The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Beings from Another Dimension have invaded your world.
Directed by W.D. Richter
Produced by Sherwood Productions
A wildly inventive, genre-defying adventure that blends rock-and-roll swagger with sci-fi spectacle and intellectual whimsy, treating an alien invasion with irreverent charm.
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
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Is The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 93% of films.
Is The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Does The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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