The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Buckaroo Banzai - Across the 8th Dimension is an American science fiction film released in 1984.

Action

Dr. Buckaroo Banzai is a physicist, neurosurgeon, adventurer and musician ( in his rock band the Hong Kong Cavaliers ), who is fighting to save the world from the evil red Lectroiden of Planet 10.

At the beginning of the film takes Banzai part as a test pilot at the testing of a turbine -powered automobile. It wants his team secretly the oscillation Alpha laser, test a device that allows change to another dimension. Through the use of the laser, it is possible Buckaroo by a massive mountain to go through, which makes for plenty of attention.

Dr. Emilio Lizardo, who is actually Lord John Whorfin from the 8th dimension, breaking under the impact of these events from a mental institution. His goal is to steal the Alpha laser and with its assistance to return to his home dimension. Whorfin, once the leader of the red Lectroiden of Planet 10, has been banished to the 8th Dimension, after his reign was ended by the good black Lectroiden. Through a failed experiments of Dr. Lizardo succeeded him in 1938 to escape to the earth. Whorfin now teams up with other red Lectroiden the 8th Dimension, who have formed a front company named Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems.

The benevolent se black Lectroiden have arrived in the meantime in the orbit of the earth and warn of the danger by Banzai Whorfin. Banzai succeeds but not in time to steal the Alpha laser avert. He and his team decide to avert the destruction of the earth by the insecure black Lectroiden to go to Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems and reside Whorfin and its people. This is achieved finally and the red Lectroiden and Lord John Whorfin be defeated.

Awards

John Lithgow in 1984 for his role as Lord John Whorfin / Dr. Emilio Lizardo for the Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Reviews

" A shambles of science fiction adventure comic strip tale and parody of heroes and enemies; funny in some detail and profound, in the whole, however unbalanced and tiring. "

Novel

The novel version of Earl Mac Rauch is created in the form of documents, compiled by " Reno Nevada ". In addition to the background story of the film and the murder of Peggy Banzai by the followers of Lord Hanoi Xan and the death of Banzai's parents are described in an accident with a jet car.

Continuation

The guy has a sequel, Buckaroo Banzai vs. the World Crime League, towards, but never appeared. A certain time was rumored, Big Trouble In Little China would have originally been planned as a sequel to Buckaroo Banzai. But this is not true.

1984 in film W. D. Richter Screenplay Film score Fred Koenekamp George Bowers (filmmaker) Richard Marks Closing credits
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