since the release of this film in 1984 and it have achieve bona fide cult status and and with good reason while for it be and without question and one of the most unique offering in the universe of cinematic science fiction . chock full of quirky and memorable character and scene and ` the adventure of buckaroo banzai across the 8th dimension and direct by w. d. richter and be lace with clever dialogue and action and adventure and surprise . and where else be you ever go to find a main character who be a scientist and brain surgeon and rock n roll star all roll up into one . after year of research and buckaroo banzai ( peter weller ) and his colleague and professor hikita ( robert ito ) and have successfully develop an ` overthruster and a device that have allow buckaroo to pass through solid matter a mountain and in fact drive through it at high speed in his specially design and equip car . but when his achievement hit the news and it capture the attention of the mad dr. emilio lizardo ( john lithgow ) and who catch the story on television from his room in the insane asylum and where he have be a resident for many year and ever since his own attempt at develop an overthruster fail . but though lizardo trial run with the overthruster fail and it do put him in contact with alien being from another realm and one of whom lord john whorfin have since that encounter inhabit lizardo mind and body . they be red lectroids from planet 10 by way of the 8th dimension and strand on earth ( in human form ) and await the development of the overthruster and which will enable them to return home . these be dangerous and resourceful being and and they be about to take buckaroo banzai currently on tour with his band and the hong kong cavalier by surprise . and soon and all that will stand between the red lectroids and the destruction of the earth and will be buckaroo and his band and some help from his loyal follower and the ` blue blazer regular . work from the highly imaginative and clever and detailed screenplay by earl mac rauch and richter have fashion and deliver a colorful and exciting adventure fill with subtle humor and the unexpected and an array of outrageous character and from whorfin and the lectroids ( all of whom have the first name ` john ) and to buckaroo cohort like ` perfect tommy ( lewis smith ) and new jersey ( jeff goldblum ) and to the alluring and mysterious woman buckaroo encounter and penny priddy ( ellen barkin ) . it an unconventional and yet readily accessible film that richter have pack with interesting aside and line and situation and all of which drive the story forward and keep you guess a to what could possibly happen next . he throw so much at you and in fact and that it impossible to catch it all the first time through while but it a movie that lend itself to repeat viewing and because it exactly what this kind of film be suppose to be represent pure entertainment from start to finish . peter weller be perfectly cast a buckaroo and and he successfully capture all of the element that make his character the ultimate renaissance man of the immediate future . with this performance and weller become the personification of the genius and adventurer and master of all thing while it the definitive portrayal of a unique individual and quite unlike any ever present on the silver screen before . weller buckaroo be intelligent and self assure watch him you get the feeling there always something go on in his head and and always a step ahead of the next guy and it his ability to convey the complexity of the character that make him believable and and his incredible exploit seem credible . simply put and weller have take a comic book character and make him real and and it make the film work . a lizardo or whorfin and john lithgow take it magnificently over the top with a character that be something of a precursor to his high commander dick solomon on tv ` 3rd rock from the sun . and watch this guy in action be a real kick . he large than life and wildly animate and extroverted and while affect an accent that a veritable smorgasbord of dialect . he lumber along like a mutate quasimodo and and when he give a speech to his fellow red lectroids about go ` home and it one of the most hilarious scene youre ever go to see anywhere . there definitely a method to lithgow madness and and it a terrific performance . christopher lloyd also turn in a winning performance a another of the red lectroids and ` john bigboote and and his exchange with lithgow be a riot ( especially when lizardo insists on call him ` big booty and and bigboote adamantly insist that it be pronounced ` bigboo tay . ) . and that just an example of the many and many finer and detailed element richter use to make this film so enjoyable and successful and from consistently funny verbal exchange to broad physical humor and all intersperse with the action and woven seamlessly into the story . the additional supporting cast include rosalind cash ( john emdall ) and pepe serna ( reno nevada ) and matt clark ( mckinley ) and clancy brown ( rawhide ) and carl lumbly ( john parker ) and vincent schiavelli ( john oconnor ) and dan hedaya ( john gomez ) and bill henderson ( casper ) and damon hines ( scooter ) and billy vera ( pinky carruthers ) and ronald lacey ( president widmark ) and william traylor ( general catburd ) . a film that will take you on a wild ride and into region beyond the know and ` the adventure of buckaroo banzai across the 8th dimension be that most rare treasure among cinematic discovery represent a truly unique film . it enthral and entertaining and and will keep you laugh and involve no matter how many time you see it . and it fill with great line you will be able to quote endlessly and use for any occasion . or and a buckaroo himself would say and ` no matter where you go and there you be . it the magic of the movie . i rate this one positive .