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 |
| Production | Neil Canton | Producer |
| Sound | Michael Boddicker | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Earl Mac Rauch | Screenplay |
| Editing | George Bowers | Editor |
| Camera | Fred J. Koenekamp | Director of Photography |
| Production | Dennis E. Jones | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Gary Daigler | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Katterli Frauenfelder | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Michael G. Nathanson | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Terry Liebling | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aggie Guerard Rodgers | Costume Design |
| Sound | Bones Howe | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Bones Howe | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | Michael L. Fink | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Rick Carter | Art Direction |
| Art | Stephen Dane | Art Direction |
| Art | Linda DeScenna | Set Decoration |
| Art | Virginia Randolph-Weaver | Set Designer |
| Art | Tom Cranham | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Tom Southwell | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Sherman Labby | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Erik L. Nelson | Property Master |
| Art | David P. Newell | Assistant Property Master |
| Camera | Edward Morey III | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Tony Rivetti Sr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Billy Clevenger | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Bruce McBroom | Still Photographer |
| Directing | H. Bud Otto | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Michael Evje | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | James M. McCann | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Sal Orefice | Gaffer |
| Camera | John Murray | Key Grip |
| Crew | Henry Millar | Special Effects |
| Crew | David Blitstein | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eddie Marks | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Henrikson | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bari Dreiband-Burman | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephen Robinette | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Cheryl Bloch | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Gordon Ecker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Anthony Milch | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Doreen A. Dixon | ADR Editor |
| Editing | Brian Ralph | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Kenneth Karman | Music Editor |
| Sound | John Roesch | Foley |
| Sound | Joan Rowe | Foley |
| Sound | John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Judi Rosner | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | M. James Arnett | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | George Stokes | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Michael Neale | Location Manager |
| Crew | Gary Hellerstein | Transportation Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Rocco Gioffre | Matte Painter |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| 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 |
