Posted on 05/16/2016 2:10:07 PM PDT by EveningStar
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Why is there a watermelon there?
Two answers from the Blue Blaze Irregulars fan club (way back in the eighties). We all received a newsletter that had an interview with the makers: 1) they said that they added that line to add a bit of humor to the chase scene and 2) they said that, in the reality of the movie, Buckaroo is always looking to help the poor without having to deal with governments, so the watermelon is being tested to withstand the forces of being air-dropped to the hungry. Can't have our watermelons exploding upon impact, can we?
In the DVD commentary, the director states that the watermelon was put in the scene to test whether the studio was actually looking at the dailies.
Went to see Alton Brown’s Eat Your Science Live a few Saturday Night. The theme song from The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension was his intro music as a cameraman followed him running through the back-stage hallways and onto the stage. It was great, I think I was the only one who got it! :)
General Catburd: Mr. President, I am a soldier. And I’m a damn good one. I’ve got enough decorations to snap a Christmas tree. All I’m trying to say is, and I hope I speak for everyone in this room, is that I am scared. I’m barely holding my... fudge, right now.
Laugh while you can monkey boy!
http://www.moviefone.com/2011/08/15/buckaroo-banzai-anniversary-sequel-trivia-director-interview/
The choreography was actually filmed to Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl". Then, they substituted a different song with the same beat.
“No matter where you go, there you are.”
Mark
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