Buckaroo Banzai - Die 8. Dimension (1984)
Science FictionKomödieAbenteuerLiebesfilm
Der brillante Gehirnchirurg, Rockstar, Comicheld und Samurai Banzai schreibt Wissenschaftsgeschichte: Indem er seinen Oszillations-Overthruster auf Warp-Geschwindigkeit hochfrisiert, gelingt es ihm, als erster Mensch in die 8. Dimension zu reisen und heil zurückzukehren! Doch sein alter Feind, der irre Dr. Lizardo, plant den Overthruster zu stehlen und mit einer Armee schurkischer Aliens die Erde zu zerstören. Klare Sache, dass Banzai dem verrückten Wissenschaftler die Stirn bietet. Gelingt es ihm, die Vernichtung der Erde noch zu verhindern, oder stößt das Genie jetzt an seine Grenzen... ?
Der Regisseur:
W.D. Richter
Der Autor:
Earl Mac Rauch
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Peter Weller as Buckaroo Banzai |
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John Lithgow as Lord John Whorfin |
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Ellen Barkin as Penny Priddy |
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Jeff Goldblum as New Jersey |
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Christopher Lloyd as John Bigboote |
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Lewis Smith as Perfect Tommy |
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Rosalind Cash as John Emdall |
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Robert Ito as Professor Hikita |
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Pepe Serna as Reno Nevada |
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Ronald Lacey as President Widmark |
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Matt Clark as Secretary of Defense |
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Clancy Brown as Rawhide |
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William Traylor as General Catburd |
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Carl Lumbly as John Parker |
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Vincent Schiavelli as John O'Connor |
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Dan Hedaya as John Gomez |
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Mariclare Costello as Senator Cunningham |
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Bill Henderson as Casper Lindley |
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Damon Hines as Scooter Lindley |
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Billy Vera as Pinky Carruthers |
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Laura Harrington as Mrs. Johnson |
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Michael Santoro as Billy Travers |
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Jonathan Banks as Lizardo Hospital Guard |
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Robert Gray as Radar Blazer |
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Gary Bisig as Radar Blazer |
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Kent Perkins as Mission Control |
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John Ashton as Highway Patrolman |
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Ken Magee as Duck Hunter Burt |
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James Keane as Duck Hunter Bubba |
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Yakov Smirnoff as National Security Advisor |
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Leonard Gaines as Artie Duncan |
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Francine Lembi as TV Anchorwoman |
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John Walter Davis as Star Surgeon |
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Read Morgan as Exhibitor |
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James Rosin as John Yaya |
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Sam Minsky as Kolodny Brother |
| Directing | W.D. Richter | Director |
| Writing | Earl Mac Rauch | Screenplay |
| Production | Neil Canton | Producer |
| Editing | George Bowers | Editor |
| Camera | Fred J. Koenekamp | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Michael Boddicker | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Sherman Labby | Production Illustrator |
| Art | David P. Newell | Assistant Property Master |
| Camera | Billy Clevenger | Second Assistant Camera |
| Art | Linda DeScenna | Set Decoration |
| Art | Virginia Randolph-Weaver | Set Designer |
| Art | Erik L. Nelson | Property Master |
| Art | Stephen Dane | Art Direction |
| Camera | Bruce McBroom | Still Photographer |
| Production | Michael G. Nathanson | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Art | Tom Cranham | Production Illustrator |
| Crew | Henry Millar | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eddie Marks | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Judi Rosner | Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Brian Ralph | Negative Cutter |
| Camera | John Murray | Key Grip |
| Sound | Kenneth Karman | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bari Dreiband-Burman | Makeup Supervisor |
| Editing | Cheryl Bloch | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | M. James Arnett | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | John Roesch | Foley |
| Art | Tom Southwell | Production Illustrator |
| Sound | John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Terry Liebling | Casting |
| Art | Rick Carter | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Henrikson | Costumer |
| Sound | Doreen A. Dixon | ADR Editor |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Sound | Bones Howe | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Michael Evje | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Anthony Milch | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Directing | Gary Daigler | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Bones Howe | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephen Robinette | Hairstylist |
| Art | George Stokes | Construction Coordinator |
| Directing | Katterli Frauenfelder | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Edward Morey III | Camera Operator |
| Sound | James M. McCann | Boom Operator |
| Production | Dennis E. Jones | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aggie Guerard Rodgers | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Rocco Gioffre | Matte Painter |
| Lighting | Sal Orefice | Gaffer |
| Crew | David Blitstein | Special Effects |
| Sound | Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Michael L. Fink | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Tony Rivetti Sr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | H. Bud Otto | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Gordon Ecker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Joan Rowe | Foley |
| Production | Michael Neale | Location Manager |
| Crew | Gary Hellerstein | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Mic Rodgers | Stunts |
| Crew | Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| Editing | Jane Schwartz Jaffe | First Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Production | Sidney Beckerman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dennis E. Jones | Associate Producer |
| Production | W.D. Richter | Producer |
| Editing | Richard Marks | Editor |
| Art | J. Michael Riva | Production Design |
