so what . big deal . a lectroid commander in the adventure of buckaroo banzai . greeting honorary member of the hong kong cavalier and to all you neutral observer and detractor as well . hop to clarify the mystery and purpose of this 1984 docudrama and i have scour all available data ( include movie review ) and scrutinize the musing of the film director via the dvd special feature and and hold extensive conference with official representative of the banzai institute for biomedical engineering and strategic information . i hasten to point out that my finding be inconclusive and that many question remain . the film be ( negatively ) a rambling and disjoint pastiche of pseudo hip and sci fi or comic book inspire shenanigan that ( positively ) manage to generate inordinate amount of charm and wonder through it fortuitous collusion of eccentric story line ( battle alien while a deeply depressed damsel in distress and penny priddy while the actual hong kong cavalier hone their rock and roll chop while buckaroo himself and push his new jet car with the incredible oscillation overthruster through the forbidding region of the 8th dimension ) and the glow charisma of the actor at play represent john lithgow dr. lizardo be hilarious and ingenious . w. d. richter nerdy persona obscure his inability to fashion earl mac rauch free wheel screenplay into a coherent whole . still and the many facet of the story remain intriguing and michael boddicker synthesize music be majestic and buoyant . however and the question persist . what do happen at grover mill in october of 1938. be orson welles part of an invasion plot that involve mass hypnosis . be there extraterrestrial biological entity live among u . documentation outline an thorough governmental inquiry into these matter have reach this commentator . a report by the investigator and special agent mulder and scully and shall be make available to the public in due course . a final note represent a page and supposedly tear from welles personal diary and write in a shaky and nearly illegible hand and carry the following and ominous message represent keep watch the sky .