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In the world of the [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]], '''The Buckaroo Banzai Trilogy''' is a highly successful film franchise composed of |
In the world of the [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]], '''The Buckaroo Banzai Trilogy''' is a highly successful film franchise composed of eleven films (ten released and one in pre-production). ''The Buckaroo Banzai Trilogy'' follows the adventures of the fictional character 'Buckaroo' Banzai - a half-Japanese, half-American neurosurgeon, inventor and adventurer - who also possesses great scientific skills and musical talents (demonstrated as the head of his band (the ''Hong Kong Cavaliers''), and leads a group of eccentric yet highly skilled individuals known as ''Team Banzai''. |
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The franchise began in 1984 with ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across The Eighth Dimension'', which starred Peter Weller, Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow and Clancy Brown (famed for his roles in ''Highlander'' and his wildly successful television show ''Earth 2'', who has a tendency to die in every film but be resurrected in the next). Unlike in our universe, where no further movies were made and ''Buckaroo Banzai'' became a 1980's cult classic film, in this world, ''Buckaroo Banzai'' was the #2 film of 1984 and won several awards, including five Academy Awards (Editing, Sound, Set Design, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor - John Lithgow). The success of the film spawned a massive franchise, which is popular even to the present day. |
The franchise began in 1984 with ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across The Eighth Dimension'', which starred Peter Weller, Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow and Clancy Brown (famed for his roles in ''Highlander'' and his wildly successful television show ''Earth 2'', who has a tendency to die in every film but be resurrected in the next). Unlike in our universe, where no further movies were made and ''Buckaroo Banzai'' became a 1980's cult classic film, in this world, ''Buckaroo Banzai'' was the #2 film of 1984 and won several awards, including five Academy Awards (Editing, Sound, Set Design, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor - John Lithgow). The success of the film spawned a massive franchise, which is popular even to the present day. |
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