DAC Episode 292: The Random Canon #21 - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1985)

if the sight of jeff goldblum in full tom mix gear doesn’t convince you to watch this movie, i don’t know what to tell you.

I don’t know what to say about The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension that the header image can’t already tell you. Okay, let’s try this: genius scientist-rock star-martial arts master-experimental car driver-god among men Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Weller) breaks into the 8th dimension, setting off a chain of events involving warring alien civilizations. In the meantime, there’s romance, action, an unexplained watermelon, a copious mashup of Orson Welles, Thomas Pynchon and old Doc Savage comics, and a set of kickin’ costumes. Listen below or podcatch us where you may.