It is interesting that some of the first speculative fiction films were very escapist, from Flash Gordon to other serialized spaghetti sci-fi. I'm not certain whether or not The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai was supposed to restart that trend in speculative fiction films, but it did not succeed. You would think that with a title like this, the film would have been fodder … [Read more...] about Speculative Fiction Friday: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Across the 8th Dimension!