--- product_id: 9676620 title: "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai" brand: "earl mac rauch" price: "€ 31.80" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/9676620-the-adventures-of-buckaroo-banzai store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai **Brand:** earl mac rauch **Price:** € 31.80 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai by earl mac rauch - **How much does it cost?** € 31.80 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/9676620-the-adventures-of-buckaroo-banzai) ## Best For - earl mac rauch enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted earl mac rauch brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai ## Images ![The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/812Cyxj5zmL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Love the little details *by K***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2008* Even if you are a luke warm Banzai fan you'll find this book entertaining. I've loved the movie since I first saw it back in the 80's and recently re-discovered the movie while looking for the DVD on line. That's when I discovered this novel. What a great idea, to give us diehard Banzai fans an in depth and detailed story written from the perspective of a true insider, where he not only helps us understand the movie better but gives us back stories that the movie simply couldn't. Now I'm wishing for more novels of the further adventures of Buckaroo Banzai and the Hong Kong Cavaliers. I suppose another movie is out of the question? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars May Be the Greatest Novelization Ever Written *by Z***M on Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2014* Once in a while a form of entertainment comes along that transcends its genre to become something greater. This is one such form of entertainment. This book transcends the standard clichés of the novelization and becomes an amazing work of fiction that can be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel. It fills in some blanks and explains some details that the movie did not. It enriches the movie and the movie does the same for the novel. The format of the book is different from the standard novelization as well. It's written as an after-the-fact account by one of Buckaroo's associates (Reno) and while this might take away some of the dramatic tension from the story it's as if Reno is telling you the story of what happened and you hang on his every word. This not only makes the novel unique in the movie novelization genre but in works of fiction as a whole. There have been recent novels that have taken a similar approach (World War Z) but it is Buckaroo Banzai that started it all. Recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Wherever You Go, There You Are *by G***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2006* When I first came on the pulp paperback of this film some years back, I thought it was too dense to read and passed on it. Having since seen the film more than twenty times (It's my favorite movie) I decided to read this reissued version. The story is told from the point of view of Reno in the first person, which kills any dramatic action since it's all after the fact. It's very unevenly written and also very intriguing. Although I figured that Earl Mac Rauch wrote this book first and then adapted it to the film script, I think now that it's a novelization tie-in made after the film.But that doesn't explain why certain parts are so different from the movie. In the film, there's a conflict (to oversimplify) between the (good) black lectroids and the (bad) red lectroids. In the book there are only bad lectroids, the good ones instead being called Adders. The book also continually refers to another book or episode of B. Banzai and friends called Extradition from Hell, another evocatively named pulp-fiction adventure which begs to hit the screen. Viewers of the film are aware that it ends with an ad for the next serial as it were, Buckaroo Banzai and the World Crime League, of which there is no mention in this book. The introduction seems to say that another volume of stories is forthcoming, and hopefully some sort of cinematic sequel.This is one of two books I can think of where the film is better than the book based on what it chose to leave out. The other is Forrest Gump, drawn from the book by Winston Groom. But for one exception, I think the Buckaroo Banzai film is very well edited in relation to this book. For instance, the gruesome torture scene of Penny Priddy in the book is replaced in the movie with a nearly comic one, and the intriguing philosophies given all through the book are worked implicitly into the movie rather than being discussed at length.The real miracle is the film's tone, which is why I think people keep watching it. It's light without being flippant, about real things without being weighty, fantastic but not randomly so, moving without being sentimental. The book doesn't have this light tone, but it does delve into ideas that are mind-boggling and mind-expanding. It starts out almost unreadably bad, with an odd kind of stilted syntax and deliberately archaic language, but it ends up excitingly well.The one exception where the book could improve on the film is in an alternate (longer) beginning which shows rather than tells the Buckaroo backstory. I had the Special Edition DVD which includes an alternate beginning in the Special Features section. But I highly recommend instead the Special Collector's Edition DVD which allows you to select a longer edition of the entire film with the new beginning. In my opinion this makes the film a lot better. It's the definitive The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, and it's truly an amazing film.This edition of the book says it's being released to coincide with the Special Collector's Edition DVD of the film, and this DVD really is that much better. But even on the Special Edition there's an interview with director W.D. Richter and a pilot for a TV show done in CGI that even now would find a huge audience. I join with about a million fans of this film asking why not more Buckaroo now? --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.it/products/9676620-the-adventures-of-buckaroo-banzai](https://www.desertcart.it/products/9676620-the-adventures-of-buckaroo-banzai) --- *Product available on Desertcart Italy* *Store origin: IT* *Last updated: 2026-05-10*