The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

About The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

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

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is a 1984 comedy science fiction film directed by W.D. Richter. Released in August 1984, it runs 103 minutes.

The film is filed under whimsical, alien invasion, lighthearted, and disrespectful.

Peter Weller takes the lead as Buckaroo Banzai, John Lithgow as Lord John Whorfin, Ellen Barkin as Penny Priddy, and Jeff Goldblum as New Jersey. The screenplay is by Earl Mac Rauch. American members can watch it on MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, and MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel.

Avengers: Endgame, Back to the Future, and Edge of Tomorrow make useful companions to The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, all filed under time travel. TMDB voters put it at 6.0 out of 10 across 529 votes and it carries a PG rating.