The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Synopsis

Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.

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Cast

Peter Weller

Buckaroo Banzai

John Lithgow

Lord John Whorfin

Ellen Barkin

Penny Priddy

Jeff Goldblum

New Jersey

Christopher Lloyd

John Bigboote

Lewis Smith

Perfect Tommy

Rosalind Cash

John Emdall

Robert Ito

Professor Hikita

Pepe Serna

Reno Nevada

Ronald Lacey

President Widmark

Matt Clark

Secretary of Defense

Clancy Brown

Rawhide

William Traylor

General Catburd

Carl Lumbly

John Parker

Vincent Schiavelli

John O'Connor

Dan Hedaya

John Gomez

Mariclare Costello

Senator Cunningham

Bill Henderson

Casper Lindley

Damon Hines

Scooter Lindley

Billy Vera

Pinky Carruthers

Crew

Art

• Rick Carter Art Direction
• Stephen Dane Art Direction
• Linda DeScenna Set Decoration
• Virginia Randolph-Weaver Set Designer
• Tom Cranham Production Illustrator
• Tom Southwell Production Illustrator
• Sherman Labby Production Illustrator
• Erik L. Nelson Property Master
• David P. Newell Assistant Property Master
• George Stokes Construction Coordinator
• Wayne Fitzgerald Title Designer
• J. Michael Riva Production Design

Camera

• Fred J. Koenekamp Director of Photography
• Edward Morey III Camera Operator
• Tony Rivetti Sr. First Assistant Camera
• Billy Clevenger Second Assistant Camera
• Bruce McBroom Still Photographer
• John Murray Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Aggie Guerard Rodgers Costume Design
• Eddie Marks Costume Supervisor
• Linda Henrikson Costumer
• Bari Dreiband-Burman Makeup Supervisor
• Stephen Robinette Hairstylist

Crew

• Henry Millar Special Effects
• David Blitstein Special Effects
• M. James Arnett Stunt Coordinator
• Gary Hellerstein Transportation Coordinator
• Mic Rodgers Stunts
• Michael Runyard Stunts
• Tommy J. Huff Stunts

Directing

• W.D. Richter Director
• Gary Daigler First Assistant Director
• Katterli Frauenfelder Second Assistant Director
• H. Bud Otto Script Supervisor

Editing

• George Bowers Editor
• Cheryl Bloch Assistant Editor
• Brian Ralph Negative Cutter
• Jane Schwartz Jaffe First Assistant Editor
• Richard Marks Editor

Lighting

• Sal Orefice Gaffer

Production

• Neil Canton Producer
• Dennis E. Jones Unit Production Manager
• Michael G. Nathanson Executive In Charge Of Production
• Terry Liebling Casting
• Judi Rosner Production Coordinator
• Michael Neale Location Manager
• Sidney Beckerman Executive Producer
• Dennis E. Jones Associate Producer
• W.D. Richter Producer

Sound

• Michael Boddicker Original Music Composer
• Bones Howe Music Supervisor
• Bones Howe Sound Designer
• Michael Evje Production Sound Mixer
• James M. McCann Boom Operator
• Gordon Ecker Supervising Sound Editor
• Anthony Milch Supervising Sound Editor
• Doreen A. Dixon ADR Editor
• Kenneth Karman Music Editor
• John Roesch Foley
• Joan Rowe Foley
• John T. Reitz Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

• Michael L. Fink Visual Effects Supervisor
• Rocco Gioffre Matte Painter

Writing

• Earl Mac Rauch Screenplay

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