The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

"Beings from Another Dimension have invaded your world."

Oct 5 1984 PG 1h 43m
Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.

Plot

Brain surgeon, rock musician, adventurer Buckaroo Banzai is a modern renaissance man and has made scientific history. He perfected the Oscillation Overthruster, which allows him to travel through solid matter by using the eighth dimension. But when his sworn enemy Dr. Emilio Lizardo devises a plot to steal the device and bring an evil army back to destroy Earth, Buckaroo goes cranium to cranium with the madman in a battle that could spell doom for the universe. Along with his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, Buckaroo must stop the evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer our dimension. He is helped by Penny Pretty, the long-lost twin sister of his late wife, and some good extra-dimensional beings who look and talk like they are from Jamaica.

Written by

Earl Mac Rauch

Directed by

W.D. Richter

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Sherwood Productions

Languages

English

Awards

5 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
32,027
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA