Sorry to say, you've both got it
backwards. The
Red Lectroids owned and operated
Yoyodyne, an
aerospace company they operated as a cover for
development of a
spacecraft which would return them to
Planet 10.
John Whorfin: "Where are we going?!"
Crowd of Red Lectroids: "PLANET TEN!!
John Whorfin: "When are we going?!"
Crowd of Red Lectroids: "REAL SOON!!"
Er, that aside, Buckaroo Banzai was on the side of the Black Lectroids, not the Reds.