- HD 1080
- Runtime: 84m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Caroline Thompson
- Stars: Rene Russo, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Cumming, Irma P. Hall, Paul Reubens
- keywords: gorilla, zoo, eccentric, socialite, chimpanzee, woman director
- Production_studio: Columbia Pictures, The Jim Henson Company, Jim Henson Pictures, American Zoetrope
- Slogan: Welcome to a family that will make yours seem tame
- The Buddy is featured in the top rankings of 1997
- #40 in Top Family Movies of 1997
- #54 in Top Adventure Movies of 1997
An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.
