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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension

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Movie Info
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Director -
W.D. Richter -
Producer -
Neil Canton , W.D. Richter -
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 -
Runtime -
1h 43m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby Stereo , Dolby A , Stereo -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)