Legends Podcast #694; The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

Nineteen-eighty-four launched a number of sci-fi/comedy franchises, including Ghostbusters, Gremlins, The Toxic Avenger, and the continuation of series like Star Trek and Indiana Jones. Meanwhile, action/comedies like Beverly Hills Cop and Romancing the Stone found success with audiences. Overall, theatergoers preferred lighter fare as opposed to weighty adaptations like Dune and, well, 1984. So what better time to release a movie about a physicist, neurosurgeon, test pilot, rock star, and secret agent - and that's just the main character. Starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Goldblum, Clancy Brown, and Ellen Barkin, the film by writer Earl Mac Rauch and director W. D. Richter seemed set up to be an instant Eighties classic - except no one went to see it. Although its franchise hopes cratered on impact, the improbably titled film has earned a cult following in the forty years since, while its many stars became Eighties icons themselves. Join us we follow The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension… because no matter where you go, there you are.   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: [email protected]   You can write to Rum Daddy directly: [email protected] You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com