The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984 · 103 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 30,836 VOTES · DIR. W.D. Richter

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension poster

Overview

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

Dialogue Timeline — 1,105 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:39 Launch control is having trouble verifying mass acceleration.
00:05:05 ...B, C, D, E... - Clear the area!
00:09:00 Unsafe levels of...
00:15:29 ...asked what he saw, asked where he went
00:20:20 I just... I just sponged up a little too much Vat 69, that's all.
00:24:45 Plus, Buckaroo has to think so too or else he wouldn't be ready
00:27:51 What are you doing here?
00:31:08 But the solid parts of this rock - the neutrons, quarks, protons and electrons -
00:34:12 What's he writing?
00:39:06 Sorry.
00:42:32 I'm headed downstairs. Keep everybody calm.
00:46:17 It's Buckaroo Banzai! Get him!
00:50:34 Then it all just turned out to be a hoax.
00:55:07 - Who's Penny? - Where is she?
00:58:55 Okay. Tommy, check the biomedical labs. Reno, take physics. Jersey, go with Reno.
01:04:03 but I have a developing situation here and I must speak frankly.
01:06:49 Yeah. In fact, one of them is with me right now.
01:09:33 Jammed? By who? Who by?
01:13:11 and free our trapped comrades!
01:17:26 activate your probes.
01:23:10 The greatest joy is the joy of duty.
01:27:55 Lord Whorfin will return for all those left behind.
01:32:26 John Parker, take this wheel.
10:00:00 again this month.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,105
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:01:39
Final line10:00:00

Production Record

DirectorW.D. Richter
LanguageEnglish
Budget$17,000,000
Revenue$6,254,148
IMDb votes30,836