---
title: 'The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'W. D. Richter'
released: '1984-08-15'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-adventures-of-buckaroo-banzai-across-the-8th-dimension-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086856/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

1984 · 102 min · Comedy, Science Fiction, Action · United States


## Synopsis

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, often shortened to Buckaroo Banzai, is a 1984 American adventure science fiction comedy film produced and directed by W. D. Richter and written by Earl Mac Rauch. It stars Peter Weller in the title role, with Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, and Christopher Lloyd. The supporting cast includes Lewis Smith, Rosalind Cash, Clancy Brown, Pepe Serna, Robert Ito, Vincent Schiavelli, Dan Hedaya, Matt Clark, Bill Henderson, Jonathan Banks, John Ashton, Carl Lumbly and Ronald Lacey.

## Credits

- **Director:** [W. D. Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-d-richter)
- **Screenplay:** [Earl Mac Rauch](https://cinepixo.com/people/earl-mac-rauch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Boddicker](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-boddicker)
- **Producer:** [Neil Canton](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-canton)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jordan Cronenweth](https://cinepixo.com/people/jordan-cronenweth), [Fred Koenekamp](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-koenekamp)
- **Editor:** [Richard Marks](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-marks), [George Bowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-bowers)

## Cast

- [Vincent Schiavelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-schiavelli)
- [Carl Lumbly](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-lumbly)
- [Jonathan Banks](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-banks)
- [William Traylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-traylor)
- [Dan Hedaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-hedaya)
- [Ellen Barkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-barkin)
- [Jeff Goldblum](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-goldblum)
- [Robert Ito](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-ito)
- [Rosalind Cash](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosalind-cash)
- [James Keane](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-keane)
- [John Lithgow](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lithgow)
- [Lewis Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-smith)
- [Kevin Rodney Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-rodney-sullivan)
- [Peter Weller](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-weller)
- [Laura Harrington](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-harrington)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-adventures-of-buckaroo-banzai-across-the-8th-dimension-1984
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