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  • The Buddy System (1984)
  • PG
    110 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
The Buddy System (1984)
PG
110 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance

A quiet school truant officer, Joe, uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake a residential address, and subsequently gets involved romantically with the boy's mother. The truant officer waffles between a sadistic relationship with his ...See moreA quiet school truant officer, Joe, uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake a residential address, and subsequently gets involved romantically with the boy's mother. The truant officer waffles between a sadistic relationship with his on-again, off-again girlfriend and the mother. When one of the officer's inventions takes off, he chooses the girl and shatters the friendship with the boy and his mother. Only at the last possible moment does he figure out what he's sacrificed, and attempts to get it back. Written by Cheryl Pickard See less
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Mary Agnes Donoghue (written by)
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Jan 20, 1984 (United States)

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Nancy Allen
Carrie Carrie   See fewer
Jean Stapleton
Mrs. Price Mrs. Price   See fewer
Edward Winter
Jim Parks Jim Parks   See fewer
Keene Curtis
Dr. Knitz Dr. Knitz   See fewer
Tom Lacy
The Man Who Gives Emily the Test The Man Who Gives Emily the Test   See fewer
Carolyn Coates
Teacher Teacher   See fewer
Milton Selzer
Landlord Landlord   See fewer
Bianca Taylor
Woman Customer (as Bianca Ferguson) Woman Customer (as Bianca Ferguson)   See fewer
Lew Horn
Pet Shop Owner Pet Shop Owner   See fewer
Frank Coppola
Mr. Fleeze Mr. Fleeze   See fewer
Brent Price
Man Customer Man Customer   See fewer
Jason Hervey
Potato Potato   See fewer
Scott Crow
Indian #1 Indian #1   See fewer
Joshua Schulman
Indian #2 (as Josh Schulman) Indian #2 (as Josh Schulman)   See fewer
Mike Lawrence
Pilgrim Pilgrim   See fewer
Jason Castellano
Tree #1 Tree #1   See fewer
Jimmy Keegan
Tree #2 (as Jimmy E. Keegan) Tree #2 (as Jimmy E. Keegan)   See fewer
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