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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984 · 103 min · Director: W.D. Richter ★ IMDb 6.2 · 33,584 ratings

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Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.

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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Surprise 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Awe15%
  3. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Romance, Adventure. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Curiosity
Fear
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 28 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity52 %38 %43 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension59 %49 %45 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Relief58 %40 %48 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity53 %30 %44 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension53 %34 %43 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity51 %33 %49 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity55 %40 %53 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Tension60 %53 %53 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity56 %51 %53 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity55 %50 %54 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Curiosity63 %57 %51 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension66 %61 %46 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity66 %63 %44 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Tension70 %69 %36 %45 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension73 %71 %31 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Tension73 %69 %33 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Tension73 %69 %31 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Tension74 %70 %27 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Relief75 %68 %23 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Peter Weller

Buckaroo Banzai

John Lithgow

Lord John Whorfin

Ellen Barkin

Penny Priddy

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Lewis Smith

Pepe Serna

Reno Nevada

Matt Clark

Secretary of Defense

Clancy Brown

Rawhide

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William Traylor

General Catburd

Carl Lumbly

John Parker

Vincent Schiavelli

John O'Connor

Dan Hedaya

John Gomez

MC
Mariclare Costello

Senator Cunningham

BH
Bill Henderson

Casper Lindley

DH
Damon Hines

Scooter Lindley

BV
Billy Vera

Pinky Carruthers

Details

Directed by
W.D. Richter
Written by
Earl Mac Rauch
Type
Movies
Released
1984
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 33,584 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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