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Buddy

1997 · 84 min

A gentle, eccentric period charmer that turns bittersweet as a beloved wild animal outgrows the home that raised him.

Genres
Adventure, Family, Comedy
Tagline
Welcome to a family that will make yours seem tame
Overview
In the 1930s, eccentric animal lover Trudy adopts a sickly baby gorilla named Buddy and raises him alongside chimpanzees as if they were her human children. As Buddy grows into an 800-pound adult, his immense strength and unpredictable behavior lead to trouble, culminating in a chaotic incident at an exhibition.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • nature
  • isolation
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
adventure, family, comedy, drama
Directed by
Caroline Thompson
Written by
Caroline Thompson, William Joyce
Starring
Rene Russo, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Cumming, Irma P. Hall, Paul Reubens, John Aylward, Mimi Kennedy, Philip Baker Hall
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
Steve Mason
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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