Buckaroo Banzai /Robocop now a Syracuse Prof.

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<p>Last night watching the History Channel documentary on ancient Roman engineering I saw that one of the academic experts they were interviewing was one Peter Weller of Syracuse. It was in fact THE Peter Weller:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/342880p-292761c.html[/url]”>http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/342880p-292761c.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Wow. Better than my story about Richard Dreyfuss dropping in on my S’s math-enrichment class last spring. Apparently, Dreyfuss had gotten interested in math and called to ask if he could attend. He brought along a small entourage of middle-aged men and women who sat quietly in a room filled with kids 11-18.</p>

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<p>The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension was perhaps the greatest film ever made. Brain surgeon/rock star/costumed superhero–I’d forgotten all about it, but I know what I’ll be looking for next time I’m in West Coast Video. I also didn’t realize how much Peter Weller was like Buckaroo in real life. Great find, Coureur!
<a href=“http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086856/[/url]”>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086856/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>A friend and I drove from NY to Boston to see The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai in the only theater we could find showing it anywhere on the east coast, on the last day of its run. I found a VHS copy on eBay about a year ago: I’d love to know if you find it’s available on DVD! Great cast all around.</p>

<p>What an amazing story about Weller! I had no idea, but it does seem eminently fitting.</p>

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<p>The best part was that on the History Channel he was knowledgeable and informative, just as you would expect from an academic professor on a documentary. He didn’t ham it up, play it for laughs, or ever even mention his movie star status. I couldn’t believe my eyes when he first came on.</p>

<p>I agree about the movie Buckaroo Banzai. How can you not like a movie that had Peter Weller, John Lithgow, and Jeff Goldblum, plus Ellen Barkin playing a character called Penny Priddy?</p>

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<p>Oooh, I had a major crush on Peter Weller after seeing Buckaroo Banzai!</p>