Discuss The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
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Lithgow's performance in this rivals The Crown
posted by lantznSTAFFMOD on April 5, 2017 at 10:05 AM
Today I just happened to come across this film while browsing Amazon Prime. At first I couldn't remember seeing it, so I proceeded to do so. Then it all slowly came back, LOL, the corn in this movie is golden jubilee! So many one liners. The final credits are even classic mid-80s glam rock, skip, jump and twirl. Oh my goodness, Duran Duran, DIYer Weller, red cowboy surgeon Goldblum, gun toting adolescent ready for war jumping of the bus, and goldilocks Lloyd. But the Oscar winning performance of Lithgow takes the cake. Enjoy 😊
Reply by tmdb65271336
on April 5, 2017 at 12:14 PM
Without Lithgow, Banzai wouldn't even be a cult film. His performance as John Bigbooty (sorry, Boo-TAY) was the highlight of the movie. It was so deliciously OTT that it made the film eminently watchable.
Reply by lantzn
on April 6, 2017 at 12:54 AM
Bigboote was Lloyd but your point stands. 👍🏼
Reply by Maria Kelly
on July 26, 2017 at 8:24 AM
John Lithgow was so awesome! He was just the sort of evil villian Buckaroo needed!
Reply by Maria Kelly
on March 10, 2018 at 3:11 AM
I also thought that John Lithgow's Mussolini impression (when he was giving that speech at Yoyodyne) was awesome!
Reply by Maria Kelly
on May 6, 2018 at 1:58 PM
In addition, the Russian comedian Yakov Smirnoff as the American National Security Advisor was so cool!
Reply by Rickers
on May 7, 2018 at 2:30 PM
"Don't tug on that! You never know what it might be connected to!"
Too bad the sequel never happened.
Reply by Maria Kelly
on May 8, 2018 at 7:02 AM
It certainly was.
Reply by Savage918
on July 25, 2018 at 4:26 PM
@Rickers : My 2 favorite lines (both said by Lithgow):
To hospital orderly: "Laugh while you can, Monkey Boy!"
To Red Lectroids at Yoyodyne: "Where are we going?" Lectroids: "Planet 10!" Lord Whorfin: "When?" Lectroids: "Real soon!"