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  Movie-Derived Hero System Character Adaptions - Buckaroo Banzai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Buckaroo Banzai is the character played by actor Peter Weller in the movie The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension.
Buckaroo was born to Masado Banzai and Sandra Willoughby in London in the winter of 1950.
Buckaroo is of average height and weight, with fl hair and a piercing, intense gaze.
surbrook.devermore.net /adaptionsmovie/buckaroo.html   (597 words)

  
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Buckaroo just having a split-second to catch the logo 'Yoyodyne' on the front of the van as he swerves into a ditch to avoid certain death...
BUCKAROO BANZAI Penny, I was going to get into that, but I haven't had time...with arachtoids and all...but briefly she was your long lost twin sister, we got married, and that's about all I can say.
BUCKAROO BANZAI To cut right to the bottom line on this, sir, we have reason to believe that there are moving freely among us, vicious red aliens disguised as the owners and operators of Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems.
www.scifiscripts.com /scripts/banzai_script.txt   (18219 words)

  
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Buckaroo Banzai, born to an American mother and a Japanese father, thus began life as he was destined to live it...
BUCKAROO BANZAI: You can check your anatomy all you want, and even though there may be normal variation, when you get right down to it, this far inside the head it _all_ looks the same.
BUCKAROO BANZAI is watching from behind a nearby tree as JOHN GOMEZ whacks the thermopod with a stick.
kumo.swcp.com /synth/text/buckaroo_banzai_script   (10920 words)

  
 banzai.html
Thirty years ago, a four-year-old boy named Buckaroo Banzai witnessed the deaths of his Japanese scientist father and Texas-born mother in a firey crash while they were attempting to penetrate the Eighth Dimension in an experimental jet car.
Buckaroo Banzai is a guy who operates as a neurosurgeon, drives his car through a mountain, and then finds time to play rock'n'roll with his band.
Your only hope is Buckaroo Banzai," the studio promoted the picture as a straight action-adventure, highlighting guns and the battle with evil aliens and deemphasizing the relationship between Buckaroo and his Cavaliers.
www.towson.edu /~flynn/banzai.html   (3651 words)

  
 Mutant Reviewers from Hell do "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension"
Buckaroo (RoboCop, er, Peter Weller), a Jack-Of-All-Trades, is currently riding his rocket car into the 8th dimension, inhabited by bad dudes all named John.
Buckaroo Banzai: You can check your anatomy all you want, and even though there may be normal variation, when it comes right down to it, this far inside the head it all looks the same.
Buckaroo Banzai: I've been ionized, but I'm okay now.
www.mutantreviewers.com /rbuckaroo.html   (1566 words)

  
 The DVD Journal: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension: Special Edition
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension is one of those movies where, to abuse the cliché, if you're the sort of person who really likes this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing you're really going to like.
Banzai fans, as it happens, are also a pretty vocal lot — in fact, their howls of protest are the reason the Banzai DVD release was delayed throughout 2001.
Buckaroo Banzai actually exists, and the Buckaroo Banzai movie was a "docudrama" chronicling his real-life exploits.
www.dvdjournal.com /reviews/a/adventuresofbuckbanzai.shtml   (3057 words)

  
 Pynchon - Film & TV: Buckaroo Banzai
Well, first of all there's this guy named Buckaroo Banzai, a brilliant neurosurgeon who also happens to be a samurai, an inventor, a race car driver, and the lead guitar of the Hong Kong Cavaliers.
Consequently, Team Banzai must infiltrate Yoyodyne and stop Lord Whorfin and his Red Lectroid followers, all of whom are named John.
Buckaroo Banzai was the SF franchise that never happened.
www.themodernword.com /pynchon/pynchon_film_bb.html   (616 words)

  
 BANZAI INSTITUTE: News
Banzai Institute representatives who attended a preview screening of Stealth report that the film is a popcorn thriller with lots of exciting chase scenes and amazing visual effects.
The special edition of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai was produced by MGM Home Video and is still available through video retailers and online dealers such as Amazon.com and Blockbuster.
Banzai would not indicate how many eggs were actually hidden on the DVD, and flatly refused to address mounting speculation that these "eggs" might serve a purpose beyond mere entertainment value.
www.banzai-institute.com /0301news.html   (3963 words)

  
 Comic Book Resources - CBR News - The Comic Wire
Moonstone Publishing has announced they've acquire the rights to the character Buckaroo Banzai, the star of the 1984 cult-classic "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" starring Peter Weller in the title role.
Buckaroo Banzai is a fiendishly clever action-packed adventure/comedy/drama in an outlandish world you'll want to visit again and again!
BUCKAROO BANZAI: a bold, titillating mix of particle physics, rock and roll, super-sonic speed machines, handsome men, beautiful women, and villains beyond redemption.
www.comicbookresources.com /news/newsitem.cgi?id=4618   (523 words)

  
 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Plot Outline: Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
Buckaroo Banzai: Have you ever thought about joining me full time?
I only wish that "Buckaroo Banzai versus The World Crime League" had been produced.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0086856   (581 words)

  
 Memorable Quotes from The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Banzai is using a laser to vaporize a pineal tumor without damaging the parthogenital plate.
Buckaroo Banzai: Is anybody out there not having a good time?
Buckaroo Banzai: Tell him yes on one and no on two.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0086856/quotes   (844 words)

  
 Review for The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Buckaroo Banzai and his partners have just perfected the "Oscillation Overthruster" and it allows them to travel into the 8th dimension.
Need a romance in here somewhere so Buckaroo runs into Penny while performing at a club, she's the lost twin sister of the woman he loved.
Buckaroo: "No,no,no,no. Don't tug on that, you never know what it might be attached to."
www.badmovies.org /movies/buckaroo   (759 words)

  
 Buckaroo Banzai FAQ
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is a film directed by W.D. Richter, written by Earl Mac Rauch and starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, and Clancy Brown.
A cover shot of the Buckaroo Banzai DVD released on January 4th, 2002.
The Buckaroo Banzai News Group, alt.fan.buckaroo-banzai, can be viewed through http://groups.google.com.
www.figmentfly.com /bb/bbindex.shtml   (968 words)

  
 World Watch OnLine: The Buckaroo Banzai Mailing List
Johnson has graciously allowed me to handle this end of the Banzai Institute's activities, allowing BBIs from far and wide to come together, if only virtually, to converse about The Man, The Film, The Novel, the possible FOX Series and whatever else strikes their fancy.
Buckaroo Banzai and related characters and concepts (along with nearly all graphics on this site) are property of Genrale Bank, Nederlan and/or Polygram, Harry Bailly Prod, and Earl Mac Rauch.
The Cyber Rangers and it's related graphic are all mine; however I'm fully aware that the context in which it was created and is used probably makes it also part of the Genrale Bank, Nederlan 'Buckaroo Banzai' package.
www.worldwatchonline.com /wwonline.htm   (973 words)

  
 31. Where have you seen and heard Buckaroo Banzai quotes or references in films and books?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
When Buckaroo installs the overthruster, we can see that it lights up a triangular display box; as the test gets underway, we see Hikita uncover an identical display back in the bunker.
The "88" reference for the Institute is obvious, and I suppose the "3-8" in Yoyodyne's number might tangentially refer to 1938, the year of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" broadcast and the Lectroid incursion into Grover's Mill, NJ.
Team Banzai had appeared as a merc unit in one of the Btech supplements and FASA wanted me to kill them off, which is what I did there.
www.figmentfly.com /bb/q31.html   (2452 words)

  
 Buckaroo Banzai
Although we were involved in the initial promotion of the movie, we refuse to take any of the blame for the movie's box office numbers.
There was some movement on developing a Banzai TV series a year or two ago, but that seemed to have staled and right now the movie and the fans are the only current source of new Banzai lore.
W.D. Richter, made some announcements regarding the Buckaroo Banzai TV show.
www.starland.com /bb   (230 words)

  
 BANZAI INSTITUTE: Main Menu
Rarely-seen images from the archives of the Banzai Institute and from the Buckaroo Banzai docudrama.
Resources for all Institute members, includes never-before-published excerpts from early Buckaroo scripts, as well as other items of interest to scholars studying the exploits of Dr. B.
Now you can share the excitement of Team Banzai with the all-new DVD of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, and the new edition of the Buckaroo Banzai novel.
www.banzai-institute.com   (230 words)

  
 Encyclopedia Obscura: Einstein's Brain
But once I heard it was about a Japanese guy looking for Einstein's brain, I decided to give it a go.
I was kind of expecting Buckaroo Banzai meets Frankenstein in Japan.
Little did I know this was a documentary, and that it would prove itself to be far stranger than the combination above could ever have been.
www.encyclopedia-obscura.com /moviesebrain.html   (1838 words)

  
 RODDENBERRY.COM-MICHAEL & DENISE OKUDA BIOGRAPHY
Denise currently works as video supervisor for "Star Trek: Voyager" and was a scenic artist and video playback coordinator for all seven seasons of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine".
Along with her husband, Michael, Denise is a co-author of the "Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future", an associate producer on Simon and Schuster Interactive's "Star Trek Omnipedia" CD-ROM, and a consultant on "Buckaroo Banzai: Ancient Secrets and New Mysteries".
Her latest projects are the amazing "Star Trek Sticker Book", as well as the revised and expanded edition of the "Star Trek Encyclopedia", both published in Fall 1999 by Pocket Books.
chat.roddenberry.com /biographies/biography.m&dokuda.html   (394 words)

  
 Starland's Team Banzai Buckaroo Banzai T-Shirts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Starland has the largest selection of Buckaroo Banzai T-shirts available anywhere.
Even though the show is currently on hold, you shouldn't wait to show your support for the series.
On the back we've printed one of Buckaroo's most famous observations: The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.
www.starland.com /bb/tsz.html   (475 words)

  
 Hidden DVD - Easter Eggs
After you read the article, press the "More" button to go to the next page.
On this page, use the UP button to go to the Banzai logo.
Highlight the "Special Features" button at the bottom, then press RIGHT to go to the Banzai logo.
www.americanindian.net /dvd/a.html   (1822 words)

  
 BUCKAROO BANZAI
These stories are about Buckaroo Banzai, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, the Blue Blaze Irregulars, and various friends and enemies of the Banzai Institute.
Now in development at 20th Century Fox, with W.D. Richter and Earl Mac Rauch at the helm of the production Be cool, but care.
Links to the mailing list, past and current issues of the newsletter, bios of Buckaroo Banzai and the Hong Kong Cavaliers, graphics, and other information.
www.halfaft.com /indexpages/bbanzaiindex.htm   (278 words)

  
 A New Bleeding Hearts Band for Buckaroo Banzai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Played with some lovely boxer pups when I was out for my run.
Hambone raised a very good point today - It doesn't appear very sporting to use a shootgun to "catch" a quail.
This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
buckarooofbanzai.blogspot.com   (2512 words)

  
 19. What sort of timeline do we have for the events that occurred in the film and book?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This Timeline was created with information from the movie, the book and the newsletters.
1937 Masado Banzai and Toichi Hikita invited to Texas by Edward McKay Willoughy, meets Sandra; Masado goes back to Japan after a month, Hikita stays
1950 Buckaroo Banzai born in London - winter
www.figmentfly.com /bb/q19.html   (300 words)

  
 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
A wild, unpredictable and witty sci-fi comedy in which the survival of the entire human race hinges on the efforts of one man--Buckaroo Banzai.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai fansites created by RT users
A trip through the Australian Outback turns into a horrific nightmare for three travelers who find out that not all locals are friendly.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/TheAdventuresofBuckarooBanzai-1000297   (527 words)

  
 Buckaroo Banzai and the Hong Kong Cavaliers
Not many know, he also hold the "Land Speed" record, and has built a device to travel to the eigth dimension although it was on every station.
With the rumor of a flying jet car, Banzai Institute is moving foward towards the next century.
Let's look at what makes up a Rock and Roll Renaissance Man
www.angelfire.com /weird2/myzerack   (56 words)

  
 Moonstone Books - Buckaroo Banzai
The preview issue of the NEW Bucakroo Banzai comic IS HERE!
That's right, and the full color first issue of the new mini series will ship in APRIL!
Click here to read a cool interview with Team Banzai: artist Stephen Thompson, inker Kieth Williams, and adaptor Joe Gentile!
www.moonstonebooks.com /banzai.asp   (73 words)

  
 The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai - Official Movie Site - Now on DVD
The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai - Official Movie Site - Now on DVD
Director of Photography FRED J. Associate Producer DENNIS JONES
Produced by NEIL CANTON and W.D. Written by EARL MAC RAUCH
www.buckaroobanzai-themovie.com   (33 words)

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