Buckaroo Banzai 12 Button Set Logos, Quotes, HK Cavaliers, Yoyodyne, ++ 1.25" For Sale

Buckaroo, Banzai, Bannzai, Banzzai, Lectroid, OscillationOverthruster, Baanzai, planet ten, planet 10THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THEEIGHTHDIMENSION
12 Repro Movie Quote and Logo ButtonsIt's twelve - count 'em TWELVE - fabulous 1.25" repro buttons fromBuckaroo Banzai!From the top row, left to right:Reproduction artwork of theofficial movie logo. "Laugh While You Can, Monkey-Boy!" - a quote from the sinisterLord John Whorfin, as he escapes the human insane asylum and returns totake control of the Red Lectroids. Red Lectroids refer to humansas monkey-boys for obvious reasons.Thelogo from Buckaroo Banzai's headband, which he dons in the film justbefore using the Jet Car to drivethrough a mountain! The Team Banzai logo.Second row:The logo of the BanzaiInstitute, the only research facility cool enough to contain Buckaroo'sbrilliant scientific breakthrough. "EVIL! PURE and SIMPLE by way of theEighthDimension!" - amemorable quote fromBuckaroo; after he receives a phone call from outer space, his eyes areunbound and he can perceive the Red Lectroids as they truly are."No Matter Where You Go, There you are" is aquote from BuckarooBanzai himself (said as he switches the Hong KongCavaliers'sperformance from a rockin' horns selection to a wistful piano piece).The insigniaof the most rockin' think tank in the world, Buckaroo Banzai and theHong Kong Cavaliers.Third row:"Where are we Going?" "PLANET TEN!" "When?" "REALSOON!" adespairing-yet-optimistic quote from the Red Lectroids.The logo of the sinister Yoyodyne PropulsionSystems, founded by LordJohnWhorfin. The name 'Yoyodyne' is from the Thomas Pynchon novel'The Crying of Lot 49.'Reproduction artwork of thelogo seen on the side of Buckaroo Banzai's transdimensional Jet Carwhich can pass through solid matter thanks to the OscillationOverthruster. "Why Is There a Watermelon There?" - a quote from BuckarooBanzai (said, as I recall, by Jeff Goldblum's character when he sees alarge watermelon in a clamp; Buckaroo's enigmatic reply is "I'llexplain later.")All buttons are reproductions and not original film merchandise orprops."The Adventures ofBuckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" (1984), directed byW.D. Richter, is a cult film combining science fiction, pulp fiction,alien invasion, romance, transdimensional travel, and rock'n'roll. The premise centers upon the efforts of the polymath Dr. BuckarooBanzai, a physicist, neurosurgeon, test pilot, and rock musician, tosave the world by defeating a band of inter-dimensional aliens calledRed Lectroids from Planet 10. The film is a cross between theaction/adventure and sci-fi film genres and also includes elements ofcomedy and romance. Itstarred Peter Weller ("Robocop"), John Lithgow, JeffGoldblum, Christopher Lloyd, and Ellen Barkin.These buttons will be dashing on your tie, your spacesuit, nestled inyour dreadlocks, on your silvery suit, on your headband, or right nextto your muted post horn pin! Great for Christmas, either as stocking stuffers or pinned directly to your presents!See our store for more Banzai-inspired buttons and magnets! Click Here

Pinback on each button. US penny for scale. Penny and ruler NOTincluded in price of button(s). 1.25 inches = 3.175 cm.

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