THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE EIGHTH DIMENSION
Friday, April 16th
and Saturday, April 17th at 10:00 p.m.
Admission:$5.00
LATE NIGHT CULT CLASSIC PRESENTED BY BOOKMANS
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THE GREATEST CULT MOVIES OF ALL-TIME ARE BACK ON THE BIG SCREEN IN 35 MM!
"A deliciously funny piece of sci-fi ... from its goofy characters and crazy dialogue to its Land of the Lost-grade special effects and synthesizer-heavy score (which matches well with the Miami Vice costumes), BUCKAROO BANZAI screams cult classic through and through." - Christopher Null, FILMCRITIC.COM
"Beings from Another Dimension have invaded your world. Your only hope is Buckaroo Banzai."
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banza just might be one of the most enjoyably insane sci-fi movies of the '80s.
Peter Weller stars as Buckaroo, an acclaimed neurosurgeon, particle physicist, and, of course, rock star. He travels with the Hong Kong Cavaliers, a band of hard-rocking scientists who are also really good dressers. Buckaroo's interdimensional experiments with his Operation Overthruster throw him (and the Earth) straight into the middle of an alien war, and before you know it, he's got just a few hours to save the world. Confused? Hang on, we're only 10 minutes into the movie.
Buckaroo Banzai hurls you right into the middle of its comic-book universe and keeps going at a breakneck pace. It's chock-full of overlapping jokes, hilarious throwaway dialogue ("You're like Jerry Lewis: you give me hope to carry on."), and weirdness just for the hell of it ("Why is there a watermelon there?" "I'll tell you later."). This is a cult flick you'll need to watch at least twice--there's just no way to catch everything the first time around.
Ellen Barkin is terrific doing a dead-on film noir moll parody as Penny Priddy, and John Lithgow turns in a brilliantly manic performance as Dr. Lizardo/John Whorfin. And there's also those wacky supporting turns from Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd and Pepe Serna to consider ...
There is no reason not to love this movie unless you are cold and dead inside. Laugh while you can, Monkey Boys.