The 15 Best Films Coming to Amazon Prime in September 2022 – The A.V. Club

Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Official Trailer #1 - Christopher Lloyd Movie (1984) HD

The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension really should be elevated out of the cult category, as its so much more than just an odd obscurity. Starring Peter Weller as the eponymous rock star, physicist, test pilot, and neurosurgeon (all things that he will need to utilize in the film), Buckaroo Banzai must form a team to help defeat the Red Lectroids from Planet 10 before they invade Earth. The film is a sheer delight and stars not only Weller but also Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, Christopher Lloyd, Clancy Brown, and Yakov Smirnoff, just to name a few. While the special effects arent too special by todays standards, the film has a feel of handmade art, constructed with care by people doing the best they can with a smallish budget. Fans of Buckaroo Banzai (including Wes Anderson, who flat out stole the films closing credits for a similar sequence in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou) are still hoping for the hopeless: the much-rumored sequel Buckaroo Banzai Against The World Crime League, which was teased at the end of the film. In a 2002 The A.V. Club review of a special edition DVD, Noel Murray said, Buckaroo Banzai assumes an attitude of poise and purpose in an otherwise awkward universe.

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