Buddy
Welcome to a family that will make yours seem tame
1997 | 84m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Caroline Thompson |
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| Writer: | Caroline Thompson, Gertrude Davies Lintz, William Joyce |
| Staring: |
| An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 06, 1997 |
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| Director: | Caroline Thompson |
| Writer: | Caroline Thompson, Gertrude Davies Lintz, William Joyce |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Adventure, Drama |
| Keywords | gorilla, zoo, eccentric, socialite, chimpanzee, woman director |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, American Zoetrope, The Jim Henson Company, Jim Henson Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $10,113,400
Budget: $25,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Rene Russo | Trudy Lintz |
| Robbie Coltrane | Bill Lintz |
| Alan Cumming | Dick Croner |
| Irma P. Hall | Emma |
| Paul Reubens | Professor Spatz |
| John Aylward | Joe Bowman |
| Mimi Kennedy | Mrs. Bowman |
| Philip Baker Hall | Minister |
| Dane Cook | Fair Cop |
| Michael Reid MacKay | Skinny Man |
| John Ennis | Policeman |
| Frank Welker | Buddy (voice) |
| Gary A. Hecker | Buddy (voice) |
| Frank Collison | Zoo Keeper |
| Al 'Red Dog' Weber | Barker |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Caroline Thompson | Screenplay, Director, Screenstory |
| Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Dan Gilroy | Thanks |
| Colleen Atwood | Costume Design |
| Bob Herron | Utility Stunts |
| Steve Mason | Director of Photography |
| Gertrude Davies Lintz | Novel |
| Virginia G. Hadfield | Key Hair Stylist |
| Linda Spheeris | Set Decoration |
| Thomas Fichter | Art Direction |
| Kareen Boursier | Hairstylist |
| Daniel A. Lomino | Production Design |
| Lisa S. Beasley | Extras Casting |
| Myke Schwartz | Utility Stunts |
| Dan Plum | Utility Stunts |
| Brad Orrison | Utility Stunts |
| Christy Cotton | Stunt Double |
| Lynne K. Eagan | Makeup Artist |
| Robin L. Neal | Key Makeup Artist |
| Wendy Weidman | Casting Associate |
| Stacy Alexander | Casting Associate |
| Monty Stuart | Utility Stunts |
| Lynn Salvatori | Stunt Double |
| Courtney Rains | Utility Stunts |
| Rex Peterson | Utility Stunts |
| Larry Nicholas | Utility Stunts |
| Laura Dash | Utility Stunts |
| Jesse Don Brackenbury | Utility Stunts |
| Jonathan P. Shaw | Editor |
| David Nichols | Production Design |
| Carrie Frazier | Casting |
| Roland Rosenkranz | Art Direction |
| Michael M. Vendrell | Utility Stunts |
| Dennis Scott | Stunt Coordinator |
| George Marshall Ruge | Utility Stunts |
| Jim Pratt | Utility Stunts |
| Scott A. Perez | Utility Stunts |
| Monty Cox | Utility Stunts |
| Chris Blackwood | Utility Stunts |
| Terri Douglas | ADR Voice Casting |
| Neil Summers | Utility Stunts |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | Utility Stunts |
| Richard L. Duran | Utility Stunts |
| Rick Avery | Stunt Double |
| William Joyce | Screenplay, Screenstory |
| Victoria Thomas | Additional Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stephanie Allain | Executive Producer |
| Steve Nicolaides | Producer |
| Fred Fuchs | Producer |
| Elisabeth Seldes Annacone | Co-Producer |
| Francis Ford Coppola | Executive Producer |
| Brian Henson | Executive Producer |
| William Joyce | Co-Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 8 |
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