Buckaroo Banzai Mgm Sues Original Filmmakers Over Tv Rights
Originally released theatrically in 1984, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is a celebrated science-fiction adventure comedy film originally directed by Walter Richter and written by Earl Mac Rauch. Centering around the chief exploits of the eponymous protagonist - who can be succinctly described as being a physicist, neurosurgeon, test pilot, and rock n’ roll musician - lead actor Peter Weller originated the role and movie property as a wildly original genre production that saw the central hero saving the world from inter-dimensional aliens called Red Lectroids from Planet 10....