See this film: The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension at the Coolidge

Published Apr 08 2011, 12:00 PM by Peter Keough

Among the campy sci-fi movies that never quite made it big, one worthy of greater cult status is The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension (1984). Peter Weller plays the title hero, whose talents range from neuroscience to electric guitar and who along with his sidekicks the Hong Kong Cavaliers battles the evil alien invaders the Red Lectroids. Rife with arcane references - such as the evil corporation Yoyodyne Systems, from Thomas Pynchon by way of Star Trek - and an eclectic supporting cast including Jeff Goldblum and Ellen Barkin, Buckaroo is a geek classic waiting to happen. It screens at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St, Brookline | April 8-9 @ midnight | $9 | 617.734.2500 or coolidge.org.