The perfect proto-superhero team movie: no origin stories, not even that much character depth, just a bunch of cool dudes doing cool stuff in the name of good.
Saw an interview recently with Clancy Brown, and he stated he didn't understand why he was in this sequence, since his character died, but he was happy to reunite with the cast. I always felt this ending was like a curtain call for a play. Everyone shows up.
I think that the commentary included a reference to his character thing "put on ice" until Dr. Banzai and the team figure out a cure for the "untreatable" toxin; perhaps it didn't take long at all?
@@PerrinRynning As a Rawhide fan, I consider this preposterous (yet plausible) idea as canon unless the "Buckaroo Banzai against the World Crime League" sequel movie disproves it.
i saw this just recently in a movie or show (not buckaroo) and I got so excited that the writers might be fans of buckaroo. I wish i could remember where tho..
@@Strideo1 Nope! The fact that Nirvana is celebrated... The 80's were America's last great decade. Gangsta Rap and Grunge being celebrated as lifestyles rather than entertainment in the 90's all reaching that tipping point in 1997 is where everything went wrong.
I'm a 55yo gay man. I do not miss the 80s they were not a great time to live assuming you got out alive. We have the music and the movies and the style still. Also there are bands like the Midnight. Best to move on and just take on the style. Also with nostalgia it's a trap, You are only remembering the good shit like how your joints didn't hurt and ignoring all the awful.
i think it does take itself seriously, it just also tries to be funny. there’s a lot of heart in that film, which u see less and less in self-parodying superhero movies today.
I saw this in the theater in 1985 at a midnight showing. I spent the first half-hour wondering what the hell I was watching, the second half-hour giving over to it, the rest of the film riding along with the wave of silliness, and then cheering like crazy during the end credits (with a half-packed house). Something about that final march together just united this motley band of late-night stoners taking in a late movie. It was a moment I will never forget.
God knows how many times I've watched this now, just on your comment, but Goldblum's expressions....it really is perfect, this movie leaves you so wanting for a sequel, if only to explain WTF happened, everywhere LOL
Haven't stopped thinking about this since I saw it and must have watched the clip over a hundred times now and couldn't agree more.Although, Goldblum doesn't need a walk, he does it with a smile.
thats actually kindof an exercise in acting classes these days among other things it is a form of Improv and can be fun to "discover" the character that way
One of the coolest, most imaginative, entertaining movies ever made, hands down. I've watched it a dozen times and it never gets old. Peter Weller can be Robocop, he can hold advanced degrees and teach college, he can be awesome in Longmire, he can appear as an expert on documentaries about ancient civilizations....doesn't matter because first and foremost he'll always be Buckaroo Banzai!
He didn't just appear as an expert on _Engineering an Empire_ , he taught classes in ancient history at Syracuse University. He has a PhD in Italian Rennaisance art history.
I have no less than 5 copies of the movie on DVD, two tshirts, a movie poster, a fridge magnet, several cosplay identification badges, quite a few pins, a copy of the Marvel comic book adaptation and the topper is a YoYodyne Propulsion Systems coffee mug. To this day the movie remains my favorite of all time. I might attend a Comic-con soon and get a pic with Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Weller). Buckaroo Banzai was my first real action hero even before they were called that. Peter Weller in an interview once said Buckaroo isn't a superhero and is made better by the people he surrounds himself with. Those hard rockin' Hong Kong Cavaliers, Buckaroos most trusted inner circle. Turning 60 this year reminds me that next year the movie celebrates its fortieth anniversary. I even have my eye on an Oscillation Overthruster. Update: I now have an actual screen perfect Oscillation Overthruster. I am told these are quite rare. My nephew even made me one from a 3D print file in Orange.
Because dang! There's some nasty versions of this track out there that are just mild torture compared to the real thing. Why don't some soundtracks like this get released? Are the owners allergic to money?
Not sure if anyone mentioned it here, but here's some trivia: the score hadn't been finalized when they shot this scene. So, they choreographed this scene to Billy Joel's Uptown Girl because it had a similar beat.
The epitome of 80s coolness. And a slate of perfect character actors, nailing every note. God bless Michael Boddicker, Earl Mac Rausch, & W.D. Richter.
This scene should be studied by actors and film makers. Christopher Lloyd should have won an Oscar. JOHN LITHGOW should have won an Oscar. The writers should have won an Oscar. The casting director should have won an Oscar. The wardrobe people should absolutely have won an Oscar.
@@jimmymcfarland4184 No, 80's movies that we're still talking about 40 years later are the best. Nobody is talking about how awesome Laser Mission, Megaforce, Born American, or American Ninja were for good reason.
Fun fact, the music for this scene wasn't completed at the time of shooting so they used Uptown Girl for the actors to move to as it had the same tempo.
Truly one of the greatest films in the Western canon. Incidentally, if you like this film you REALLY should get the DVD and listen to the commentary track, which is amazing and not just another commentary track.
I need to be careful not to oversaturate, but I love this song. It was so perfect coming out of the theater with this in my head. Yeah, I walked funny.
When it came time to film the end titles sequence, where Buckaroo and his friends are walking around a dry Los Angeles aqueduct in step to the music, the music wasn't ready. Composer Michael Boddicker told the film crew to use the song "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel as a placeholder, because it was the exact same tempo. Those scenes were filmed with "Uptown Girl" blaring from a boom box tied to the back of the camera truck.
I obviously loved the movie so much that I created a band called "Perfect Tommy". We were from Seattle but management and record label were from Vagas. Three albums, college radio only'. We toured for 12 years. Thank You Buckaroo for giving me a career.
It took me rewinding the video 3-4 times to figure it out. 😂 He must have really good feet, those things don't have much cushion and I wonder how many takes it took to film this.
@@kall3467I remember thinking how comfortable that split toe is when he was walking, I've done Tabi socks before but not the shoes. Nowadays I think they have nice ones with cushion, but back then on that LA river concrete, maybe he built up the foot strength of a halfling
Im 62 and have to say this posting is the best quality ive seen in my years of searching ... And daggy as it is, I do recall I may have tried to become a Blue Blaze Irregular way back when ...
I just figured out that this video fully encapsulates the 80's, from the music to the costuming to the performance of all involved, if you wanted to show someone the 1980's this is the video to use. Also this is at least on the top 5 of movies to show to help someone experience the decade.
This encapsulates many of the positive aspects of the 80s, but you have to sprinkle in the looming threat of nuclear annihilation and AIDS if you want the fully authentic 80s vibe tho
Did anyone notice the “Flex Capacitor” and this was before the “Back to the Future “ and also fast car driving into the mountain Back to the Future 111 . Western outfit!
I remember loving this when I was young. Years later, I tried to get my wife to watch it and we could barely sit through it. And yet, looking back, I want to watch it again.... Best 2 out of 3.
Mine also, Jim. I've watched Big Trouble in China about 1000x. Love Kurt Russell. If you want a movie your wife might like, consider "Delivering Milo" It's much, much deeper than I thought. I caught 15 minutes of it one day and I was WTH? Then I was home early one day, then WHAM! Watched it all. Closing credits, the song, unmistakable Allison Krauss. Baby, now that I found you. Peace out.
they made that horrible movie with ron ely....but this was much closer an attempt to bring the original doc savage back to the big screen has been stuck in development hell
Notice that several of them changed clothes before the last shot, walking by the title. . You can go to this spot. It’s in a reservoir/ park in LA in the valley where the 101 crosses the 405. It’s dirty and covered with graffiti. But if you go, bring your skinny tie and whistle this song. . It was also used in the beginning and ending of “Escape from New York”
I missed this movie completely somehow. Just watched it. It was so odd. It was both mesmerising and jarring, amazing and awful. It feels like a pastiche only with full commitment, Like if Airplane had no punchlines and was a serious attempt at a disaster movie. And yet, it is spellbinding. It just has swagger and is enjoyable. Buckaroo is, in the space of two minutes, a brain surgeon, ninja, rocket engineer and pilot, and a pop star. He has a group of experts or frends, or discliples, or something that follow him blindly. I won't disagree with anyone that it is awful: i won't disagree with anyone that it is amazing - it manages to be both at once. It feels like film three in a four movie block.
The scene where he steals a motorcycle and the owner is angry until he realizes “Hey! It’s Buckaroo Banzai!” is my favorite little detail because it shows that his exploits are so widely known that ordinary people see him doing something crazy and just assume that he must be saving the world or something equally important. The whole thing makes much more sense if you’ve read the old “Doc Savage:Man of Bronze” pulp novels, because Buckaroo is basically a modern version of Doc Savage. A polymath genius superhero who runs around with his cadre of friends saving the world from evildoers, and who does so openly with no costume or secret identities. The Fantastic Four are actually in the same tradition. It’s a weird but fun little sub genre of superhero stories.
Ha ha! You know what? "Airplane" IS a disaster movie. Well, the comedic update of one. Check out "Zero Hour" (1957). Many, many of the straight, set up lines from "Airplane" are lifted directly, verbatim, from "Zero Hour"
That was Team Banzai. You didn't need to be a Hong Kong Cavalier or Blue Blaze Irregular to hang out. And hey were all experts in their respective fields of study. Suck on that Bat Family :D
A friend was raving about this when it came out. I paid no attention to him because I wasn't into fantasy (or whatever I thought this was--it's actually EVERYTHING). Now we have a great time talking about it and throwing quotes back and forth!
"No matter where you go, there you are." This isn't a silly line. It's saying that you can't run away from your problems because they are created by you and they go with you everywhere.
One other item... this scene should be a commercial for anamorphic Cinema lenses.... just the general look and feel of this scene...it's literally just actors walking around in the empty los angeles river...But what makes it feel epic (besides the music) is, in my opinion, the use of anamorphic cinematography... literally a scene about nothing suddenly feels like an epic adventure and tells a story, because of anamorphic cinematography
I really like the spin he does at 1:09. It focuses on his footwork so you know it happens without really seeing it. Just saw that he does it during the band scene as well. It’s great that one of the characters notices Perfect Tommy changed outfits and they seem to be talking about it. We know what they are saying but don’t get any dialog.
Dude, Ellen Barkin was so smoking hot in this movie. I remember when I first saw this movie decades ago I didn't like it, and thought it was goofy and dumb. But I revisted it some years ago and had a blast really enjoying it for all the camp; it's such an awesome and creative film!
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The perfect proto-superhero team movie: no origin stories, not even that much character depth, just a bunch of cool dudes doing cool stuff in the name of good.
Don't forget Elen Barkin she's smokin hot !
Golden age pulp hero stuff.
And most important they didn't embarrass themselves or each other.
Yes in same way doc savage is proto superhero. This basic proto avengers/mcu
The book is fantastic.
Saw an interview recently with Clancy Brown, and he stated he didn't understand why he was in this sequence, since his character died, but he was happy to reunite with the cast.
I always felt this ending was like a curtain call for a play. Everyone shows up.
if everyone shows up then where is John Bigbooty?
I think that the commentary included a reference to his character thing "put on ice" until Dr. Banzai and the team figure out a cure for the "untreatable" toxin; perhaps it didn't take long at all?
@@PerrinRynning As a Rawhide fan, I consider this preposterous (yet plausible) idea as canon unless the "Buckaroo Banzai against the World Crime League" sequel movie disproves it.
@@tohopes Boo-TAY TAY TAY!
@@OldTexasRonin I hope there's a cure for 40 years of frostbite, too. ;)
I’m here because I heard this music on hold for tech support, and despite not seeing the film for decades, immediately recognized it.
So funny! My son mentioned this to me yesterday (2022!) Bolsters my hope in the future and the generations that take it on.
I JUST heard this as background music on an ad for a show on NPR. Knew it the second it started playing.
Awesome cult movie!!
I just heard it on an ad for a podcast, and same.
@@number1mouse I just did exactly the same thing😊
That sounds like some great tech support!
No matter where you go, there you are. Great movie.
I put that as my picture quote in my HS senior yearbook. 1987.
i saw this just recently in a movie or show (not buckaroo) and I got so excited that the writers might be fans of buckaroo. I wish i could remember where tho..
@@NATESORWes Anderson did his own version of it during the credits of Life Aquatic…. With Jeff G again!
I actually used that in a toast when my son graduated
@thewanderingfool4435 "don't be mean. you don't have to be mean."
This is the 80's In nutshell! I'm so glad I got to be there!
Me too
Shoulder pads and all!
Yes!
I like how Weller gives Clancy Brown's character five, almost as if to say; "even death can't get the better of us!"
I noticed that as well.
He's "Immortal" 😉
This movie is the epitome of 80's style. Sigh, I miss the 80's...😢
Yep American,s las great decade been downhill ever since.
RIGHT there with you
@@princybella6 Nah, the 90's were still pretty great. The 2000's is where everything began to go downhill.
@@Strideo1 Nope! The fact that Nirvana is celebrated... The 80's were America's last great decade. Gangsta Rap and Grunge being celebrated as lifestyles rather than entertainment in the 90's all reaching that tipping point in 1997 is where everything went wrong.
I'm a 55yo gay man. I do not miss the 80s they were not a great time to live assuming you got out alive. We have the music and the movies and the style still. Also there are bands like the Midnight. Best to move on and just take on the style. Also with nostalgia it's a trap, You are only remembering the good shit like how your joints didn't hurt and ignoring all the awful.
A sci-fi action flick that does not take itself seriously, which results in being one of the coolest in the genre without even trying.
i think it does take itself seriously, it just also tries to be funny. there’s a lot of heart in that film, which u see less and less in self-parodying superhero movies today.
It's a travisty "Buckaroo Banzaii Against The World Crime League" was never made and the cast are all in their '70s now =' (
It was made. It’s called Big Trouble in Little China.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt(Buckaroo); Justin Hartley(Perfect Tommy); Timothee Chalamet(New Jersey); Sabrina Carpenter(Penny Priddy); Michael Imperioli(Reno); John Boyega(John Parker); Josh Smith(Pinky); Wendall Pierce(Casper).
@@chrisstetsko5020Austin Butler as Perfect Tommy. He’s almost a spitting image of Lewis Smith
@@chrisstetsko5020 Nah, they just don't have the charisma anymore. Except for Michael Imperioli, of course.
I heard the powers that be are releasing it as a novel.
Perfect Tommy is so cool, he changes outfits without skipping a beat.
Exactly!!! @InhumanCondition-gh2qj
"Why me?"
"Because you're perfect."
Nothing more to say.
One of the greatest character names in movie history.
If he wanted to, he'd do it again. 'Cause he's perfect.
@@chrisanderson7820 I named a rock band after him in an RPG I ran.
I saw this in the theater in 1985 at a midnight showing. I spent the first half-hour wondering what the hell I was watching, the second half-hour giving over to it, the rest of the film riding along with the wave of silliness, and then cheering like crazy during the end credits (with a half-packed house). Something about that final march together just united this motley band of late-night stoners taking in a late movie. It was a moment I will never forget.
Told my D&D group this is how I imagine the Campaign comes to an end. XD
How'd they react?
The 80's in all it's glory. I love it!
This is a great Acting Lesson. Convey an entire Character personality by walking.
well they just stopped a race war
in time to "Uptown Girl."
God knows how many times I've watched this now, just on your comment, but Goldblum's expressions....it really is perfect, this movie leaves you so wanting for a sequel, if only to explain WTF happened, everywhere LOL
Haven't stopped thinking about this since I saw it and must have watched the clip over a hundred times now and couldn't agree more.Although, Goldblum doesn't need a walk, he does it with a smile.
thats actually kindof an exercise in acting classes these days among other things
it is a form of Improv and can be fun to "discover" the character that way
One of the coolest, most imaginative, entertaining movies ever made, hands down. I've watched it a dozen times and it never gets old. Peter Weller can be Robocop, he can hold advanced degrees and teach college, he can be awesome in Longmire, he can appear as an expert on documentaries about ancient civilizations....doesn't matter because first and foremost he'll always be Buckaroo Banzai!
Because he IS Buckaroo...
Amazing how many stars are in this movie before they became stars.
Preach it!
He didn't just appear as an expert on _Engineering an Empire_ , he taught classes in ancient history at Syracuse University. He has a PhD in Italian Rennaisance art history.
@@JonMartinYXDfitting because he’s clearly a renaissance man.
Filmed at Sepulvida Dam. Same location used in escape from New York.
Thanks
Perfection, Best 80s Hero-walk ever
HAHAHAHA
Absolutely!
This is my happy place. Why is it so damn interesting?
Feels like home.
I can watch it over and over, especially now without the text.
I have no less than 5 copies of the movie on DVD, two tshirts, a movie poster, a fridge magnet, several cosplay identification badges, quite a few pins, a copy of the Marvel comic book adaptation and the topper is a YoYodyne Propulsion Systems coffee mug. To this day the movie remains my favorite of all time. I might attend a Comic-con soon and get a pic with Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Weller). Buckaroo Banzai was my first real action hero even before they were called that. Peter Weller in an interview once said Buckaroo isn't a superhero and is made better by the people he surrounds himself with. Those hard rockin' Hong Kong Cavaliers, Buckaroos most trusted inner circle. Turning 60 this year reminds me that next year the movie celebrates its fortieth anniversary. I even have my eye on an Oscillation Overthruster.
Update: I now have an actual screen perfect Oscillation Overthruster. I am told these are quite rare. My nephew even made me one from a 3D print file in Orange.
I really wish they had been able to make more.. the possibilities of other differenc endings like this would have been fun.
I loved that movie. Remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
Also known as "Oliver's Law of Location"...
Don't Forget: "The Future Is Tomorrow" 😉
Grew up imagining this was how adults traveled to work.
I cackled
We demand Michael Boddicker's full score be released in high quality!
Clarence stole the rights to it
Wasn't that the guy who tried to kill Robocop? :)
@@IHateTH-camHandles615 Can you fly bobby!!
@@IHateTH-camHandles615That's exactly what I thought when I saw this.
Because dang! There's some nasty versions of this track out there that are just mild torture compared to the real thing. Why don't some soundtracks like this get released? Are the owners allergic to money?
Still my ringtone.
Wait there is a Ringtone for this ?! I am using that
I am definitely going put it on my phone 💖
Awesome!!!👍🏼😎
I want it! I've been using animal sounds (most recently a cow mooing) but this would be brilliant.
Such a great movie....
#thegamgeeßwerehere
This movie inspired my life and career. Always stay busy and help.
This is one of the most totally awesome scenes about nothing that's ever been filmed...
Not sure if anyone mentioned it here, but here's some trivia: the score hadn't been finalized when they shot this scene. So, they choreographed this scene to Billy Joel's Uptown Girl because it had a similar beat.
I dont remember hearing it that day.
I am currently watching this video on my phone (with the sound turned off), but with "Uptown Gitl" playing on my tablet.
It syncs...and it works.
Brilliant!
You do understand that you've only ADDED to the final...thing, right?
Now I want to watch this with Uptown Girl playing!
The epitome of 80s coolness.
And a slate of perfect character actors, nailing every note.
God bless Michael Boddicker, Earl Mac Rausch, & W.D. Richter.
Don't forget Ronald Lacey (the Nazi interrogator from 'Raiders of the Lost Ark': "We... we are, heh, not thirsty") as the US president! RIP
This scene should be studied by actors and film makers.
Christopher Lloyd should have won an Oscar.
JOHN LITHGOW should have won an Oscar.
The writers should have won an Oscar.
The casting director should have won an Oscar.
The wardrobe people should absolutely have won an Oscar.
Release Predator back into theaters and Arnold would have won Oscar gold.
80’s films are the best
You're insane.
Big BooTAY! TAY!!! TAY!! TAY!!
@@jimmymcfarland4184 No, 80's movies that we're still talking about 40 years later are the best. Nobody is talking about how awesome Laser Mission, Megaforce, Born American, or American Ninja were for good reason.
@@Jermbot15 Don't forget Gymkata
I don’t think anything could ever be more “80s” than this. It’s beautiful.
Amazing movie and an awesome cast. And to add the music from Charlie Brown was an added bonus
This is my moment of zen. If you're having a crap day, you can come here and have a few minutes of joy.
When you beat the RPG, all of your party members are still alive, and you unlock the good ending.
I’ve loved this movie since it first came out. I’m 62 now.
64 now - and totally agree ...
This is a brilliant way to say goodbye!
Such cheerful positive energy ✨️
Great description!
They looked like they had so much fun being part of this movie ❤
Still can't get enough of film to this day!!
Fun fact, the music for this scene wasn't completed at the time of shooting so they used Uptown Girl for the actors to move to as it had the same tempo.
One of the greatest ensemble of actors ever.
Definitely give off an 80's music video vibe 😊
I miss my childhood. The 80s were the best
I have to appreciate the choreography of this moment.
I love how without the credits this is just happy people happily marching around.
Truly one of the greatest films in the Western canon. Incidentally, if you like this film you REALLY should get the DVD and listen to the commentary track, which is amazing and not just another commentary track.
Haven’t seen this movie since I was a kid and I barely remember any of it, but for some reason this scene is etched in my mind.
Buckaroo Banzai and the Hong Kong Cavaliers forever
I find great, cult films (like this one) have a lot of heart and depth.
You can see both here - just in the end credits.
☮
I need to be careful not to oversaturate, but I love this song. It was so perfect coming out of the theater with this in my head. Yeah, I walked funny.
When it came time to film the end titles sequence, where Buckaroo and his friends are walking around a dry Los Angeles aqueduct in step to the music, the music wasn't ready. Composer Michael Boddicker told the film crew to use the song "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel as a placeholder, because it was the exact same tempo. Those scenes were filmed with "Uptown Girl" blaring from a boom box tied to the back of the camera truck.
Wes Anderson did a tribute to this walk for the ending of The Life Aquatic.
Sepulveda flood control basin?
"Don't tug on that; you don't know where it goes"... the neurosurgery scene 😂
that was my first clue that this was no ordinary movie
Perfect Tommy switches outfits in the middle of the scene. I never noticed that before.
Is this where Goldblum perfected his walk for the End of Independence Day?
I obviously loved the movie so much that I created a band called "Perfect Tommy". We were from Seattle but management and record label were from Vagas. Three albums, college radio only'. We toured for 12 years. Thank You Buckaroo for giving me a career.
you're supposed to kill money, not suck on it
Somehow this entire scene just makes you want to walk WITH them! So cool!
All this time, I finally figure out that Rawhide was wearing the Tabi boots!
It took me rewinding the video 3-4 times to figure it out. 😂 He must have really good feet, those things don't have much cushion and I wonder how many takes it took to film this.
@@kall3467I remember thinking how comfortable that split toe is when he was walking, I've done Tabi socks before but not the shoes. Nowadays I think they have nice ones with cushion, but back then on that LA river concrete, maybe he built up the foot strength of a halfling
Buckaroo is the hero we needed and never asked for.
One of the best endings EVER. So, 80's and so cool.
Yes!
I still love it !!!
Im 62 and have to say this posting is the best quality ive seen in my years of searching ... And daggy as it is, I do recall I may have tried to become a Blue Blaze Irregular way back when ...
I think all of us fans are Blue Blaze Irregulars one way or another.
OG Blue Blaze Irregular here...have been one since the movie was released.
Literally my favorite end-credits. Still. And I saw this in the theatre when it came out!
agreed! (and I was there too!)
Life Aquatic end scene is basically a homage. Also good.
I saw this in the theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the Jean Cocteau, the little indie theater later bought and refurbished by GRRM.
I never thought I would like end credits so much.
I just figured out that this video fully encapsulates the 80's, from the music to the costuming to the performance of all involved, if you wanted to show someone the 1980's this is the video to use. Also this is at least on the top 5 of movies to show to help someone experience the decade.
True dat
This encapsulates many of the positive aspects of the 80s, but you have to sprinkle in the looming threat of nuclear annihilation and AIDS if you want the fully authentic 80s vibe tho
I remember seeing this for the 1st time back in 1984. I was not sure what the hell i was watching, but I loved it! Fond memories forever
Same here, I did enjoy the "Monkey Boy" line however.
Did anyone notice the “Flex Capacitor” and this was before the “Back to the Future “ and also fast car driving into the mountain Back to the Future 111 . Western outfit!
Yes! *flux
Supposedly the 88 mph in BTTF is a nod to BB, as in Buckaroo Banzai.
The oscillator Overthruster was also used on a ST:TNG episode...
😊
I watched this so many times as a child... I watched it again last night and its still so good, but for entirely different reasons. lol
When you watch this movie you’re either gonna hate it or passionately want to join them in the end
I remember loving this when I was young.
Years later, I tried to get my wife to watch it and we could barely sit through it.
And yet, looking back, I want to watch it again....
Best 2 out of 3.
Buckaroo, Time Bandits and Big trouble in little china. The three movies I love the most and the three movies my wife wishes were never made.
Mine also, Jim. I've watched Big Trouble in China about 1000x. Love Kurt Russell. If you want a movie your wife might like, consider "Delivering Milo" It's much, much deeper than I thought. I caught 15 minutes of it one day and I was WTH? Then I was home early one day, then WHAM! Watched it all. Closing credits, the song, unmistakable Allison Krauss. Baby, now that I found you. Peace out.
This movie starts verrrry slowly. It isn't until Buckaroo finds the lectroids for the first time that it picks up.
Modern Hollywood simply cannot grasp Doc Savage. But they tried. Nice music. Great acting. But dammit! I humbly await Doc's return.
they made that horrible movie with ron ely....but this was much closer
an attempt to bring the original doc savage back to the big screen has been stuck in development hell
I now dress like a wizard and walk around with my crew like this. We are on a rock shooting through space surrounded by morons. Own it.
Main character in your own story bub.
I like it
And really, what a fucking cast for that movie. Impressive as all hell.
I feel like I’m 11 again, seeing this for the first time in the theatre.
This is my hype music 👊
Notice that several of them changed clothes before the last shot, walking by the title.
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You can go to this spot. It’s in a reservoir/ park in LA in the valley where the 101 crosses the 405. It’s dirty and covered with graffiti. But if you go, bring your skinny tie and whistle this song.
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It was also used in the beginning and ending of “Escape from New York”
Been into scifi my whole life and I can't figure out how it took me until recently to watch Buckaroo Banzai. Instantly loved it.
Still the greatest end credit sequence of all time.
The Life Aquatic does a fine homage!
Sure is!
I'd love to see this recreated with 1980's 3D CGI like an early virtual fighter game.
I remember how much fun we had going to see this in the theater when it came out. One of the best of the 80s.
Love Robert Ito & Peter Well Clancy Brown John Lithgou & Ellen Barken great movie
This was the last movie I saw at a drive in...
I missed this movie completely somehow. Just watched it. It was so odd. It was both mesmerising and jarring, amazing and awful. It feels like a pastiche only with full commitment, Like if Airplane had no punchlines and was a serious attempt at a disaster movie. And yet, it is spellbinding. It just has swagger and is enjoyable. Buckaroo is, in the space of two minutes, a brain surgeon, ninja, rocket engineer and pilot, and a pop star. He has a group of experts or frends, or discliples, or something that follow him blindly. I won't disagree with anyone that it is awful: i won't disagree with anyone that it is amazing - it manages to be both at once. It feels like film three in a four movie block.
The scene where he steals a motorcycle and the owner is angry until he realizes “Hey! It’s Buckaroo Banzai!” is my favorite little detail because it shows that his exploits are so widely known that ordinary people see him doing something crazy and just assume that he must be saving the world or something equally important.
The whole thing makes much more sense if you’ve read the old “Doc Savage:Man of Bronze” pulp novels, because Buckaroo is basically a modern version of Doc Savage. A polymath genius superhero who runs around with his cadre of friends saving the world from evildoers, and who does so openly with no costume or secret identities. The Fantastic Four are actually in the same tradition. It’s a weird but fun little sub genre of superhero stories.
Ha ha! You know what? "Airplane" IS a disaster movie. Well, the comedic update of one. Check out "Zero Hour" (1957). Many, many of the straight, set up lines from "Airplane" are lifted directly, verbatim, from "Zero Hour"
@@jrobson100 He absolutely is the 80s Doc Savage.
Yeah there's a side by side video showing how much of it was almost line for line, just with a punchline or visual gag added to it. @@unprofound
That was Team Banzai. You didn't need to be a Hong Kong Cavalier or Blue Blaze Irregular to hang out. And hey were all experts in their respective fields of study. Suck on that Bat Family :D
One of the greatest movies that was so unorganized and nearly plotless but Come on Peter Weller anything he does turns to gold this is no exception
The sheer brilliance of the 80's.
I Love This Scene. I can't believe there are people out there who never heard of this film.
Only just discovered this film and im regretting all the years i spent not watching it
A friend was raving about this when it came out. I paid no attention to him because I wasn't into fantasy (or whatever I thought this was--it's actually EVERYTHING). Now we have a great time talking about it and throwing quotes back and forth!
Easily one of my top 5 movies of all time. There is nothing like this little gem of a film totally unique!
Pure joy. (I feel like Jeff Goldblum's face looks at 1:26 in the hero walk.)
I feel pure joy looking at Ellen Barkin's great hips at 1:05
When Peter Weller looks over at Goldblum and his face says "I can't believe they made you wear THAT."
I see in Goldblum's face "all the possibilities of the future " now in Goldblum's face; "fuck it, we had our chance, just fuck it"
@@chiefscheider Great body and a beautiful face. She was PHENOMENAL!!😍
@@rogersmartinjr.8588She was beautiful and funny in _Switch (1991)_ as Amanda Brooks.
This was the best part of the whole movie!
A wonderfull film it needs a modern sequel
"No matter where you go, there you are." This isn't a silly line. It's saying that you can't run away from your problems because they are created by you and they go with you everywhere.
One other item... this scene should be a commercial for anamorphic Cinema lenses.... just the general look and feel of this scene...it's literally just actors walking around in the empty los angeles river...But what makes it feel epic (besides the music) is, in my opinion, the use of anamorphic cinematography... literally a scene about nothing suddenly feels like an epic adventure and tells a story, because of anamorphic cinematography
This scene inspired me to start Yoyodyne, one of the first internet companies. Great to see it here in hi quality. I miss the Cavaliers.
Ultimate 80’s cheese!
There was somthing so magical in this era, i wish i could travel back to this time.
I really like the spin he does at 1:09. It focuses on his footwork so you know it happens without really seeing it. Just saw that he does it during the band scene as well.
It’s great that one of the characters notices Perfect Tommy changed outfits and they seem to be talking about it. We know what they are saying but don’t get any dialog.
Who does the spin? I can't quite figure that out. Thanks.
Ahhhhhh the 80s, you are deeply missed
A fantastic movie,, cast and song!
Don’t touch that … you don’t know what that could be attached to
This movie is pulp fun at its purist
I keep coming back to this Video. It makes me Happy!
Dude, Ellen Barkin was so smoking hot in this movie. I remember when I first saw this movie decades ago I didn't like it, and thought it was goofy and dumb. But I revisted it some years ago and had a blast really enjoying it for all the camp; it's such an awesome and creative film!
I hope there is no remake, they will just f it up.