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Buddy (1997) — Ligoscope

Buddy

Buddy

1997 · 84 min · Directed by Caroline Thompson · PG

Family Adventure Comedy Drama

★ 5.0(79 TMDB votes)▶ Trailer

Welcome to a family that will make yours seem tame

An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.

Cast

Rene Russo

Rene Russo

Trudy Lintz

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Bill Lintz

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Dick Croner

Irma P. Hall

Irma P. Hall

Emma

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

Professor Spatz

Crew

Director: Caroline Thompson
Writer: Caroline Thompson, William Joyce
Producer: Fred Fuchs, Steve Nicolaides
Cinematography: Steve Mason
Editor: Jonathan P. Shaw
Composer: Elmer Bernstein

Details

Studios: Jim Henson Pictures, American Zoetrope, Columbia Pictures
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Release: June 6, 1997

Releases

Jun 06, 1997BrazilTVL

Jun 06, 1997SwedenTV7

Jun 06, 1997United StatesTheatricalPG

Jul 17, 1998United KingdomPhysicalU

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