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From W.D. Richter, the writer of the 70s Invasion of the Body Snatchers and co-writer of Big Trouble in Little China, comes a pop-sci-fi adventure that defies convention and went on to become one of the cult hits of the ’80s.

Peter Weller is Buckaroo Banzai, a physicist-neurosurgeon-martial arts master-secret agent-rock star who has just made history with his invention, the Oscillation Overthruster. The Overthruster allows him to travel to the 8th Dimension, but this feat draws the attention of the Red Lectroids, an alien race (led by Christopher Lloyd) who have teamed up with Banzai s nemesis, the deranged Dr Lizardo (John Lithgow). Lizardo and the Red Lectroids are seeking the Overthruster to take over the world and Banzai, with his team of agents/band musicians, The Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop them before it’s too late!

It stars Peter Weller in the title role, with Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, and Christopher Lloyd. The supporting cast includes Lewis Smith, Rosalind Cash, Clancy Brown, Pepe Serna, Robert Ito, Vincent Schiavelli, Dan Hedaya, Jonathan Banks, John Ashton, Carl Lumbly and Ronald Lacey.

With strong references to sci-fi and pop culture that span Thomas Pynchon and Orson Welles, Buckaroo Banzai is a film made by fans for fans and counts filmmakers including Wes Anderson and Kevin Smith among its admirers.

“Wherever you go, there you are.”

“A state-of-the-art spaceship flying at the speed of light without  narrative coordinates, Buckaroo Banzai is the very oddest good movie in  many a full moon.” – Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine 

“Dense and complex, this beloved 1984 cult film hits the ground running  with its text-based prelude and just doesn’t stop, never making an  expected choice or pausing to hold the viewer’s figurative hand.” – Jason Shawhan, Nashville Scene