Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
| Writing | Earl Mac Rauch | Screenplay |
| Directing | W.D. Richter | Director |
| Sound | Michael Boddicker | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | George Bowers | Editor |
| Camera | Fred J. Koenekamp | Director of Photography |
| Production | Neil Canton | Producer |
| Editing | Jane Schwartz Jaffe | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Dennis E. Jones | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Gary Daigler | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Katterli Frauenfelder | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Michael G. Nathanson | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Terry Liebling | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aggie Guerard Rodgers | Costume Design |
| Sound | Bones Howe | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Bones Howe | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | Michael L. Fink | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Rick Carter | Art Direction |
| Art | Stephen Dane | Art Direction |
| Art | Linda DeScenna | Set Decoration |
| Art | Virginia Randolph-Weaver | Set Designer |
| Art | Tom Cranham | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Tom Southwell | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Sherman Labby | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Erik L. Nelson | Property Master |
| Art | David P. Newell | Assistant Property Master |
| Camera | Edward Morey III | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Tony Rivetti Sr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Billy Clevenger | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Bruce McBroom | Still Photographer |
| Directing | H. Bud Otto | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Michael Evje | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | James M. McCann | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Sal Orefice | Gaffer |
| Camera | John Murray | Key Grip |
| Crew | Henry Millar | Special Effects |
| Crew | David Blitstein | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eddie Marks | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Henrikson | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bari Dreiband-Burman | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephen Robinette | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Cheryl Bloch | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Gordon Ecker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Anthony Milch | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Doreen A. Dixon | ADR Editor |
| Editing | Brian Ralph | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Kenneth Karman | Music Editor |
| Sound | John Roesch | Foley |
| Sound | Joan Rowe | Foley |
| Sound | John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Judi Rosner | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | M. James Arnett | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | George Stokes | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Michael Neale | Location Manager |
| Crew | Gary Hellerstein | Transportation Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Rocco Gioffre | Matte Painter |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Production | Sidney Beckerman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dennis E. Jones | Associate Producer |
| Production | W.D. Richter | Producer |
| Editing | Richard Marks | Editor |
| Art | J. Michael Riva | Production Design |
| Crew | Mic Rodgers | Stunts |
| Crew | Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
