The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

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Buckaroo (Peter Weller) and his team receive a clear ultimatum: Stop Lord Whorfin, or watch the earth be destroyed.

Directed by W.D. Richter.

Released in 1984 by MGM.

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