Buddy (1997)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:5
Rotten:13
Average Rating:5.4/10
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A gentle, family-oriented dramatization of the autobiography ("Animals Are My Hobby") of daffy Gertrude Lintz (Rene Russo,) a softhearted, softheaded 1920s New York socialite who transformed her... A gentle, family-oriented dramatization of the autobiography ("Animals Are My Hobby") of daffy Gertrude Lintz (Rene Russo,) a softhearted, softheaded 1920s New York socialite who transformed her upstate mansion into a personal menagerie containing cats, dogs, birds, chimps, and the titular baby gorilla, all of whom were trained to wear clothing and behave as humans. Produced by the Jim Henson Company. [More]
Starring: Rene Russo, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Cumming, Irma P. Hall
Starring: Rene Russo, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Cumming, Irma P. Hall, Peter Elliott, Mak Wilson, Lynn Robertson Bruce, Mark Sealey, Rob Tygner, Michelan Sisti, Peter Hurst, Paul Reubens, Leif Tilden, Star Townsend
Director: Caroline Thompson
Director: Caroline Thompson
Story: Gertrude Davies Lintz, William Joyce
Screenwriter: Caroline Thompson
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Producer: Stephanie Allain, Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Fuchs, Brian Henson, Steve Nicolaides
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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. Full Review |
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