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Buddy Buddy

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★ 6.1 / 10 (121 votes)April 2, 198196 minEN

Comedy

During a high-profile Mafia testimony case in Riverside County, a hired killer checks into a hotel room near the courthouse, while his depressed neighbor contemplates suicide over marital problems.

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CINEHOOK / INFORMATION

Movie facts

Release dateApril 2, 1981

StatusReleased

Runtime96 min

Rating★ 6.1 / 10

Certification—

Original languageEnglish, French

CountryUnited States of America

Budget$10,000,000

Revenue$7,258,543

ProductionMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Bernheim/Weston Productions

CINEHOOK / STREAMING

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CINEHOOK / CREDITS

Crew

Director

Billy Wilder

Writers

Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Jack Lemmon

Jack LemmonVictor Clooney

Walter Matthau

Walter MatthauTrabucco

Paula Prentiss

Paula PrentissCelia Clooney

Klaus Kinski

Klaus KinskiDr. Hugo Zuckerbrot

Dana Elcar

Dana ElcarCapt. Hubris

Miles Chapin

Miles ChapinEddie, the Bellhop

Michael Ensign

Michael EnsignAssistant Manager

Joan Shawlee

Joan ShawleeReceptionist

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Fil FormicolaRudy 'Disco' Gambola

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C.J. HuntKowalski

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Bette RayaMexican Maid

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Ronnie SperlingHippy Husband

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