Buddy (1997)
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25% of critics liked it
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37% of users liked it
(8,710 ratings)
A lot of people like to say that their pets think they're human, but Trudy Lintz (Rene Russo) has taken this notion to a new level: she likes to treat her pets as if they were human. A wealthy New Yorker, Trudy has a menagerie of animals living in her apartment, including dogs, horses, ducks,… More A lot of people like to say that their pets think they're human, but Trudy Lintz (Rene Russo) has taken this notion to a new level: she likes to treat her pets as if they were human. A wealthy New Yorker, Trudy has a menagerie of animals living in her apartment, including dogs, horses, ducks, and four chimpanzees whom she dresses in human clothing and treats as if they were her own children. Trudy's husband (Robbie Coltrane) is fully aware of his wife's eccentricities but has learned to live with them. However, this gets a bit more difficult when Trudy is persuaded to adopt Buddy, an infant gorilla. Buddy is a tiny creature in poor health when Trudy first meets him, but with love and care she nurses the gorilla back to health. However, the rejuvenated Buddy starts growing into adulthood, and while the chimps are small and docile enough to wear human clothing and obey Trudy's instructions, Buddy becomes a several-hundred-pound adult who hears the call of the wild too clearly to do what Trudy wants, which becomes painfully obvious during a trip to the World's Fair. Jim Henson's Creature Shop helped create the special-effects animals used in the film. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Caroline Thompson
- Written By
- Caroline Thompson
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jun 6, 1997 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Rene Russo provides a welcome dose of starpower, but there is only so much acting she can do opposite a guy in a gorilla suit.
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Jon Popick, Planet Sick-Boy
Light entertainment.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A fine family film filled with rich lessons about animal and human interaction.
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Cast
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Rene Russo
as Trudy Lintz
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Robbie Coltrane
as Dr. Lintz
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Alan Cumming
as Dick
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Irma P. Hall
as Emma
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Peter Elliott
as Buddy
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Paul Reubens
as Professor Spatz
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Michelan Sisti
as Buddy
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Leif Tilden
as Buddy
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Rob Tygner
as Buddy
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Mak Wilson
as Buddy
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Peter Hurst
as Buddy
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Lynn Robertson Bruce
as Buddy
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Mark Sealey
as Buddy
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Star Townshend
as Buddy
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Peter Anthony Elliott
as Buddy
- John Aylward
- Mimi Kennedy
- Peter Elliot
