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During the test run of a new jet car he's developed. Buckaroo jumps into the 8th Dimension with the help of the recently perfected Oscillation Overthruster. Presently, the insane Dr. Emilio I.izardo (John Lithgow). also known as lord John Whor fin, leader of the red lectroids from planet 10 of the 8th Dimension, learns of the feat Correction Students can receive up to five political science internship credit hours per term through the Oregon Student Public In terest Research Group, contrary to information published in the Dec. 7 Emerald issue. The original article stated that students could receive up to nine credit hours of either general or political science credit by participating in OSPIRG internships in Eugene and Salem. However, members of the political science depart ment say the maximum number of credits a student may receive is five. To receive political science credits through an internship, department officials say a stu dent must sign up for PS 406 — Field Study and have a formal agreement with a faculty member regarding the intern ship's academic process. For more information on the internships, contact OSPIRG members at 686-4377 or in Suite 1. EMU. Peter Weller stars as the versatile renaissance hero Buckaroo in the 1984 “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai. " and orders his men (through his thick Italian accent) to capture the Overthruster. Before Buckaroo can utter “The goose, you say!”, the Cavaliers are smack dab in the middle of an intergalactic war, and if they fail, the earth will perish. If that's a little hard to follow, don’t worry about it. Half the fun of the film is its pulpy overplotting and bizarre story elements. Writer Earl Mac Rauch and director W.D. Richter have devised an elaborate history and mythology for the characters. 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