Released August 15, 1984, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is an American science fiction film produced and directed by W. D. Richter, and starring Peter Weller, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, and Christopher Lloyd. | Killer Kitsch

"The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" is an 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, Jonathan Banks, John Ashton, Carl Lumbly and Ronald Lacey. Buckaroo Banzai is