Publius Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 The following pdf is a primer for Buckaroo Banzai that I have prepared for an upcoming Covention Game. I'm putting this thread in with the Pulp Material for two reasons: first, because Buckaroo Banzai really is a modern pulp character -- a Doc Savage of the 1980s. second, because I have made certain that I linked Buck with the "Men of Bronze", a few of the other Pulp heroes of the era (sometimes I hid it well). There are a lot of veiled references to other movies (including six Goldblum refs) which I added for my own amusement (and hopefully yours). I also managed to get the other side of the coin in too - sometimes allies like Steve Zissou who is sort of an anti-hero, but oddly still pulpish in many ways. And of course (for those who have read the Book), the infaous Hanoi Xan, Pivot of Destiny yadayada who is kind of Moriarty, Fu Manchu and Dr. Evil all rolled into one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusion Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Re: Hey there Little Buckaroo: The Banzai Primer I'm kind of upset that there is no reference to Ms. Johnson. But otherwise very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted March 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Re: Hey there Little Buckaroo: The Banzai Primer I could not find a recent picture of her. All the rest have recent pics (except for Hikita, but he was in makeup in the first place) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Re: Hey there Little Buckaroo: The Banzai Primer nicely done, always loved the movie what with the original script for the second movie being re-written, and actually filmed as Big Trouble in Little China. I could see later sequel possibilities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmadanNaBriona Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Re: Hey there Little Buckaroo: The Banzai Primer Yeah, Looks great, but I'd add Jack Burton in there somewhere. He IS supposed to be a Blue Blaze irregular, after all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Re: Hey there Little Buckaroo: The Banzai Primer Buckaroo for HERO: http://surbrook.devermore.net/adaptationsmovie/buckaroo.html PS: apparently the BTILC connection isn't true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmadanNaBriona Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Re: Hey there Little Buckaroo: The Banzai Primer Buckaroo for HERO: http://surbrook.devermore.net/adaptationsmovie/buckaroo.html PS: apparently the BTILC connection isn't true. Yeah, I know. But that doesn't have to make it any less "true", dagnabbit! Jeff Goldblum makes 4 appearances I can see on that there primer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Re: Hey there Little Buckaroo: The Banzai Primer Yeah, I know. But that doesn't have to make it any less "true", dagnabbit! Jeff Goldblum makes 4 appearances I can see on that there primer Yeah, I know. I would have included Jack Burton, I actually wanted to include Tim Thomerson as Jack Deth too. That was why I dug up Elizabeth Pena's pic :appreciative sound: for an "Independents" section, but then I looked at it and I was already at 14 pages. So I slotted in Mz. Pena as Doc's granddaughter and just sat on Jack Deth and Jack Burton for now. (The independents would have also included Lara Croft and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, so that wasn't really something I wanted to do being Brangelinaphobic). And yep, it is 6 Goldblum's really. One of them is rather "hidden", one liner and not even a direct mention of his character from the movie. Although someone sent me a line already which picked up on it, so I'm happy. I really enjoyed going all "Wold Newton" on the Primer, plus a couple of sight gags etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcLight Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Re: Hey there Little Buckaroo: The Banzai Primer Yeah, I know. But that doesn't have to make it any less "true", dagnabbit! If it makes you feel any better, in the official World Watch One newsletters published by Fox at the time it was revealed that Jack Burton ran off with Billy Travers' (Team Banzai's young computer whiz) fiance, so there is a connection even tho 'Big Trouble...' was never a Banzai sequel of any sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRavenIs Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Re: Hey there Little Buckaroo: The Banzai Primer Now that is what I call good work. Repped for it, it made me smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Re: Hey there Little Buckaroo: The Banzai Primer Jeez this rocks. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Re: Hey there Little Buckaroo: The Banzai Primer That is seventeen flavors of Rock my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thag13 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Re: Hey there Little Buckaroo: The Banzai Primer I am so stealing this. Really. Could some one do a Jack Burton add on?? And Jackie Chan from the Animated series? Wow who else?? Kim Possible comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Re: Hey there Little Buckaroo: The Banzai Primer I am so stealing this. Really. Could some one do a Jack Burton add on?? And Jackie Chan from the Animated series? Wow who else?? Kim Possible comes to mind. Surbrook's Stuff has write ups for Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted March 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Re: Hey there Little Buckaroo: The Banzai Primer I can do an add on which includes Jack, I just don't have time before the Con (which starts tomorrow) as I am setting stuff up for this and all my other games. If someone has a more recent pic of Mrs. Johnson I'd love to include her somewhere (The last movie I think she was in was in the 90s I could not find anything recent which is why I didn't include her). I'd like a few more independent villains as well. My only problem with Kim Possible is that she is an animated character (which is also why I didn't do Team Venture, a show I love that fits into the genre albiet waaaay to the pardoy side even beyond Steve Zissou). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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