Buddy Buddy (1981)


Buddy Buddy
Release Date11 December 1981
Budget$10,000,000
US Box Office$5,000,000
TaglineThe greatest movie buddies of all time are back!
GenreComedy
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsRiverside, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixStereo
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFarce, Odd Couple Film, Black Comedy
ThemesNothing Goes Right, Hired Killers, Unlikely Friendships, Crumbling Marriages
TonesQuirky, Humorous, Madcap, Witty, Wry
TagsAssassin, Hitman, Klutz, Motel, Suicide, Suicide Attempt
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Buddy Buddy is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Billy Wilder that stars Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. The screenplay by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the 1973 French language film L'Emmerdeur, which screenwriter Francis Veber had adapted from his play Le contrat.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Jack Lemmon
Victor Clooney

Walter Matthau
Trabucco

Paula Prentiss
Celia Clooney

Klaus Kinski
Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot

Dana Elcar
Capt. Hubris

Miles Chapin
Eddie, the Bellhop

Michael Ensign
Assistant Manager

Joan Shawlee
Receptionist

Fil Formicola
Rudy 'Disco' Gambola

C.J. Hunt
Kowalski

Bette Raya
Mexican Maid

Ronnie Sperling
Hippy Husband

Suzie Galler
Pregnant Wife

John Schubeck
Newscaster

Ed Begley Jr.
Lieutenant #1

Frank Farmer
Lieutenant #2

Tom Kindle
Highway Patrolman #1

Biff Manard
Highway Patrolman #2

Neile Adams
Saleswoman

Myrna Dell
Cashier

Gene Price
News Announcer

Ben Lessy
Barney Pritzig

Patti Jerome
Matron

Gary Allen
Man in Robe

Frances Bay
Female Patient

Dean Bruce
Policeman

Rod Gist
Policeman

Steve Hershon
Policeman

John Cutler
Orderly

Billy Beck
Gentleman

David Carlile
Reporter #1

Archie Lang
Reporter #2

Regina Leeds
Reporter #3

Frank Dent
Reporter #4

Timothy Sullivan
SWAT Team Member

Troy Melton
Leopold Schuster

June Smaney
Housewife

Jennifer Fajardo
Polynesian Girl

Patrick Bishop
Native

Wendell Titcomb
Native

Craig Richards
Attorney

Director

Billy Wilder
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Writer

Francis Veber
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I.A.L. Diamond

Producer

Alain Bernheim
executive producer

Charles Matthau
associate producer

Jay Weston
producer

Original Music

Lalo Schifrin
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Cinematographer

Harry Stradling Jr.
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Editor

Argyle Nelson Jr.

Casting Director

Pamela Basker
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Fern Champion
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Production Designer

Daniel A. Lomino
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Set Decorator

Cloudia Rebar
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Makeup Department

Stephen Abrums
makeup artist

Dorothie J. Long
hair stylist

Ron Snyder
makeup artist

Production Manager

Lynn Guthrie
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gary Daigler
first assistant director

Deborah A. Dell'Amico
second assistant director

Maurice Marks
second assistant director

Lynn Guthrie
second unit director

Art Department

Michael C. Ayers
property master

William J. Durrell Jr.
set designer

John R. Jensen
construction coordinator

Scott W. Leslie
set dresser

Richard Lund
translite photographer

Sound Department

Louis L. Edemann
sound editor

Ray O'Reilly
sound re-recording mixer

M. Curtis Price
sound re-recording mixer

Paul A. Sharpe
sound re-recording mixer

Don Sharpless
sound

Duncan McEwan
sound loader

Special Effects

Milt Rice
special effects

Stunts

Don Fox Greene
stunts

John Peterson
stunts

Paul Stader
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Clifford Hutchison
gaffer

Tom May
key grip

Richard Craig Meinardus
first assistant camera

Orlando
still photographer

Richard Tim Vanik
camera operator

Don E. FauntLeRoy
first assistant camera

Michael A. FauntLeRoy
second assistant camera

Casting Department

Charles Peck
casting: Hawaii

Costume and Wardrobe Department

John A. Anderson
costumer: men

Agnes G. Henry
costumer: women

Editorial Department

Barry L. Gold
assistant editor

Music Department

Harry V. Lojewski
music supervisor

Robert Mayer
music editor

Transportation Department

Glenn A. Carter
transportation coordinator

Gregory Dultz
driver

Other Crew

Ron Adams
technical advisor

Corey Burton
adr loop group

Karlene Gallegly
location manager

Bill Hansard
process coordinator

Joan Hersch
secretary to Mr. Wilder

Chris Ikeda
production coordinator: Hawaii

Carol Shapiro Janson
unit publicist

Marilyn Shenker
assistant to producer

Randy Spangler
location manager: Hawaii

Teresa Stokovic
production secretary

Marshall J. Wolins
script supervisor

Elizabeth Yanoska
location auditor

Steve Cohen
production assistant

Production Company

MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

MGM-International Dist.

Miscellaneous

MGM-International Dist.
titles and opticals

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
sound re-recording

Muntz Electronics
television equipment