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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
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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(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 successful 1987 sequel - ''Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League'' - and led to the 1990 third film in the series, ''Buckaroo Banzai and The Reel World Marauders''. The fourth film in the series, released in 1993, was ''Buckaroo Banzai And The Forever Voyage''. Two more ''BB'' films were released; the last scheduled film - ''The Fall of Team Banzai'' was released on Christmas Day, 2007. However, because of the fan outcry and box-office grosses far above expectations, two more Buckaroo Banzai films were announced. The latest film - ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Team Banzai Reborn!'' - was released on Christmas Day, 2011. The next in the series, Buckaroo Banzai and the Soldiers of Infinity, is scheduled for a 2015 release.
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''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: The Fall of Team Banzai'' – 2007
''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Team Banzai Reborn!'' -
''Buckaroo Banzai and the Soldiers of Infinity'' - (announced; planned for a 2015 release date)
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