The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

A neurosurgeon, musician and adventurer arrives with an entourage whose shared history the film barely pauses to explain. Peter Weller plays the impossible résumé with useful calm. The attraction is being dropped into a serial already in progress, complete with eccentric loyalties and alarming gadgets. Viewers who need a patient introduction may feel left at the door.