Buddy Buddy
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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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Cast
42 people
Jack Lemmon
Victor Clooney
Known for
The Apartment
Some Like It Hot
Walter Matthau
Trabucco
Known for
Dennis the Menace
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Paula Prentiss
Celia Clooney
Known for
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
The Parallax View
Klaus Kinski
Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
Known for
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Dana Elcar
Capt. Hubris
Known for
MacGyver
The Sting
Miles Chapin
Eddie, the Bellhop
Known for
The People vs. Larry Flynt
The Funhouse
Michael Ensign
Assistant Manager
Known for
Ghostbusters
Solaris
Joan Shawlee
Receptionist
Known for
Some Like It Hot
The Apartment
Fil Formicola
Rudy 'Disco' Gambola
Known for
Living Out Loud
C.J. Hunt
Kowalski
Bette Raya
Mexican Maid
No other roles listed
Ronnie Sperling
Hippy Husband
Known for
Cutting Class
Billy Wilder Director · I. A. L. Diamond Writer Francis Veber Author
Worldwide gross $7.3M · Budget $10M · United States release December 11, 1981
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$7,258,543
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Bernheim/Weston Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Germany · April 2, 1981
Theatrical
United States · December 11, 1981
Theatrical
Brazil
December 31, 1981 · Theatrical
Spain
February 8, 1982 · Theatrical
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