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(Peter Weller, the actor who played the title character, went on to have a career as an A-list actor, spurred on by his two wildly successful characters of Banzai and ''Robocop''; in this reality, the writers/producers retained the tone of the first film in the second and third, as well as keeping the cast as intact as possible and focusing on the plot point of 'Murphy' attempting to come to grips with his 'lost humanity'. ''Robocop 2'', by working this theme in a surprisingly sensitive manner that resonated with critics and moviegoers alike, was lauded as a superior film and was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Academy Award, as well.)
The success of ''Buckaroo Banzai'' (or ''Eighth Dimension'', as the fans refer to it) spawned an equally succesful
The title, ''Buckaroo Banzai Trilogy'', is a play on the similiar collective title attached to the ''Hitchhiker's Guide'' books by Douglas Adams, who is still alive in this universe and has written eight books in the series.
[[Kyle Armalin]] is a very big fan of the ''Buckaroo Banzai'' films.
The films in the series are:
''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across The Eighth Dimension'' – 1984
''Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League'' - 1987
''Buckaroo Banzai Versus The Reel World Marauders'' - 1990
''Buckaroo Banzai and The Forever Voyage'' - 1993
''Buckaroo Banzai and the City in The Jewel'' – 1997
''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: The Return of John Whorfin'' - 2000
''Buckaroo Banzai and the Quantum War'' - 2003
''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: The Fall of Team Banzai'' – (in production; release date -Christmas Day 2007)
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