Buddy

1997 PG 1h 24m 4.8

A depiction of the true life story of Gertrude Lintz, an eccentric 1920's socialite who tries to raise a gorilla, like many chimps before him, as part of her family.

This is a fact based story about a socialite and her husband who live in a mansion with a brood of animals including chimpanzees who are raised as her children. When she discovers an ailing baby gorilla, she decides to care for it as well. Years later, the gorilla is fully grown and its strength is sometimes out of control. However, the gorilla shows love for his mistress and obeys her commands. That all changes when she is invited to display the gorilla and chimps at the Chicago World's Fair. Accidentally freed by one of the chimps, the gorilla terrorizes the Fair. From that point on, he becomes moody and more uncontrollable until he attacks his mistress in a bestial rage.

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Info about Buddy

Studio(s): Columbia Pictures, The Jim Henson Company

Originally Released: United States on Jun 06, 1997

Box Office Gross: $10,113,400.00

Budget: $25,000,000.00

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family