Buddy Buddy

Name: Buddy Buddy
Director: Billy Wilder
Released: 1981
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss, Klaus Kinski, Dana Elcar

1981 · 96 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 5,333 VOTES · DIR. Billy Wilder

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,433 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:28 [ SQUEALING ]

00:07:01 [ CLICK ]

00:12:48 [ DING ]

00:17:51 [ COINS JINGLE ]

00:25:40 TRIED TO HANG HIMSELF. THE GUY CHECKS IN.

00:28:10 I GET A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN AND ULCERS.

00:31:42 [ KEY TURNS IN LOCK ]

00:37:13 CELIA. CELIA CLOONEY.

00:40:30 DA DA-DEE DA-DA DA DAA

00:43:51 NOT NECESSARILY.

00:47:32 [ WOMAN SCREAMING ]

00:51:28 I'M HER -- I'M HER HUS-- WHERE IS SHE?!

00:55:20 I AM AFRAID YOU HAVE BEEN TOTALLY BRAINWASHED.

00:57:54 HOW SHALL WE HANDLE THIS -- YOUR LAWYER OR MINE?

01:01:02 OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND MIKE WALLACE WILL CRUCIFY YOU.

01:05:49 I'M GOING TO KILL MYSELF.

01:08:37 HANG HIMSELF?

01:11:20 IMAGINE, FOR 12 YEARS...

01:14:01 WHAT FOR?

01:17:44 GET IT!

01:21:43 I KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A GUN!

01:26:03 GET IN THERE.

01:30:23 [ SPEAKING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

01:33:40 AND A VIRGIN.

Cast & Characters

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

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,433

Dialogue density14.9 lines / min

First line00:02:28

Final line01:33:40

Production Record

DirectorBilly Wilder

LanguageEnglish

Budget$10,000,000

Revenue$7,258,543

IMDb votes5,333