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Buddy

Added by Toughpigs| 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.
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Cast
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- 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 Cast
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- 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
Credits
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- 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 links
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- "The Empire Strikes Back": Review of Buddy at ToughPigs.com