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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Director: W.D. Richter
Year: 1984
Plot: Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth.
Original Title:
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Director:
W.D. Richter
Writer:
Earl Mac Rauch
Producer:
Sidney Beckerman
,
Neil Canton
,
Dennis E. Jones
,
W.D. Richter
Type: movie
Year: 1984
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Cast:
Greg Mires
,
Matthew Mires
,
Matthew Earnest
,
Karla Dansereau
,
Peter Weller
,
John Lithgow
,
Ellen Barkin
,
Jeff Goldblum
,
Christopher Lloyd
,
Lewis Smith
,
Rosalind Cash
,
Robert Ito
,
Pepe Serna
,
Ronald Lacey
,
Matt Clark
,
Clancy Brown
,
William Traylor
,
Carl Lumbly
,
Vincent Schiavelli
,
Dan Hedaya
,
Mariclare Costello
,
Bill Henderson
,
Damon Hines
,
Billy Vera
,
Laura Harrington
,
Michael Santoro
,
Jonathan Banks
,
Robert Gray
,
Gary Bisig
,
Kent Perkins
,
John Ashton
,
Ken Magee
,
James Keane
,
Yakov Smirnoff
,
Leonard Gaines
,
Francine Lembi
,
John Walter Davis
,
Read Morgan
,
James Rosin
,
Raye Birk
,
Jane Marla Robbins
,
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
,
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
,
Radford Polinsky
,
Sam Minsky
,
Robert Hummer
,
Gerald Peterson
,
James Saito
,
Michele Hess
,
Tommy J. Huff
,
Bob Papenbrook
,
Corey Dee Williams
Runtimes:
103
Countries:
United States
Languages:
English
Color Info:
Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints)
Sound Mix:
Dolby Stereo::(35 mm prints)
,
70 mm 6-Track::(70 mm prints)
Original Air Date: 05 Oct 1984 (Canada)
Rating: 6.2
Votes: 28109
Year: 1984
Akas:
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (United States)
,
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (United States)
,
Buckaroo (India, English title)
,
Les aventures de Buckaroo Banzaï à travers la 8e dimension (France)
,
Les aventures de Buckaroo Banzaï (France)
Production Companies:
Sherwood Productions
Distributors:
Twentieth Century Fox
,
Columbia-EMI-Warner
,
Jugendfilm-Verleih
,
Producers Sales Organization (PSO)
,
Roadshow Films
,
Roadshow Home Video
,
Vestron Video
,
Image Entertainment
,
VPS Video
,
Concorde Video
,
Fram Film
,
Cannon Screen Entertainment
,
Video Treasures
,
Videosonic
,
Warner Home Video
,
Weintraub Entertainment Group
,
Chapel Distribution
,
Comedy Central
,
MGM Home Entertainment
,
Koch Media
,
Umbrella Entertainment
,
Shout! Factory
,
Arrow Films
,
Koch Films
,
Shout Select
,
Tubi TV
Cinematographer:
Fred J. Koenekamp
Producer:
Sidney Beckerman
,
Neil Canton
,
Dennis E. Jones
,
W.D. Richter
Production Manager:
Dennis E. Jones
,
Michael G. Nathanson
Art Direction:
Rick Carter
,
Stephen Dane
Box Office:
$620,279, 12 Aug 1984
Certificates:
Australia:PG
,
Australia:NRC
,
Canada:PG::(self-applied)
,
Finland:K-12
,
France:Tous publics
,
Germany:16
,
Iceland:12
,
Ireland:15
,
Japan:G
,
Netherlands:12
,
Norway:12::(recommended rating)
,
Norway:16::(cinema rating)
,
Poland:16::(TV rating)
,
Portugal:M/12
,
Singapore:PG
,
United Kingdom:PG::(theatrical rating)
,
United Kingdom:15::(video rating)
,
United Kingdom:12
,
United States:TV-PG
,
United States:PG
Composer:
Michael Boddicker
Editor:
George Bowers
,
Richard Marks
Editorial Department:
Cheryl Bloch
,
John Bracken
,
Jane Schwartz Jaffe
,
Lawrence Jordan
,
Brian Ralph
Sound Crew:
David E. Campbell
,
Doreen A. Dixon
,
Gordon Ecker
,
Michael Evje
,
Alfred T. Ferrante
,
Alan Howarth
,
Bones Howe
,
James M. McCann
,
Anthony Milch
,
John T. Reitz
,
John Roesch
,
Joan Rowe
,
Gregg Rudloff
,
Arne Schulze
,
Allan Bromberg
,
Greg Orloff
,
Marvin Walowitz
,
Richard E. Yawn
Visual Effects:
Mike Beard
,
Scott Beattie
,
James Belohovek
,
Beverly Bernacki
,
Michael Bigelow
,
Layne Bourgoyne
,
Steve Burg
,
Glenn Campbell
,
Chris Casady
,
Colette Emanuel
,
Michael L. Fink
,
Linda Fleisher
,
Mark Freund
,
Rocco Gioffre
,
Ron Gress
,
Steve Grumette
,
Eric Guaglione
,
James Hagedorn
,
David R. Hardberger
,
William L. Hayward
,
Rick Heinrichs
,
Judith Herman
,
Thomas Hollister
,
Michael Hosch
,
Fred Iguchi
,
Gregory Jein
,
Christopher Keith
,
Peter Kuran
,
Robin Dean Leyden
,
Thomas R. Polizzi
,
William Reilly
,
R.J. Robertson
,
John Scheele
,
Dennis Schultz
,
David Schwartz
,
Keith Shartle
,
Scott Squires
,
Mark Stetson
,
Rick Taylor
,
Rick Thompson
,
John T. Van Vliet
,
Robert Wilcox
,
Hoyt Yeatman
,
Jacqueline Zietlow
,
Dennis Dorney
,
Leslie Ekker
Music Department:
Michael Boddicker
,
Bones Howe
,
Kenneth Karman
,
Alexandra Leviloff
,
John Vigran
,
George Doering
Miscellaneous Crew:
Wayne Kerner
,
Selma Brown
,
Chris Collins
,
Dena Fischer
,
Wayne Fitzgerald
,
David Gross
,
Mark Homer
,
Dan Lupovitz
,
Judi Rosner
,
Kathryn Newbrough Sommer
,
Robert Michael Steloff
,
Roberto Terminelli
,
Anne Thompson
,
Dan Roth
,
Charles A. Tamburro
,
Dennis Tracy
Other Companies:
Bodifications Inc.
,
Zeiderman, Oberman & Associates Inc.
,
Thrust Racing
,
Modern Film Effects
,
Compact Sound Services
,
The Record Plant
,
B.F. Goodrich Co.
,
Monroe Shock Absorbers
,
Ford Motor Company
Costume Designer:
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Make Up:
Bari Dreiband-Burman
,
Stephen Robinette
,
Steve LaPorte
,
John Logan
,
Tom Woodruff Jr.
Assistant Director:
Gary Daigler
,
Bryan Denegal
,
Katterli Frauenfelder
Art Department:
Chris Courtois
,
Scott L. London
,
Tom Cranham
,
Sherman Labby
,
Erik L. Nelson
,
David P. Newell
,
Virginia L. Randolph
,
Tom Southwell
,
Mark Sparks
,
George Stokes
,
John Alvin
,
Glenn Forbes
Camera and Electrical Department:
Ron Veto
,
Billy Clevenger
,
Bruce McBroom
,
Edward Morey III
,
John Murray
,
Sal Orefice
,
Tony Rivetti
,
Wayne Baker
,
Jordan Cronenweth
,
Dave Friedman
,
Louis Niemeyer
,
Stephen St. John
Set Decoration:
Linda DeScenna
Costume Department:
Linda Henrikson
,
Eddie Marks
,
Radford Polinsky
Production Design:
J. Michael Riva
Special Effects:
David Blitstein
,
Henry Millar
,
Cleve Hall
,
Doug Hubbard
Script Department:
H. Bud Otto
Stunt Performer:
M. James Arnett
,
Chuck Cooper
,
Mike De Luna
,
Justin De Rosa
,
Tommy J. Huff
,
Gary Hymes
,
Alan Oliney
,
Mic Rodgers
,
Michael Runyard
,
Jerry Segal
,
Frank James Sparks
,
Rick Avery
,
Richard Epper
Location Management:
Michael Neale
Number of Seasons:
Gary Hellerstein
,
Steve Hellerstein
,
Craig Lietzke
Seasons:
Terry Liebling
Casting Department:
Michael Thomas Slifkin
Special Effects Companies:
The Burman Studio
,
Dream Quest Images
,
Visual Concept Engineering (VCE)
,
Greenlite Inc.
,
Available Light
,
Precision Projection Systems