In a way, it’s good that Buckaroo Banzai never got franchised, never popped out a part two or three or four, getting worse with each new film. More comics, as I write this, are slated to follow.) Part of me would’ve loved to see that World Crime League movie, but the mere idea of it sparks the imagination in a way that an actual sequel never could. Richter, collaborated on a three-issue comic book, Buckaroo Banzai in Return of the Screw, in 2007. (The screenwriter, Earl Mac Rauch, and director, W.D. I’ve often wondered if a sequel really would’ve been a good idea. “We don’t have to be mean.”) RoboCop, however, spawned two sequels and myriad other media followups, whereas The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension famously promised a sequel ( Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League) that never materialized. (“Don’t be mean,” Buckaroo chides a nightclub crowd. Both exude intelligence and flickers of kindness. Both are saviors forged in the dork tower of science. Both speak with a flat affect and are the best there is at what they do. This is due to two unquestionably cool sci-fi characters he played in the ’80s: RoboCop and Buckaroo Banzai. In some alternate universe, Peter Weller is the biggest star in Hollywood.
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