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I got so sidetracked in researching the costuming for this movie! In more than one instance, there are duplicate costumes between this movie and Pee Wee's Big Adventure. I wanted to know the meaning behind it, but I think it may just be a costume designer's decision, since the same costume designer worked on both movies; although Pee-Wee's outfit came first in the 1970s, I think the cowboy outfit was first worn by Jeff Goldblum in Buckaroo Bonzai. Strange.

Anyway, we saw this a whiiiile back when Ryan chose it as his movie pick for a PriDoni movie night. It was a family favorite for him as he grew up, and I can see why. It has the same crazy quality to draw in an audience that something like Labyrinth might.

I like that it jumps right in with its hero and his band of friends. Unlike the hero/adventure movies of today, which spend a full movie introducing us to the main character and what makes him special, this one just dives into the world of Buckaroo, who has created the oscillation overthruster, with which he can travel through solid matter using the eighth dimension. When some crazy characters from said dimension threaten humanity, Buckaroo and his buds have to stop them.

Right after we watched it, it was featured as the number one aborted franchise movie on the Rotten Tomatoes Show. Just thought I'd share.

I did enjoy the movie, and can tell that I would enjoy it more with each repeat viewing. There are some crazy performances from the likes of John Lithgow and Christopher Lloyd, but there are all sorts of other interesting actors as well. It's the epitome of fun, crazy 80s movies with bizarre plots, quirky characters, and interesting costumes. And holding it all together is the calm but cool persona of Buckaroo himself, played by Peter Weller. Thanks for sharing it, Ryan!