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Smoviola is a show hosted by Kevin Smith in which he interviews the cast and crew of some of his favourite movies.

On October 15th, 2011, at 7:30 PM, Kevin Smith presented Buckaroo Banzai on the big screen at the New York Film Festival with Peter Weller (Buckaroo Banzai) and John Lithgow (Emilio Lizardo/Lord John Whorfin) in attendance and interviewed afterwards.

KEVIN SMITH’S SMOVIOLA PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION
W.D. RICHTER, 1984
USA | ENGLISH | 103 MINUTES

The Film Society’s new bi-monthly series curated and hosted by award-winning filmmaker Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma) returns for a special NYFF edition with writer Earl Mac Rauch and director W. D. Richter’s gonzo, Pynchon-esque cult favorite, starring the incomparable Peter Weller as Japanese-American particle physicist, neurosurgeon and all-around renaissance man Dr. Buckaroo Banzai. Fighting to save planet Earth from an invasion of interstellar aliens—unleashed from another dimension by the insane Dr. Emilio Lazardo (John Lithgow) and now posing as defense contractors—Banzai joins forces with a volunteer army and his wife’s suicidal twin sister (Ellen Barkin), and the outlandish merriment begins. Just remember: no matter where you go, there you are. In person: Kevin Smith, Peter Weller and John Lithgow.

You can listen to the audio of the interviews here: http://smodcast.com/episodes/buckaroo-banzai/

You can watch video of the interview in two places:

1) NYFF: Buckaroo Banzai Intro + Q&A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi_ixer1-5M

2) Kevin Smith's SMoviola "Buckaroo Banzai" at the 49th New York Film Festival: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8R8wmlggwc

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