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Overview
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Writers:
Francis Veber (play)
Francis Veber (story)
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Release Date:
11 December 1981 (USA) 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
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It's Wilder's 95th
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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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96 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:L | USA:R | Australia:M | Canada:A (Ontario)
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The fourth pairing out of ten movies of comic actors and great friends Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. more
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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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Soundtrack:
Cecilia more
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"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.