The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
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
Additional Info
| Budget | $17,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $6,254,148.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 13.593 |
Directed By
W.D. Richter
Crew
W.D. Richter
Neil Canton
Michael Boddicker
Earl Mac Rauch
George Bowers
Fred J. Koenekamp
Dennis E. Jones
Gary Daigler
Katterli Frauenfelder
Michael G. Nathanson
Terry Liebling
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Bones Howe
Bones Howe
Michael L. Fink
Rick Carter
Stephen Dane
Linda DeScenna
Virginia Randolph-Weaver
Tom Cranham
Tom Southwell
Sherman Labby
Erik L. Nelson
David P. Newell
Edward Morey III
Tony Rivetti Sr.
Billy Clevenger
Bruce McBroom
H. Bud Otto
Michael Evje
James M. McCann
Sal Orefice
John Murray
Henry Millar
David Blitstein
Eddie Marks
Linda Henrikson
Bari Dreiband-Burman
Stephen Robinette
Cheryl Bloch
Gordon Ecker
Anthony Milch
Doreen A. Dixon
Brian Ralph
Kenneth Karman
John Roesch
Joan Rowe
John T. Reitz
David E. Campbell
Gregg Rudloff
Judi Rosner
M. James Arnett
George Stokes
Michael Neale
Gary Hellerstein
Rocco Gioffre
Wayne Fitzgerald
Mic Rodgers
Michael Runyard
Jane Schwartz Jaffe
Tommy J. Huff
Sidney Beckerman
Dennis E. Jones
W.D. Richter
Richard Marks
J. Michael Riva
TOP CAST
Peter Weller
Buckaroo Banzai
John Lithgow
Lord John Whorfin
Ellen Barkin
Penny Priddy
Jeff Goldblum
New Jersey
Christopher Lloyd
John Bigboote
Lewis Smith
Perfect Tommy
Rosalind Cash
John Emdall
Robert Ito
Professor Hikita
Pepe Serna
Reno Nevada
Ronald Lacey
President Widmark
Matt Clark
Secretary of Defense
Clancy Brown
Rawhide
William Traylor
General Catburd
Carl Lumbly
John Parker
Vincent Schiavelli
John O'Connor
Dan Hedaya
John Gomez
Mariclare Costello
Senator Cunningham
Bill Henderson
Casper Lindley
Damon Hines
Scooter Lindley
Billy Vera
Pinky Carruthers
Laura Harrington
Mrs. Johnson
Michael Santoro
Billy Travers
Jonathan Banks
Lizardo Hospital Guard
Robert Gray
Radar Blazer
Gary Bisig
Radar Blazer
Kent Perkins
Mission Control
John Ashton
Highway Patrolman
Ken Magee
Duck Hunter Burt
James Keane
Duck Hunter Bubba
Yakov Smirnoff
National Security Advisor
Leonard Gaines
Artie Duncan
Francine Lembi
TV Anchorwoman
John Walter Davis
Star Surgeon
Read Morgan
Exhibitor
James Rosin
John Yaya
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