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Released	Jun. 6, 1997
Running time	84 minutes
Director	Caroline Thompson
Written by	William Joyce and Caroline Thompson (screen story), Caroline Thompson (screenplay)
Original music by	Elmer Bernstein
Studio	Columbia Pictures / Jim Henson Pictures / American Zoetrope
MPAA Rating	PG

Buddy was the first film produced by Jim Henson Pictures.

The story concerns an animal lover (Rene Russo) who takes in a baby gorilla (the titular Buddy) and attempts to raise him in a domestic environment.

The film was inspired by the true story of Getrude Davies Lintz, whose book Animals Are My Hobby was the basis for the screenplay.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Creature Shop Cast 3 Credits 4 External links

CastEdit

• Rene Russo as Gertrude Lintz
• Robbie Coltrane as Dr. Bill Lintz
• Alan Cumming as Dick Croner
• Irma P. Hall as Emma
• Paul Reubens as Professor Spatz
• John Aylward as Mr. Joe Bowman
• Mimi Kennedy as Mrs. Bunny Bowman
• Frank Collison as Zoo Keeper
• Philip Baker Hall as Minister
• Dane Cook as Fair Cop

Creature Shop CastEdit

• Buddy: Peter Elliott (adult Buddy), Mak Wilson (facial controls), and Lynn Robertson Bruce (juvenile Buddy), Mark Sealey (toddler Buddy), and Rob Tygner, Michelan Sisti, Peter Hurst, Leif Tilden, Star Townshend
• Buddy Vocals: Frank Welker, Gary A. Hecker and Hector C. Gika

CreditsEdit

• Production Supervisor: Pete Coogan
• Creature Shop Supervisor: John Stephenson
• "Buddy" Project Supervisor: Jamie Courtier
• Key Sculptors: Nigel Booth, Jeremy Hunt, Ray Scott
• Sculptors: Carole de Jong, Chris Fitzgerald, Graham High, Ivan Manzella, Stewart Sewell
• Suit Fabrication Supervisor: Nike Lyons
• Key Fabricators: Alix Harwood, Daria Gibson
• Costume Fabrication: Denise Basely, Sam Broadbent, Giselle Grant, Louisa Jordan, Nicola Tedman
• Key Animatronic Designers: Richard Darwin, Chris Howes, Jamie Jackson-Moore, Tim Machin, Adrian Parish
• Animatronic Designers: Marion Appleton, Dan Burnett, Robin Ellis, Tarnzine Hanks, Guy Stevens, Bill Whyte, Simone Williams, Michelle Woodall
• Workshop Supervisor: Geoff Paige
• Hair Supervisor: Vicky Stockwell
• Performance Coordinators: Peter Elliott, Mak Wilson

External linksEdit

• "The Empire Strikes Back": Review of Buddy at ToughPigs.com