It's one of the most truly strange films ever made, and we are going to delve into how it came to be. Throughout the late 70s, an idea was cooking in the minds of writer and musician Earl Mac Rauch and writer/director W.D. Richter. It was for an episodic multi-film adventure franchise about a half American/half Japanese scientist/rockstar/race car driver fighting a legion of evil aliens across multiple dimensions. And, while this idea eventually only resulted in one single film in 1984 - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension - the story behind its creation as well as the world built by Rauch and Richter is truly something special. On this episode of Deep Cuts we delve into the making and legacy of Buckaroo Banzai! -- NEW! Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our new album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1tkzZ2FhfsrSSf5s?si=q4WItoNmRUeM159TxKLWew -- The explainer portion of the episode was written by Dave Baker and edited by Andrew Price Our guest was Dan Berger -- "Andrew & Dave meet Pinky Carruthers & The Reno Kid" was written by Earl Mac Rauch It featured: Andrew Dave The Reno Kid played by Pepe Serna Pinky Carruthers played by Billy Vera -- "Lectroids Better Run" was written and performed by Andrew Price -- Special Thanks: Pepe Serna Billy Vera W.D. Richter Earl Mac Rauch Dan Berger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices