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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension [DVD]
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Genre | Action & Adventure |
Format | Special Edition, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Color, DVD, Dolby, Subtitled |
Contributor | Ellen Barkin, Robert Ito, James Keane, W. D. Richter, Peter Weller, Ronald Lacey, John Lithgow, Michael Boddicker, Jeff Goldblum See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 42 minutes |
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"The very oddest good movie in many a full moon," Buckaroo Banzai combines "humor, imagination, a little oriental mysticism and a passel of sharp performances [into] very chic sci-fi" (Time)! Oscar(r) nominees* Peter Weller and John Lithgow team with Emmy(r) winners Ellen Barkin and Christopher Lloyd for a fiendishly clever, action-packed adventure in an outlandishworld you'll want to visit again and again! Brilliant brain surgeon Banzai (Weller) just made scientific history. Shifting his Oscillation Overthruster into warp speed, he's the first man ever to travel to the Eighth Dimension and come back sane! But when his sworn enemy, the demented Dr. Lizardo (Lithgow), devises a plot to steal the Overthruster and bring an evil army of aliens back todestroy Earth, Buckaroo goes cranium to cranium with the madman in an extra-dimensional battle thatcould result in total annihilation of the universe! *1993: Short Film/Live Action, Partners (Weller); 1983: Supporting Actor, Terms Of Endearment (Lithgow)
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 ounces
- Item model number : 1002040
- Director : W. D. Richter
- Media Format : Special Edition, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Color, DVD, Dolby, Subtitled
- Run time : 1 hour and 42 minutes
- Release date : January 1, 2002
- Actors : Peter Weller, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, Robert Ito, James Keane
- Subtitles: : Spanish, French
- Studio : MGM (Video & DVD)
- ASIN : B00005JKEX
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #57,627 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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I want to say that I first saw this film on HBO during the day on either a summer vacation or a weekend sometime in the mid-eighties, and like I said sort of dismissed it. Later on I would keep coming back to it because of the actors, a lot of which went on to star in other movies I loved (Peter Weller in Robocop, John Lithgow in Harry and the Hendersons, Jeff Goldbum in The Fly, Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future). I also love the unexplained "I just started reading in the middle of this comic book" feel the film has. All the unanswered questions. Who is this infamous World Crime League? Why is Perfect Tommy (Lewis Smith) so perfect? Who is Peggy Priddy, twin sister of Penny Priddy, and Buckaroo's first wife who was murdered? Why does New Jersey (Goldblum) have such an affinity for woolly chaps and 50s era cowboy clothing? Etc., etc., etc. In fact, in the film itself Buckaroo and his team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, are stars of their own Marvel comic book, which was also released in real life by Marvel.
Add to this the dry delivery by Peter Weller of some really obtuse yet hilarious lines such as: "Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are."
There are also a lot of little touches everywhere that make the film really fun to watch. How they manage to tie in the original invasion of the Lectroids to the 1938 Orson Welles broadcast of War of the Worlds is genius. I also love that the character names are silly and funny, breaking the unspoken rule of comedy of no funny names and still managing to pull it off. I mean Buckaroo Banzai? Penny Priddy? All the Lectroids being named John something or other (Christopher Lloyd's Bigboote is a standout.) Tie this together with insanely esoteric concepts like an 8th dimension that allows solid matter to travel through other solid matter, yet also serves as a gateway to either a parallel universe or as a worm hole to another galaxy, and you have a very rich and fun film that manages to mix action, comedy, and pulp nostalgia into one giant roller coaster ride.
I really do love this film, right down to its dated special effects (some much more effective than today's CGI nightmares leaking off the big screen) and corny dialogue. I love this film because it's intentional and crafted to be exactly what it is. I think the scene that sums this up the best is the end sequence, a wacky dance/walking montage set to some awesome 80s synth music that finds all of the characters in the film (except the bad guys I think, but including those who have died) dynamically joining up at a concrete drainage area to just, well, walk dynamically. It really is a beautifully shot scene with plenty of fun zooms, twists and turns that is so upbeat, yet so serious it's almost mind numbing. Wes Anderson made an homage to this sequence in The Life Aquatic at the end when all the crew members and characters meet up and walk to the ship.
Although, I must admit. I liked it better back in the 80s when it first came out.
Peter Weller stars as Buckaroo Bonzai, playing it as straight as can be accomplished for a movie that was done as a mixture of adventure, sci-fi, and comedy. John Lithgow is absolutely hilarious as the demented leader of the aliens, and there is a guest starring role by Jeff Goldblum, who would use this film as a stepping stone to his own blockbuster hit parts (the remake of the The Fly and, of course, Independence Day). Though it was originally meant as the first in a series, this did not come to fruition. However, that did not stop the film from becoming a cult classic, and there have been comic books and video games with its moniker. This is a good film for kids as there are no sexual scenes, no gory violence, and the aliens, though a threat to Earth, are depicted in a fun and comic manner. It also depicts the people in charge of the federal government as total incompetants, but I suspect there are those who would say that this premise was not so far from the truth. All in all, this is a movie for the entire family and a great romp.
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Dédicace spécial à Jeff Goldblum (déguisé en cow-boy scientifique), à John Lithgow, leader des E.T. (déjà à l’époque), à Jonathan Banks (dans un second rôle, celui du gardien de l’hôpital psychiatrique).
Quel dommage que ce film n’eut pas de suite ...
No desvelaré mucho sobre la historia. Hay que verla por uno mismo. El intérprete principal es Peter Weller(Robocop 1 y 2). Además aparecen Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, etc.
Un film de culto de ci-fi de los 80. A un precio de derribo en Amazon.es.
La lástima es que en USA también salió, pero en edición "extendida", con unos minutos más, y el tráiler y una featurette-Making of, ausente en esta edición Británica.
¿Para cuando en blu-ray?
I hadn't planned to write a review for Buckaroo Banzai, but after having just entered reviews for two other classics (Night of the Comet and Cherry 2000), Buckaroo Banzai seemed to round out the trilogy.
Existing reviewers have covered this movie well enough for the most part, though the word "tedious" does not come to the tip of my tongue based on my personal sensibilities.
Certainly Buckaroo Banzai is probably the most "80's" of the three productions I have just named. At what other time in history could the "good aliens" have been Rastafarians (a deft touch on the part of the writers for sure)?
Who then are the bad guys? Well, here's a hint: What if, like the guy on the sample cheque at your bank, they were all named "John?" At the time of the production, besides wearing blister pack glasses (it was new then), my friends and I were mastering all the Johns of this movie, and I can still recall John Smallberries from memory over 20 years later.
What a cast - Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum - and all at the peak of their powers.
In my view, there was not one thing wrong with this movie. It was flawless, startling, quirky, crazy, brilliant, scene by scene, start to finish. Every scene worked, and each built on previous scenes to create a cinematic leaning tower of pisa that may never be equaled. (OK, only here would a simile of that kind be defensible!?!?)
The sad part, a sequel was clearly intended - but didn't materialize - when the subtle humour and deft touches flew far over the heads of the mainstream American audience (who rewarded The Terminator of the same year with two sequels).
I am a fan of The Terminator as well, and I think Schwarzenegger is under-rated both as an actor and as a governor - he is in fact a brilliant man - but this movie is much, much better than The Terminator - which does NOT need my review.
Plain and simple: This is one of the best science fiction/satirical allegories ever produced. Ever. A masterpiece.
And that's probably all I need to say here.
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