The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

W.D. Richter
(directed by)

Writing Credits

Earl Mac Rauch
(written by)

Cast

Peter Weller
Buckaroo Banzai
John Lithgow
Dr. Emilio Lizardo / Lord John Whorfin
Ellen Barkin
Penny Priddy
Jeff Goldblum
New Jersey
Christopher Lloyd
John Bigbooté
Lewis Smith
Perfect Tommy
Rosalind Cash
John Emdall
Robert Ito
Professor Hikita
Pepe Serna
Reno Nevada
Ronald Lacey
President Widmark
Matt Clark
Secretary of Defense
Clancy Brown
Rawhide
William Traylor
General Catburd
Carl Lumbly
John Parker
Vincent Schiavelli
John O'Connor
Dan Hedaya
John Gomez
Mariclare Costello
Senator Cunningham
Bill Henderson
Casper Lindley
Damon Hines
Scooter Lindley
Billy Vera
Pinky Carruthers
Laura Harrington
Mrs. Johnson
Michael Santoro
Billy Travers
Jonathan Banks
Lizardo Hospital Guard
Robert Gray
Radar Blazer
Gary Bisig
Radar Blazer
Kent Perkins
Mission Control
John Ashton
Highway Patrolman
Ken Magee
Duck Hunter Burt
James Keane
Duck Hunter Bubba
Yakov Smirnoff
National Security Advisor
Leonard Gaines
Artie Duncan
Francine Lembi
TV Anchorwoman
John Walter Davis
Star Surgeon
Read Morgan
Exhibitor
James Rosin
John Yaya
Raye Birk
Reporter
Jane Marla Robbins
Reporter
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
John Gant
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Black Lectroid Commander
Radford Polinsky
Marine Lt.
Sam Minsky
Kolodny Brother
Robert Hummer
Kolodny Brother
Gerald Peterson
Rug Sucker
James Saito
Masado Banzai, Buckaroo's Father
Karla Dansereau
Fan Girl
Matthew Earnest
Drunk niteclub patron
Michele Hess
(uncredited)
Tommy J. Huff
Sam the jetcar mechanic
Greg Mires
Young Buckaroo
Matthew Mires
Young Buckaroo
Bob Papenbrook
John Smallberries
Corey Dee Williams
Lectroid

Produced by

Sidney Beckerman
executive producer
Neil Canton
producer (produced by)
Dennis E. Jones
associate producer (as Dennis Jones)
W.D. Richter
producer (produced by)

Music by

Michael Boddicker
(music by)

Cinematography by

Fred J. Koenekamp
director of photography

Editing by

George Bowers
(edited by)
Richard Marks
(edited by)

Casting By

Terry Liebling
(casting by)

Production Design by

J. Michael Riva

Art Direction by

Rick Carter
(as Richard Carter)
Stephen Dane

Set Decoration by

Linda DeScenna

Costume Design by

Aggie Guerard Rodgers
(as Aggie Guerrard Rodgers)

Makeup Department

Bari Dreiband-Burman
makeup supervisor (as Bari Dreiband)
Stephen Robinette
hair stylist
Steve LaPorte
special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
John Logan
special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Tom Woodruff Jr.
special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Dennis E. Jones
unit production manager (as Dennis Jones)
Michael G. Nathanson
executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gary Daigler
first assistant director
Bryan Denegal
dga trainee
Katterli Frauenfelder
second assistant director (as Katterli A. Frauenfelder)

Art Department

Tom Cranham
production illustrator
Sherman Labby
production illustrator
Erik L. Nelson
property master (as Erik Nelson)
David P. Newell
assistant property master (as David Newell)
Virginia L. Randolph
set designer (as Virginia Randolph)
Tom Southwell
production illustrator
Mark Sparks
propmaker
George Stokes
construction coordinator
John Alvin
poster artist (uncredited)
Chris Courtois
model maker (uncredited)
Glenn Forbes
set dresser (uncredited)
Scott L. London
set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

David E. Campbell
re-recording mixer
Doreen A. Dixon
adr editor
Gordon Ecker
supervising sound editor (as Gordon Ecker Jr.)
Michael Evje
production sound mixer
Alfred T. Ferrante
sound recordist
Alan Howarth
special synthesized sound effects
Bones Howe
sound designer
James M. McCann
boom operator (as Jim McCann)
Anthony Milch
supervising sound editor
John T. Reitz
re-recording mixer
John Roesch
foley artist
Joan Rowe
foley artist
Gregg Rudloff
re-recording mixer (as Gregg C. Rudloff)
Arne Schulze
special synthesized sound effects: Bodifications
Allan Bromberg
assistant: sound editor (uncredited)
Greg Orloff
foley recordist (uncredited)
Marvin Walowitz
sound editor (uncredited)
Richard E. Yawn
sound effects recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

David Blitstein
special effects
Henry Millar
special effects
Cleve Hall
special effects (uncredited)
Doug Hubbard
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Mike Beard
SEM photography: Greenlite
Scott Beattie
motion control assistant: DQI
James Belohovek
animator: VCE
Beverly Bernacki
optical effects: VCE
Michael Bigelow
motion control animator: DQI
Layne Bourgoyne
animator: VCE
Steve Burg
animator: VCE (as Stephen Burg)
Glenn Campbell
matte cameraman: DQI
Chris Casady
additional effects animator
Colette Emanuel
optical effects: VCE
Michael L. Fink
special visual effects supervisor (as Michael Fink)
Linda Fleisher
visual effects coordinator (as Linda Fleischer)
Mark Freund
optical cameraman: DQI
Rocco Gioffre
matte artist: DQI
Ron Gress
modelmaker
Steve Grumette
computer video consultant (as Stephen Grummette)
Eric Guaglione
motion control assistant: DQI
James Hagedorn
optical effects: VCE
David R. Hardberger
motion control technician: DQI (as David Hardberger)
William L. Hayward
effects photography: Greenlite
Rick Heinrichs
stop motion animator: Greenlite
Judith Herman
computer graphics consultant
Thomas Hollister
motion control technician: DQI
Michael Hosch
modelmaker (as Mike Hosch)
Fred Iguchi
motion control technician: DQI
Gregory Jein
miniatures construction
Christopher Keith
composite photography: Greenlite (as Christopher L. Keith)
Peter Kuran
effects supervisor: VCE
Robin Dean Leyden
electronics design
Thomas R. Polizzi
effects manager: Greenlite
William Reilly
motion control technician: DQI
R.J. Robertson
animator: VCE
John Scheele
effects supervisor: Greenlite
Dennis Schultz
modelmaker (as Dennis M. Schultz)
David Schwartz
modelmaker
Keith Shartle
production coordinator: DQI
Scott Squires
motion control supervisor: DQI
Mark Stetson
miniatures supervisor
Rick Taylor
animator: VCE
Rick Thompson
electronic effects and props (as Richard L. Thompson)
John T. Van Vliet
effects animation and design: Greenlite (as John Van Vliet)
Robert Wilcox
video engineering consultant
Hoyt Yeatman
motion control supervisor: DQI
Jacqueline Zietlow
administrator: VCE
Dennis Dorney
optical effects (uncredited)
Leslie Ekker
model maker (uncredited)

Stunts

M. James Arnett
stunt coordinator
Chuck Cooper
stunts
Mike De Luna
stunts (as Mike Deluna)
Justin De Rosa
stunts (as Justin Derosa)
Tommy J. Huff
stunts (as Tom Huff)
Gary Hymes
stunts
Alan Oliney
stunts (as Alan Olney)
Mic Rodgers
stunts (as Mic Rogers)
Michael Runyard
stunts
Jerry Segal
stunts
Frank James Sparks
stunts (as Frank Sparks)
Rick Avery
stunt pilot (uncredited)
Richard Epper
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Billy Clevenger
second assistant camera (as William G. Clevenger)
Bruce McBroom
still photographer
Edward Morey III
camera operator
John Murray
key grip (as John J. Murray)
Sal Orefice
gaffer (as Salvatore Orefice)
Tony Rivetti
first assistant camera
Wayne Baker
aerial assistant camera (uncredited)
Jordan Cronenweth
additional photography (uncredited)
Dave Friedman
still photographer (uncredited)
Louis Niemeyer
first assistant camera (uncredited)
Stephen St. John
steadicam operator (uncredited)
Ron Veto
grip: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

Michael Thomas Slifkin
casting assistant / extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Linda Henrikson
costumer
Eddie Marks
costume supervisor
Radford Polinsky
costumer

Editorial Department

Cheryl Bloch
assistant editor
John Bracken
assistant editor
Jane Schwartz Jaffe
first assistant editor
Lawrence Jordan
apprentice editor (as Larry Fallick)
Brian Ralph
negative cutter

Location Management

Michael Neale
location manager

Music Department

Michael Boddicker
musician: synthesizer
Bones Howe
music supervisor
Kenneth Karman
music editor
Alexandra Leviloff
assistant music editor
John Vigran
electronic music recording supervisor
George Doering
musician (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

H. Bud Otto
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Gary Hellerstein
transportation coordinator (as Gary M. Hellerstein)
Steve Hellerstein
transportation captain
Craig Lietzke
production driver

Additional Crew

Selma Brown
production accountant: Zeiderman, Oberman & Associates
Chris Collins
physical consultant: Mr. Weller
Dena Fischer
production assistant
Wayne Fitzgerald
title designer
David Gross
production intern
Mark Homer
production intern
Dan Lupovitz
assistant: Mr. Canton and Mr. Richter
Judi Rosner
production coordinator
Kathryn Newbrough Sommer
assistant: Mr. Beckerman
Robert Michael Steloff
production assistant (as Robert Steloff)
Roberto Terminelli
dialect coach: John Lithgow
Anne Thompson
unit publicist
Wayne Kerner
sign writer (uncredited)
Dan Roth
adr voice (uncredited)
Charles A. Tamburro
aerial coordinator/pilot (uncredited)
Dennis Tracy
stand-in: Clancy Brown (uncredited)
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