Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy

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1981•1h 36m•6.2/10

ComedyCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(109)

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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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Bernheim/Weston Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Victor Clooney

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Trabucco

Paula Prentiss

Paula Prentiss

Celia Clooney

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot

Dana Elcar

Dana Elcar

Capt. Hubris

Miles Chapin

Miles Chapin

Eddie, the Bellhop

Michael Ensign

Michael Ensign

Assistant Manager

Joan Shawlee

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.

Ed Begley Jr.

Lieutenant #1

Frank Farmer

Lieutenant #2

Tom Kindle

Highway Patrolman #1

Biff Manard

Highway Patrolman #2

Charlotte Stewart

Charlotte Stewart

Nurse

Neile Adams

Neile Adams

Saleswoman

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