Buddy

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Buddy

"Welcome to a family that will make yours seem tame"

1997

1h 24m

5.0(77 votes)

Family

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Comedy

Drama

Overview

An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.

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Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Rene Russo

Trudy Lintz

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Robbie Coltrane

Bill Lintz

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Alan Cumming

Dick Croner

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Irma P. Hall

Emma

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Paul Reubens

Professor Spatz

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John Aylward

Joe Bowman

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Mimi Kennedy

Mrs. Bowman

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Philip Baker Hall

Minister

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Dane Cook

Fair Cop

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Michael Reid MacKay

Skinny Man

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John Ennis

Policeman

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Frank Welker

Buddy (voice)

Sound

Gary A. Hecker

Buddy (voice)

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Frank Collison

Zoo Keeper

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Al 'Red Dog' Weber

Barker

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