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BUCKAROO BANZAI: The VHS TV Edition
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So since I had the entire BB DVD still on the old Hard Drive, I decided to make an Expanded Workprint for myself.
--replaced the theatrical opening with the original prologue starring Jaime Lee Curtis
--inserted all of the deleted/alternate scenes, which increased the runtime an additional 10 minutes
--and for additional fun, I swapped out the classic Boddicker music for the End Titles Banzai March with Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl".
Why you ask?
Well, according to legend, when it came time to shoot the end sequence march, Boddicker did not have the score finished yet,
and advised the director to use the Billy Joel song for the the actors to strut to because it would have the exact same tempo.
Thus, out of curiosity, I wondered what that would have looked like? Obviously, when it came time to edit the film, they cut it to Boddicker's theme, so the Joel song does not match up perfectly, but in the actual strut sequences, you can believe it was Uptown Girl they were listening to....
--replaced the theatrical opening with the original prologue starring Jaime Lee Curtis
--inserted all of the deleted/alternate scenes, which increased the runtime an additional 10 minutes
--and for additional fun, I swapped out the classic Boddicker music for the End Titles Banzai March with Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl".
Why you ask?
Well, according to legend, when it came time to shoot the end sequence march, Boddicker did not have the score finished yet,
and advised the director to use the Billy Joel song for the the actors to strut to because it would have the exact same tempo.
Thus, out of curiosity, I wondered what that would have looked like? Obviously, when it came time to edit the film, they cut it to Boddicker's theme, so the Joel song does not match up perfectly, but in the actual strut sequences, you can believe it was Uptown Girl they were listening to....
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It's funny, when that WW84 trailer dropped with this song, I was pretty damn hyped.. and man did that move utterly fail to live up to the hype they set. But damn it works great for trailers with the right 80s context. It makes me wonder what an ultra-80s audio revamp would do for BB.. but ultimately, it's totally quirky music is perfect and seems it would be sacrilege to fuss with!
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I am about 50-60 pages in... and well, much like the bonkers movie, the story so far is very, very dense, eccentric, scatterbrained, comical, sad and bizarre. While I am enjoying it, it is proving to be a challenging read.
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Glad you enjoyed it. It was a blast to make and reliving all those classic commercials might have been more fun than the actual edit. lol
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"...reminded me of my childhood..." 
@Charlie Abs you have made my day.
Thank You for taking the time to post a review.
@Charlie Abs you have made my day.Thank You for taking the time to post a review.
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@LastSurvivor THANK YOU so much for you overly generous review.
Everybody needs a Big Hug now and again.
Everybody needs a Big Hug now and again.
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THANK YOU @ParanoidAndroid for your review!
Ha ha ha! Be careful what you wish for!
Like many BB fans, I wished and dreamed of the teased sequel.
Over 35 years later, Buckaroo Banzai creator E.M. Rauch released the long awaited continuation in novel form....
...and it was AWFUL.
I spent over a year trying to read it and finally had to give up.
It is the only book in my life I have never finished.
My watermelon dreams were smashed.
Though I suppose if people are interested in MORE Banzai, maybe I should share my Extended Workprint? 
Ha ha ha! Be careful what you wish for!
Like many BB fans, I wished and dreamed of the teased sequel.
Over 35 years later, Buckaroo Banzai creator E.M. Rauch released the long awaited continuation in novel form....
...and it was AWFUL.
I spent over a year trying to read it and finally had to give up.
It is the only book in my life I have never finished.
My watermelon dreams were smashed.
Though I suppose if people are interested in MORE Banzai, maybe I should share my Extended Workprint?
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@ronnic THANK YOU for the review.
Much like the dense lore of the original movie, when I was crafting this edit I sort of lost my watermellons creating a complicated alternate head canon about the development of the tv series and its mysterious connection to a real world Banzai Institute.... why was the show REALLY cancelled? Where did all the episodes go? And what is Hanoi Xan's connection to the NBC network? The Banzai conspiracy continues.... bwah ha ha ha!
Much like the dense lore of the original movie, when I was crafting this edit I sort of lost my watermellons creating a complicated alternate head canon about the development of the tv series and its mysterious connection to a real world Banzai Institute.... why was the show REALLY cancelled? Where did all the episodes go? And what is Hanoi Xan's connection to the NBC network? The Banzai conspiracy continues.... bwah ha ha ha!