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| | Film 1984. Written by Earl Mac Rauch. Directed by W. D. Richter. Starring Peter Weller, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, Rosalind Cash, Carl Lumbly, Vincent Schiavelli and Dan Hedaya. |  | |
Total Record Results: 22 - Medium: FILM |
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| # | | BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU | | 1 | The Banzai Institute for Biomedical Engi...  | BBB | Research Institutes | Institutes | |
The Banzai Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Strategic Information
Buckaroo Banzai's father's institute.
 
| | 2 | Buckaroo Banzai  | BBB | Literature | Comic Books | |
Buckaroo Banzai
Comic book featuring Buckaroo Banzai.
| | 3 | Buckaroo Banzai Againat the World Crime ... | BBB | Video | Movies-Sci Fi | |
Buckaroo Banzai Againat the World Crime League
Sequel advertised at the end of the movie that was never made.
 
| | 4 | Buckaroo Banzai and the The Hong Kong Ca... | BBB | Performing Arts | Music-Rock | |
Buckaroo Banzai and the The Hong Kong Cavaliers
Rock band.
 
| | 5 | Jet Car | BBB | Vehicles | Motor Vehicles | |
Jet Car
Buckaroo Banzai's modified Ford F-350 pickup truck, which he uses to travel through dimensions, with the license plate "Rokit 88".
| | 6 | Oscillation Overthruster | BBB | Technology | Electronics | |
Oscillation Overthruster
Buckaroo Banzai and his mentor Dr. Tohichi Hikita perfect the "oscillation overthruster", a device that allows an object to pass through solid matter. Banzai tests it by driving his Jet Car through a mountain. While in transit, he finds himself in another dimension. After exiting the mountain and returning to his normal dimension, he discovers an alien organism has attached itself to his car.
| | 7 | Rug Suckers | BBB | Services | Services-misc | |
Rug Suckers
Civilian assault team operating under guise of a carpet cleaning service. "We keep it intimate. Call the Kolodny Brothers. Call the Rug Suckers."
| | 8 | Secret Strategic Air Command Instruction... | BBB | Literature | Books-Instructional | |
Secret Strategic Air Command Instruction Manual
Instruction Manual that the President reviews.
| | 9 | Texas School of Mines | BBB | Education | Schools-misc | |
Texas School of Mines
University that partners with the Banzai Institute.
| | 10 | Trenton Home for the Criminally Insane | BBB | Healthcare | Hospitals-Mental Health | |
Trenton Home for the Criminally Insane
Facility where Dr. Emilio Lizardo is incarcerated, where he sees a television news story of Banzai's successful test.
 
| | 11 | Yoyodyne | BBB | Companies | Technology Companies | |
Yoyodyne
Also known as Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems. Defense contractor, front for a group of red Lectroid aliens that landed in New Jersey in 1938, using the panic created by Orson Welles' War of the Worlds radio play as cover. "The future begins tomorrow".
| | FICTITIOUS TIMELINE | | 12 | October 30, 1938 | Dates | 20th Century: 1st Half | Events | |
October 30, 1938
New Jersey figures out that Orson Welles' famous War of the Worlds broadcast - dismissed as a hoax, covered up an actual alien invasion.
| | 13 | October 31, 1938 | Dates | 20th Century: 1st Half | Events | |
October 31, 1938
Date on the computer screen listing all the 46 Yoyodyne employees that applied for Social Security cards in Grovers Mill, New Jersey on the exact same day, all named John.
| | 14 | November 1, 1938 | Dates | 20th Century: 1st Half | Events | |
November 1, 1938
Date that 46 Yoyodyne employees applied for Social Security cards in Grovers Mill, New Jersey on the exact same day, all named John.
| | 15 | October 17, 1940 | Dates | 20th Century: 1st Half | Events | |
October 17, 1940
Yoyodyne hire date for employee John Small Berries, one of the 46 employees named John that applied for a Social Security card on the exact same date in 1938..
| | MAKE BELIEVE MAP | | 16 | Hell | Map | Worlds | Afterlife | |
Hell
Dr. Emilio Lizardo mentions: I'll see you in Hell!
| | 17 | Planet 10 | Map | Outer Space | Planets | |
Planet 10
Buckaroo Banzai defends the Earth from a band of inter-dimensional aliens called Red Lectroids from Planet 10.
 
| | OTHER | | 18 | Buckaroo Banzai | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |
Buckaroo Banzai
Buckaroo Banzai: Remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
| | 19 | Dr. Emilio Lizardo | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |
Dr. Emilio Lizardo
Dr. Emilio Lizardo: I'll see you in Hell!
| | 20 | Dr. Emilio Lizardo | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |
Dr. Emilio Lizardo
Dr. Emilio Lizardo: Laugh-a while you can, monkey boy!
| | 21 | Number of Yoyodyne employees that applie... | Other | Trivia | Numbers Game | |
Number of Yoyodyne employees that applied for Social Security cards in Grovers Mill, New Jersey on the exact same day, all named John.
| | 22 | Rawhide | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |
Rawhide
Rawhide: What are y'all lookin' at? You're on the clock. Saddle up.
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