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62% Critic Match
Buddy Buddy
“The greatest movie buddies of all time are back!”
6.2 / 10• 1981• 1h 36m•R• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jack Lemmon
Victor Clooney
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Billy Wilder's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Buddy Buddy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
