The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai across the 8th Dimension (1984)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Buckaroo Banzai

      Peter Weller

    • Doctor Emilio Lizardo/Lord John Whorfin

      John Lithgow

    • Penny Priddy

      Ellen Barkin

    • New Jersey

      Jeff Goldblum

    • John Bigboote

      Christopher Lloyd

    • Perfect Tommy

      Lewis Smith

    • Professor Hikita

      Robert Ito

    • Secretary of State

      Matt Clark

    • Reno Nevada

      Pepe Serna

    • Rawhide

      Clancy Brown

    • General Catburd

      William Traylor

    • John Parker

      Carl Lumbly

    • John O'Connor

      Vincent Schiavelli

    • John Gomez

      Dan Hedaya

    • Senator Cunningham

      Mariclare Costello

    • Casper Lindley

      Bill Henderson

    • Scooter Lindley

      Damon Hines

    • Pinky Carruthers

      Billy Vera

    • Mrs. Johnson

      Laura Harrington

    • Billy Travers

      Michael Santoro

    • Mission Control

      Kent Perkins

    • Lizardo Hospital Guard

      Jonathan Banks

    • 1st Radar Blaze

      Robert Gray

    • 2nd Radar Blaze

      Gary Bisig

    • Duck Hunter Burt

      Magee, Kenneth

    • Duck Hunter Bubba

      James Keane

    • Highway Patrolman

      Ashton, John David

    • National Security Adviser

      Yakov Smirnoff

    • Artie Duncan

      Leonard Gaines

    • TV Anchorwoman

      Francine Lembi

    • Star Surgeon

      John Walter Davis

    • Exhibitor

      Read Morgan

    • John Yaya

      James Rosin

    • 1st Reporter

      Raye Birk

    • 2nd Reporter

      Jane Marla Robbins

    • John Gant

      Kevin Sullivan

    • Black Lectroid Commander

      Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

    • Marine Lieutenant

      Radford Polinsky

    • Kolodny Brothers

      Sam Minsky

    • Kolodny Brothers

      Robert Hummer

    • Rug Sucker

      Gerald Peterson

    • * Sandra Banzai, Buckaroo's mother

      Jamie Lee Curtis

    • * Masado Banzai, Buckaroo's father

      James Saito

    • * Banzai as a boy

      Greg Mires

    • * Banzai as a boy

      Matthew Mires

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      W.D. Richter

    • Assistant Director

      Gary Daigler

    • Assistant Director

      Katterli Frauenfelder

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Inc. Sherwood Productions

    • Executive Producer

      Sidney Beckerman

    • Producer

      Neil Canton

    • Producer

      W.D. Richter

    • Associate producer/unit prod manager

      Dennis Jones

    • Production Executive

      Nathanson, Michael G.

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Judi Rosner

    • Location Manager

      Michael Neale

    • Production Assistant

      Dena Fischer

    • Production Assistant

      Robert Steloff

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Terry Liebling

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      Earl Mac Rauch

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Fred J. Koenekamp

    • SEM photography (8th Dimension sequence)

      Mike Beard

    • Effects photography (8th Dimension seq)

      William L. Hayward

    • Composite photography

      Christopher L. Keith

    • Camera Operator

      Edward Morey Iii

    • Opticals camera operator

      Mark Freund

    • Matte camera operator

      Glenn Campbell

    Special Effects:

    • Special Photographic Effects

      Justin Klarenbeck

    • Special visual effects supervisor

      Michael Fink

    • Visual effects co-ordinator

      Linda Fleischer

    • Optical effects

      VCE Inc (Sylmar, CA)

    • Optical effects

      James Hegedorn

    • Optical effects

      Beverly Bernacki

    • Optical effects

      Colette Emanuel

    • Matte paintings

      Dream Quest Images

    • Matte Artist

      Rocco Gioffre

    • Special Effects

      Henry Millar

    • Special Effects

      David Blitstein

    • Electronic effects

      Richard L. Thompson

    • Electronic design

      Leyden, Robin Dean

    • Models

      Ron Gress

    • Models

      Mike Hosch

    • Models

      Dennis Schultz

    • Models

      David Schwartz

    • Miniatures supervisor

      Mark Stetson

    • Miniatures construction

      Greg Jein

    Animation:

    • Animation visual effects

      VCE Inc (Sylmar, CA)

    • Animation visual effects supervisor

      Peter Kuran

    • Animation visual effects animator

      R.J. Robertson

    • Animation visual effects animator

      Rick Taylor

    • Animation visual effects animator

      James Belohovek

    • Animation visual effects animator

      Stephen Burg

    • Animation visual effects animator

      Layne Bourgoyne

    • Animation visual effects addit animator

      Chris Cassady

    • Effects anim/design (8th Dimension seq)

      John Van Vliet

    • Stop motion animation

      Rick Heinrichs

    • Motion control photography

      Dream Quest Images

    • Motion control supervisor

      Hoyt Yeatman

    • Motion control supervisor

      Scott Squires

    • Motion control production co-ordinator

      Keith Shartle

    • Motion control animation

      Michael Bigelow

    • Motion control technician

      Fred Iguchi

    • Motion control technician

      Thomas Hollister

    • Motion control technician

      David Hardberger

    • Motion control technician

      William Reilly

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Richard Marks

    • Editor

      George Bowers

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      J. Michael Riva

    • Art Director

      Carter, Richard

    • Art Director

      Stephen Dane

    • Set Designer

      Virginia L. Randolph

    • Set Decorator

      Linda Descenna

    • Production Illustrator

      Tom Cranham

    • Production Illustrator

      Tom Southwell

    • Production Illustrator

      Sherman Labby

    Costumes:

    • Costume design

      Aggie Guerard Rodgers

    • Costume supervisor

      Eddie Marks

    • Costumer

      Linda Henrikson

    • Costumer

      Radford Polinsky

    Make-up:

    • Makeup supervisor

      Dreiband, Bari

    Titles:

    • Title Design

      Wayne Fitzgerald

    Film processing:

    • Opticals

      Modern Film Effects

    Music:

    • Music

      Michael Boddicker

    • Music Supervisor

      Bones Howe

    • Music Editor

      Ken Karman

    Sound:

    • Sound Design

      Bones Howe

    • Sound Recording

      Michael Evje

    • Electronic music recording supervisor

      John Vigran

    • Electronic music recording supervision

      Record Plant

    • Sound Re-recording

      John Reitz

    • Sound Re-recording

      David Campbell

    • Sound Re-recording

      Gregg Rudloff

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Ecker Jr, Gordon

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Anthony Milch

    • Special synthesised sound effects

      Arne Schulze

    • Special synthesised sound effects

      Alan Howarth

    • ADR Editor

      Doreen A. Dixon

    • Foley

      John Roesch

    • Foley

      Joan Rowe

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      M. James Arnett

    • Stunts

      Mic Rodgers

    • Stunts

      Alan Oliney

    • Stunts

      Gary Hymes

    • Stunts

      Thomas Huff

    • Stunts

      Justin Derosa

    • Stunts

      Mike DeLuna

    • Stunts

      Jerry Segal

    • Stunts

      Chuck Cooper

    • Stunts

      Frank Sparks

    • Stunts

      Runyard, Michael

    Consultant:

    • Computer consultant (video)

      Grumette, Stephen

    • Computer consultant (graphics)

      Judith Herman