W.D. Richter Director, Producer Peter Weller Buckaroo Banzai Actor John Lithgow Doctor Emilio Lizardo, Lord John Whorfin Actor Ellen Barkin Penny Priddy Actor Jeff Goldblum New Jersey Actor Christopher Lloyd John Bigboote Actor Lewis Smith Perfect Tommy Actor Rosalind Cash John Emdall Actor Robert Ito Professor Hikita Actor Pepe Serna Reno Nevada Actor Ronald Lacey President Widmark Actor Matt Clark Secretary of Defense Actor Clancy Brown Rawhide Actor William Traylor General Catburd Actor Carl Lumbly John Parker Actor Vincent Schiavelli John O'Connor Actor Dan Hedaya John Gomez Actor Mariclare Costello Senator Cunningham Actor Yakov Smirnoff National Security Advisor Actor Billy Vera Pinky Carruthers Actor Jonathan Banks Lizardo Hospital Guard Actor Jamie Lee Curtis Sandra Banzai - Buckaroo's Mother (scenes deleted) Actor Earl Mac Rauch Writer Neil Canton Producer Dennis E Jones Associate Producer Sidney Beckerman Executive Producer Fred J. Koenekamp Cinematographer George Bowers Film Editing Richard Marks Film Editing Michael Boddicker Original Music J. Michael Riva Production Design Rick Carter Art Director Stephen Dane Art Director Linda DeScenna Set Decoration Aggie Guerard Rodgers Costume Design Terry Liebling Casting