Two of my favorite movies growing up were Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. These were both classic and campy 80's movies that were a lot of fun to watch. And even though they both seem to indicate by their titles that there are multiple movies with these characters (i.e. "The Adventure Begins", "The Adventures of...") these were the only ones made featuring these characters. That soon might change...well, at least for one of them. And it'll be on television.
It seems that writer/director/podcaster Kevin Smith has gained some confidence with directing television shows after his first go at it with The Flash. He stepped out of his comfort zone by doing it, but now he seems to have caught the bug. He's not the only one that's gained confidence in himself. Production studios have also taken notice. Because of this, Smith is looking to move forward on a project that he's been wanting to do, a television remake/reboot of Buckaroo Banzai. He's already pitched the idea to MGM, and they seem to be on board with the project. Now they just have to shop it around to different television companies.
The movie followed a "physicist/neurosurgeon/test pilot/rock musician" named Dr. Buckaroo Banzai, played by Peter Weller. He's out to save the universe with the help of a team of fellow adventurers by traveling across space and time in a supped-up Ford F-350. They're out to stop a band of interdimensional bad guys that are led by Dr. Emilio Lizardo, played by John Lithgow. Smith's pitch for the television show would follow the same story from the movie and have it take place all through season one. This is a good idea, considering that one of the main complaints of the film was there was way too much going on that it made it hard to follow. Season two would then go on to a new adventure (if it gets picked up for a season two).
It's easy to complain that this is just another attempt at Hollywood going back to old ideas and trying to bring them into the present culture and make money off of them, but I don't think this the case here. Well, at least about the first part, everybody is looking to make money in that business. With Smith's fanboy credentials and love of comics, I believe that he'll stay true to the original movie's characters and story. He'll just be able to define them both a little more than the movie was able to.
No word yet on if it'll get picked up by anyone for a pilot yet, but if I hear anything else, I'll make sure to post it here once I do. If anyone else out there remembers this movie, let me know what you thought about it in the comments section below.
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