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Overview

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Director:
W.D. Richter
Writer:
Earl Mac Rauch (writer)
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Release Date:
15 August 1984 (USA) more
Tagline:
Beings from Another Dimension have invaded your world. more
Plot:
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
dream cast: hypothetical ‘Buckaroo Banzai’ sequel
 (From FlickFilosopher. 2 April 2009, 4:05 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
This Movie Is Great! Or is it? more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (USA) (short title)
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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Company:
Sherwood more

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Trivia:
The end of the movie invites the viewer to watch for the upcoming film "Buckaroo Banzai vs. The World Crime League". This was the real title for a sequel that Sherwood Studios planned to make if this film had been successful. Unfortunately, it was a box-office bomb, and Sherwood Studios went bankrupt. After its release on video and cable, however, BB became a cult favorite, much in the same way as Mad Max (1979) (which crawled from obscurity to spawn two sequels). Legal wranglings due to the bankruptcy prevented any other studios from picking up the sequel rights, and even years later MGM had to fight through a pile of red tape simply to get the OK to release it on DVD. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Dr Hikita marks the wall through which Dr Lizardo tries to access the 8th Dimension with a chalk "X". After Dr Lizardo bashes his assistants' heads together, the "X" is missing from the wall. more
Quotes:
New Jersey: Why is there a watermelon there?
Reno: I'll tell you later.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Free Enterprise (1998) more

FAQ

Why is there a watermelon there?
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15 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
This Movie Is Great! Or is it?, 8 July 2004
Author: tzer0 from The World Of Tomorrow

You will either love or hate this movie. If you get it it is a barrel of laughs. If you don't get it, you say . . . What the hell is this nonsense? It has been said that it's a comedy with all the punchlines removed. But they are there, you just have to read between the lines. It's kind of like one of those Magic Eye Puzzles. You have to look at it with the right kind of eyes. Otherwise you'll just see it as a crappy 80s sci-fi spoof. But trust me, there's more there than meets the eye. Some of the jokes aren't obvious on first viewing, or the 100th for that matter. You may want to consult the DVD extras or Pinky Caruther's 10,000 little known facts. With a bit of research, you can find out the reasons why that watermelon is there!

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