Buddy Buddy (1981)

Released: 1981-04-02 Duration: 1hr 36min

Genres: Comedy Crime

Rating 6.2

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Overview

During a high profile Mafia testimony case, a contract killer checks-in a hotel room near the courthouse while his next door depressed neighbor wants to commit suicide due to marital problems.

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Bernheim/Weston Productions

Additional Info

Budget	$10,000,000.00
Revenue	$7,258,543.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	5.612

Directed By

Billy Wilder

Crew

Director
Billy Wilder

Second Assistant Director
Deborah A. Dell'Amico

Unit Production Manager
Lynn Guthrie

Theatre Play
Francis Veber

Makeup Artist
Ron Snyder

Makeup Artist
Stephen Abrums

First Assistant Director
Gary Daigler

Second Unit Director
Lynn Guthrie

Hairstylist
Dorothea Long

Second Assistant Director
Maurice Marks

Writer
Billy Wilder

Original Music Composer
Lalo Schifrin

Director of Photography
Harry Stradling Jr.

Associate Producer
Charles Matthau

Casting
Pamela Basker

Editor
Argyle Nelson Jr.

Producer
Jay Weston

Executive Producer
Alain Bernheim

Production Design
Daniel A. Lomino

Casting
Fern Champion

Set Decoration
Cloudia Rebar

Writer
I. A. L. Diamond

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