Now, before we get into the full breakdown of how you can watch 'The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension' right now, here are some finer points about the Sherwood Productions adventure flick. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum has a PG rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min. The release date of the movie is August 15th, 1984. The movie received a user score of 60/100 on TMDb, which is based on reviews from 464 real users.
Ready to dive into the plot? Here's the plot: "Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension."
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'The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on August 15th, 1984
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January 1st, 2002
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Balboa Theatre
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