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This comedy, scifi, superhero, parody looking for understanding in the investigation of the 8th dimension. Dr Banzai & his people work on testing the jet car & the oscillation overthruster with events following it. Even mentions the War of the Worlds broadcast.
Lady Chills, Resident Scholar
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This docudrama is a blending of comidy, action, adventure, aliens and what a small group of people can do working as a team. The humor is subtle at times, the action is fast and the Jet Car is really cool! There are many actors that have done on to be household names. This is a "cult film" with a huge online following and many many more "closet" fans from all walks of life."Remember, no matter where you go... there you are!" Dr. B. Banzai
Blue Blaze Irregular Dragon, Resident Scholar
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A tense operation is taking place in hospital. One surgeon asks the other one about joining him full time. "Can you sing?" he asks his colleague. "Uh," comes the reply "yeah. A Little. Yeah. I can dance". What could that mean? Cut to a scene outside a canyon bed in a bunker. Scientists anxiously await the overdue arrival of the test driver for a new JetCar. "Where the hell is Banzai!?" someone official-looking says. Two men seated at desk appear to be relaxing, taking it all in, oblivious to the chaos happening in proximity. "Better go see what's keeping the boss, Reno..." The blonde one says. "Why me?" grumbles his Hispanic companion. ".....'cause i'm busy" he finishes, as he turns the page of a newspaper. Suddenly, from out of the shadows a figure emerges and, wrapped head to toe in black like a ninja, hustles over toward the JetCar. Applause erupts from a gallery of people there to see the test. They know who it is. And we do too. He's the surgeon we saw in the operating room. It's Buckaroo Banzai(Weller); nuclear scientist, brain surgeon, erstwhile musician, and yes, JetCar test pilot. Say...those guys inside the bunker must've been some of the hard-rocking Hong Kong Cavaliers, Buckaroo's band, bodyguards, enterauge, and trusted inner-circle. Buckaroo Banzai comic books say some of those guys are pretty tough. They're all armed at any rate, so you don't want to mess with them. Buckaroo takes the JetCar thru it's paces, and after breaking the sound barrier, shocks everyone by promptly driving the thing right through a mountain of solid rock. So begins a compelling adventure set is the 1980's present day. B. Banzai and his boys are what we need when the earth is threatened by "Red Lectroids" an inter-dimensional alien race led by Dr. Emilio Lizardo(Lithgow), a former scientist who went mad one day when he found a way to travel between this dimension and the 8th one. During a failed experiment, he started raving that he was the leader of the Red Lectriods. Well, get this; he is insane, but he really IS the leader of a contingent of aliens that crossed over during an electrical storm years ago. They have all been living among us by chemically altering our minds to see them as human. Lizardo was committed and interred at an asylum. He breaks out, however,when one of Buckaroo's scientists perfects a device that would send him and his race back home. Buckaroo and his men are drawn into this when Lizardo's agents infiltrate their headquarters and kidnap Buckaroo's love interest Penny Priddy(Barkin)who just happens to be a dead ringer for Buck's late wife and also just happens to have the device hidden on her. Buckaroo must now stop Lizardo,rescue Penny, and save the world, when all the while, a mysterious force from beyond watches Team Banzai's every move....
This was always an enjoyable movie with some great early performances from Peter Weller, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher LLoyd, John Astin, Vincent Shiavelli, Dan Hedaya, Billy Vera, Clancy Brown and Carl Lumbly. Not in important movie as in the stature of The African Queen, or The Godfather, but very underated and widely well-recieved effort that film fans should treat with more reverence.
Mac Grurry, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 13.3%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 36.7%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Technology/$$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
- method of transportation
Parody movie?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- scientist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair type
- (man) short/medium wavy
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male Alien
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- scientist
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
- deluded
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity
- Italian
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
- general past
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Misc settings
- mental hospital
- bar/restaurant
Style
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Kinds of F/X
- exploding spaceships
- exotic spaceships
- exotic aliens
Is this movie based on a
- book
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