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Buddy

Buddy

Welcome to a family that will make yours seem tame

19974.91h 24m

Overview

An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.

Directed by Caroline Thompson
Written by Caroline Thompson, Gertrude Davies Lintz, William Joyce
Produced by Fred Fuchs, Steve Nicolaides
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $10.1M

Top 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

John Aylward

John Aylward

Joe Bowman

Mimi Kennedy

Mimi Kennedy

Mrs. Bowman

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall

Minister

Dane Cook

Dane Cook

Fair Cop

Michael Reid MacKay

Michael Reid MacKay

Skinny Man

Themes & Keywords

gorillazooeccentricsocialitechimpanzeewoman director

About Buddy

Buddy is a family, adventure, comedy, drama film released in 1997 exploring themes of gorilla, zoo, eccentric, socialite, chimpanzee, woman director. Directed by Caroline Thompson, it stars Rene Russo, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Cumming. An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.

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