The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

Released: 1984-08-10 Duration: 1hr 43min

Genres: Science Fiction Comedy Adventure Romance

Rating 6.0

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Beings from Another Dimension have invaded your world.

Overview

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

Production Companies

Sherwood Productions

Additional Info

Budget	$17,000,000.00
Revenue	$6,254,148.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	17.29

Directed By

W.D. Richter

Crew

Director
W.D. Richter

Producer
Neil Canton

Original Music Composer
Michael Boddicker

Screenplay
Earl Mac Rauch

Editor
George Bowers

Director of Photography
Fred J. Koenekamp

Unit Production Manager
Dennis E. Jones

First Assistant Director
Gary Daigler

Second Assistant Director
Katterli Frauenfelder

Executive In Charge Of Production
Michael G. Nathanson

Casting
Terry Liebling

Costume Design
Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Music Supervisor
Bones Howe

Sound Designer
Bones Howe

Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael L. Fink

Art Direction
Rick Carter

Art Direction
Stephen Dane

Set Decoration
Linda DeScenna

Set Designer
Virginia Randolph-Weaver

Production Illustrator
Tom Cranham

Production Illustrator
Tom Southwell

Production Illustrator
Sherman Labby

Property Master
Erik L. Nelson

Assistant Property Master
David P. Newell

Camera Operator
Edward Morey III

First Assistant Camera
Tony Rivetti Sr.

Second Assistant Camera
Billy Clevenger

Still Photographer
Bruce McBroom

Script Supervisor
H. Bud Otto

Production Sound Mixer
Michael Evje

Boom Operator
James M. McCann

Gaffer
Sal Orefice

Key Grip
John Murray

Special Effects
Henry Millar

Special Effects
David Blitstein

Costume Supervisor
Eddie Marks

Costumer
Linda Henrikson

Makeup Supervisor
Bari Dreiband-Burman

Hairstylist
Stephen Robinette

Assistant Editor
Cheryl Bloch

Supervising Sound Editor
Gordon Ecker

Supervising Sound Editor
Anthony Milch

ADR Editor
Doreen A. Dixon

Negative Cutter
Brian Ralph

Music Editor
Kenneth Karman

Foley
John Roesch

Foley
Joan Rowe

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John T. Reitz

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David E. Campbell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff

Production Coordinator
Judi Rosner

Stunt Coordinator
M. James Arnett

Construction Coordinator
George Stokes

Location Manager
Michael Neale

Transportation Coordinator
Gary Hellerstein

Matte Painter
Rocco Gioffre

Title Designer
Wayne Fitzgerald

Stunts
Mic Rodgers

Stunts
Michael Runyard

First Assistant Editor
Jane Schwartz Jaffe

Stunts
Tommy J. Huff

Executive Producer
Sidney Beckerman

Associate Producer
Dennis E. Jones

Producer
W.D. Richter

Editor
Richard Marks

Production Design
J. Michael Riva

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