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Buddy Boy (2000)

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Reviews Counted:6

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Average Rating:6.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Francis (Gillen) is a stuttering, inarticulate young man who works as a developer in a photo shop in an unnamed American city. He spends his off hours going to confession, masturbating, and taking... Francis (Gillen) is a stuttering, inarticulate young man who works as a developer in a photo shop in an unnamed American city. He spends his off hours going to confession, masturbating, and taking care of his belligerent, crude, disabled stepmother (Tyrrell). One night, Francis discovers a hole in his building's wall that allows him to see into the apartment across the street. Fortunately enough for the horny Francis, the inhabitant is a gorgeous woman, Gloria (Seigner), who likes dressing scantily when she's alone and doesn't fancy curtains. After Francis sees Gloria on the street and saves her from a potential mugging, she invites him inside for coffee. His inexperience and religious beliefs prevent him from accepting her invitation, but after she tracks him down the next day, he succumbs to her influence. A passionate affair commences between the two apparent opposites. Gloria happens to be a proud vegan, something Francis struggles to understand. Gradually, his continued spying leads him to believe that Gloria is more than a vegan: she's a cold-blooded murderer who eats her prey. He also must come to terms with his stepmother, who brutally kills a plumber (Boone Junior) after he uncovers a grotesque, shocking secret. As Francis begins to question Gloria's true self, he finds himself questioning his own sanity. [More]

Starring: Aidan Gillen, Emmanuelle Seigner, Susan Tyrrell, Mark Boone Junior

Starring: Aidan Gillen, Emmanuelle Seigner, Susan Tyrrell, Mark Boone Junior, Harry Groener, Hector Elias, Jon Huertas, Richard Assad, Linda Manz

Director: Mark D. Hanlon

Director: Mark D. Hanlon
Screenwriter: Mark D. Hanlon
Producer: Cary Woods, Gina Mingacci
Composer: Michael Brook, Brian Eno

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