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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984·1h 43m·PG
AdventureSci-FiComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.2/10
32,924 votes
Metascore
70
Metacritic

Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth.

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is a 1984 adventure sci-fi movie directed by W.D. Richter, starring Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, Peter Weller. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.2/10 from 32,924 votes and runs 1h 43m.

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Director
W.D. Richter
Stars
Jeff Goldblum
Ellen Barkin
Peter Weller
John Lithgow
Creators
Earl Mac Rauch
Details
1984-10-05
103 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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