Sci-fi parodies like these usually struggle to work, but Buckaroo Banzai succeeds through total devotion to its own lunacy.
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W.D. Richter
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Peter Weller
Buckaroo Banzai
John Lithgow
Doctor Emilio Lizardo
Ellen Barkin
Penny Priddy
Jeff Goldblum
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Christopher Lloyd
John Bigboote
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Director -
W.D. Richter -
Executive Producer -
Sidney Beckerman -
Screenwriter -
Earl Mac Rauch -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
Sherwood Pictures -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Sci-Fi , Adventure , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 15, 1984, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 16, 2008 -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby Stereo , Dolby A , Stereo -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)