Buddy (1997 film)
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| Directed by | Caroline Thompson |
| Produced by |
Fred Fuchs Steve Nicolaides |
| Screenplay by | Caroline Thompson |
| Story by |
William Joyce Caroline Thompson |
| Based on |
Animals Are My Hobby by Gertrude Davies Lintz |
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| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Steve Mason |
| Edited by | Jonathan Shaw |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $19 million |
| Box office | $10,113,400 |
Buddy is a 1997 New Zealand/American film directed by Caroline Thompson and produced by Columbia Pictures with help from Jim Henson Pictures. It starred Rene Russo as Mrs. Gertrude 'Trudy' Lintz and Robbie Coltrane as her husband.
The film was based on the life of a gorilla called Massa with elements of Gertrude Lintz's other gorilla Gargantua (who was called "Buddy" at the time). In real life, Massa became the oldest gorilla on record until 2008, while Buddy/Gargantua died young as a circus attraction and his remains are now on display in a museum.
The gorilla suit used for Buddy was created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Millionaire animal lover and overall spoiled rich girl Trudy (Rene Russo) adds Buddy, a gorilla, to her family. Buddy finds life in the city very difficult to deal with. Although Trudy raises him as her own son in her mansion (which also houses a few comical chimpanzees, a kitten, a horse, a cheeky, talking green parrot, her prize-winning champion pack of Briards, a raccoon and a flock of geese), he becomes hard to control due to his strength. A particularly bad experience in the Chicago World's Fair makes things even harder for Buddy. After he goes on an aggressive rampage and nearly destroys Trudy's home, Buddy is taken to an ape sanctuary to live among his own kind in peace.
Dane Cook cameos as a cop at the Chicago World's Fair.
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