaya]] as John Gomez
* [[Yakov Smirnoff]] as the National Security Advisor
* Plus [[Cameo]] appearances by [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] as the late Mrs. Banzai the Elder (excised), and [[Billy Vera]] as Pinky Carruthers
Despite this rather auspicious listing of A- and high B
Brilliant scientist Buckaroo Banzai is [[Marty Stu|a neurosurgeon who performs rock and roll (on multiple instruments, yet!) and studies the unknown]]. Surrounded by his faithful team of genius rockers, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, he travels the world pleasing the fans with music, and facing off against evil wherever he may find it.
In this adventure, one of many [[Shrouded in Myth]], Buckaroo goes from surgery to the test of the dimension-hopping Jet Car, to a performance at New Brunswick NJ night spot Artie's Artery. As Buckaroo turns the mood mellow with a solo piano performance of "Since I Don't Have You", a gunshot fires. Penny Priddy was trying to commit suicide, but because Buckaroo has many enemies, a misunderstanding results in her being arrested for attempting to kill him. Meanwhile, the Black Lectroids have sent an agent to Earth to warn Buckaroo that their historic enemies the Red Lectroids will try to steal his invention the Oscillation Overthruster (which the Jet Car used to enter the 8th Dimension) and use it to release their comrades from interdimensional exile. To stop them from causing trouble back on Planet Ten, the Black Lectroids will fire a particle beam from U.S. airspace to the USSR, which will start [[World War Three]], which will hopefully result in vaporizing the bad guys. This, needless to say, does not bode well for Earth. The U.S. Government also wants the Jet Car for military applications. Buckaroo has a lot on his plate, but will he manage to save the world, get the girl, and keep the Jet Car from being misused?
A cult film with a devoted following, ''Buckaroo Banzai'' continues to influence films and filmmakers to this day. As recently as 2016, it was poised to make the leap to television, helmed by none other than [[Kevin Smith]], until rights issues sunk the project. But the fact that the rights to a decades-old [[Cult Classic]] that did poorly at the box office are ''still'' [[Serious Business]] offers hope that ''someone'' will eventually revive it.
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* [[Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene]]
* [[Acid Trip Dimension]]: See also [[Hyperspace Is a Scary Place]] and [[This Is Your Premise
* [[Aliens Speaking English]]
* [[All There in the Manual]]
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]
* [[Back
* [[Backup Twin]]
* [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy]]
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]
* [[Big Electric Switch]]
* [[Bloodless Carnage]]
* [[Blown Across the Room]]: When John Bigbooté spits a starfish at the nameless Jet Car mechanic.
* [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]
* [[But Not Too Foreign]]
* [[Chewing the Scenery]]
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]
* [[
** It's better than that. In their human guises, Red Lectroids have bright, orangey red hair -- and when Lizardo gets possessed by Lord John Whorfin, his previously black hair suddenly turns bright red.
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[Cow Tools]]: "Why is there a watermelon there?" "I'll explain later."
** Answer: {{spoiler|Experiment in making fruit sturdy enough to survive air drop but remaining still edible. Yes, seriously.}}
*** Follow Up Answer: {{spoiler|Eggs are next.}}
** Another answer : {{spoiler|Put in so the makers of the film could see whether or not the meddling executives had given up yelling at them as of that point in the production. Yes, seriously.}}
* [[Cryptic Background Reference]]: Lots of them.
* [[Death Is Dramatic]]
** However, {{spoiler|Penny gets better at the end, and if the [[DVD Bonus Content|DVD's]] [[DVD Commentary|special commentary]] [[Unreliable Narrator|is to be believed]], Rawhide [[Only Mostly Dead|gets]] [[Not Quite Dead|better]], [[Death Is Cheap|too]].}}
* [[Disposable Woman]]
* [[
* [[Dope Slap]]: Whorfin to the guard who couldn't turn on the TV to show Penny's torture.
* [[DVD Commentary]]: Done ''in character'' by Earl Mac Rauch as Reno Nevada, who explains how the events in the movie differ from the actual events as they occurred to Buckaroo and company.
* [[Final Speech]]: {{spoiler|Rawhide}}.
* [[Five Man Band Concert]]: The Hong Kong Cavaliers number greater than five, but there are five playing at Artie's Artery.
* [[Flash Back]]
* [[Flash Back Back Back]]
* [[Fruit of the Loon]]
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]
* [[Goggles Do Something Unusual]]
** Which looks suspiciously like bubble wrap.
* [[Government Agency of Fiction]]
* [[Groin Attack]]
* [[Gun Fu]]
* [[Hachimaki]]
* [[Head Desk]]: Perfect Tommy lightly bumps his head against the prison bars while Buckaroo is talking to Penny Priddy in jail. The expression on his face and later dialogue indicates that he's doing it out of disbelief that Buckaroo is wasting his time with a woman who tried to kill him. Watch it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsxZLiFSjNQ here, starting at 3:20].
* [[Heroes-R-Us]]
* [[Hero Stole My Bike]]
** In the novelization, the motorcycle has an attached sidecar and the operator gallantly offers to drive Buckaroo in pursuit... and succeeds in doing something that no one has ever managed: ''scaring Buckaroo Banzai''. Through the simple expedient of being highly intoxicated and driving very, very badly in heavy traffic.
* [[Hologram]]: The message from John Emdall, generated by a record player-like device.
* [[Homemade Inventions]]
* [[Hostage for Macguffin]]
* [[Hyperspace Is a Scary Place]]
* [[I Have Your Wife]]
* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"]]
* [[Joisey]]
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* [[Last Kiss]]
▲* [[Just Shoot Him]] - John Whorfin ''does'' shoot Bigbooté after one too many whines about the proper pronunciation of his name.
▲* [[Last Kiss]] - Buckaroo tries to give one to Penny Priddy after she dies, but it partially revives her. He finishes bringing her back with a [[True Love's Kiss]].
* [[Literary Agent Hypothesis]]
▲* [[Lie Detector]] - The Shock Tower that Lord Whorfin hooks Buckaroo up to.
* [[Long
▲* [[Literary Agent Hypothesis]] - All Buckaroo media [the movie, the comics, the novels] are all supposedly based on the adventures of Buckaroo himself, who is not a character, but a real person.
▲* [[Long Lost Sibling]] - Penny is the long lost twin sister of Buckaroo's dead wife, Peggy. Maybe.
▲* [[Mad Scientist]] - Dr. Emilio Lizardo after he's possessed by Lord John Whorfin.
▲* [[Meaningful Name]] - Penny ''Priddy''.
* [[Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot]]
▲* [[Midair Repair]] - Buckaroo jumpstarts his borrowed Lectroid ship while it's in a dive.
▲* [[Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot]] - Kidnapping and theft -> A plot to conquer a planet and the possible start of [[World War III]].
* [[Neck Lift]]: Lord John Whorfin to an insane asylum attendant and John Bigbooté to the Secretary of Defense.
▲* [[Naive Newcomer]] - New Jersey
* [[Neck
* [[Nice Guy]]: Buckaroo Banzai is well loved and well known, due to his many talents and adventures. But it shows it's not just his fame or his fearless personality. It's because he also has a good heart. When Penny Priddy was feeling down during his concert, he makes sure the audience doesn't chastise her for it and even tries to sing a song to cheer her up. Unfortunately she tried to shoot herself regardless, but it was the though that counts. Even after the incident he was willing to bail her out himself.
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]
* [[No OSHA Compliance]]
* [[Offhand Backhand]]: John Bigbooté does it to one of the hunters.
* [[One-Dimensional Thinking]]
* [[Operator Incompatibility]]
* [[Parody Sue]]
* [[Pistol-Whipping]]
* [[Planet of Steves]]
* [[Psychic Powers]]
* [[Power Walk]]
* [[Put Down Your Gun and Step Away]]
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* [[Put Their Heads Together]]: The newly possessed Dr. Lizardo does it to two of his colleagues.
* [[Ramming Always Works]]: Lord Whorfin's troopship vs. the Red Lectroid thermopod.
* [[Recursive Canon]]
* [[Recycled Trailer Music]]: Buckaroo did poorly, in part, to poor promotion. Movies made thereafter learned from this unfortunate mistake.
* [[Revolvers Are Just Better]]
* [[Room Full of Crazy]]
* [[Scream Discretion Shot]]
* [[See You in Hell]]
* [[Self-Destruct Mechanism]]
* [[Sequel Snark]]
* [[Shout-Out]]
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]
* [[Sorry That I'm Dying]]
* [[Spiteful Spit]]: Penny Priddy to Lord John Whorfin while he's interrogating her.
* [[Stock Shout-Outs]]
* [[Storming the Castle]]
* [[Surprise Vehicle]]
* [[Taking the Bullet]]
* [[Tap
* [[That's an Order]]
* [[Theme Naming]]
* [[Theme Tune Cameo]]
* [[This Ain't Rocket Surgery]]
* [[This Is Your Premise
* [[Tracking Device]]
* [[Trashcan Bonfire]]
* [[True Love's Kiss]]
* [[Unfortunate Names]]
** John Yaya
** John Smallberries
** John Icicle Boy
** John Bigbooté - whose name was [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"|pronounced Big Boo
* [[Unusual User Interface]]: Apparently, the Lectroids have important controls operable using their feet. This normally wouldn't sound odd, but these controls happen to be levers rather than pedals. It gives Buckaroo a bit of trouble while he's trying to figure out how to pilot a Thermopod.
** The Black Lectroid with him does mention that the design is very bad.
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