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Overview

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Director:

Billy Wilder

Writers:

Francis Veber (play)
Francis Veber (story)
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Release Date:

11 December 1981 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy more

Tagline:

The greatest movie buddies of all time are back!

Plot:

Walter Matthau plays a professional killer going by the name of Trabucco, who is on his way to rub out gangster Rudy "Disco" Gambola... more | add synopsis

NewsDesk:

It's Wilder's 95th
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 22 June 2001)

User Comments:

An often over-looked classic. more (15 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jack Lemmon ... Victor Clooney

Walter Matthau ... Trabucco
Paula Prentiss ... Celia Clooney
Klaus Kinski ... Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
Dana Elcar ... Capt. Hubris
Miles Chapin ... Eddie, the Bellhop

Michael Ensign ... Assistant Manager
Joan Shawlee ... Receptionist
Fil Formicola ... Rudy 'Disco' Gambola
C.J. Hunt ... Kowalski
Bette Raya ... Mexican Maid

Ronnie Sperling ... Hippy Husband
Suzie Galler ... Pregnant Wife
John Schubeck ... Newscaster

Ed Begley Jr. ... Lieutenant #1
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Additional Details

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:R | Australia:M | Canada:A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Riverside, California, USA


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The fourth pairing out of ten movies of comic actors and great friends Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. more

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When they arrive with the pregnant woman at the Zuckerbrot clinic the crew and equipment are more than once reflected on Trabucco's car. more

Quotes:

Trabucco: When are you leaving?
Clooney: I can't leave, I'm wanted.
Trabucco: Not by me.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Cinemania (2002) more

Soundtrack:

Cecilia more


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7 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
An often over-looked classic., 5 April 1999
Author: Christopher Bruno (bdylanhw61@aol.com) from Rahway, NJ

"Buddy Buddy," although not the best film ever, is definitely a comedy classic. It took me a while to find it, which surprised once I had finished watching. The chemistry between Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau is amazing and it is as strong as ever in this film.

This is the film for everyone who has that one person in their lives that somehow manages to appear at all the wrong times and become more and more annoying with each visit. It's been said that we laugh because things are true, not because they're funny, and this film proves that. Sure, we've probably never met a suicidal television censor while trying to kill someone, but we can most likely all relate to how Walter Matthau feels always running into Jack Lemmon.

I tell everyone I know to watch this movie, and I've yet to hear anything bad about it. If you're in the mood for some good laughs and a classic comedy duo, then you must give "Buddy Buddy" a watching.

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