Buckaroo Banzai (1984) & The City of Lost Children (1995): Rockstar Scientists & Stolen Dreams

About this episode

This episode explores the themes of genius and mad science through the films Buckaroo Banzai and The City of Lost Children.

"Remember, no matter where you go… there you are." This week on Journey Through Sci-Fi , we're looking at two very different visions of genius at work - one saving the world, the other stealing dreams. We discuss The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) - now say that five times fast - and The City of Lost Children ( La Cité des enfants perdus , 1995) to explore the heroes and villains of mad science. Visit our website https://www.journeythroughscifi.com/ Email Us! Support the podcast on PATREON Add us on INSTAGRAM Find us on TIKTOK Like us on FACEBOOK Follow us on LETTERBOXD

People in this episode

Host: James Payne

Topics covered

• mad science
• genius
• heroes
• villains
• film analysis
• science fiction

Keywords

• Buckaroo Banzai
• City of Lost Children
• mad science
• science fiction
• film analysis
• heroes
• villains

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The City of Lost Children, La Cité des enfants perdus

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